27TH JANUARY ,2021 : DAILY 10.30 A.M UPSC PRELIMS(10 QUESTIONS) MCQs

1. Vallam Kali and Pulikali are dance and art forms specific to which of the following states?

2. Consider the following statements about PHALCON airborne warning and control systems (AWACS)

1. 1. India doesn’t yet have a single Phalcon AWACS
   2. It is capable of tracking the movement of troops across the border without crossing territorial

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. Consider the following statements about Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS)

1. 1. It is a mobile, long-range radar surveillance and control centre for air and land
   2. It is mounted in a specially modified aircraft and can also be mounted on any submarine

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

4. Consider the following statements about India – SCO relations

1. 1. India, Pakistan and all Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member-nations had participated in a strategic command and staff exercise as part of Exercise
   2. India has never participated in SCO peace mission exercise

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5. India’s First Toy Manufacturing Cluster is going to be established at Koppala. Koppala is situated in which of the following states?

6. Consider the following statements

1. 1. NETRA also known as Airborne Early Warning and Control System is a project of India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation
   2. India had signed a USD 5 billion deal with the USA to buy five units of the S-400 air defence missile systems

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

7. The World’s Largest Solar Tree has been developed and installed by which of the following organizations?

8. Consider the following statements about Pinaka Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)

1. 1. It has been indigenously designed and developed by DRDO
   2. It was designed to replace the BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher systems of the Indian
   3. The launch system of Pinaka is comprised up of two pods, which are mounted on a Tatra launcher vehicle.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

9. Consider the following statements about Agriota-E Marketplace

1. 1. It has been launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare
   2. It is a new technology-driven agri-commodity trading and sourcing e-market platform

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

10. Consider the following statements about the Global Food Security Index

1. 1. It is managed and updated annually by the Food and Agriculture Organization
   2. It measures food security across most of the developing countries of the

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?