Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 13 July 2020

Q1. Wildlife and environmental conservation group WWF and Fauna & Flora International (FFI) have recently warned that the change in the Myanmar law allowing for commercial farming of endangered species may boost the demand for rare animals in the world. With respect to World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), which of the following statements stands true ?

1) The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is a United Nations organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment.
2) In the early 2000s (decade), its work was focused on a subset of these ecoregions, in the areas of forest, freshwater and marine habitat conservation, endangered species conservation, climate change, and the elimination of the most toxic chemicals.
3) The WWF was conceived to act as an international fundraising organisation to support the work of existing conservation groups, primarily the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

Options :

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

Q2. Which of the following are the prominent high altitude habitats for tigers in India ?

1) Periyar national park
2) Manas national park
3) Indravati wildlife sanctuary
4) Valmiki sanctuary

Options :

a) 1,2& 3 only
b) 1 & 3 only
c) 2 & 4 only  
d) all the above

Q3. Which of the following statements regarding the recently published analysis on air pollution and COVID lockdown by IQAirAirVisual and Greenpeace Southeast Asia stands true ?

1) Of the 28 metropolitan cities around the world, Mumbai has borne the highest economic cost - 5.8% of the GDP due to air pollution in the first six months of the year despite the lockdown.
2) Despite cleaner air because of the lockdown, pollution continues to be a serious public health crisis and a threat to our economy.
3)  Rather than providing a last lifeline to the fossil fuel industry, we must invest in more economically viable solutions like renewable energy and clean-powered public transport systems, which also help the less privileged.

Options :

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

Q4. The US remained India's top trading partner for the second consecutive fiscal in 2019-20. Which of the following statements regarding India-U.S trade relation stands true ?

1) The US is one of the few countries with which India has a trade surplus .In 2018-19, the US first surpassed China to become India's top trading partner.
2) Presence of Indian diaspora in the US,creating demand for Indian goods such as consumer itemsis one of the main reasons for increasing bilateral trade.
3) Because of the anti-China sentiment, several US companies are exploring news suppliers in countries like India to cut dependence on China and if it will happen, then it will greatly help India to boost exports to the U.S.

Options :

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

Q5. The one-month long campaign called ‘Saksham’ is set to be launched by the central government for which of the following purposes ?

a) Waste water management
b) Crowdfunding for revival of MSME’s
c) Fuel conservation
d) Fumigation of COVID hotspots

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