UPSC Current Affairs Practice MCQs - 17 April 2024

1. Consider the following statements about the Tiantong-1 series of satellites:

The Tiantong-1 series consists of three satellites.
They are placed in a geosynchronous orbit at an altitude of approximately 36,000 km.
Their coverage is limited to the Middle East region.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

2. Consider the following statements regarding Soil Acidification:

It can lead to aluminium toxicity as aluminium becomes soluble in soils with low pH values.
Industrial by-products such as basic slags from iron and steel industries are used to manage acidic soil.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

3. Consider the following statements regarding UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues:

It is an advisory body within the framework of the UN System that reports to the UN’s Economic and Social Council.
The members of the Forum are elected for a period of three years.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

4. Mahad Satyagraha was organised against:

(a) Exploitative tax regime of British

(b) Proclamation of Communal Awards

(c) Practise of untouchability and caste discrimination

(d) Loss of forest land to settler colonialism

UPSC Current Affairs Practice MCQs – 17 April 2024