Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 05 July 2020


Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 05 July 2020


Q1. The Commerce Ministry is considering replacing the Multi-Modal Transportation of Goods Act (MMTG) with a full-fledged national logistics law with a view to promote growth of the sector. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) Multimodal transportation refers to a combination of more than one mode of movement, such as rail, road or sea, for end-to-end delivery of goods.
2) Effective implementation of the policy would help provide an impetus to trade, enhance export competitiveness, and improve India’s ranking in the Logistics Performance Index.
3) India’s logistics sector is highly fragmented and the government aims to reduce the logistics cost from the present 44% of the Gross Domestic Product to less than 30%.

Options :

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

Q2. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an index for India which details out the growth of various sectors in an economy. Which of the following involves the major sectors used for calculating IIP ?

1) Manufacturing
2) Petroleum
3) Mining 
4) Fertilisers
5) Electricity 

Options :

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

Q3. Indian government on June 29 banned 59 apps of Chinese origin, citing data security and national sovereignty concerns. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) The central government has invoked powers under Section 69A of the Information Technology (IT) Act read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009.
2) The emergency route allows content to be blocked on the directions of the cabinet secretary, who must consider the impugned content and record his reasons for doing so. 
3) In the normal course, an order to block content requires: (a) a decision to be made by a government committee (b) relevant intermediaries to be given an opportunity to be heard by this committee.

Options :

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

Q4. Researchers have recently found a fungi ‘Ophicordycepsnutans’ for the first time in central India and show how it infects a stink bug. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) The simple but scary modus operandi of the fungi involves infecting the insect when alive,developing fungal mycelium inside its thorax, and when it is time for the spores to come out, kill the bug.
2) Previous studies have shown that these fungi can be used as a biological pest control agent. The stink bug is known to damage the flower and fruits of soybean, green beans, apple, pear, and the team write that exploring these fungi as a pesticide will help reduce the harmful effect of chemicals in our fields.
3)  The more interesting and important point to note is that several species of the Ophiocordyceps fungi have medicinal properties.

Options :

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

Q5. The Misings, Deoris, Rabhas tribes, recently in news are indigenous tribes of which of the following Indian states ?

a) Nagaland
b) Assam
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Odisha

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