Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 24 February 2022

Q.1) With reference to regarding Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Ltd., consider the following statements:

1. It is under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
2. It was incorporated on 13 January 2006 with its registered office at New Delhi.
3. It is engaged in the manufacture/production of currency and banknotes, non-judicial stamp papers, postage stamps and stationeryetc.
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

Q.2) Central Sector National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship was enacted from

(a) 2002-03
(b) 2005-06
(c) 2010-12
(d) 2008-09

Q.3) With reference to the Sea Cucumbers, consider the following statements:

1. Sea cucumbers are part of animal group called echinoderms that live on the seafloor.
2. These are found in virtually all marine environments throughout the world- shallow to deep-sea environments.
3. Sea cucumber in India is treated as an endangered species listed under schedule I of Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 only

Q.4) Nord stream 2 pipeline recently seen in news; it is a project initiated by

(a)Russia
(b) Sweden
(c) Denmark
(d) Ukraine

Q.5) With reference to Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians award, consider the following statements:

1.It is given to young mathematicians less than 45 years of age who have conducted outstanding research in a developing country.
2. The award is funded by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India
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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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 24 February 2022