Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 25 January 2022

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding Solar flares:

1. Solar flares are caused by reorganizing ofmagnetic field lines near sunspots
2. Solar flares also cause hot plasma to be ejected from Sun, causing a solar storm.
3. In a solar flare, energy stored in sun’s magnetic structures is convertedinto light and heatenergy.
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 has recently signed to develop technology regarding Carbon Capture and Utilisation solutions, with which among the following countries

(a) UK
(b) Russia
(c) Japan
(d) US

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding Manganese Ore (India) Limited:

1. It is a Schedule “A” Miniratna Category-II Company.
2. It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Steel.
3. The Balaghat mine is the company’s largest mine.
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) Which among the following Indian University has recently released Undergraduate Curriculum Framework 22?

(a)University of Delhi
(b) University of Mumbai
(c) University of Calcutta
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru University

Q.5) With reference to regarding International Conference on Sustainability Science held recently, consider the following statements:

1.It will facilitate creative discussions on how biodiversity-based solutions can contribute to sustainable development.
2.This framework will define targets and pathways for conservation and management of
biodiversity for the next decade and beyond.
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 - 25 January 2022