MCQ for 19-may-2022-mcqs-test

With reference to the ethanol blending, consider the following statements:

1. The National Policy on Biofuels, 2018 to introduce 20% ethanol in petrol will take effect from April 1, 2023.

2. India achieved 9.45% ethanol blending as on March 13, 2022.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), consider the following statements:

1. It is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states.

2. The organization is headquartered in New York.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following Supreme Court judgment had provided for the triple test benchmark for states in quantifying OBC quota in local body elections?

With reference to the disinvestment of public sector enterprises (PSEs), consider the following statements:

1. New PSE policy, 2021 aims to minimise presence of Government PSEs and for functional requirement.

2. Recently the Union Cabinet empowered PSE boards to take a call on selling stakes in joint ventures and subsidiaries, as well as deciding on closure of units.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to a report by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on Climate Change, consider the following statements:

1. 2021 did not see record-breaking temperatures because of a La Niña event at the start and end of the year.

2. La Nina is a cooling of surface temperatures in the North Atlantic.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Sela Tunnel project is located in:

With reference to the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), consider the following statements:

1. It is a wireless tracking system that consists of tags and readers.

2. Passive RFIDs are activated through the reader using the electromagnetic energy it transmits.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Article 142 of Constitution of India deals with:

With reference to the multi-agency centre (MAC), consider the following statements:

1. It is a common counter-terrorism grid under the IB conceptualised in 2001 after the Kargil war.

2. The MAC had the main server in Delhi which is linked to the subsidiary multi-agency centre (SMAC) under the Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau (SIBs) in all States.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Wholesale Price Index, consider the following statements:

1. WPIs are reported monthly in order to show the average price changes of goods.

2. WPI data is published by the Union Ministry of Finance.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?