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26-08-2021 MCQs Test

10 Questions

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1. Consider the following statement regarding the Hampi Site:

  1. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is also called the “World’s Largest Open-air Museum”.
  2. It is also known as Pampa Kshetra, Kishkindhakshetra and even Bhaskarakshetra.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

2. Consider the following statements:

  1. India has the fifth largest startup ecosystem in the world.
  2. When it comes to exports of cars, it does not even rank in the top 15.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

3. Consider the following statements:

  1. Guru Arjan Dev compiled the first Bir of the Guru Granth Sahib in 1604, and installed it at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
  2. It was in 1708 that Guru Gobind Singh declared Guru Granth Sahib the living Guru of the Sikhs.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

4. Consider the following statements:

  1. He was the first guru of Sikh and the founder of Sikh religion.
  2. He started the GURU KA LANGAR.
  3. He was contemporary of Babur.

Who is ‘he’ here?

 
 
 
 

5. What is Global Manufacturing Risk Index?

  1. It assesses the most advantageous locations for global manufacturing among 47 countries in Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific (APAC).
  2. China remains at number one position and the US is at third position, in the Global Manufacturing Risk Index, 2021.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

 
 
 
 

6. What is UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)?

  1. It was basically established to assist the state and the people of Afghanistan in laying the foundations for sustainable peace and development.
  2. Its original mandate was to support the implementation of the Bonn Agreement (December 2001).

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

 
 
 
 

7. What is the Bonn Agreement?

  1. The existing nominal head of state (Rabbani) was sidelined and did not participate.
  2. Taliban were completely excluded from the Bonn negotiations.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

 
 
 
 

8. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the approval process for GM crops in India?

 
 
 
 

9. What are Genetically Modified crops?

  1. A GM or transgenic crop is a plant that has a novel combination of genetic material obtained using modern biotechnology.
  2. GM crop can contain a gene(s) that has been artificially inserted instead of the plant acquiring it through pollination.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

 
 
 
 

10. What is Yuktdhara?

 
 
 
 
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