Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 25 August 2021

Q.1) With reference to the AK-203 assault rifle, consider the following statements:

1. It is considered to be the latest and most advanced version of the AK-47 rifle.
2. It is a 7.62×39mm variant from the AK-100 rifle family.
3. The rifle, which can fire 300 bullets in one minute, can be used in automatic and semi-automatic mode.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 2 only

(d) 2 only

Q.2) India’s highest herbal park inaugurated in 

(a) Chamoli.

(b) Rudraprayag

(c) Tehri Garhwal

(d) Uttarkashi

Q.3) With reference to the Earthquake Observatories, consider the following statements:

1. National Center for Seismology is the nodal agency for monitoring of earthquake activity in the country.
2. National Center for Seismology is an attached office of the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
3. Presently the country has 115 observatories.
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) Largest FloatingSolar photovoltaic project of India is located in 

(a) Odisha 

(b) Andhra Pradesh 

(c) Tamil Nadu 

(d) Gujarat 

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding the country Greece:

1. It is a country located in Southeast Europe.
2. The country has built a 40-km long wall and installed a hi-tech surveillance system on its border with Turkey.
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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