Daily Current Affairs MCQs - December 2018 - UPSC CSE

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QUESTION 1 Which of the following is/are the aims associated with 'Navika Sagar Parikrama? 1. To showcase 'Nari Shakti on world platform 2. To showcase Make in India initiative 3. To monitor and report marine pollution on the high seas Select the correct answer using the code given below: A. 1 only B. 2 and 3 only C. 1 and 3 only D. 1, 2 and 3

QUESTION 1 Which of the following is/are the aims associated with 'Navika Sagar Parikrama? 1. To showcase 'Nari Shakti on world platform 2. To showcase Make in India initiative 3. To monitor and report marine pollution on the high seas Select the correct answer using the code given below: A. 1 only B. 2 and 3 only C. 1 and 3 only D 1, 2 and 3

Navika Sagar Parikrama . Nari Shakti . Environment and Climate Change . Make in India . Meteorological/Ocean/Wave Data Observation . Marine Pollution . Interaction with Local PIOs

QUESTION 2 Consider the following statements in context of 'Zero Coupon Bond 1. These are popularly used by the governments to raise long-term funds. 2. A bond bearing zero coupon rate (i.e. no interest) sold at a price higher than its face value. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? A. 1 Only B. 2 Only C. Both 1 and 2 D. Neither 1 nor 2

QUESTION 2 Consider the following statements in context of 'Zero Coupon Bond' 1. These are popularly used by the governments to raise long-term funds. 2. A bond bearing zero coupon rate (i.e. no interest) sold at a price higher than its face value. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? A. 1 Only B. 2 Only C. Both 1 and 2 D. Neither 1 nor 2

Zero Coupon Bond . A bond bearing zero coupon rate (i.e. no interest) sold at a price lower than its face value. Investors book profit when they sellit (at its face value) . Such bonds are popularly used by the governments to raise long-term funds. In a situation of rate cut by the RBI, zero-coupon bonds gain value-it means, they sell at higher prices.

QUESTION 3 Consider the following pairs: 1. Nirbhay: Subsonic missile 2. Shourya : Supersonic missile 3. Brahmos: Hypersonic missile Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? A. 1 only B. 1 and 3 only C. 2 and 3 only D. 1, 2 and 3

QUESTION 3 Consider the following pairs: 1. Nirbhay: Subsonic missile 2. Shourya : Supersonic missile 3. Brahmos: Hypersonic missile Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? A. 1 only B. 1 and 3 only C. 2 and 3 only D. 1, 2 and 3

Nirbhay: Subsonic missile Shourya : Hypersonic missile Brahmos : Supersonic missile

Ultima Thule . NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, the same craft that made humanity's first-ever visit to Pluto in 2015, is approaching its next target, a Kuiper Belt object a billion miles beyond Pluto, nicknamed Ultima Thule Ultima Thule is located in the Kuiper belt in the outermost regions of the Solar System, beyond the orbit of Neptune. It measures approximately 30 km in diameter, and is irregularly shaped. Ultima Thule belongs to a class of Kuiper belt objects called the "cold classicals", which have nearly circular orbits with low inclinations to the solar plane.

Burundi have named the city of Gitega as the country's new political capital

QUESTION 7 Which of the following organization has recently launched a technical guidance series on the health of refugees and migrants? A. United Nation Human Rights Commission B. World Health Organization C. African Health Union and United Nation D. Amnesty International

QUESTION 8 Consider the following statement with reference to Public Credit Registry 1. It will be owned by Finance Ministry 2. It can provide current information on repayment history, unpaid debts or credit outstanding of individuals and firms registered in its registry 3. It can address Twin balance sheet problem Select the correct answer using the codes given below: A. 2 only B. 1 and 2 only C. 2 and 3 only D. 1, 2 and3