Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 01 October 2018

Q1. Which of the following statements regarding the people plan campaign adopted by centre are true ?

1) It is being construed as a major pre-poll political exercise to reach out to rural voters across and a precursor to revive the Five Year Plan in local bodies .
2) The Centre’s Plan document terms GPDP as a catalyst for transforming rural India and describes it as a comprehensive participatory process which involves full convergence with schemes of all related Central Ministries.
3) The campaign will be rolled out with structured gramasabha meetings for preparing panchayat development Plans for 2019-20.

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

Q2. Consider the following statements regarding LNG :

1) It is colourless ,odourless but highly toxic & corrosive in nature.
2) Natural gas is mainly converted to LNG for transport over the seas where laying pipelines is not feasible technically and economically.
3) LNG offers a unique advantage over CNG for more demanding high-horsepower applications by eliminating the need for a turbocharger in an engine.

Which of the above statements are true ?

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

Q3.Which of the following fish species are listed as critically endangered in the IUCN threat list :

1) Pondicherry shark
2) Ganges shark
3) Large tooth sawfish
4) Knife-tooth saw fish

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

Q4.Which of the following are included in the terms of reference of the newly constituted Competition Law Review Committee :

1) To review the Competition Act/ Rules/ Regulations, in view of changing business environment and bring necessary changes, if required;
2) To look into international best practices in the competition fields, especially anti-trust laws, merger guidelines and handling cross border competition issues;
3) To study other regulatory regimes/ institutional mechanisms/ government policies which overlap with the Competition Act.

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

Q5.A Southeast Asian nation made up of thousands of volcanic islands, is home to hundreds of ethnic groups speaking many different languages. It’s known for beaches, volcanoes, Komodo dragons and jungles sheltering elephants, orangutans and tigers. It is also the world's largest island country.
The above description refers to which of the following countries :

a) Java
b) Bali
c) Indonesia
d) Cambodia

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Answer:

1(d), 2(b), 3(d), 4(d), 5(c)