Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 23 March 2018

Q1. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about Aadhaar?

i) Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identity number issued to all Indian residents based on their biometric and demographic data.
ii) The data is collected by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), a statutory authority established in January 2009 by the government of India, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, following the provisions of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, benefits and services) Act, 2016.

a) Only i
b) Only ii
c) Both
d) None of the above

Q2. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about NRC?

i) The National Register of Citizens (NRC) contains names of Indian citizens of Assam.
ii) The NRC was prepared in 1951,after the Census of 1951.

a) Only i
b) Only ii
c) Both
d) None of the above

Q3. Consider the following types of depositional features:

i) Moraines:Glacial deposits
ii) Barchans:Aeolian deposits
iii) Delta:Fluvial deposits

Which among the above is/are correctly paired with its/their respective type of landforms?

a) Only i
b) i and ii
c) i and iii
d) i, ii and iii

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Answer:

1 (c), 2 (c), 3 (d)