13/7/2020 : Prelims Daily Current Affairs MCQ Questions Cum Answers for Civil Services (UPSC/IAS/IPS/PCS) ( Arora IAS)

13/7/2020 : Prelims Daily Current Affairs MCQ Questions Cum Answers for Civil Services

MCQS

Q1: Consider the following statements with respect to faults:

1. Faults are discontinuities or cracks that are the result of differential motion within the earth’s crust.
2. While a downthrown block between two normal faults is called horst, upthrown block between two normal faults is called graben

 

Which of the given statement/s is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: a

Explanation

While a downthrown block between two normal faults is called graben, upthrown block between two normal faults is called horst

Q2: consider the following statements regarding Kuaizhou-11 Rocket and choose the incorrect option

 

1. It was operated by the commercial launch firm SpaceX
2. It was designed to launch low-Earth and Sun-synchronous orbit satellites
3. Kuaizhou-11 was a successful launched and sent into orbit

 

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 2 only

 

Answer: c

Explanation

The Chinese rocket named Kuaizhou-11 failed due to malfunction during the flight, losing both the satellites it was carrying. Kuaizhou, meaning “fast ship” in Chinese is a low-cost solid fueled carrier rocket. It was operated by the Chinese commercial launch firm Expace.

 

Q3: with reference to FAST tag consider the following statements and choose the correct options

1. It is operated by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) under the supervision of MoRTH.
2. The tag uses Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) technology and is fixed on the windscreen of the vehicle once active.
3. details of the electronic toll collection device are captured on VAHAN portal.
4. National Electronic Toll Collection was developed by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH)

 

1. 1, 2 and 3 only
2. 1 and 3 only
3. 2, 3 and 4 only
4. all of the above

 

answer: a

explanation:

National Electronic Toll Collection was developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) in 2016 for electronic toll collection at toll plazas using FASTag.

 

 

Q4: with reference to Itolizumab consider the following statements, choose the incorrect options

1. It is a psoriasis drug, re-purposed for COVID-19
2. It is developed by SunPharma
3. It can help infection caused a cytokine storm.

 

1. 1, 2 only
2. 1 and 3 only
3. 3 only
4. all of the above

 

answer: c

explanation:

Biocon Ltd’s psoriasis drug, Itolizumab, re-purposed for COVID-19,  Biocon announced that it had received the Drug Controller General’s approval to use the drug for emergency use in cases where the infection caused a cytokine storm.