Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 12 April 2020

Q1 TRIFED has asked the State Nodal Departments,Implementing Agencies to initiate procurement of MFPs at MSP. Which of the following statements regarding the scheme stands true ?

1) Under the scheme "Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce through Minimum Support Price and development of Value chain for MFP" Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Minor Forest Produce (MFP) has been fixed for select MFP.
2) The scheme is designed as a social safety net for improvement of livelihood of MFP gatherers by providing them fair price for the MFPs they collect.
3) The Scheme has been implemented in eight States having Schedule areas as listed in the Fifth Schedule of the constitution of India. From November 2016, the scheme is applicable in all States.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only 
b) 2 & 3 only 
c) 1 & 3 only 
d) all the above

Q2 Which of the following rivers constitute the so called ‘great lakes” of North America ?

1) Michigan
2) Superior
3) Mississippi
4) Ontario
5) Colorado
Options :
a) 1,2 & 3 only 
b) 1,2 & 4 only
c) 2,3 & 5 only 
d) 2,4 & 5 only 

Q3 With respect to pattern of population distribution across the world, which of the following statements stands true ?

1) More than 90 per cent of the world’s population lives in about 10 per cent of the land surface.
2) Almost three-quarters of the world’s people live in two continents Asia and the Americas.
3) The average density of population in the whole world is 45 persons per square km. South Central Asia has the highest density of population followed by East and South East Asia.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only 
b) 2 & 3 only 
c) 1 & 3 only 
d) all the above

Q4 Consider the following statements :

1) Visceral adipose tissue is fat tissue that is found in the abdominal region, surrounding various organs.
2) These cells play a role in controlling immune response to the self and external cells, thereby protecting the body from autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus.
3) Visceral adipose tissue has an endocrine function, meaning it secretes adipokines and hormones that play key roles in energy balance and metabolism.
Which of the above statements stands true ?
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

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