Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 12 September 2020

Q1. Housing and Urban Affairs Minister recentlylaunched the Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework, CSCAF 2.0, along with the ‘Streets for People Challenge’ in a virtual event. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) The objective of CSCAF is to provide a clear roadmap for cities towards combating Climate Change while planning and implementing their actions, including investments. 
2) CSCAF initiative intends to inculcate a climate-sensitive approach to rural planning and development in India.
3) The Streets for People Challenge is the response to the need for making the cities more walkable and pedestrian friendly,the Challenge will support cities across the country to develop a unified vision of streets for people in consultation with stakeholders and citizens.

Options :

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

Q2. India shares borders with several sovereign countries; it shares land borders with China, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan in the north or north-west, and Bangladesh and Myanmar in the east. Arrange the following countries in the increasing order of their lengths of boundaries with India :

A) China
B) Bhutan
C) Bangladesh
D) Myanmar

Options :

a) CBDA
b) BDCA
c) BDAC
d) CABD

Q3. Election Commission today issued revised guidelines for publishing details of criminal antecedents by candidates and the political parties regarding candidates nominated by them. Which of the followings statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) As per the revised guidelines, the candidates as well as the political parties, regarding candidates nominated by them, will publish the details of criminal antecedents, if any, in newspapers and television.
2) Regarding the publicity by uncontested winning candidates as well as the political parties who nominate them, the commission clarified that uncontested winner candidates as well as the political parties who nominate them shall also publicise the criminal antecedents, if any, as prescribed for other contesting candidates and political parties.
3) The election commission guidelines are applicable only to elections towards the parliament and not the states legislatures.

Options :

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

Q4. International literacy day was recently celebrated across the globe by UNESCO. Which of the following statements regarding the day and UNESCO’s future literacy prospects stands true ?

1) This day was declared International Literacy Day by UNESCO on 26th October 1966 at the 14th Session of UNESCO's General Conference. It was celebrated for the first time in 1967 and its main aim is to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies.
2) According to the UNESCO’s ‘Global Monitoring Report on Education for All’ (2006), South Asia has the lowest regional adult literacy rate, at 58.6 per cent and the causes for this illiteracy range from severe poverty and the prejudice against women.
3) This year, the focus is on - “Literacy, teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond”. The theme highlights literacy learning in a lifelong learning perspective.

Options :

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

Q5. Which of the following Indian states was ranked the top ranking one in the recently released State StartUp Rankings 2019 ?

a) Gujarat
b) Kerala
c) Meghalaya
d) Maharashtra

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