UPSC Current Affairs Practice MCQs – 31 January 2024

1. Consider the following statements:

1. NAAC is a statutory body mandated to assess and accredits higher education institutions in India.
2. Paramarsh is a UGC scheme to mentor NAAC accreditation aspirant institutions

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

2. Consider the following forts:

1. Lohgad Fort
2. Raigad Fort
3. Gingee Fort
4. Sindhudurg Fort

How many of the above are part of Maharashtra’s Maratha military landscapes?

3. Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

4. Consider the following statements:
1. Sidereal year  is the time taken by  the sun to return to the same point in the sky relative to distant stars.
2. Solar year is the time taken by Earth to complete one revolution around the sun.
3. True solar day is the average of the true or apparent solar day over an entire year.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

5. With reference to UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), consider the following statements:
1. It is a subsidiary programme constituted under United Nation Security Council (UNSC).
2. United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is a main policy making body of United Nation.
Which of the given above statements is/are not correct?