UPSC Current Affairs Practice MCQs – 20 February 2024

1. Consider the following statements:

1. India is the second largest producer of Pulses after China.
2. Among the states, Madhya Pradesh is the leading producer of pulses.

Which of the statement is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements regarding QUAD:

1. The headquarters of QUAD is situated at Washington DC
2. Its Traced back to Quad collaboration in 2004 Tsunami rescue operations in the Indian Ocean region

Which of the statement is/are correct?

3. ‘Paleogenomics’ recently seen in news refers to:

4. Consider the following:

Particle Accelerators                                       Location

1. Large Hadron Collider (LHC)  Geneva
2. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) USA
3. Stanford Linear Accelerator Centre (SLAC) France

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

5. With reference to the “Coffee Board” in India, consider the following statements:

1. The Coffee Board is a statutory body.
2. It is a regulatory body attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
3. The coffee Board’s Head Office is situated in Bengaluru.

How many of the above statements are correct?