Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 22 July 2021

Q.1) With reference to the NEA Scout, consider the following statements:

1. It is a small spacecraft, about the size of a big shoebox.
2. Its main mission is to fly by and collect data from a near-Earth asteroid.
3. It will also be America’s first interplanetary mission using a special solar sail propulsion.

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) 1, 2 and 3 only

Q.2) Bird flu is related with which of the following infection?

(a) H5N1 infection

(b) H7N2infection

(c) H9N6infection

(d) H17N10infection

Q.3) With reference to the National Gallery of Modern Art, consider the following statements:

1. It is run and administered as a subordinate office to the Ministry of Culture.
2. It aims to acquire and preserve works of modern art from 1850s onward.
3. The main museum in New Delhi was established in 1954 by the Government of India, with subsequent branches at Kolkata and Hyderabad.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.4) Which of the following city has recently stripped of World Heritage status?

(a) Istanbul

(b) Oslo

(c) Rome

(d) Liverpool

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding Pegasus constellation:

1.Pegasus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the winged horse Pegasus in Greek mythology.
2.The brightest star in Pegasus is the orange supergiant Epsilon Pegasi, also known as Enif.
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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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 22 July 2021