Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 11 NOVEMBER 2018

Q1. Which of the following statements regarding occurrence of auroras(northern & southern lights ) in the sky are true ?

1) Auroras are produced when the magnetosphere is sufficiently disturbed by a solar wind.
2) The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles.
3) Since the lights are caused by charged solar particles colliding with our own atmospheric atoms, the type of atoms and the altitude involved will produce different colors.

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

Q2. Consider the following pairs of tribes & their corresponding origin states :

1) Chakma : Assam
2) Bhaina : Bihar
3) Chiru : Manipur

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched ?

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

Q3. Consider the following statements regarding The Prevention of Money laundering Act (PMLA) 2002 :

1) PMLA requires every banking company, financial institution and intermediary, to furnish to RBI information relating to all cash transactions of the value of more than rupees 10lakhs or its equivalent in foreign currency.
2) As per the amended version of PMLA, if a person in India is being labelled for having proceeds of crime in a country outside India, then in such a scenario, his property situated in India shall be attached even though it may not have a relation to the proceeds of crime.

Which of the above statements are true ?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) None

Q4. Which of the following facts about polio vaccination are true ?

1) Poliovirus is transmitted mainly from person-to-person through the fecal-oral route.
2) When a child is immunized with OPV, the weakened vaccine-virus replicates in the intestine for a limited period, thereby developing immunity by building up antibodies.
3) Polio vaccine should not be administered if a child is running a fever, has a runny nose, or an infection of any kind.

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

Q5. The “Global ICT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities 2018” function was organised by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Which of the following statements with regards to the project are true ?

1) The objective of the project is to leverage IT skills among youth with disabilities and also to spread awareness about the application of ICT in enhancing the quality of life of persons with disabilities especially in Asia-Pacific region.
2) The Project aims in improving their ability to leverage information and social participation while setting ICT agendas for participant countries related to disabilities and boosting international cooperation and exchange.
3) e-Life Map Challenge to evaluate the online information search ability in specific situations is one of the key aspect of the project

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

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ANSWER:

1(d), 2(c), 3(b), 4(c), 5(d),