Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 31 December 2020

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding Proxima Centauri:

1. Proxima Centauri is 4.2 light-years away from the Sun.
2. Its mass is about an eighth of the Sun’s.
3. Proxima b, is the only planet that revolve around the star.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.2) Consider the following statements regarding attachment of property by Enforcement Directorate:

1.Provisional attachment orders issued by the ED means to immediate sealing of a property.
2.The ED order would be valid for 180 days, during which time it must be confirmed by the Adjudicating Authority under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
3. Under PMLA, proceeds of crime — money generated out of a criminal activity — is attached on the directions of the ED Director.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding Dedicated Freight Corridor:

1. It is a high-speed and high-capacity railway corridor dedicatedexclusively for freight (goods and commodity) movement only.
2. The Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor is a 1875-km stretch that connects Punjab’s Ludhiana to Dankuni in West Bengal.
3.The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor that connects from Uttar Pradesh’s Dadri to Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.4) Tibetan Policy and Support Act recently passed by which of the following country?

(a) US

(b) India

(d) Vietnam

Q.5) Which country will become the ‘sixth eye’ in five eyes network group

(a) US

(b) India

(d) Vietnam

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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 31 December 2020