Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 02 JANUARY 2019

Q1. Consider the following statements with regards to rural-urban migration :

1) The rapid migration to cities has become a part of the development process of different regions, creating imbalance in development and growth among states.
2) The Urban areas do not create adequate employment opportunities to unskilled workers. Therefore, people do not get sufficient employment days and thus survival or livelihood security becomes quite difficult.
3) After the introduction MGNREGA ,rural to urban distress migration has increased rapidly leading to more congestion in urban areas along with slum formation.

Which of the above statements are true ?

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

Q2. As per the Indian constitution, which of the following constitutes the procedure to create a new states in the country :

1) Acquiring new territories by war, international agreements
2) Giving status of full fledged state to a union territory
3) Reorganisation of existing states.

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

Q3. Which of the following are the ways through which RBI builds its reserves ?

1) Interest on government bonds held for conducting open market operations (OMO’s)
2) Income from investment in foreign currency assets.
3) Earning retained after giving dividends to government
4) Revaluation of foreign assets and gold
5) Printing of new high value currencies

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

Q4. Consider the following statements with respect to Samwad with Students (SwS) platform launched by ISRO :

1) Through the SwS initiative, ISRO aims to constantly engage youngsters across India to capture their scientific temperament.
2) The Indian Space agency will engage youngsters across the country in activities concerning space science under this programme.
3) Students will also be taken to space laboratories and will be allowed to be part of manned space missions under the programme.

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

Q5. Which of the following statements with respect the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement are true?

1) The RCEPis a proposed Free Trade Agreement between ten ASEAN member states and their six Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partners namely India, Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and Republic of Korea.
2) The RCEP agreement is expected to provide market access for India’s goods and services exports and encourage greater investments and technology into India.
3) It would also facilitate India’s MSMEs to effectively integrate into the regional value and supply chains.

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