Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 28 July 2020

Q1 International Tiger Day will be celebrated today. The Day is celebrated on 29th of July every year across the globe to create awareness about tiger conservation.With respect to tiger conservation in India ,which of the following statements stands true ?

1) India is home to nearly 70 per cent of the global tiger population and it leads the world in showing effective conservation of the wild species.
2) The Heads of the governments of Tiger range countries had resolved to double the tiger population by the year 2022. In this regard, Saint Petersburg declaration on tiger conservation was signed by the countries in 2010.
3) However a detailed survey released recently revealed that nearly a third of India’s tigers are living outside tiger reserves and nearly 17 of the 50 reserves are approaching the peak of their capacity at sustaining their populations.
Options :
a) 1 &2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q2 Consider the following pairs of Hybrid varieties with their respective parent plant varieties ?

1) Nayana : Cotton
2) Shresth : Rice
3) Adithya : Wheat
4) AliyarNagar : Coconut
5) Surya : Sunflower
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched ?
Options :
a) 1,2& 3only
b) 3,4 & 5 only
c) 1,4 & 5 only
d) 2,3 & 5 only

Q3 Following the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting held virtually, the G20 announced its plan to address the COVID-19 pandemic and the significant health, social and economic challenges it continues to pose for governments around the world (the "G20 Action Plan"). Which of the following statements stands true ?

1) The G20 Action Plan is the latest in a number of unprecedented fiscal, monetary and financial interventions to support the global economy, maintain stability and ensure the resilience of the financial system.
2) One of the key measures designed to support low-income countries under the G20 Action Plan is the initiative for a time-bound suspension of loan repayments (of both principal and interest) for countries which request it (the "Initiative").
3) The Initiative applies to the 76 countries that are eligible to receive assistance from the IMF.
Options :
a) 1 &2 only 
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q4 As India's second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 marked one year of completion of launch by GSLV MkIII M1 on Wednesday, Indian Space Research Organisation said all its eight payloads are performing well. Which of the following statements regarding the mission stands true ?

1) Chandrayaan-2, aimed at landing a rover on unchartered Lunar North Pole, was launched on July 22, 2019 on board the country's most powerful geosynchronous launch vehicle.
2) The Chandrayaan-2 mission was India's first attempt to land on the lunar surface.Its orbiter, which is still in the lunar orbit, has a mission life of seven years.
3) Extensive data has been acquired from Chandrayaan-2 payloads and parameters are being derived for presence of water-ice in the polar regions. Along with that  X-ray based and Infrared spectroscopic mineral information with mid and high latitude presence of Argon-40 is also being extracted .
Options :
a) 1 &2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only 
d) all the above

Q5 The SreeSreeJoyKaliMatartemple, which is being reconstructed under Indian support is among the oldest temples in which of the following countries ? It was built approximately 300 years back in the early 18th century by ShriDayaramRoy,who was an influential Dewan of Queen Bhahani of Natore and the founder of Dighapatia Royal Family.

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

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