Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 08 October 2021

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding the malaria disease:

1. It is caused by parasites that aretransmitted to people throughbites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.
2. World most malaria causes death occurs in South American region.
3. There are 5 parasitespecies that causemalaria inhumans.
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) Exercise Ajeya Warrior will held between

(a) India-US

(b) India-UK

(c) India-Bangladesh

(d) India-Maldives

Q.3) With reference to the Aadhaar-enabled payment system, consider the following statements:

1. It is a bank led model which allows online interoperable financial transaction atPoint of Sale / Micro ATM) through the Business Correspondent.
2. It requires the Aadhaar authentication.
3. The Aadhaar-enabled payment system has been developed by the National Payment Corporation of India.
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) Which among the following states has recently framed a policy for giving equal opportunity to transgenderpeople?

(a) Assam

(b) Odisha

(c) Telangana

(d) Jharkhand

Q.5) With reference to the endosulfan, consider the following statements:

1.It is a relatively persistent, semi volatile organochlorine pesticide.
2. Kerala High Court banned its production and distribution in 2011.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

(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 - 08 October 2021