Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 04 October 2019

Q1. Regarding the role and functioning of cooperative institutions in India, which of the following statements stands true ?

1) Cooperative institutions play a significant role in credit delivery to unbanked segments and financial inclusion. But their role has declined with the expansion of scheduled commercial banks and adoption of technology.
2) The Registrar of Cooperative Societies (RCS) is in control of management elections and many administrative issues as well as auditing of cooperative banks.
3) A recent study showed that large urban cooperatives are doing better in terms of non-performing assets and other aspects, while small cooperatives are not doing well.

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

Q2. Consider the following pairs of caves of India and their corresponding location states:

1) Udaygiricaves : Uttar Pradesh
2) Kutumsarcaves :Chattisgarh
3) Badamicaves : Karnataka
4) PanduLenicaves : Madhya Pradesh
5) Amarnathcave : Kashmir

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched ?

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

Q3. Consider the following statements :

1) InPuttuswamyvs state of Indiacase,the supreme court held that non-governmental organisations which were substantially financed by the appropriate government fall within the ambit of ‘public authority’ under Section 2(h) of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
2) The top court held that ‘substantial’ means a large portion which can be both, direct or indirect. It need not be a major portion or more than 50% as no straitjacket formula can be resorted to in this regard.
3) The various concessions, such as allocation of land, accommodation, bungalows in the national and State capitals, tax exemption against income under Section 13A of the Income Tax Act, free air time on television and radio, etc. can easily satisfy the prerequisite of Section 2(h) of the RTI.

Which of the above statement stands true ?

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

Q4. The centre in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) formally announced the re-designation of National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), as the WHO Collaborating Centre for Priority Medical Devices and Health Technology Policy.

Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) Established in 2007, the National Health Systems Resource Centre's mandate is to assist in policy and strategy development in the provision and mobilization of technical assistance to the states and in capacity building for the Ministry of Health.
2) One of the main mandates of the Division of Healthcare Technology at NHSRC is to draw up technical specifications for technologies procured under National Health Mission.
3) The director of national Health mission is the ex-officio chairman of the National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC).

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

Q5. The ‘PRAKASH’ portal recently launched by the union government, serves which of the following purposes ?

a) It helps track the status of human rights violation complaints via online.
b) It helps in speedy claiming of PF from employers/governments.
c) It helps for transparency and better coordination in coal supplies to power plants.
d) It helps farmers and rural artisans get access to solar powered devices via a single window portal.

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Answer :

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