Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC Prelims : 2nd February 2023

1. They are financial instruments required by investors or hedge funds to invest in Indian securities without having to register with SEBI.
2. They are offshore derivative instruments.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. It is a programme that will facilitate mangrove plantation along India’s coastline and on salt pan lands.
2. The programme will operate through “convergence between MGNREGS, Campa Fund and other sources.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Deselect Answer

1. It is a Jamaica-based intergovernmental body.
2. It was established under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
3. It regulates the mining efforts in the Seabed and protect the seabed environment.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Deselect Answer

1. It is a common inherited blood disorder affects blood plasma cells, changing them into stiff, sticky sickle cells that block blood flow.
2. It can only be cured by bone marrow or stem cell transplantation.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. NAMASTE scheme is a joint initiative of the Ministry of social justice and Empowerment and the Ministry of Housing and Urban affairs
2. It aims to provide the alternative livelihoods support and entitlements to reduce the vulnerabilities of sanitation workers

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

1. It is a small saving scheme to encourage women to adopt formal financial savings instruments.
2. Maximum Investment limit is Rs. 2,00,000

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

1. SSLV is a 3 stage Launch Vehicle configured with three Solid Propulsion Stages and liquid propulsion-based Velocity Trimming Module (VTM) as a terminal stage.
2. It is low cost with low turnaround time and have flexibility in accommodating multiple satellites

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Lab-grown diamonds are diamonds that are produced using specific technology which mimics the geological processes that grow natural diamonds. 
2. LGDs are most often used for industrial purposes, in machines and tools

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?