Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 21 July 2022

Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 21 July 2022

Q.1) With reference to regarding African Swine Fever, consider the following statements: 

1. It is a highly contagious and deadly viral disease affecting pigs and wild boar with up to 100% casefatality rate.
2. It was first reported in India in 2019.
3. Itis not a threat to human health and cannot be transmitted from pigs to humans.
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) This soil develops on crystalline igneousrocks in areas of low rainfall in the southernand eastern parts of the Deccan Plateau.They are normally fertile, whereas in dryupland areas the soil has poor fertility due tocoarse-grained structure. They are generallypoor in humus, phosphorus, and nitrogen.The above-mentioned paragraph refers towhich of the following soils?

(a) Black soil
(b) Laterite soil
(c) Red and Yellow soil
(d) Alluvial soil

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding Bhil tribe: 

1. It is the second largest tribe in India.
2. In Bhil tribe, sub-tribes Bhil-Garasia and Dholi Bhil are included.
3. They mainly resides in Rajasthan, western Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and northern Maharashtra.
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) “Relatively undisturbed by the crustalmovements of the earth, formed byhorizontally bedded rocks. These depressedareas make up some of the most extensive natural lowlands on earth’s surface.” The statement given above describes bestwhich of the following?

(a) Peneplain
(b) Pediplain
(c) Structural plain
(d) Coastal plain

Q.5) With reference to regarding Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio, consider the following statements: 

1.It is a measurement of a bank's available capital expressed as a percentage of a bank's risk-weighted credit exposures.
2.It is used to protect depositors and promote the stability and efficiency of financial systems around the world.

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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