Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 13 May 2021

Q.1) With reference to the Government e-Marketplace, consider the following statements:

1. It is an online platform for public procurement in India.
2. The initiative was launched by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
3. The platform not fully owned by the Government of India. 
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 only

Q.2) World Food Prize 2021 won by 

(a) Ellen Franzenburg

(b) Simon N. Groot

(c) Rattan Lal 

(d) Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted

Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding Asperger’s syndrome:

1. It is a disorder where people have trouble in social relationships.
2. It belongs to the autism spectrum which can severely inhibit a person’s mental and social development.
3. The disorder is named after German doctor Hans Asperger, who first described it in 1944.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.4) Business responsibility and sustainability report issued by 

(a) SEBI 

(b) RBI 

(c) Ministry of Finance 

(d) None of the above 

Q.5) With reference to the Food distribution Programme, consider the following statements:

1. It is jointly conducted by National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) and National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation. 
2.NBCFDC and NSFDC are incorporated as company not for profit operated under Ministry of Social Justice andEmpowerment.
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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