MCQ for 2-january-2021-mcqs-test

Paradip Port is located in:

With reference to the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), consider the following statements:

1. The IOSCO is the international organization that brings together the world's securities regulators, covering more than 95% of the world’s securities markets, and is the global standard setter for the securities sector.

2. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Lightning, consider the following statements:

1. Lightning strikes have caused 1,771 deaths between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020, according to a report prepared by Climate Resilient Observing Systems Promotion Council on lightning incidents in India.

2. Odisha had 11.20 lakh plus lightning strikes, the highest in the country.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

North East’s first-ever specialised "Ginger" Processing Plant is located in:

With reference to the Meteorological Centre Leh, consider the following statements:

1. Located at a height of 3500 m, Meteorological Centre Leh will be the highest meteorological centre in India.

2. It will provide forecast for important tourist places like Nubra and Changthang.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the TiHAN-IIT Hyderabad’, consider the following statements:

1. It is India’s first Test bed for Autonomous Navigation Systems (Terrestrial and Aerial).

2. It is an initiative of NITI Aayog.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), consider the following statements:

1. It is a public–private global health partnership with the goal of increasing access to immunisation in poor countries.

2. GAVI has observer status at the World Health Assembly.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia (INSACOG), consider the following statements:

1. The overall aim of the Consortium is to monitor the genomic variations in the SARS-CoV-2 on a regular basis through a multi-laboratory network.

2. INSACOG will have a high level Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee which will provide guidance and oversight to the consortium specially for policy matters and it will have a Scientific Advisory Group for scientific and technical guidance.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Data on Police Organizations by Bureau of Police Research & Development, consider the following statements:

1. The number of police personnel put on protection duty in 2018 and 2019 for ministers, MPs, MLAs, judges, bureaucrats, etc., outnumbered their sanctioned strength for the job by around 35 per cent.

2. Odisha had the maximum of 3,142 people under police protection in 2019, followed by Punjab (2,594), Bihar (2,347) and Jammu and Kashmir (1,184).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the report Action Agenda for an AtmaNirbhar Bharat (AAAN), consider the following statements:

1. It was prepared by Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) in New Delhi.

2. The aim of the Action Report is to create a sense of Scientific Social Responsibility and to lay down imperatives for future of technology in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?