Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 23 October 2021

Q.1) With reference to the Liberalised remittance scheme, consider the following statements: 

1. It allows resident individuals to remit a certain amount of money during a financial year to another country for investment and expenditure.
2. According to this scheme, the money can be used to pay expenses related to travelling, medical treatment, studying, gifts and donations etc.
3. As per regulation under this scheme, resident individuals may remit up to $100,000 per financial year.
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) Recently seen in news about the 3rd round of Moscow Format Consultations program, the aim of the program is to solve crisis in 

(a) Mali 

(b) Sudan 

(c) Yemen 

(d) Afghanistan 

Q.3) With reference the Strategic Petroleum Reserves, consider the following statements:

1. Strategic Petroleum Reservesare huge stockpiles of crude oil to reduce the impact of disruptions in supplies of petroleum products.
2. Strategic Petroleum Reserves are managed by the Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited.
3. India’s Strategic Petroleum Reserves are being developed in 3 phases.
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) 1 and 2 only

Q.4) Heat related mortality report recently seen in news, has been published by 

(a) International Institute for Environment and Development

(b) Lancet 

(c) Cato Institute

(d) International Institute for Environment and Development

Q.5) With reference to the emissions related to Crop Burning report, consider the following statements:

1.The report is released by climate tech startup Blue Sky Analytics.
2.Climate TRACE accelerates climate action by providing independent high-resolution and near-real-time GHG emissions data.
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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