Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 11 October 2019

Q1. With respect to SARAS Aajeevikamela recently organised in the national capital ,which of the following statements stands true ?

1) It is an initiative with an objective to bring the rural women Self Help Groups (SHGs) formed with support of DAY-NRLM, under one platform to show-case their skills, sell their products and help them build linkages with bulk buyers.
2) Through participation in SARAS AajeevikaMela, these rural SHG women get vital national level exposure to understand the demand and taste of urban customers.
3) The Mela is organised by the marketing arm of the Ministry, Council for Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology (CAPART).

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

Q2. Tomato producing States have been requested by the centre to facilitate augmenting the supply from their respective States to regions which are in short supply including Delhi to improve availability and moderate prices.

Which of the following states are the main tomato producing states in India ?

1) Tamilnadu
2) Maharashtra
3) Sikkim
4) Himachal Pradesh
5) Karnataka

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

Q3. Which of the following statements regarding the recently launched initiative PradhanMantri Innovative Learning Programme-DHRUV stands true ?

1) The new ProgrammeDHRUV ’will act as a platform to explore the talent of outshining and meritorious students, and help them achieve excellence in their specific areas of interest may it be science, performing arts, creative writing, etc.
2) With children drawn from all over the country, the DHRUV programme reflects the true spirit of EK Bharat Shreshth Bharat.
3) The programme is being initiated by the ministry of rural development.

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

Q4. Consider the following statements :

1) According to the World Bank Global Nutrition Report - 2018 malnutrition costs India at least USD 10 billion annually in terms of lost productivity, illness and death, is seriously retarding improvements in human development and further reduction of childhood mortality.
2) The govt. along with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Deendayal Research Institute is developing a POSHAN atlas to map the crops and foodgrains grown in different regions of the country because the solution to tackling malnutrition lies in promoting regional cropping patterns and embracing local food that are rich in protein.
3) The NITI aayogis mandated to provide policy directions to address India’s nutritional challenges through a coordinated inter sectoral action; coordinate and review convergence between Ministries; and review programmes for nutrition on a quarterly basis.

Which of the above statements are true ?

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

Q5. The President of India graced and addressed the birth centenary celebrations of this ruler on October10th.As the ruler of the Mysore state, he actively encouraged the establishment of an industrial facility in Bengaluru by a company called Hindustan Aircraft in 1940 which become Hindustan Aeronautics.

The above description refers to which of the following rulers of mysore ?

a) NanjarajaWodeyar
b) Maharaja JayachamarajaWadiyar
c) Tipu Sultan
d) Hyder Ali

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Answer :

1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5.(b)