UPSC Current affairs Quiz 16/06/2021

Which among the following  is/are compulsory in the hallmarking of the Gold?

1.  BIS mark

2.  Carbon content

3.  Purity in carat

4.  Assay centre’s name

5.  Manufacturing Address

6.  Jewellers’ identification mark.

Select the correct code:

Consider the following statements on The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO):

1. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.

2. India is not a founding member of it.

3. FAO has declared Year 2023 as the International Year of Pulses.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements on Ethanol.

1) Ethanol is produced from plants with lower starch content.

2) As the ethanol molecule contains oxygen, it allows the engine to more completely combust the fuel, resulting in fewer emissions and thereby reducing the occurrence of environmental pollution.

3) Ethanol is considered as non- renewable fuel.

4)India plans to achieve 20% blending of ethanol in petrol in five years i.e. by 2025

Which of the following statements is /are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the PASIPHAE Project.

1. It’s aim is to study the polarisation in the light coming from millions of stars.

2. In this project the distance of stars will be obtained with the help of the GAIA satellite.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

SolarWinds, Hafnium, Nobelium and DarkSide were seen in the news recently. Which of the following correctly explains them?