Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 23 March 2018
Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 23 March 2018
Q1. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about Aadhaar?
i) Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identity number issued to all Indian
residents based on their biometric and demographic data.
ii) The data is collected by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI),
a statutory authority established in January 2009 by the government of India,
under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology, following the provisions of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of
Financial and other Subsidies, benefits and services) Act, 2016.
a) Only i
b) Only ii
c) Both
d) None of the above
Q2. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about NRC?
i) The National Register of Citizens (NRC) contains names of Indian citizens
of Assam.
ii) The NRC was prepared in 1951,after the Census of 1951.
a) Only i
b) Only ii
c) Both
d) None of the above
Q3. Consider the following types of depositional features:
i) Moraines:Glacial deposits
ii) Barchans:Aeolian deposits
iii) Delta:Fluvial deposits
Which among the above is/are correctly paired with its/their respective type of landforms?
a) Only i
b) i and ii
c) i and iii
d) i, ii and iii