Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 23 September 2021

Q.1) With reference to the amendment in All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968, consider the following statements:

1. Amendment will allow IAS, IPS and IFoS officers to retain gifts received from foreign dignitarieswhile being members of the Indian delegation.
2. Existing rules allowed these officers to accept gifts from their near relatives or from personal friends having no official dealings with them.
3.According to rule, they are supposed to report to the government if the value of such gift exceeds Rs. 50,000.
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) Havana Syndrome was first reported in 

(a) Cuba 

(b) Brazil 

(c) USA 

(d) Argentina 

Q.3) With reference to the Super-hydrophobiccotton technology, consider the following statements:

1. It is being developed at IIT Guwahati. 
2. It is a compositewith Metal-Organic Framework.
3. MOF composite has great capability for selective separation of the oils from oil/water mixtures,able to absorb large volumes of oils
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) Vishnuonyx Neptuni first discovered in which among the following European country 

(a) Austria 

(b) France 

(c) Germany 

(d) Portugal 

Q.5) With reference to the bitcoin mining, consider the following statements:

1. It is the process of creating new bitcoin by solving a computational puzzle.
2.Average life cycle of the powerful computers used for mining bitcoins was only 1.3 years.
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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