Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 19 April 2022

Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 19 April 2022

Q.1) With reference to regarding Red Sea, consider the following statements:

1. Red Sea is the world’s northernmost tropical sea between Asia and Europe. 
2. Due to high heat and lack of precipitation, it has high salinity.
3. It is part of Global 200 ecoregions from World Wildlife Fund.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.2) Which of the following PSUs has issued tender for battery energy storage systems in India?

(a) NTPC 
(b) PowerGrid 
(c) NHPC 
(d) SECI

Q.3) With reference to World Bank report related to poverty, consider the following statements: 

1. Extreme poverty is estimated to have declined 12.3 percentage points between 2011 to 2019 in India.
2. Poverty level decline in the rural areas was much higher than in urban areas.
3. Urban poverty rose by 2 percent in 2016.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 
(d) 2 only

Q.4) Which country has approved Wheat suppliers toIndia?

(a) Egypt 
(b) Jordan 
(c) Ukraine 
(d) Russia 

Q.5) With reference to regarding poison pill, consider the following statements:

1.A poison pill is officially known as a shareholder rights plan, and it can appear in a company’s charter or bylaws or exist as a contract among shareholders.
2.The strategy also gives a company more time to evaluate an offer and can give the board leverage in trying to force a direct negotiation with the potential acquirer.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) Both 1 and 2 
(c) 1 only
(d) 2 only

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