Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 24 September 2022

Q.1) With reference to regarding Yield control curve, consider the following statements:

1. It is also referred as interest rate caps.
2. It helps to prevent recession or lessen its impact.
3. It involves targeting a longer-term interest rate by a central bank, then buying or selling as
many bonds as necessary to hit that rate target.

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) International Day of Sign Languages is celebrated on

(a) 21st September
(b) 18th November
(c) 21st October
(d) 23rd September

Q.3) Consider the following statements:

1. Saturn is the 6th planet from the Sun and 2nd largest planet of our solar system.
2. Saturn has an axial tilt of 26.73 degrees.
3. Saturn has 7 rings and are composed of water ice particles ranging from microns to tens of metersin size.

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) Loktak Lake is situated in

(a)Assam
(b) Manipur
(c) Odisha
(d) Kerala

Q.5) With reference to regarding Green Events Tool, consider the following statements:

1.This platform was first introduced at UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland in 2021.
2.Aim of this tool is to encourage actions to reduce negative impacts of events, including their carbon footprint, at planning and implementation stages.

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