UPSC Current Affairs Practice Questions - 12 July 2024

1. Anand Karaj ceremony, recently in news, is associated with which of the following religious traditions?

(a) Buddhists

(b) Jains

(c) Parsis

(d) Sikhists

2. Consider the following statements regarding Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI):

It is a statutory body established under Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946.
It works under Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

3. Least Developed Countries Report is released by which of the following organisations

(a) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

(b) World Bank

(c) IMF

(d) World Economic Forum

4. Upper Siang Project, recently in news, is located in the state of

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Sikkim

(c) Assam

(d) West Bengal

5. The term “junk DNA” refers to:

(a) Damaged DNA that cannot be repaired

(b) DNA that does not code for proteins

(c) DNA located outside nucleus

(d) Viral DNA integrated to host genome

UPSC Current Affairs Practice Questions – 12 July 2024