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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 16 November 2022

Q.1) Consider the following statements:

1. It is a quasi-judicial authority.
2. It is a statutory body functioning under the Press Council Act, 1978.
3. The Press Council of India was first set up in the year 1966 by the Parliament on the recommendations of the First Press Commission.
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

Q.2) State of the Climate in Asia 2021 report published by

(a) WWF
(b) UN
(c) United Nations Environment Programme
(d) World Meteorological Organization

Q.3) Consider the following statements:

1. Bond is a debt instrument in which an investor loans money typically to acorporate or government which borrows the funds for a defined period of timeat a variable or fixed interest rate.
2. Bonds provide long term borrowing.
3. Bonds are used by companies, municipalities, states and sovereigngovernments to raise money.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 only

Q.4) East Asia Summit was first held in the year

(a)2005
(b) 2012
(c) 1998
(d) 2003

Q.5) Consider the following statements:

1.Phosphorous is a key macronutrient responsible for energy storage and transfer within cells.
2.It helps speeding up root development, facilitates greater Nitrogen uptake and results in higher grain protein yields.
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