Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 29 April 2022

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding the country Lithuania: 

1. Lithuania is an eastern European country situated on the eastern shoreof the Baltic Sea.
2. It is largest among the three Baltic states.
3. It shares a maritime border with Sweden.
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) Consultancy Development Centre is located in 

(a) Pune 
(b) Kolkata 
(c) Bangalore 
(d) New Delhi 

Q.3) With reference to the gaseous and particulatepollutants present in the troposphere,consider the following statements:

1. Nitrogen dioxide damage the leaves of plants and retard the rate of photosynthesis.
2. Carbon dioxide binds to haemoglobin to form carboxyhaemoglobin which reduces the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood.
3. The presence of particulate matter in polluted air catalyses the oxidation of sulphur dioxide to sulphur trioxide.
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 institute has developed the 64-bit processor called VEGA?

(a)C-DAC
(b) IIT Delhi 
(c) IIT Madras 
(d) IISC Bangalore 

Q.5) With reference to Battery Passport Project, consider the following statements: 

1.Battery Passport is a digital representation of a battery.
2.The project is funded by Government of Germany. 
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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