UPSC Current Affairs Quiz – 27 December 2021

With reference to the INS Sudarshini, consider the following statements:

1) It was built at Cochin Shipyard Ltd.

2) Recently it was deployed to the Gulf as part of Indian Navy’s endeavour to enhance maritime cooperation with the friendly navies in the region.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Union Defence Minister recently laid the foundation stone for Defence Technology & Test Centre established by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It will consist of which of the following subcentres?

1) Deep-Tech Innovation & Startup Incubation Centre

2) Design & Simulation Centre

3) Business Development Centre

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

The BRAHMOS Manufacturing Centre, announced by BrahMos Aerospace will be set up in:

With reference to the Mission SAGAR, consider the following statements:

1) 500 Tons of food aid has been shipped by INS Kesari to support the efforts of Government of Mozambique to cope with ongoing drought and concurrent challenges of pandemic.

2) Since May 2020, the Indian Navy has deployed ships to 15 Friendly Foreign Countries under SAGAR missions.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the special event “Discourse on Rural Financial Inclusion”, consider the following statements:

1) It is an initiative under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).

2) As a part of the event, the facility for overdraft (OD of Rs. 5,000/- to verified SHG members under DAY – NRLM having accounts under the prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana with Banks was launched by Department of Rural Development.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), consider the following statements:

1) Its objective is to improve the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of State owned DISCOMs/ Power Departments.

2) Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme has an outlay of Rs.3,03,758 crore with an estimated budgetary support from Central Government of Rs. 97,631 crores, which would be available till FY 2025-26.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the “right to be forgotten”, consider the following statements:

1) It is part of the fundamental right to privacy.

2) United States of America in 2018 adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Article 17 of which provides for the right to erasure of certain categories of personal data.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to a report released by the British consultancy CEBR on world economy, consider the following statements:

1) India looks set to overtake France next year and then Britain in 2023 to regain its place as the world’s sixth biggest economy.

2) Germany will become the world’s top economy in dollar terms in 2030.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the COVID-19 vaccination, consider the following statements:

1) Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covaxin’ also received approval for Emergency use in children between 12 and 18 years of age.

2) Covaxin is formulated uniquely such that the same dosage can be administered to adults and children.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Who among the following was a Nobel Peace Prize laureate?