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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 6 May 2018


Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 6 May 2018


1.Consider the following provisions regarding PC-PNDT act

1. It authorises only government approved hospitals to conduct tests for the purpose of determining the sex of the foetus.
2. It makes advertisement by any person for pre-conception & pre natal sex diagnosis as punishable offence.

Which of the above statements is/are correct

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both
d. None

2.Consider the following statements regarding Transparency international

1. It works under the supervision of United Nation.
2. It expose individual cases of corruption apart from providing corruption perception index.

Which of the above statements is/are correct

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both
d. None

3.Consider the following statement about SWAYAM

1. It is launched by Ministry of Human Resource Development.
2. It is now possible for the students and others to take courses of the prestigious IITs or IIMs without formally studying there.

Which of the above statements is/are correct

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both
d. None

4.Which of the following countries do not have voting right in international solar alliance

1.Brazil
2. The Democratic Republic of Congo
3. Norway
4. Denmark

Which of the statement(s) is/are correct

a. 1 and 3 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 3 and 4 only
d. 2 only

5.Consider the following statements about Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

1. It has complete control over monetary policy decisions.
2. Governor of RBI is ex-officio chairperson of Monetary Policy Committee.

Which of the above statements is/are correct

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both
d. None

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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 23 April 2018


Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 23 April 2018


1. Consider the following statements about NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission.

1. It will be the first radar imaging satellite to use dual frequency and it is planned to be used for remote sensing.
2. NASA will provide the mission's L-band SAR, a high-rate communication subsystem for science data, GPS receivers, a solid state recorder, and a payload data subsystem.
3. ISRO will provide the satellite bus, an S-band SAR, the launch vehicle and associated launch services.
4. Unlike other Synthetic Aperture Radar it do not use SweepSAR technique.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct

a. 1 & 2 only
b. 1 & 3 only
c. 1, 2 & 3 only
d. All of the above

2. Which one of the following city have prepared first of its kind city’s Heat Action Plan to cope with heat waves?

a. Mumbai
b. Ahmedabad
c. Hyderabad
d. Kolkata

3. Consider the following statements

1. IMF is part of United nations
2. A country has to 1st join IMF before it can be a member of world Bank.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both
d. None

4. What is theme of Earth Day 2018

a. End plastic pollution
b. End air pollution
c. Green Earth-Clean Earth
d. Save earth for future

5. Deep Panda is seen in news recently, it is

a. Computer virus
b. A species of Red Panda found in deep valley of Himalaya
c. Island named after Red Panda
d. None of the above

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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 22 April 2018


Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 22 April 2018


1. ‘Zinc Fingers’ and ‘TALENs’ are seen in news sometimes, these are related to

a. Computer industry
b. Solar cell production.
c. Gene-editing technologies
d. Medicine

2. Consider the following statements about overseas citizen of India

1. OCIs have life time multiple entry visa to work & live in India with fewer restriction
2. OCIs have to register with the Foreigner Regional Registration Office during their stay in India.
3. OCIs are allowed to apply for PAN card, Driving license or open bank account in India.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct.

a. 1 only
b. 3 only
c. 1 & 3
d. 1, 2 & 3 only

3. Consider the following statements about whistleblowers protection act, 2014

1. It permits the disclosure of misuse of power by a civil servant
2. It permits the disclosure of corruption in cabinet proceedings
3. It prohibit disclosures that are that are prohibited under the Official secrets act (OSA), 1923.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct.

a. 1 only
b. 1 & 2 only
c. 1, 2 & 3
d. 1 & 3 only

4. Which of the following countries do not make border with black sea

a. Ukraine
b. Russia
c. Azerbaijan
d. Romania

5. Which of the following organization publishes world happiness report.

a. UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
b. Happiness Atlantica Labrotary
c. UNESCO
d. UNDP

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