09 April 2021 Current Affairs Questions

1) Question

With reference to the India- Seychelles relations, consider the following statements:

1. India has handed over a Made-in-India Fast Patrol Vessel to the Seychelles Coast Guard.

2. India handed over a One Mega Watt solar power plant in the Seychelles built with India’s assistance.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

2) Question

What is B.1.617, recently seen in news?

A “double mutant” Coronavirus

Mini satellite

Ransomware

None of the above

3) Question

In the context of Indian economy, ‘Open Market Operations’ refers to:

Borrowing by scheduled banks from the RBI

Lending by commercial banks to industry and trade

Purchase and sale of government securities by the RBI

None of the above

4) Question

With reference to the Net-zero goal, consider the following statements:

1. It means that a country would bring down its emissions to zero.

2. The net-zero goal does not figure in the 2015 Paris Agreement.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

5) Question

With reference to the civil defence volunteers, consider the following statements:

1. They work under the command of the City Police Commissioner.

2. These volunteers are governed by the Civil Defence Act, 1968 which was last amended in 2010, when disaster management was added as one of their roles.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2