Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 29 June 2021

Q.1) With reference to the Malayalam language, consider the following statements:

1. It has official language status in Kerala, Lakshadweep and Mahé district of Puducherry.
2. This language is also widely spoken in the Gulf countries.
3. The earliest script used to write Malayalam was theGrantha script.
4. Malayalam language is not been recognised as classical language in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only

(b) 2, 3 and 4 only

(d) 2 and 4 only

Q.2) Which of the following organisation has recently become a signatory to the prestigious United Nations Global Compact's CEO Water Mandate?

(a) ONGC

(b) GAIL

(d) None of these

Q.3) With reference to the I-Familia initiative, consider the following statements:

1. It is launched by the Interpol.
2. It aims to identify missing persons through family DNA and help the police solve cold cases in member countries.
3. I-Familia is the first global database to automatically control for such differences without requiring knowledge of the missing person’s genetic ancestry.
4. Interpol has been part of the United Nation system.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only

(b) 2, 3 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2 and 4 only

Q.4) What is India's rank in SDG Index 2020 ?

(a) 115th

(b) 112th

(d) 117th

Q.5) With reference to the Bose Einsteincondensation, consider the following statements:

1. It is a state of matter created when particles, calledbosons, are cooled to near absolute zero.
2.At such low temperatures there is insufficient energy for the particles to move into positions that mightcause their distinct quantum characteristics to interfere with one another.
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 - 29 June 2021