Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 24 July 2021

Q.1) With reference to the United Nation’s Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation, consider the following statements:

1. It is conducted every two years byUnited Nation’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific’s
2. India has scored 80.32% under this survey. 
3. A higher score for a country also helps businesses in their investment decisions.
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) 2 only

Q.2) How many countries are members of Mekong-GangaCooperation group? 

(a) Eight 

(b) Seven 

(c) Five

(d) Six

Q.3) With reference to the significance of Integrated Multipurpose Corporation for UT of Ladakh, consider the following statements:

1. It aimed for greater development of human resources
2. Better utilisation of resources with increased employment opportunities.
3. Increase in domestic production of goods and services.

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) Who has won gold medal in 49kg category of weightlifting in 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

(a)Hou Zhihui

(b) Aisah Windy Cantika

(c) Mirabai Chanu

(d) Ksenia Polikarpova

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding the system of Edge DNS technology:

1. It is a highly scalable Domain Name System (DNS) service, designed to give businesses and developers a reliable and cost-effective way to route end users to Internet applications.
2.Edge DNS comes with an advanced feature set including geo-detection for global routing.
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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