Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 01 July 2022

Q.1) With reference to regarding CAPSTONE Mission, consider the following statements:

1. The mission launched by European Space Agency. 
2.It is headed toward an orbit intended in the future for Gateway, a Moon-orbiting outpost.
3. It aims to help reduce risk for future spacecraft by validating innovative navigation technologies.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.2) Who has been sworn as the 20th Chief Ministerof Maharashtra?

(a) Eknath Shinde
(b) Vinayak Raut
(c) Sanjay Raut
(d) Narayan Rane

Q.3) With reference to regarding United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, consider the following statements:

1. It was founded in 1997 to fight against illicit drugs and international crime.
2. It was formed by merging the United Nations Drug Control Programme.
3. As per the report, India is one of the world’s single-largest opiate markets in terms of users.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 
(d) 2 only

Q.4) What is the new name of Aurangabad district inMaharashtra?

(a) Sambhaji Nagar
(b) Dharashiv
(c) Dhule
(d) Satara

Q.5) With reference to regarding Snake Island, consider the following statements: 

1. It has been also known as Serpent Island or Zmiinyi Island.
2.It is an island belonging to Ukraine located in the Black Sea.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) Both 1 and 2 
(c) 1 only
(d) 2 only

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