Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 18 December 2020

Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 18 December 2020

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding sessions of parliament:

1. It is summoned by the President.
2. Sessions of parliament is the period during which a House meets almost every day uninterruptedly to manage the business.
3. According to Article 85, the maximum gap between two sessions of Parliament cannot be more than six months.
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.2) Consider the following statements PSLV-C50/CMS-01

1. CMS-01 is envisaged to provide services in the extended-C Band of the frequency spectrum that will cover the Indian mainland.
2. PSLV-C50 was the 22nd flight of PSLV in the ‘XL’ configuration.
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

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding SpaceX Crew-3 mission:

1. The Crew-3 mission is part of NASA’s contract with SpaceX, under its Commercial Crew Programme, as per which SpaceX will provide six crew missions to the ISS for NASA astronauts.
2. Under the programme, NASA wants to send the next man and first woman to the Moon by 2024.
3. All astronauts are selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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) All the above

Q.4) International Migrants Day is celebrated on 

(a) 16th December 

(b) 17th December 

(c) 18th December 

(d) 20th December 

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) Summit:

1. GRIHA is the national rating system of India for any completed construction on the building’s environmental performance.
2. GRIHA rating has been acknowledged as the tool to evaluate reduction in emission intensity through habitats.
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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