Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 20 July 2021

Q.1) Match the following pairs:

Scheme Objective

1. Mid-day meal A. to improve nutrition among children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.

2. Poshian Abhiyaan B. facilitates a supplementary nutrition programme, growth monitoring and promotion,nutrition and health education etc.

3. ICDS C. to provide children in government schools with a free cooked meal with a minimum energycontent of 450 kcal.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1-A, 2-B, 3-C

(b) 1-B, 2-C, 3-A

(d) 1-A, 2-C, 3-B

Q.2) The term Pegasus, has been associated with

(a) New Covid strain

(b) Spyware

(d) Device to detect potato leaves

Q.3) With reference to the Lokpal Act, consider the following statements:

1. Lokpal is a national anti-corruptionombudsman to look into complaints againstpublic servants which are defined under theLokpal Act 2013.
2. As per the act, there shall be a directorof inquiry, not below the rank of jointsecretary, who shall be appointed by thegovernment for conducting preliminaryinquiries referred to the Central VigilanceCommission (CVC) by the Lokpal.
3. Lokpal consist of a Chairperson with amaximum of 6 members (50% shall bejudicial members).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1 and 2 only

Q.4) What is amount of Comprehensive logistics costs of India’s GDP?

(a) 8%

(b) 12%

(d) 14%

Q.5) With reference to the mechanism of Doppler Radar, consider the following statements:

1.A Doppler radar is a specialised radar that uses the Doppler effect to produce velocity data about objects at a distance.
2. It does this by bouncing a microwave signal off a desired target and analyzing how the object's motion has altered the frequency of the returned signal.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Neither 1 nor 2

(b) Both 1 and 2

(d) 2 only

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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 20 July 2021