17-09-2021 MCQs Test

1. India along with Sri Lanka and Tanzania celebrate National Engineer’s day on:

2. Consider the following statements about Sir M. Visvesvaraya:

1. He was an Engineer who had planned the Indian Economy in 1934.
2. He designed ‘automatic barrier water floodgates’ installed at the Khadakvasla reservoir in Pune in 1903.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

3. Consider the following statements about Arsenic (As):

1. It is a metalloid and has various allotropes.
2. Only the black form, which has a metallic appearance, is important to industry.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

4. What is ‘Shoonya’ Programme?

5. A Groundswell report is released by:

6. Which of the following statements related to the Paris Agreement is/are correct?

7. The 6th edition of Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION is being hosted by:

8. Which of the following statements is/are incorrect about the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)?

1. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, and Mongolia are observer states.
2. Its chairmanship rotates on a yearly basis and Tajikistan is the chair for 2021.
3. Chinese is its only official language.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

9. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Black Tigers?

1. The abnormally dark or black coat in such tigers is termed pseudomelanistic or false coloured.
2. They exist at the Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar, Ranchi Zoo and Chennai’s Arignar Anna Zoological Park.

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10. What is World Resources Institute (WRI)?

1. It provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable development.
2. Its work focuses on building sustainable and liveable cities and working towards a low carbon economy.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.