Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 22 December 2020

Q.1) With reference to the Rights of Consumer Rules 2020, consider the following statements:

1. As per new rules thediscoms will have to make provisions that such requests can be made, and progress be tracked, online.
2. If the consumers receive electric bills with a delay of more than 90-days, they will be eligible for a rebate of up to 5%.
3. Consumers with smart pre-paid meters will have to be given access to their usage data on a real-time basis, and they should also have the option of purchasing the meters by themselves.
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) Match the following pairs:

Games                  Associated state
1. Kalaripayattu     A. Manipur 
2. Gatka                 B. Kerala
3. Thang Ta           C. Punjab
4. Mallakhamba     D. Madhya Pradesh 
Correct option 

(a) 1(a), 2(b), 3(c), 4(d)

(b) 1(c), 2(a), 3(d), 4(b)

(c) 1(d), 2(c), 3(b), 4(a)

(d) 1(b), 2(c), 3(a), 4(d)

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway:

1. It will connect Moreh in Manipur and Mae Sot in Thailand.
2. India has also proposed extending the highway toCambodia, Laos and Vietnam.
3. The IMT highways is aimed at opening land gate to ASEAN and boost trade and commerce. 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.4) Legion of Merit is a prestigious award conferred by which of the following country

(a) UK

(b) US

(c) France 

(d) Italy 

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding new strain of coronavirus:

1.“N501Y”, is an area of the spike protein that binds to a key protein in the human cell, the ACE2 receptor. 
2.The variant is the result of multiple mutations in the spike protein of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, as well as mutations in other genomic regions of the RNA virus. 
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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