Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 15 September 2020

Q1. India has been elected as the member of the Commission on Status of Women (CSW) recently. Which of the following statements regarding the commission stands true ?

1) TheCommission on Status of Women(CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.
2) A functional commission of the ECOSOC, it was established by ECOSOC resolution 11 of 21 June 1946 and 45 member states of the United Nations serve as members of the Commission at any one time.
3) India and China are the only members from the Asian region in the CSW.

Options :

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

Q2. Which of the following pairs of oil refineries in India and their current location states are correctly matched ?

1) Nayara energy refinery : Gujarat
2) Manalirefinery :Tamilnadu
3) Mathura refinery : Kerala
4) Binarefinery : Madhya Pradesh
5) Numaligarhrefinery : Meghalaya

Options :

a) 1,2 & 3 only
b) 1,2 & 4 only
c) 2,3 & 5 only
d) 2,4 & 5 only 

Q3. Parliament has passed the National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2020 and the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2020 with the LokSabha approving them today. Which of the following statements regarding the bills stands true ?

1) The bills aim at ensuring availability of high quality medical professionals both for homeopathic treatment as well as for the Indian System of Medicine.
2) The two bills also propose constitution of Advisory Councils for Homoeopathy as well as for Indian System of Medicine. These Councils will be the primary platform through which the states and union territories will put forth their views and concerns before the two Commissions.
3) The bills also envisage a National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for admission to both undergraduate and Post-Graduate courses of Homoeopathy and for various disciplines of Indian System of Medicine.

Options :

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

Q4. The atmosphere of Venus contains traces of phosphine gas which on Earth is associated with living organisms claimed scientists recently. Which of the following statements regarding the findings stands true ?

1) Conditions on Venus are often described as hellish with daytime temperatures hot enough to melt lead and an atmosphere comprised almost entirely of carbon dioxide.
2) They detected traces of phosphine which is a non-flammable gas that on Earth occurs from the breakdown of inorganic matter.
3) Phosphine is used as a dopant in the semiconductor industry, and a precursor for the deposition of compound semiconductors. Commercially significant products include gallium phosphide and indium phosphide.

Options : 

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

Q5. Aegean Sea islands are the typical destination of thousands of asylum-seekers from the West Asia, Africa and Asia who cross illegally from the nearby Turkish coast in hope of finding a better life in the European Union. The sea is located to the east (nearest) of which of the following countries ?

a) Denmark
b) Greece
c) Jordan
d) Portugal

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