UPSC Current Affairs Practice Questions - 20 July 2024

1. Mancozeb, Fermion and Cymoxanil, recently in news, is associated with

(a) Pesticides

(b) Chemical fertilisers

(c) Genetically modified crops

(d) Food preservatives

2. Which of the following best refers to ‘Shadow Cabinet’?

(a) Team of opposition formed to run a parallel cabinet

(b) Govt officials mandated to hide sensitive documents away from public scrutiny

(c) A group within a government who make secretive decisions without the knowledge of the elected representatives.

(d) A hypothetical lineup of ministers without any official mandate.

3. Battle of Pratapgarh and Battle of Kolhapur was fought between

(a) Marathas and Bijapur Sultanates

(b) Vijayanagara and Bahmani Sultans

(c) British and Marathas

(d) Mughals and Marathas

4. Consider the following statements:

Agarwood is produced when Aquilaria trees are infected by the mold Fusarium solani.
The tree is native to the countries in South and South-East Asia.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

5. Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is associated with which of the following?

(a) Network connectivity issues

(b) Software piracy

(c) Hardware/Software malfunction in computers

(d) Internet browsing speed

UPSC Current Affairs Practice Questions – 20 July 2024