MCQ for 18-october-2021-mcqs-test

With reference to the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, consider the following statements:

1. It is the only riverine major port of India, located in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal.

2. It is the oldest operating port in India and was constructed by the British East India Company in 1870.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Global Hunger Index is based on which of the following indicators?

1. Under-nourishment

2. Wasting

3. Stunting

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Which of the following country’s military has carried out its first-ever test of a “nuclear capable hypersonic missile”?

With reference to the DLX1 protein, consider the following statements:

1. It is found at elevated levels in prostate cancer patients.

2. Researchers at the IIT Kanpur, have recently discovered that a particular gene (DLX1) which plays an important role in the development of jaws, skeleton, and interneurons in the brain has an important role to play in the growth and development of prostate cancer.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

World Economic Outlook (WEO), recently seen in news, is published by:

Doklam is an area spread over less than a 100 sq km comprising a plateau and a valley at the trijunction between India, China and:

With reference to the Nihang, consider the following statements:

1. Nihang is an order of Sikh warriors, characterised by blue robes, antiquated arms.

2. Nihangs had a major role in defending the Sikh panth after the fall of the first Sikh rule (1710-15).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the southwest monsoon, consider the following statements:

1. The normal date of southwest monsoon withdrawal is September 17.

2. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had come up with a new calendar for the monsoon season’s onset and withdrawal over different parts of the country in 2020.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In dengue, the drop in platelet count is because which of the following reasons?

1. Platelet count in dengue decreases as it suppresses bone marrow, which is the platelet-producing area.

2. Platelet count in dengue decreases because of blood cells affected by the disease.

3. Antibodies that are produced during this period lead to massive destruction of platelets in dengue.

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World Food Day is being celebrated every year on: