Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 05 October 2019

Q1. Which of the following statements regarding an NBFC and a bank are definitely true ?

1) An NBFC is a company that provides banking services to people without holding a bank license, whereas bank is a government authorized financial intermediary that aims at providing banking services to the general public.
2) Both NBFC and bank is incorporated under banking regulation act 1949.
3) NBFC’s do not have to maintain reserve ratios while banks have to compulsorily maintain reserve ratios.

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

Q2. Arrange the following pairs of states of India in the decreasing order of their per capita income (2018-2019):

A) Maharashtra
B) Telangana
C) Bihar
D) Uttar Pradesh

a) ACDE
b) ADBC
c) BACD
d) ACBD

Q3. Which of the following are the changes that have been brought in by the central government in Kashmir by scrapping article 370of the constitution?

1) There will not be a separate flag for Kashmir and Indian tri colour will the only flag.
2) The panchayatswill have the same rights as enjoyed by any other state in India.
3) There will not be reservation for minorities like Hindus and Sikhs in the states hereafter.

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

Q4. Which of the following statements regarding the “waste to wealth management” project signed by the central government in order to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi stands true ?

1) The long-term goal is to create circular economic models for waste management, by leveraging big data analytics and frontier technologies to streamline waste in India.
2) The overall outcomes would involve treating waste and generating different forms of energy, thereby making India a waste free nation, with zero greenhouse gas emission and no health hazard.
3) According to the Central Pollution Control Board, only 25% of the municipal solid waste generated is processed or treated.

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

Q5. The central pollution control board (CPCB) has joined hands with which of the following state capitals to develop India’s first e-waste clinic ?

a) Gangtok
b) Gandhinagar
c) Bhopal
d) Mumbai

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Answer :

1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5.(c)