Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 31 July 2021

Q.1) With reference to theEarth Overshoot Day, consider the following statements:

1. Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity's demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year.
2. It is hosted and calculated by Global Footprint Network since 1975.
3. 29th July was the Earth overshoot day for 2021.
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) India Cycles4Change Challenge initiative launched on 

(a) 25th June 2021

(b) 25th June 2020

(c) 27th July 2020

(d) 28th October 2020 

Q.3) Consider the following statements Statement of Guiding Principles on Triangular Cooperation for global development:

1. It was first signed in November 2014.
2. It provides a framework for promoting cooperation between the two countries to meet the developmental aspirations of partner countries, particularly in Asia and Africa.
3. The Second Amendment to the SGP Agreement, extends the validity of the SGP Agreement up-to 2026.
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) Drink from Tap- Sujal Mission first launched in which of the following city 

(a) Puri 

(b) Indore 

(c) Bhopal 

(d) Gandhinagar 

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding Chandrayaan-3 mission:

1.It is a lander-and rover-specific mission.
2. It aims at studying not just one area of the Moon but all the areas combining the exosphere, the surface as well as the sub-surface in a single mission.
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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