Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 26 March 2018

Q1. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about INSAT-4E Satellite?

i) INSAT-4E, also known as GSAT-6.
ii) It is a member of the INSAT family and is a multimedia communication satellite that will offer a Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (S-DMB) service across several digital multimedia terminals or consoles.
iii) It can be used to provide information services to vehicles on the fly and to the mobile phones.
iv) The satellite can be used for other social and strategic applications.

a) Only i, ii
b) Only iii,iv
c) Only ii,iii,iv
d) All of the above

Q2. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about A&N islands?

i) The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, one of the seven union territories of India, are a group of islands at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea.
ii) It comprises two island groups, the Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands, separated by the 10°N parallel, with the Andamans to the north of this latitude, and the Nicobars to the south.
iii) The Andaman Sea lies to the east and the Bay of Bengal to the west.

a) Only i
b) Only ii,iii
c) Only iii
d) All of the above

Q3. Which of the following statements are true about Special Majority according to article 368?

i) requires a majority of 2/3rd members present and voting
ii) supported by more than 50% of the total strength of the house.
iii) This type of majority is used for most of the Constitutional amendment bills.

a) Only i
b) Only ii,iii
c) Only iii
d) All of the above