Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 20 July 2022

Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 20 July 2022

Q.1) With reference to regarding Presidential Election in India, consider the following statements: 

1. As per Article 62 of the Constitution of India, an election to fill the vacancy caused by the expiration of the term of office of the outgoing President is required to be completed before the expiration of the term.
2. As per the Article 54 of the Constitution of India, the President is elected by the members of the Electoral College.
3. According to Census 1971, the votes are weighted, their value determined by the population of each state.
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) The chairman of the zonal councils is 

(a) President of India
(b) Prime Minister 
(c) Union Defence Minister 
(d) Union Home Minister 

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

1. It is a multi-modal transportation network, first envisaged by Russia, India and Iran.
2. It has 13 members. 
3. It connects Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf to Caspian Sea via Iran and is then connected to Saint Petersburg and North Europe via Russia.
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) International Financial Services Centres Authority is located in 

(a) Gandhinagar 
(b) Pune 
(c) Chennai 
(d) Bangalore 

Q.5) Consider the following statements: 

1.Nuclear fuel is used in a nuclear reactor to sustain a nuclear chain reaction. 
2. Most common nuclear fuels are radioactive metals uranium-235 and plutonium-239.
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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