Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 09 September 2020

Q1. Which of the following statements regarding the recently released ‘Health in India’ report published by the National Statistical Organisation (NSO) stands true ?

1) Although almost all children in India are vaccinated against tuberculosis, and receive their birth dose of polio vaccine, two out of five children do not complete their immunisation programme.
2) Full immunisation means that a child receives a cocktail of eight vaccine doses in the first year of life.
3)Across the country, only 39.2% of children under five years are fully immunised, according to the NSO report. Among States, Telangana (75%), Kerala (73.6%) and Tripura (73.4%) recorded the highest rates of full immunisation.

Options :

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

Q2. The Char Dhamproject had proposed the widening of single-lane roads into double-lanes by up to 10 metres, developing the highways and thereby improving access to the Char Dham (four shrines). Which of the following includes the places included in the project ?

1) Yamunotri
2) Puri
3) Badrinath
4) Rameswaram

Options :

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

Q3. Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister recently said at the First World Solar Technology Summit organized by ISAthat five Public Sector Undertakings under his Ministry will be joining International Solar Alliance (ISA) Coalition for Sustainable Climate Action (ISA-CSCA) as Corporate Partners. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1)  The main objective of WSTS is to showcase to member countries the state of the art and next-generation solar technologies worldwide and to give an opportunity to decision-makers and stakeholders to meet, and discuss their own priorities and strategic agenda towards a larger integration.
2) The Paris Declaration establishes ISA as an alliance dedicated to the promotion of solar energy among its Member Countries. The major objectives of the organization include deployment of 1000 MW of solar capacity and mobilization of US$ 100 billion of investment in solar energy sector by 2020.
3) The ISA is headquartered at Gurugram in Haryana.

Options :

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

Q4. CARE ratings have recently observed that Rural spending overtakes urban; rural growth seen as the only silver lining in mid term. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) Favourable monsoon, record Kharif crop sowing and high reservoir levels would spur rural incomes that could push up demand at the onset of the festive quarter, claims the report.
2) The report said the agriculture sector contributes nearly 15% of India’s GDP, and that the economy is banking on the farm sector to grow by 3.5-4% across all quarters to prop up GDP growth.
3) Ratings companies have slashed India’s growth projection for FY’21 drastically to minus 10.5%, from minus 5% estimated previously, attributing the steep decline to the spread of the coronavirus and sporadic lockdowns across the country which it said disrupted economic activity.

Options :

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

Q5. According to the report on ‘Household Social Consumption: Education in India as part of 75th round of National Sample Survey – from July 2017 to June 2018. Which of the following states emerged as the most literate state in India ?

a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Tamilnadu
c) Kerala
d) Tripura

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