Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 07 September 2020

Q1. The proposal to amend the Act and the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 is likely to be introduced in the upcoming session of Parliament. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) The amendments will take better cognizance of social realities for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) so that “no one is discriminated against based on caste or religion while providing relief and rehabilitation from disaster,”.
2) The National Executive Committee (NEC), which is responsible for drafting India’s lockdown and unlock guidelines to manage the Covid-19 pandemic, may be retained under a proposed amendment to the Disaster Management (DM) Act, 2005
3) According to Section 8 of the DM Act, the NEC is chaired by the Prime minister and comprises of secretary level officers from different ministries and departments.

Options :

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

Q2. As per the Indian Constitution the Indian government has a federal structure and thus the maritime transport comes under the concurrent list.The Central Shipping Ministry controls and supervises the major ports, whereas the minor ports and intermediate are managed by the state government’s maritime board. Which of the following are the minor ports in India ?

1) Belekeri
2) Jafrabad
3) Mundra
4) Beypore
5) Tuticorin

Options :

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

Q3. In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the government announced the third phase of ambitious Back to Village (B2V) programme from October 2 to 12, this year. Which of the following statements regarding the scheme stands true ?

1) The program is primarily aimed at directing development efforts in rural areas through community participation and to create in the rural masses an earnest desire for decent standard of living.
2) The Phase-I of B2V was an introductory and interactive programme to understand the people’s grievances and demands.
3) The B2V2 will be based mainly on four themes like follow up of Back to Village 1, ensuring functionality of panchayats in terms of manpower, 100 per cent coverage of beneficiary oriented schemes and doubling of income of rural people by giving impetus on rural economy.

Options :

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

Q4. Recent reports have claimed that shutting down thermal power plants older than 20 years in 11 key States can save the exchequer ₹53,000 crore over five years in India. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) The savings will accrue from not having to spend on retrofitting these plants to reduce the toxicity of their emissions, as well as switching to renewable energy.
2) Several of the power distribution companies (discoms) are financially stressed though India has surplus power generation capacity.
3) While free power for agriculture and power theft are one reason, the authors opine, another is that several States have installed capacity based on projections that are far in excess of actual requirements.

Options :

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

Q5. Which of the following cities holds the headquarters of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) ?

Options :

a) Paris
b) Bangkok
c) Geneva
d) Kuala Lampur

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