UPSC Current Affairs Practice MCQs - 07-08 April 2024

1. Consider the following statements regarding UNHRC:

Members of the Council are elected by the UN General Assembly for a period of three years.
Universal Periodic Review is an important innovation of UNHRC aiming to assess the human rights situations in all United Nations Member States.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

2. Lisu tribe in India is primarily located in which of the following states?

(a) Assam

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(c) Nagaland

(d) Tripura

3. Consider the following statements regarding Derivatives:

Over the Counter Derivatives refers to derivatives subjected to standardized terms and conditions and hence being traded in the stock exchanges.
Exchange Traded Derivatives are those derivatives traded between private counter-parties, in the absence of a formal intermediary.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

4. Diamond ring is a phenomenon observed:

(a) at the start of a total solar eclipse

(b) at the end of a total solar eclipse

(c) only along the peripheral regions of the totality trail

(d) only in the central regions of the totality trail

UPSC Current Affairs Practice MCQs – 07-08 April 2024