Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 23 September 2020

Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 23 September 2020

Q1. RajyaSabha members of opposition parties recently moved a no-confidence resolution against RajyaSabha Deputy Chairman over the passage of two controversial farm Bills by the voice vote. Which of the following statements regarding the rules of procedures with respect to RajyaSabha stands true ?

1) The Rule 258 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in RajyaSabha makes a provision to enable a member to raise a point of order.
2) The suspension of a house member is decided by the presiding officer of the house on the grounds like a member disregarding the authority of the Chair or abusing the rules of the Council.
3) In parliamentary procedure, a point of order occurs when someone draws attention to a rules violation in a meeting of a deliberative assembly.

Options :

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

Q2. Which of the following states/UT’s in India have categorised as extremely water stressed regions as per the new study by the international think-tank World Resource Institute (WRI) ?

1) Chandigarh
2) Assam
3) Tamilnadu
4) Rajasthan
5) Gujarat

Options :

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

Q3. India is all set to host the general assembly of INTREPOL in 2022 at New Delhi.Which of the following statements regarding the functioning of INTERPOL stands true ?

1) The Interpol basically connects police across the world even if these individual member nations do not have diplomatic relations. The Interpol facilitates information exchange, knowledge sharing and research between nations.
2) A blue notice is issued to help locate missing persons, often minors, or to help identify persons who are unable to identify themselves.
3) The INTERPOL-United Nations Security Council Special Notice is issued for individuals and entities that are subject to sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council. Its principal function is to alert national law enforcement authorities that sanctions such as assets freeze, arms embargo, and travel ban apply to designated individuals and entities.

Options :

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

Q4. The successful flight test of ABHYAS - High-speed Expendable Aerial Target was today conducted by Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) The air vehicle is launched using twin underslung booster. It is powered by a small gas turbine engine and has MEMS based Inertial Navigation System for navigation along with the Flight Control Computer for guidance and control.
2) The vehicle is programmed for fully autonomous flight. The check out of air vehicle is done using laptop based Ground Control Station and the user requirement of 5 kilometres flying altitude & vehicle speed of 0.5 mach, capability of the test vehicle were successfully achieved.
3) The test was conducted at the interim test range at off the Andaman coast.

Options :

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

Q5. The presence of which of the following bacteriain water bodies caused the deaths of around 330 elephants in Botswana recently ?

a) Pseudomonas
b) Clostridium botulinum
c) Cyanobacteria
d) Acidobacteria

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