Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC Prelims : 6th February 2023

1. It was founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921.
2. It is a public central university and an Institution of National Importance
3. It is located in West Bengal.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. It was built by Mughal emperor Jahangir.
2. It was constructed on a site that was hemmed by the Yamuna River on the one side and the sprawling Aravalli Hills on the other.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
2. The Iron Pillar
3. Iltutmish’s Tomb
4. Alauddin Khalji’s Tomb
5. Alai Darwaza
6. Qutb Minar

Choose the correct code from the options given below:

1. It is a flagship program of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports which is an attempt to provide assistance to India’s top athletes.
2. The Mission Olympic Cell is a special organization established to support the athletes chosen under the TOP Scheme.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Deselect Answer

1. It is the only international treaty for “the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands”.
2. Montreux Record is a mechanism which is associated with the Ramsar Advisory Mission.
3. The date of signing of the convention is celebrated as the world wetlands day.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) Scheme aims to promote education among the students who belongs to the minority communities 
2. This fellowship is awarded to the students who pursue regular and full time M. Phil and Ph.D courses 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

1. It is the range of orbits around a star within which a planetary surface can support liquid water given sufficient atmospheric pressure  
2. Planets like Mercury, Earth , Mars and Jupiter orbit within the sun’s Goldilocks zone 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

1. It is a grass land species, most of its population is now confined to the state of Rajasthan and Gujarat 
2. Habitat loss due to agriculture expansion, and other developmental activities acts as a threat to the survival of this species 
3. It is listed as a critically endangered species in the IUCN red list

1. Mangroves are the salt tolerant plant community that acts as a natural protection to the coastal region 
2. Breathing Roots in mangroves slows down water flows and encourage sediment deposits that reduce coastal erosion.