UPSC Current Affairs Practice Questions – 09 November 2024

1. Adaptation Gap Report, is an annual report published by?

2. Consider the following statements about the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme:

1. Pensions under OROP are re-fixed every five years based on the average of the minimum and maximum pensions of retirees of the same rank and service length.
2. Personnel who voluntarily retire under specific military rules post-OROP implementation are not eligible for the scheme.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. Consider the following statements regarding the First Buddhist Council:

1. The First Buddhist Council was held in Rajagriha
2. It was presided over by Mahakassapa and patronized by King Ajatashatru.
3. The council led to the division of Buddhism into the schools of Sthaviravadins and Mahasanghikas

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. Which of the following organisation publishes the Global Education Monitoring Report?

5. Consider the following statements about Lassa fever:

1. Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic fever endemic to West Africa.
2. It is primarily transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?