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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 20 May 2021

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding the animal Snow leopard:

1. In India, they occupy in the eastern Himalayas region.
2. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN- Red Data list.
3. It is the state animal of Uttarakhand.
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) 2 only

Q.2) Bubble curtain is an initiative related to which of the following river:

(a) Narmada

(b) Yamuna

(c) Kaveri

(d) Teesta

Q.3) Farzad-B gas field is located in

(a) Iran

(b) Kuwait

(c) Iraq

(d) Qatar

Q.4) Eklavya Model Residential Schools was introduced in the year

(a) 1996-97

(b) 1997-98

(d) 2004-05

Q.5) With reference to the COVAX initiative consider the following statements:

1. It is an initiative that was started to ensure the poorest of countries too had access to the vaccine.
2.The initiative wassolely started by the World Health Organization.
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