14TH JANUARY ,2021 : DAILY 10.30 A.M UPSC PRELIMS(10 QUESTIONS) MCQs

1. Consider the following statements about the Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP)

1. 1. The recent Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) ranking of states was declared by the World Bank
   2. It includes 180 reform points covering 12 business regulatory areas
   3. State Rankings have been released earlier also for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017-18.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements

1. 1. In a recent finding, the Chandrayaan-II Moon data indicates that the Moon’s poles are home to water
   2. The mission objective of Chandrayaan-2 (Indian lunar mission) was to explore the unchartered south pole of the celestial body by landing a

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. The Chief Minister of which of the following states has released a book titled “Tangrams: An Ethnolinguistic Study Of The Critically Endangered Group?

4. ‘RCF SAFEROLA’ has been introduced by a ‘mini ratna’ company Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF).

5. Consider the following statements about the Mental Health Rehabilitation Helpline “KIRAN

1. 1. It has been launched jointly by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD)
   2. It offers mental health rehabilitation services with the objective of early screening, first-aid, psychological support and mental well-being

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

6. A Mental Health Rehabilitation Helpline “KIRAN has been launched by which of the following Ministries/ State/Organisations?

7. Consider the following statements about the recently launched Project Dolphin

1. 1. The project is aimed at saving both river and marine
   2. Project Dolphin is to be implemented by National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)
   3. Project Dolphin will be on the lines of Project Tiger

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

8. The Kalasa-Banduri Project undertaken by which of the following state governments?

9. Consider the following statements about Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP)

1. 1. It is implemented by Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana –National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY- NRLM), Ministry of Rural Development
   2. SVEP focusses on providing self-employment opportunities by providing training in business management without any financial assistance

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

10. Consider the following statements about Gangetic dolphin

1. 1. The Gangetic dolphin listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of
   2. It is included in the First Schedule of the Indian Wildlife (Protection), Act

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?