20-10-2021 MCQs Test

1. Consider the following statements about the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC):

1. It is considered the parent treaty of both the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement.
2. India ratified the UNFCCC in 1993.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements:

1. The appointment of State Governors by the Centre is a feature borrowed from the Irish Constitution.
2. The 7th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1956 promoted the appointment of the same person as a governor for two or more states.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

3. Consider the following statements regarding Cabinet Committees:

1. These are not mentioned in the Indian Constitution.
2. They are established by the PM as per the exigencies of the time and needs of the situation.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

4. What is Bengal Florican?

1. The species is found in very small numbers only in India and Cambodia.
2. It is found in Nepal and Bangladesh.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

5. What is Stagflation?

6. What is the Line of Actual Control (LAC)?

1. It is the demarcation that separates Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory.
2. It is divided into three sectors: the eastern sector which spans Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim, the middle sector in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, and the western sector in Ladakh.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

7. Consider the following statements about the Martand Sun Temple:

1. It was built by the third ruler of the Karkota Dynasty, Lalitaditya Muktapida, in the 8th century CE.
2. It is destroyed by the orders of Muslim ruler Sikandar Shah Miri.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

8. What is anticipatory bail?

1. It is granted to a person who is under arrest.
2. It is issued only by the Sessions Court and High Court.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

9. What is International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC)?

1. It has 24 members, drawn from the pool of 187 governors.
2. The IMFC meets twice a year, during the Spring and Annual Meetings.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

10. Consider the following statements:

1. A hypercarnivore is an animal whose nutritional requirements are found only in animal meat.
2. The polar bear is a hypercarnivore animal.
3. Polar bears do not eat penguins as penguins do not make up the ecosystem of the Arctic.

Which of the above statements are correct?