MCQ for 10-december-2022-mcqs-test

The wheat varieties DBW187 and DBW222 has been developed by:

With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan programme (PMSMA), consider the following statements:

1. It has been launched by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.

2. It guarantees a minimum package of antenatal care services to women in their 2nd / 3rd trimesters of pregnancy at designated government health facilities.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the National Mission for Clean Ganga, consider the following statements:

1. NMCG was established in 2011 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 as a registered society.

2. It has a two-tier management structure, comprising of Governing Council and Executive Committee.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Meizotropis pellita is a perennial shrub with restricted distribution that is endemic to Uttarakhand. It is listed as which of the following category on IUCN?

With reference to the Trisonic Wind Tunnel, consider the following statements:

1. The tunnel can be used for testing various space vehicles in three flight regimes, below the speed of sound (subsonic), at the speed of sound (transonic) and above the speed of sound (supersonic).

2. The tunnel can simulate flight conditions from 0.2 times the speed of sound (68 m/s) to 4 times the speed of sound (1360 m/s).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Air-Breathing Scramjet Engine, consider the following statements:

1. In an air-breathing scramjet engine, air from the atmosphere is rammed into the engine’s combustion chamber at a supersonic speed of more than Mach two.

2. Mastering the air-breathing scramjet technology will lead to the development of hypersonic missiles, faster civilian air transportation and facilities for putting satellites into orbit at a low cost.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

With reference to the Aichi Targets, consider the following statements:

1. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Aichi Biodiversity Targets at the Delhi conference in 2010.

2. The Aichi Biodiversity Targets laid out a 10-year plan (Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020), which had 20 global biodiversity targets, divided under five goals, with a deadline of 2020.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The draft Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) is a legislation enacted by which of the following country?

With reference to the Vertical and Horizontal reservations, consider the following statements:

1. A vertical reservation applies separately for each of the groups specified under the law.

2. The horizontal quota is always applied separately to each vertical category, and not across the board.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Mission Shakti, consider the following statements:

1. It is an initiative of Union Ministry of Home Affairs.

2. It aims at strengthening interventions for safety, security and empowerment of women in a mission mode through institutional and convergence mechanism for greater efficiency, effectiveness and financial prudence.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?