Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams – 12 January 2017
Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams – 12 January 2017
Q.1- Global economic prospects report is published by which of the following?
A. IMF
B. OECD
C. G20
D. World Bank
Q.2- Which of the below statements correct regarding BS Norms?
A)Bharat stage emission standards are emission standards
instituted by the Government of India to regulate the output of air pollutants
from internal combustion engine equipment, including motor vehicles.
B) The standards and the timeline for implementation are set by the Central
Pollution Control Board under the Ministry of Environment & Forests and climate
change
a) A only
b) B only
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B
Q.3- Which one of the following statements appropriately describes the “fiscal stimulus”?
(a) It is a massive investment by the Government in
manufacturing sector to ensure the supply of goods to meet the demand surge
caused by rapid economic growth
(b) It is an intense affirmative action of the Government to boost economic
activity in the country
(c) It is Government’s intensive action on financial institutions to ensure
disbursement of loans to agriculture and allied sectors to promote greater food
production and contain food inflation
(d) It is an extreme affirmative action by the Government to pursue its policy
of financial inclusion