Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 11 September 2018

Q1. Which of the following statements regarding Interpol Notices are true ?

1) It is an international alert circulated by Interpol to communicate information about crimes, criminals, and threats by police in a member state (or an authorised international entity) to their counterparts around the world.
2) Notices published by Interpol are made either on the organisation's own initiative or are based on requests from National Central Bureaus (NCBs) of member states or authorised international entities such as the United Nations and the International Criminal Court.
3) Interpol’s black notice refers to seek information on unidentified bodies.

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

Q2. Consider the following statements regarding National Dairy Plan(NDP) :

1) It aims to help increase productivity of milch animals and thereby increase milk production to meet the rapidly growing demand for milk.
2) Improving nutrition of milch animals to produce milk commensurate with their genetic potential and for reducing Co2 emission.
3) Providing ICT Based MIS- Support for the operations and management of computerised information systems for collection of data and dissemination of information.

Which of the above statements are its objectives :

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

Q3. “Golan heights” a disputed land frequently seen in news is a place in which f the following west Asian countries ?

a) Egypt
b) Israel
c) Syria
d) Jordan

Q4. Which of the following statements regarding photodegradation are not true ?

1) Photodegradation is the alteration of materials by light. Typically, the term refers to the combined action of sunlight and air.
2) Photodegradation applies to how materials may be aged or degraded via infrared light or heat, and does not include degradation in all of the ultraviolet light wavebands.
3) Photodegradation of plastics and other materials can be inhibited with additives like anti-oxidants.

a) 1 only
b) 1 & 3only
c) 2 only
d) all are incorrect

Q5. Which of the following bird species in India are known as “endemic species”:

1) Malabar grey hornbill
2) Rufous babbler
3) Nilgiri pipit

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

Answer:

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

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