Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 14 April 2019

Q1. Consider the following statements with respect to NGT national Green tribunal :

1) The NGT is not bound by the procedure laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, but shall be guided by principles of natural justice.
2) The NGT has not been vested with powers to hear any matter relating to the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, the Indian Forest Act, 1927 and various laws enacted by States relating to forests, tree preservation etc.
3) With the enactment of the NGT Act, Civil courts cannot hear matters related to Environmental issues under the seven laws which the NGT is empowered to deal with.

Which of the above statements are true ?
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all of the above

Q2. Consider the following statements with respect to the newly developed method for Tb elimination/treatment :

1) The treatment of tuberculosis is becoming more difficult as most patients don’t adhere to the treatment regimen which includes six to nine months of daily antibiotics.
2) Scientists have developed a coil loaded with antibiotics that can stay in the stomach for up to a month and release the necessary drugs in the required doses. This eliminates the need for daily administration and also brings down the cost of treatment.
3) The coil is made up of an alloy on steel and aluminium.

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

Q3. India will plan and roll out a coffee consumption campaign on behalf of global coffee growers who suffered huge financial losses on account of falling coffee prices and soaring labour cost.

Which of the following with respect to this are true ?
1) Over 90% of the growers are smallholders and are forced to sell their coffees at a price much below the cost of production. This scenario has led to socio-economic issues.
2) There is a huge demand-supply imbalance that currently exists in the global coffee markets. That’s the root cause for price fall.
3) Increasing the consumption is the only way to counter this and therefore demand for the commodity in the global markets will increase.
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all of the above

Q4. Which of the following statements regarding India’s steel market outreach are true ?

1) India was a net importer of steel during the 2018-19 fiscal year, the first time in three years as imports jumped on demand for higher quality steel domestically.
2) Indian steel exports during the current fiscal year has increased substantially even though tariff protection measures in U.S and China have restricted market access.
3) Imports of value-added steel, primarily for the auto sector and high-end electrical steel, were the biggest source of import to India.
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all of the above

Q5. The “BoKoHaraM” is an jihadist terrorist organisation based in which of the following countries of Africa ?

a) Sudan
b) South Africa
c) Nigeria
d) Kenya

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ANSWER:

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