Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 26 November 2020

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding desalination plants:

1. A desalination plant turns salt water into water that is fit to drink. 
2. These plants are mostly set up in areas that have access to sea water.
3. Maharashtra becoming the first state in the country to experiment with the idea. 

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) Garima Greh which was recently seen in news, it has been associated with 

(a) A digital certificate and Identity card scheme for transgender persons.

(b) An education scheme for transgender persons.

(c) A skill development scheme for transgender persons.

(d) Ashelter home for transgender persons.

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding National Portal for Transgender Persons:

1. The Portal would help a transgender person in applying for a Certificate and Identity card digitally from anywhere in the country. 
2. It helps the transgender person to get the I-Card with physical interface to visit any office.
3. Getting Transgender Certificate and Identity Cards as per their self-perceived identity which is an important provision of The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.
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) With reference to Digital SignatureCertificates, consider the followingstatements:

1. It is issued only by the NationalPayments Corporation of India.
2. Once it is issued by the authorities itremains valid for only 6 months.
3. It is legally admissible in a court of law.
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) 3 only

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding the Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership (GCNEP):

1. It is the sixth R&D unit under the aegis of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
2. It will help in capacity building, in association with the interested countries and the IAEA, involving technology, human resource development, education & training and giving a momentum to R&D in Nuclear Energy.
3. It is located at village Jasaur Kheri & Kheri Jasaur, near Bahadurgarh, District Jhajjar, Haryana.
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) 3 only

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