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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 10 March 2018

Q1. Which of the following are parts of Article 21 as per a Supreme Court judgment?

i) Right to shelter
ii) Right to free education up to 14 years of age
iii) Right to health
iv) Right to privacy

a) i, iii, iv
b) ii, iii, iv
c) i, ii, iii
d) All of the above

Q2. Which of the following statements about Chemical Weapons Convention are true?

i) The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is an arms control treaty that outlaws the production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons and their precursors.
ii) It is administered by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), an intergovernmental organization based in The Hague, The Netherlands.
iii) India signed and ratified CWC

a) Only i
b) Only iii
c) Only ii,iii
d) All of the above

Q3. Which of the following statements is/are true about International Solar Alliance?

i) The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an alliance of more than 121 countries, which lie either completely or partly between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
ii) The primary objective of the alliance is to work for efficient exploitation of solar energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
iii) The alliance is a treaty-based inter-governmental organization.
iv) Countries that do not fall within the Tropics can join the ISA and enjoy all benefits as other members, with the exception of voting rights.

a) Only i
b) Only ii,iv
c) Only i,ii,iv
d) All of the above