Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 04 August 2020

Q1 Government today said that Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) has ensured essential immunization services during the COVID pandemic. Which of the following statements regarding the network stands true ?

1) It aims to provide real-time information on vaccine stocks and flows, and storage temperatures across all cold chain points in the country.
2) eVIN has reached 32 States and Union Territories and will soon be rolled-out in the remaining States and UTs of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Ladakh and Sikkim.
3) It is being implemented under mission Indhradhanush under ministry of health and family welfare.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q2 India’s manufacturing sector activity contracted at a slightly faster pace in July as demand conditions remained subdued amid prolonged closures, following which firms reduced both staff numbers as well as purchasing activity, a monthly survey showed.

The direction of the trend in the PMI tends to precede changes in the trend in major estimates of economic activity and output like which of the following factors ?

1) Gross Domestic Product
2) Employment
3) Savings
4) Remittances
5) Industrial production
Options :
a) 1,2& 3 only
b) 2,3 & 5 only
c) 1,2 & 5only
d) all the above

Q3 With respect to the recently released draft ‘Defence Production & Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP) 2020’, which of the following statements stands true ?

1) The DPEPP-2020 is envisaged as overarching guiding document of Defence Ministry to provide a focused, structured and significant thrust to defence production capabilities of the country for self-reliance and exports.
2) The share of domestic procurement in overall defence procurement is about 25%. In order to enhance procurement from domestic industry, it is incumbent that procurement is doubled from the current ₹70,000 crore to ₹1,40,000crore by 2025.
3) Efforts will also be made to create an environment that encourages Research and Development, rewards innovation, creates Indian IP ownership and promotes a robust and self-reliant defence industry.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q4 Recently,a new survey of 13 States, published by the AzimPremji Foundation (APF), shows what that statistic means on the ground — a number of gram panchayats in vulnerable areas have already exhausted their funds for the MGNREGA scheme. Which of the following statements regarding the scheme stands true ?

1) The study noted that wages in the scheme are 25-30% higher than the minimum wages for agricultural workers in most States.
2) Despite kharif operations, the demand for work is still very high; but workers in several States have been given the impression that MGNREGA work is suspended during the monsoon season.
3) The report also mentioned that payments through banks continue to be inefficient as rural branches of banks have limited capacity and infrastructure, and are often overwhelmed by the overcrowding.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q5 As part of its global tiger census, the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is set to release a dedicated report on leopard sightings by the month-end.The Wildlife Institute of India, an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change, Government of India, was established in 1982. It is located in which of the following places ?

a) New Delhi
b) Dehradun
c) Pune
d) Guwahati

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