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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 21 February 2023

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding Indus water treaty:

1. Indus water treaty, water sharing treaty, signed in 1960 by India and Pakistan.
2. In this treaty World Bank as a third-party guarantor.
3. It delimits the rights and obligations of both countries concerning the use of waters on Indus River System.
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) Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), formed in

(a) 1999
(b) 2002
(c) 1996
(d) 2001

Q.3) Consider the following statements:

1. Pashmina Shawl is known for their signature intricate buta or paisley patterns.
2. Pashmina Shawls has been assigned Geographical indication (GI) tag.
3. Pashmina Shawls is made from Pashm - fleece of Changthangi Goat, native to Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.

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) Exercise Veer Guardian 2023 held between

(a) India-Japan
(b) India-France
(c) India-Australia
(d) India-Israel

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding the technology called XR (Extended Reality).

1.XR refers to all real-and-virtual combined environments generated by computer technology and wearables.
2. It includes representative forms such as augmented reality, mixed reality, virtual reality etc.

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