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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 21 February 2022

Q.1) With reference to regarding India-UAE relations, consider the following statements:

1. UAE is India’s third largest trading partner.
2. UAE has the highest number of Indian diaspora and its contributing high remittances to India.
3. Maritime cooperation to maintain peace andsecurity in the region through regular militaryexercises like Desert Eagle.
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) India’s first water taxi servicestarted in

(a) Kolkata
(b) Mumbai
(c) Varanasi
(d) Puri

Q.3) With reference to regarding Extended Producer Responsibility regarding plastic packaging guidelines, consider the following statements:

1. As per guidelines, the plastics have been classified into four categories.
2. EPRwas introduced as an important feature of e-waste (Management andHandling) Rule 2011.
3. The guidelines included the responsibility of a producer for the environmentally sound management of the product until the end of its life.
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) Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan launched in the year

(a)2012
(b) 2013
(c) 2016
(d) 2015

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding Japanese encephalitisvirus:

1.It is the leading cause of mosquito-borne encephalitis.
2.There is no cure available for this virus borne disease.
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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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 21 February 2022