Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 22 September 2021

Q.1) With reference to the Global Innovation Index 2021 report, consider the following statements:

1. As per index report, the list topped by US. 
2. The report provides an annual ranking of innovation capabilities and performance of 131 countries and economies around the world.
3. India has ranked 46th in the Global Innovation Index 2021 rankings.
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 only

Q.2) Lake Tanganyika forms border between which of the following pairs of countries?

(a) Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania

(b) Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia 

(c) Burundi and Rwanda 

(d) Burundi and Tanzania

Q.3) With reference to the population of India’s religious group report, consider the following statements:

1. The report published by Pew Research Center.
2. According to the report, from 1992 to 2015, the total fertility rates of Muslims declined from 4.4 to 2.6, while that of Hindus declined from 3.3 to 2.1.
3. The average fertility rate in India today is 2.2.
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) Which among the following state has topped in Food safety index 2021?

(a)Gujarat

(b) Goa 

(c) Assam 

(d) Karnataka 

Q.5) With reference to the Planet Nine, consider the following statements: 

1.It is also referred to as Planet X.
2.It is believed that Planet Nine has a mass of 6.2 (+2.2/-1.3) Earth masses.
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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