Current Affairs Questions

‘New Atlantic Charter’

Consider the following statements regarding ‘New Atlantic Charter’ Agreement that was in news recently:

  1. It is agreement between USA and China.
  2. The Charter touches upon topics like climate change, the Covid-19 crisis and the emerging role of technology.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
1 Only
B
2 Only
C
Both are correct
D
Both are incorrect

European Space Agency (ESA)

Consider the following statements:

  1. The EnVision Mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) is scheduled to be launched in 2026.
  2. EnVision is an ESA led mission with contributions from NASA.
  3. The Mission has the objective of studying Venus.
  4. Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

A
1, 2 and 3
B
2, 3 and 4
C
1, 3 and 4
D
1, 2, 3 and 4

‘Cyber Capabilities And National Power: A Net Assessment’

Consider the following statements:

  1. The report titled ‘Cyber Capabilities and National Power: A Net Assessment’ is published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
  2. India is one of the countries assessed by the report.
  3. The assessed countries are divided into 4 tiers in the report.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
1,2 and 3

The Solar X-ray Monitor (XSM)

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Sun’s outer atmosphere is known as corona.
  2. The temperature of the photosphere – the visible surface of the Sun – exceeds one million Kelvin.
  3. The Solar X-ray Monitor (XSM) on board Chandrayaan-2 provides spectral measurement of soft X-ray spectrum of the Sun.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
1,2 and 3

PASIPHAE

Consider the following statements:

  1. Polar-Areas Stellar-Imaging in Polarisation High-Accuracy Experiment (PASIPHAE) has the objective of studying the polarisation in the light coming from millions of stars.
  2. The name PASIPHAE is inspired from Pasiphae, the daughter of Greek Sun God Helios.
  3. The Skinakas Observatory is located in Italy.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
1,2 and 3

UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)

Consider the following statements:

  1. UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) recently announced the first Actions officially endorsed as part of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, 2021-2030 (Ocean Decade).
  2. The vision of the Ocean Decade is ‘The science we need for the ocean we want’.
  3. World Oceans Day is observed on 8th June.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1and 3
D
1,2 and 3

Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)

With respect to Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), consider the following statements:

  1. It was established in 1975 via the Treaty of Lagos.
  2. There are 15 Members in the group.
  3. Recently, it has imposed sanctions on Mali for second military coup.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
1 and 2 only
B
2 and 3 only
C
1 and 3 only
D
1,2 and 3

Launched Akash-NG

Consider the following statements:

  1. The recently launched Akash-NG is a surface-to-surface missile.
  2. The Akash-NG missile system has been developed by Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad.
  3. Production agencies of Akash-NG include Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
All of the above

A New Study On The Structure Of Mercury

Consider the following statements:

  1. A new study on the structure of Mercury has revealed that the planet has a big-sized core relative to its mantle.
  2. Mercury is the hottest planet in our solar system.
  3. When the planets began to form from clumps of that dust and gas, planets closer to the Sun incorporated more iron into their cores.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
All of the above

Buddha

Consider the following statements in contest to various gestures of Buddha:

  1. The Sitting Buddha symbolizes ‘Earth’ as being witness to his enlightenment.
  2. The Standing Buddha signifies rising to teach after reaching nirvana.
  3. The Walking Buddha is either beginning his journey toward enlightenment or returning after giving a sermon.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
Only 1
B
Only 3
C
1 and 2
D
1,2 and 3
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