Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 21 April 2021

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding Black Sea:

1. It is an inland sea betweensouth-eastern Europe and the Anatolianpeninsula.
2. It is connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas and various straits.
3. To the west, it is connected to the Sea of Azovby the Kerch Strait.
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) Consider the following statements regarding Hypoxia:

1.It is a state in which the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues is inadequate to fulfill all the energy requirements of the body.
2.It gets replicated in a Covid patient due to the virus infection and has been a leading factor in the current crisis.
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) With reference to the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme, consider the following statements:

1. It aims to provide financial assistance to startups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry and commercialization.
2. The scheme is expected to support an estimated 3,600 startups through 300 incubators.
3. It will secure seed funding, inspire innovation, support transformative ideas, facilitate implementation, and start startup revolution. 
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) Cities combating plastic entering the marine environment agreement signed between 

(a) India-France 

(b) India-Germany 

(c) India-Japan 

(d) India-Gambia 

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding National Human Rights Commission of India:

1.It is a non-statutory public body.
2.It is responsible for the protection and promotion of human rights, defined by the Act as Rights Relating to Life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in the International Covenants and enforceable by courts in India.
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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