Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 02 October 2020

Q1 RBI had introduced LTRO with a view to assuring banks about the availability of durable liquidity at reasonable cost relative to prevailing market conditions recently. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) LTRO is a tool that allows banks to borrow one to three years of funds from the central bank over and above the repo rate.
2) While the RBI’s current windows of liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) and marginal standing facility (MSF) offer banks money for their immediate needs ranging from 1-28 days, the LTRO supplies them with liquidity for their 1- to 3-year needs.
3) LTRO was first introduced by the European Central Bank (ECB) during its sovereign debt crisis that began in 2008.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q2 The motion of thanks is one of the ways through which the LokSabha can express a lack of confidence in the government. Which of the following are the other ways ?

1) Rejection of a money bill.
2) Passing a censure motion or an adjournment motion.
3) The defeat of the government on a vital issue.
4) Passing a cut motion.
Options :

a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 4only
c) all the above
d) 1 & 3 only

Q3 Which of the following statements regarding epidemiological transition level (ETL) stands true ?

1) In demography and medical geography, epidemiological transition level (ETL) is a theory which "describes changing population patterns in terms of fertility, life expectancy, mortality, and leading causes of death."
2) States with high ETL have a better development index and higher rates of cancer.
3) ETL is highest in Jammu & Kashmir and lowest in Maharashtra.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q4 Consider the following statements with respect to the progress of Swachh Bharat Mission :

1) When Swachh Bharat Mission- urban was launched in 2014, it was with the vision of achieving Clean India by 2nd October 2019, the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation.
2) From a meagre 18 per cent of solid waste processing in 2014, the mission has completed up to 67 per cent of solid waste processing and more than 77 per cent wards are practising source segregation.
3) The scheme is being implemented under the aegis of ministry of health and family welfare.

Which of the above statements stands true ?
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q5 The Bongosagar bilateral naval exercise is held between India and which of the following countries ?

a) Bhutan
b) Bangladesh
c) Srilanka
d) Myanmar

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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 02 October 2020