Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 20 January 2023

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding the species called Red-Billed Quelea Birds:

1. It is a small, short-tailed weaver with a mottled back and a yellow or reddish bill.
2. Large flocks are resident and nomadic in arid savanna, grassland, and cultivated areas.
3. It has been categorized under Least Concerned category as per IUCN.
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) In ASER 2022 report the children in age group were surveyed between 

(a) 5 to 18 years
(b) 5 to 16 years
(c) 6 to 18 years
(d) 3 to 16 years

Q.3) With reference to regarding International North–South Transport Corridor, consider the following statements: 

1. It is a multimodal transportation agreement formed with a trilateral agreement between India, Iran and Russia at the Euro-Asian Conference on Transport in 2000. 
2. The corridor encompasses sea, road and rail routes.
3. It links the Indian Ocean to the Caspian Sea via the Persian Gulf onwards into Russia and Northern Europe.

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 among the following Indian river holds around 30 percent of India'sfreshwater resources and 40 percent of itswhole hydropower potential?

(a) Brahmaputra River 
(b) Ganges River 
(c) Narmada River 
(d) Kaveri River 

Q.5) Consider the following statements:

1.Industry 4.0 is a collective term for converging technologies which blurs the distinction between physical, digital and biological realms.
2.Industry 4.0 builds upon Industry 3.0 which was largely based on use of electronics and information technology.

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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Answer : 1(D), 2(D), 3(C), 4(A), 5(B)