22nd September 2020 : Daily Prelims Current Affairs MCQ Questions Cum Answers for Civil Services (UPSC/IAS/IPS/PCS) ( Arora IAS)

Q1. Consider the following statements with respect to Cyanobacteria and choose the correct optiom:

1. Cyanobacteria are a group of photosynthetic bacteria.
2. They contain phycocyanin which they use to capture light for photosynthesis.
3. They contain ‘chlorophyll a’, the photosynthetic pigment that plants use.

 

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

 

 

Q2. West Bank is bordered by:

1. Mediterranean Sea
2. Dead Sea
3. Israel
4. Jordan
5. Lebanon

 

1. 2, 3 and 4 only
2. 2, 3 and 5 only
3. 1, 3 and 4 only
4. 1, 3, 4 and 5 only

 

 

Q3. Consider the following statements and choose the incorrect options:

1. Basel III is an internationally agreed set of measures developed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in response to the financial crisis of 2007-09.
2. Basel III regulations are designed to enhance the quality and quantity of capital held by banks.
3. The Secretariat of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is located at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

 

1. 3 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 1 only
4. None of the above

 

Q4. Consider the following statements with respect to Neutrinos and choose the incorrect options:

1. Neutrinos occur in five different flavours and carry positive electrical charge.
2. They interact with gravity.
3. They are extremely difficult to detect because they have very little interaction with matter.

 

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. None of the above.

 

 

Q5: Which of the following are Rabi crops?

1. Wheat
2. Barley
3. Gram
4. Mustard

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

 

 

Q1. Consider the following statements with respect to Cyanobacteria and choose the correct optiom:

1. Cyanobacteria are a group of photosynthetic bacteria.
2. They contain phycocyanin which they use to capture light for photosynthesis.
3. They contain ‘chlorophyll a’, the photosynthetic pigment that plants use.

 

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

 

Answer: c

Explanation:

Cyanobacteria are a group of photosynthetic bacteria, some of which are nitrogen-fixing.

Cyanobacteria are microscopic organisms common in water and sometimes found in soil.

Cyanobacteria get their name from the bluish pigment phycocyanin, which they use to capture light for photosynthesis.

They also contain ‘chlorophyll a’, the same photosynthetic pigment that plants use.

 

Q2. West Bank is bordered by:

1. Mediterranean Sea
2. Dead Sea
3. Israel
4. Jordan
5. Lebanon

 

1. 2, 3 and 4 only
2. 2, 3 and 5 only
3. 1, 3 and 4 only
4. 1, 3, 4 and 5 only

 

Answer: a

Explanation:

Dead Sea, Jordan and Israel border the West Bank area.

 

Q3. Consider the following statements and choose the incorrect options:

1. Basel III is an internationally agreed set of measures developed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in response to the financial crisis of 2007-09.
2. Basel III regulations are designed to enhance the quality and quantity of capital held by banks.
3. The Secretariat of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is located at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

 

1. 3 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 1 only
4. None of the above

 

Answer: d

Explanation:

 Basel III is an internationally agreed set of measures developed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in response to the financial crisis of 2007-09.

Basel III regulations are designed to enhance the quality and quantity of capital held by banks.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) hosts the Secretariat of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

 

Q4. Consider the following statements with respect to Neutrinos and choose the incorrect options:

1. Neutrinos occur in five different flavours and carry positive electrical charge.
2. They interact with gravity.
3. They are extremely difficult to detect because they have very little interaction with matter.

 

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. None of the above.

 

Answer: a

Explanation:

Neutrinos are elusive subatomic particles created in a wide variety of nuclear processes. Their name, which means “little neutral one,” refers to the fact that they carry no electrical charge. Neutrinos occur in three different types, or flavours.

Of the four fundamental forces in the universe, neutrinos only interact with two — gravity and the weak force, which is responsible for the radioactive decay of atoms.

Neutrinos are extremely difficult to detect because they have very little (weak) interaction with matter.

 

 

Q5: Which of the following are Rabi crops?

1. Wheat
2. Barley
3. Gram
4. Mustard

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

 

Answer : d

Explanation

Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has marginally increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of six rabi crops for 2021-22.

Rabi crops are agricultural crops that are sown in winter and harvested in the spring in India. Eg. wheat, barley, mustard etc.

MSP rates were hiked for Rabi crops such as wheat, barley, gram, masoor dal (lentil), safflower, and rapeseed and mustard.