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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 24 January 2023

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding Duchenne Muscular Dystrophydisease:

1. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most common and fatal type of musculardystrophy.
2. The condition is predominantly seen in boys, but in rare cases, it can also affect girls.
3. It can begin as early as age 2 or 3, first affecting the proximal muscles and later affecting the distal limb muscle.
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) India’s top rice producing state is

(a) West Bengal
(b) Punjab
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Andhra Pradesh

Q.3) Consider the following statements:

1. FSSAI is an autonomous statutory body established under Food Safety and Standards Act 2006.
2. FSSAI is under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
3. FSSA 2006 consolidates various acts & orders that had earlier handled food related issues in various Ministries.

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) One World One Sun One Grid program was launched jointly by India and

(a) UK
(b) US
(c) France
(d) Brazil

Q.5) Consider the following statements:

1.Megaraptor was a large theropod of the Cretaceous Period
2.Megaraptor was about 25–26 feet long.
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