UPSC Current Affairs Practice MCQs – 22 March 2024

1. Which of the following countries are separated by Gibraltar Strait?

2. Consider the following statements:

1. India is the leading exporter of Basmati rice in the world
2. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001 allows only Indian farmers to sow the seeds of any varieties registered under the Act.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

3. Consider the following statements:

1. Candidate or any of his or her proposer can introduce the nomination paper.
2. Only an elector in the constituency in which the candidate contests the election can be a proposer.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

4. The statutory functions of the Enforcement Directorate include enforcement of which of the following acts?

1. The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018
2. The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
3. Economic Offences (Inapplicability of Limitation) Act, 1974
4. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

How many of the statements given above are correct?

5. Consider the following statements:

1. Binturong, the largest civet in India also known as the bearcat, is native to South and Southeast Asia.
2. All the three otter species are now present in Kaziranga National Park of Assam.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?