Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 08 July 2020

Q1. With respect to the newly launched ‘Guidelines for Evaluation of Nano-based Agri-input and food products in India’ which of the following statements stands true ?

1) Compared to bulk form of chemical inputs in crops, use of nano-nutrients can reduce nutrient run-off into ground and surface water and thus can reduce environmental pollution.
2) The ‘Guidelines for Evaluation of Nano-based Agri-input and food products in India’ will pave the way for significant benefits for our mission on ‘Doubling Farming Income by 2022’ and ‘National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture’
3) Nanobiotechnology has the potential to improve agricultural systems through increase in plant productivity and better crop protection for meeting the changing needs and requirement of providing food to the growing population.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q2. Consider the following pairs of mineral deposits in India with their corresponding locations where they are found in abundance :

1) Copper : Singhbhum region
2) Monazite : Cuddapah region
3) Gold : Kolar region

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched ?
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q3. Scientists from Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) along with their international collaborators have provided a robust observational evidence for the first time that Li ( Lithium ) production is common among low mass Sun-like stars during their He-core burning phase. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) As a matter of fact, the composition of all the elements in the Sun and the Earth is similar. But, the measured content of Li in the Sun is a factor of 100 higher than that of the Earth, though both are known to have formed together.
2) As per the current understanding based on today’s best models, lithium in stars like our Sun only gets destroyed over their lifetime.
3) Stars are primary contributors to this significant enhancement of heavier elements through mass ejections and stellar explosions. Li, however, understood to be an exemption.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q4. With respect to the recently held fourth edition of the virtual Ministerial on Climate Action and India’s committed action against climate change, which of the following statements stands true ?

1) India has achieved reduction of 21 percent in emission intensity of its GDP between 2005 and 2014, thereby achieving its pre-2020 voluntary target.
2) Under Smart Cities Mission, first-of-its-kind initiative – Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework 2019 has been launched which intends to provide clear roadmap for cities and urban India towards combating climate change through adoption of both mitigation and adaptation measures.
3) The share of non-fossil sources in installed capacity of electricity generation increased from 30.5 percent in March 2015 to 52 per cent in May 2020.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q5. The Spratley islands (recently in news) is a disputed territory in the South China sea between China and which of the following countries ?

a) Vietnam
b) South Korea
c) Phillippines
d) Thailand

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