Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 04 june 2019

Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 04 june 2019

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding copyright law in India :

1) Indian copyright law is at parity with the international standards as contained in TRIPS. The (Indian) Copyright Act, 1957 fully reflects the Berne Convention for Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.
2) In India, the registration of copyright is not mandatory as the registration is treated as mere recordal of a fact.
3) The registration does not create or confer any new right and is not a prerequisite for initiating action against infringement.

Which of the above statements are true ?

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

Q2. Which of the following phenomenons are examples of convergent plate boundaries ?

1) Subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate
2) Formation of the Aravallis.
3) Collision between the Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate.
4) Formation of New Zealand.
5) Collision between Eurasian plate and African plate

:a) 1,2 & 3 only
b) 1,3 & 4 only
c) 1,3 & 5 only
d) 2 & 4 only

Q3. Which of the following statements regarding NSSO (National sample survey office) are true ?

1) The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) is responsible for conduct of large scale sample surveys in diverse fields on All India basis under the ministry of HRD.
2) Besides these surveys, NSSO collects data on rural and urban prices and plays a significant role in the improvement of crop statistics through supervision of the area enumeration and crop estimation surveys of the State agencies.
3) It also maintains a frame of urban area units for use in sample surveys in urban areas.

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

Q4. Consider the following statements with respect to section 376E of IPC frequently seen in news :

1) Section 376E of IPC was included in the criminal law act as per recommendation by justice Verma committee which was constituted to enable quicker trials and harsher punishment for those accused of sexual assault.
2) As per the act, habitual offenders are punished with death penalty only if they have been convicted subsequently for section 376A.
3) The section 376E is a cognisable as well as non bailable offence under IPC.

Which of the above statements are true ?

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

Q5. The recently launched initiative “Udchalo” serves which of the following purposes ?

a) It was started by union aviation ministry to provide concession to senior citizens for using air travel.
b) It is a travel portal,that caters for the personal travel of the military and paramilitary forces personnel by aggregating defence fares and getting exclusive discounts.
c) It is an online platform for bidding of air routes for both domestic as well as foreign players.
d) It is an initiative by HRD ministry to encourage pilot training amongst women army officers

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Answer:

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