Current Affairs MCQ 19-24 December 2019

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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Prelims Exam 2020 – 19 to 24 December 2019

Q1. Which of the following statements regarding the recently published Global Diseases Burden report stands true?

1) Around 9 million fire incidents and 1.2 lakh deaths were recorded across the globe that year.

2) India, along with seven countries, including Pakistan, accounted for over half the deaths due to fires.

3) The study identified gender violence as a cause for the high death rate in India; it also cited a study from Karnataka that showed synthetic saris worn by women was a cause.

Options:

A) 1 & 2 only

b) 2 & 3 only

c) 1 & 3 only

d) All the above

Q2. Which of the following statements regarding the liquidity adjustment measures taken by RBI stands true?

1) The RBI uses the repo rate for short-term liquidity management and to smoothen interest rates in the call/money market.

2) LAF helps in managing a short-term liquidity situation resulting from the large and volatile capital flows.

3) An increase in the CRR results in an increase in the amount of money that banks have to maintain with the RBI as a percentage of their deposits.

4) In times of excess visible liquidity, the call rates hover around the reverse repo rate, whereas in times of tight liquidity, the call rate will hover around the repo rate.

Options:

a) 1, 2& 3 only

b) 2, 3 & 4 only

c) 1, 3 & 4 only

d) 1, 2 & 4 only

Q3. Which of the following statements regarding the WEF (World Economic Forum’s) annual meeting stands true?

1) The WEF has said the 2020 meeting aims to give a concrete meaning to “stakeholder capitalism”, assist governments and international institutions in tracking progress towards the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals, and facilitate discussions on technology and trade governance.

2) WEF has selected ‘Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World’ as the theme for its 2020 annual meeting, which will bring together 3,000 global leaders.

3) WEF meeting is to be held at its headquarters in Hague, Netherlands.

Options:

A) 1 & 2 only

b) 2 & 3 only

c) 1 & 3 only

d) All the above

Q4. With respect to India’s foreign policy in Central Asia, which of the following statements stands true?

1) India is committed to building rail route, from Chabahar to Zahedan on the Iran-Afghan border, and Uzbekistan is keen to join the transit trade agreement signed by India, Afghanistan and Iran.

2) India also wants to connect Central Asia via INSTC and through Ashgabat agreement that excludes Oman.

3) The rail route to Herat, if extended to Kabul, would also link to India’s “air corridor”, allowing trade, especially dry fruits and agricultural produce to travel along the routes from India to Central Asia and back in much shorter time.

Options:

A) 1 & 2 only

b) 2 & 3 only

c) 1 & 3 only

d) All the above

Q5. The Galapagos Islands recently in news, considered one of the world’s foremost destinations for wildlife-viewing. It is located in the Pacific islands and is an archipelago of which of the following countries?

a) Columbia

b) Equador

c) Peru

d) Mexico

Q6. Consider the following statements regarding Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.

1. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence is the apex anti-smuggling agency of India, working under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs.
2. It is tasked with combating commercial frauds related to international trade and evasion of Customs duty.
3. Curbing illicit international trade in wildlife and environmentally sensitive items does not come under the ambit of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, as it is the responsibility of Wildlife Crime Control Bureau.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1, 2

b) 1, 3

c) 2 only

d) 2, 3

Q7. India’s cold wave zone covers which of the following states.

1. Punjab
2. Haryana
3. Gujarat
4. Madhya Pradesh
5. Bihar

Select the correct answer code:

a) 1, 2, 3

b) 1, 4, 5

c) 1, 2, 3, 4

d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Q8. Consider the following statements regarding Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana.

1. The “Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana” (MKSP), a sub component of National Food Security Mission (NFSM) seeks to improve the present status of women in Agriculture.
2. Projects are conceived in such a manner that the skill base of the women in agriculture is enhanced to enable them to pursue their livelihoods on a sustainable basis.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both

d) None

Q9. Reporters without Borders, often in the news, is

a) An inter-governmental agency sponsored by European Union

b) A United Nations agency to help refugees of civil war

c) Non-governmental organization on issues relating to freedom of the press

d) United Nations organisation to regulate freedom of press.

Q10. GOAL (Going Online As Leaders), a mission to empower women is launched by

a) Google

b) Microsoft

c) Facebook

d) Twitter

Q11. Consider the following statements:

1. Future Skills programme aims to reskill 2 million professionals and students in the industry over a period of 5 years
2. Talent Next is an initiative of Infosys, which aims to enhance the quality of engineering education by preparing faculty and academic leaders to train students

Which of the given above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: (a)

Q12. Consider the following statements with reference to National Population Register (NPR)

1. NPR is a database containing a list of all usual residents of the country
2. A usual resident for the purposes of NPR is a person who has resided in a place for 12 months or more, and intends to reside there for another 12 months or more
3. While the census is legally backed by the Census Act, 1948, the NPR is a mechanism outlined in a set of rules framed under the Citizenship Act, 1955
4. The NPR is the first step towards establishing the NRIC

Which of the given above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1, 3 and 4

(c) 2, 3 and 4

(d) All of the above

Ans: (b)

Q13. Chabahar Port located on?

(a) Gulf of Yeman

(b) Gulf of Oman

(c) Gulf of Persia

(d) Gulf of Aden

Ans: (b)

Q14. Recently Echo Network has been in news for sometimes is primarily related to?

(a) A new training program improve digital literacy

(b) Network of Employers for the development of global science

(c) Interdisciplinary Training Program in ecology and environment

(d) None of the above

Ans: (c)

Q15. Recently LULUCF has been mentioned in media repeatedly is primarily related to?

(a) Forestry and other land use

(b) Interplanetary space object

(c) Crypto currency

(d) Endangered Tribal language

Ans: (a)

Q16. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(a) Water hyacinth can be used to produce carbon dots

(b) Entropy explains, why heat flows from hotter bodies to cooler bodies and not either way

(c) The great Indian mathematician, Ramanujan works/theory can be used in signal processing and black hole physics

(d) All of the above

Ans: (d)

Q17. The Rampa Rebellion of 1922, also known as the Manyam Rebellion, was a tribal uprising, led by

(a) Alluri Sitarama Raju

(b) Sidhu Murmu and Kanhu Murmu

(c) Bakshi Jagabandhu

(d) None of the above

Ans: (a)

Q18. Chutiya, Moran and Motak ethnic community primarily found in

(a) Assam

(b) Odisha

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Andhra Pradesh

Ans: (a)

Q19. Which of the following article of the Constitution of India deals with official language or language of state?

(a) Article 345

(b) Article 245

(c) Article 332

(d) Article 331

Ans: (a)

Q20. Recently Carbon Dots has been in news for sometimes as an emerging technology. In this context which of the following is/are the most significant applications of carbon dots?

1. Cellular Imaging
2. Bio Sensing
3. Targeted drug delivery
4. Photo thermal Therapy
5. Light emitting diodes

Select the correct answer using the code below

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 5

(b) 1, 2 and 3

(c) 1, 2, 4 and 5

(d) All of the above

Ans: (d)

Answer:

1. (D) 2 (b) 3 (a) 4 (c) 5 (b) 6(a) 7(d) 8(b) 9(c) 10(c) 11(a) 12(b) 13(b) 14(c} 15(a) 16(d) 17(a) 18(a) 19(a) 20(d)