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UPSC PRELIMS-2021 || Current Affairs based Most Probable Questions for Prelims 2021 – by Sukanya Rana

Q1) Consider the following statements with respect to Brucellosis:

1. It is a fungal disease caused by Blastomyces which causes respiratory disease in humans.

2. Brucellosis is often spread when people eat contaminated food, which may include raw meat and unpasteurized milk.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?

a. 1 only

b. 2 only

c. Both 1 and 2

d. Neither 1 nor 2

Q2) With respect to mRNA vaccines, consider the following statements:

1. They are non-infectious, non-integrating in nature, and degraded by standard cellular mechanisms.

2. They are highly efficacious because of their inherent capability of being translatable into the protein structure inside the cell cytoplasm.

3. They are fully synthetic and do not require a host, like eggs or bacteria, for growth.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

a. 1 and 2 only

b. 1 and 3 only

c. 2 and 3 only

d. 1, 2 and 3

Q3) Consider the following statements with respect to Ultra White Paint:

1. It is made of calcium carbonate and reflects 85% of white light.

2. It remains cooler than the ambient temperature in full sunlight.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?

a. 1 only

b. 2 only

c. Both 1 and 2

d. Neither 1 nor 2

Q4) Which of the following statements are correct with respect to Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC):

1. It aims to protect the health of consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade.

2. The Membership of the Commission is open to all Member Nations and Associate Members of FAO and WHO.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a. 1 only

b. 2 only

c. Both 1 and 2

d. Neither 1 nor 2

Q5) Consider the following statements with respect to Python-5 Missile:

1. It is a fifth generation infra-red air-to-air missile.

2. It has a range of around 20 km.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

a. 1 only

b. 2 only

c. Both 1 and 2

d. Neither 1 nor 2

UPSC PRELIMS-2021 || Most Probable Questions for UPSC Prelims 2021 – by Santosh Gupta

Q1) Consider the following statements regarding “Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence”:

1. It envisages responsible and human-centric development and use of artificial intelligence
2. India is one of the founding members of the GPAI initiative.
3. The GPAI initiative was conceived by Germany and France during their G7 presidencies.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

(a) 1  AND 2 only

(b) 2 only

(c) All of them

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q2) Which of the following sectors is included in the NITI Aayog’s “National AI Strategy”:

1. Agriculture
2. MSME
3. Education
4. MOBILITY
5. Oil and Natural Gas

Select the correct code:

(a) 1 and 4 only

(b) 2 and 5 only

(c) 3 and 5 only

(d) 1, 3 and 4 only

Q3) Consider the following statements regarding “eVIN”

1. It digitizes Covid Vaccination supply chain.
2. Both state Government and private companies can place their orders directly for vaccine through this portal

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q4) Consider the following statement about the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI):

1. It is a WHO led alliance of public health organizations of UN members. 
2. The objective is to ensure immunization for all. 

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q5) Which of the following given statements is/are true about India’s supercomputer Param Siddhi?:

1. It is ranked in the top 100 among 500 most powerful non-distributed computer systems in the world.
2. It has been developed under the National Supercomputing Mission.
3. It is the fastest supercomputer of India till now

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) All of them

(d) Neither 1 nor 2