Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 04 October 2018

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding Asian Development Bank (ADB) :

1) ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.
2) ADB has a voting system similar to the World bank where votes are distributed in proportion with members' capital subscriptions.
3) India holds the 5th largest voting power after Germany.

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

Q2. Which of the following animal/plant species are endemic to the tropical rainforest vegetation in India:

1) Golden langur
2) Malabar giant squirrel
3) Reticulated python
4) Nilgiri Tahr
5) Slow loris

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

Q3. SIDBI had launched a National Level Entrepreneurship Awareness Campaign, UdyamAbhilasha on Monday.Which of the following are the true objectives of this mission:

1) To inspire rural youth in aspirational districts to be entrepreneurs by assisting them to set up their own enterprise.
2) To focus on women aspirants in the aspirational districts to encourage women entrepreneurship.
3) To assist participants to become bankable and avail credit facility from banks to set up their own enterprise.

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

Q4. Consider the following statements :

1) India was certified polio-free in March 2014 and continues to be so.
2) As a part of efforts to maintain high immunity against all polioviruses, India provides inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) and bOPV to all infants across the country under routine immunization.
3) But the risk of any child getting vaccine derived polio disease is practically higher compared to other Asian countries .

Which of the above statements are true ?

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

Q5. Which of the following sites/monuments in India have been awarded UNESCO Global Geopark Network status :

1) Varkala cliff
2) Lonar lake
3) Mary’s Island
4) Ajantha caves
5) Ellora caves

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

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Answer:

1(a), 2(d), 3(d), 4(a), 5(a)