Current Affairs Questions
Golan Heights
Golan Heights is surrounded by which of the following countries:
- Syria
- Jordan
- Israel
- Lebanon
Select the correct answer from below:
A
1 and 3
B
1, 2 and 3
C
2 and 3
D
1, 2, 3 and 4
Source: CSC May 2019
With reference to Financial Action Task Force (FATF) consider the following statements:
- It is a policy-making body that frames guidelines to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
- India enjoys an ‘observer’ status at the FATF since 2006.
- The FATF lacks the power to directly enact its recommendations.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
1, 2 and 3
World Happiness Report
With reference to World Happiness Report, consider the following statements:
- The World Happiness Report is released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations.
- World Happiness Day is observed on 20th March every year.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Festival Of Innovation And Entrepreneurship (FINE)
Consider the following statements with respect to Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE):
- It is organised by NITI Aayog.
- It will provide a platform for innovators for building linkages with potential stakeholders.
- It includes an “In-Residence” Program as part of which a batch of ten innovation scholars will stay within the President’s Estate.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
A
1, 2 and 3
B
Only 1
C
2 and 3
D
1 and 3
Pinaka
Consider the following statements with respect to Pinaka:
- Pinaka is a multiple rocket launcher produced in Israel.
- It can lay anti-personnel and anti-tank mines at a short notice.
- It will be delivered to India next year.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
A
1, 2 and 3
B
Only 2
C
2 and 3
D
1 and 3
Dark Matter
Which of the following statements are correct with respect to Dark Matter?
- Dark Matter emits no light and cannot be seen directly
- Dark Matters are stars or planets.
- Astronomers do not detect gamma rays produced by them.
- Dark matter is black hole.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
A
2, 3 and 4
B
1, 3 and 4
C
1 and 3
D
1, 2, 3 and 4
Solar Tsunami
Consider the following statements with respect to Solar Tsunami:
- The Sun’s magnetic field, from which sunspots gets generated, wraps around the sun in the east-west direction.
- At the end of a solar cycle, magnetic dam can break, releasing huge amounts of plasma cascading like a tsunami towards the equator.
- The tsunami waves travel at high speeds of about 1,000 km per hour carrying excess plasma to the upper-latitudes.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
A
1 and 3
B
Only 1
C
1, 2 and 3
D
2 and 3
Global Clusters
Which of the following can best describe global clusters?
A
It is a collection of different galaxies.
B
It is a collection of stars with a variety of masses but with similar chemical composition.
C
It is a collection of asteroids and meteors between Mars and Jupiter.
D
It is a collection of habitable planets in goldilocks zone.
Rhinos In India
Which of the following statements are correct with respect to Rhinos in India?
- In India, only one-horned Rhino is found.
- Rhinos can be found in the Kaziranga National Park and Manas National Park, Pobitora Reserve Forest and Orang National Park.
- It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
A
1, 2 and 3
B
2 and 3
C
1 only
D
1 and 3
The Global Environment Outlook
Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to ‘The Global Environment Outlook’?
- It is released by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPC(c).
- Five GEO reports have been published to date.
- The GEO project was initiated in response to the environmental reporting requirements of UN Agenda 21.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
A
1 and 2
B
1 and 3
C
3 only
D
1, 2 and 3
Golan Heights
Golan Heights is surrounded by which of the following countries:
- Syria
- Jordan
- Israel
- Lebanon
Select the correct answer from below:
| A |
1 and 3
|
|
| B |
1, 2 and 3
|
|
| C |
2 and 3
|
|
| D |
1, 2, 3 and 4
|
|
Source: CSC May 2019
With reference to Financial Action Task Force (FATF) consider the following statements:
- It is a policy-making body that frames guidelines to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
- India enjoys an ‘observer’ status at the FATF since 2006.
- The FATF lacks the power to directly enact its recommendations.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
| A |
1 and 2
|
|
| B |
2 and 3
|
|
| C |
1 and 3
|
|
| D |
1, 2 and 3
|
|
World Happiness Report
With reference to World Happiness Report, consider the following statements:
- The World Happiness Report is released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations.
- World Happiness Day is observed on 20th March every year.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
| A |
1 only
|
|
| B |
2 only
|
|
| C |
Both 1 and 2
|
|
| D |
Neither 1 nor 2
|
|
Festival Of Innovation And Entrepreneurship (FINE)
Consider the following statements with respect to Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE):
- It is organised by NITI Aayog.
- It will provide a platform for innovators for building linkages with potential stakeholders.
- It includes an “In-Residence” Program as part of which a batch of ten innovation scholars will stay within the President’s Estate.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
| A |
1, 2 and 3
|
|
| B |
Only 1
|
|
| C |
2 and 3
|
|
| D |
1 and 3
|
|
Pinaka
Consider the following statements with respect to Pinaka:
- Pinaka is a multiple rocket launcher produced in Israel.
- It can lay anti-personnel and anti-tank mines at a short notice.
- It will be delivered to India next year.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
| A |
1, 2 and 3
|
|
| B |
Only 2
|
|
| C |
2 and 3
|
|
| D |
1 and 3
|
|
Dark Matter
Which of the following statements are correct with respect to Dark Matter?
- Dark Matter emits no light and cannot be seen directly
- Dark Matters are stars or planets.
- Astronomers do not detect gamma rays produced by them.
- Dark matter is black hole.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
| A |
2, 3 and 4
|
|
| B |
1, 3 and 4
|
|
| C |
1 and 3
|
|
| D |
1, 2, 3 and 4
|
|
Solar Tsunami
Consider the following statements with respect to Solar Tsunami:
- The Sun’s magnetic field, from which sunspots gets generated, wraps around the sun in the east-west direction.
- At the end of a solar cycle, magnetic dam can break, releasing huge amounts of plasma cascading like a tsunami towards the equator.
- The tsunami waves travel at high speeds of about 1,000 km per hour carrying excess plasma to the upper-latitudes.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
| A |
1 and 3
|
|
| B |
Only 1
|
|
| C |
1, 2 and 3
|
|
| D |
2 and 3
|
|
Global Clusters
Which of the following can best describe global clusters?
| A |
It is a collection of different galaxies.
|
|
| B |
It is a collection of stars with a variety of masses but with similar chemical composition.
|
|
| C |
It is a collection of asteroids and meteors between Mars and Jupiter.
|
|
| D |
It is a collection of habitable planets in goldilocks zone.
|
|
Rhinos In India
Which of the following statements are correct with respect to Rhinos in India?
- In India, only one-horned Rhino is found.
- Rhinos can be found in the Kaziranga National Park and Manas National Park, Pobitora Reserve Forest and Orang National Park.
- It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
| A |
1, 2 and 3
|
|
| B |
2 and 3
|
|
| C |
1 only
|
|
| D |
1 and 3
|
|
The Global Environment Outlook
Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to ‘The Global Environment Outlook’?
- It is released by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPC(c).
- Five GEO reports have been published to date.
- The GEO project was initiated in response to the environmental reporting requirements of UN Agenda 21.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
| A |
1 and 2
|
|
| B |
1 and 3
|
|
| C |
3 only
|
|
| D |
1, 2 and 3
|
|
