UPSC Current Affairs Questions [Prelims]

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1.
Which of the following is / are fund managers for National Pension System (NPS) currently:
  1. HDFC Pension Fund
  2.  Kotak Pension Fund
  3. Reliance Capital Pension
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
2.
Consider the following schemes:
  1. MGNREGA
  2. Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
  3. MPLADS scheme
Which of the above operate under a demand-based approach?
3.
Currently, Aadhaar is used in India for which purpose?
  1. Identification of beneficiaries under pension schemes and Jan-Dhan Programme
  2. Identification of VB-G RAM G beneficiaries
  3. Taxation
  4. Identification of mid-day meal programme at schools
Select the correct option from codes given below:
4.
Consider the following statements and bring out the only wrong statement?
5.
Consider the following:
  1. Masai is a negro tribe of East Africa and they are mostly cattle rearing tribes.
  2. Afridis and Masuds are tribes of Pakistan.
  3. Swahili is a group of aborigines in Kenya and Tanzania.
  4. Red Indians are aborigines of South America.
Which among the above statements is/are correct?