Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 27 December 2020

Q.1) With reference to the Artificial Intelligence mission consider the following statements:

1. It is implemented by Niti Aayog.
2. The AI Mission is a five-year programme announced in the Budget two years ago.
3. Premier institutes like IITs will be involved in research.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.2) Recently seen in news about V Ramgopal Rao committee, it has been associated with which of the following institution?

(a) AIIMS

(b) IITs

(d) NITs

Q.3) With reference to the Zero Liquid Discharge system consider the following statements:

1.It is a treatment process designed to remove all the liquid waste from a system.
2.The focus of ZLD is to reduce wastewater economically and produce clean water that is suitable for reuse.
3.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is the nodal Ministry for the matter related to policy on Zero Liquid Discharge.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.4) Consider the following statements regarding Caspian Sea:

1. Caspian Sea borders four countries and the major river feeding it is Volga.
2. It is the world's largest inland body of water.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

(a) Neither 1 nor 2

(b) Both 1 and 2

(d) 2 only

Q.5) With reference to the Tau Bootes system, consider the following statements:

1. It is an F-type main-sequence star approximately 51 light-years away in the constellation of Boötes.
2. It is a binary star system, with the secondary star being a red dwarf.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Neither 1 nor 2

(b) Both 1 and 2

(d) 2 only

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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 27 December 2020