Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 07 October 2019

Q1. RBI has recently hiked the amount which can be availed as loans by small borrowers from micro finance institutions. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) Non-Banking Finance Company-Microfinance Institutions (NBFC-MFIs) hold the largest share of portfolio in micro-credit with the total loan outstanding of ₹68,868 crore, which is 36.8 per cent of total micro-credit universe.
2) However In 2018-19, NBFC-MFIs received a total of ₹35,759 crore in debt funding lesser than that of banks and other financial institutions.
3) The RBI had taken over regulation of MFIs by including them in a separate category under non-banking finance companies in 2010.

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

Q2. Which of the following states in India shares an international boundary with Bangladesh ?

1) Nagaland
2) Mizoram
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Assam
5) Tripura

a) 1,2& 3 only
b) 2,4 & 5 only
c) 1,2 & 4 only
d) all of the above

Q3. An International team of researchers have found that a novel compound can halt the growth of the parasite Plasmodium falciparum known to cause malaria.Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) The researchers noted that cyclin-dependent-like protein kinase PfCLK3 controlled the activity and production of other proteins required by the parasite to stay alive, and by blocking these, killed P falciparum.
2) Both parasitesand humans have proteins different to PfCLK3 orchestrating the activity of almost all processes in cells.
3) To identify compounds that specifically inactivated the PfCLK3 protein, the researchers conducted a large scale automated chemical analysis through a process called high-throughput screening.

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

Q4. Consider the following statements :

1) Media has been considered the fourth pillar of the democratic system, a pillar that supports, nurtures and nourishes the democracy and helps in course corrections as and when necessary.
2) It has a critical role to play in the formation of public opinion, also the media must empower citizens and help in ushering in greater transparency and accountability in the governance system.
3) It is considered that vernacular newspapers coming up in India would endanger the integrity formed by Hindi language and would not lead to prosperity of the rural areas.

Which of the above statements are true ?

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

Q5. WHO ( World Health Organisation ) has recently declared Bengladesh,Bhutan,Thailand and Nepal to become the first four countries in its south east Asian region to become free from which of the following diseases ?

a) Malaria
b) Hepatitis B
c) Tuberculosis
d) AIDS

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Answer :

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