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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 14 August 2019
Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 14 August 2019
Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the initiatives by Govt. of India to promote alternate sources of energy :
1) The scheme of collecting the Used Cooking Oil and its conversion to
biodiesel will have environmental, economic and health benefits, besides helping
the country attain self-sufficiency.
2) The ethanol blending in Petrol has gone up from 10% to about 18% and is
likely to touch 20% soon.
3) The Government is planning to allow production of ethanol from surplus
foodgrains which now sometimes go waste and also entail expenditure on storage.
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 pairs of GI( Geographical Indication ) tagged products and their respective locations ?
1) Khirsapati : Manipur
2) Sikki grass work : Bihar
3) Sarthebari Bell Metal Craft : Assam
4) Chanderifabric : Karnataka
5) Palanipanchamirtham :Tamilnadu
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched ?
a) 1,2& 3 only
b) 3,4 & 5 only
c) 2,3 & 5 only
d) 1,2 & 4 only
Q3. World Breastfeeding Week is being celebrated the globe to create awareness on breastfeeding to children at an early stage. Which of the following statements are true regarding its situation in India ?
1) Breastfeeding in public is still a challenge in India, with only 6% of
mothers finding designated areas to comfortably nurse their children, according
to a pan-India survey.
2) In India, breastfeeding is inadequate, as only 55% of babies are exclusively
breastfed from the ages of 0-6 months, and 41% are able to begin breastfeeding
within an hour of birth.
3) Due to availability of many public amenities on cities, breastfeeding in
public space is higher amongst urban population than their rural counterparts.
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all of the above
Q4. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today agreed to come under the ambit of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), which of the following statements regarding NADA stands true ?
1) National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) was set up as registered society under
the Societies Registration Act of 1890 in 2005 with a mandate for Dope free
sports in India.
2) The primary objectives are to implement anti-doping rules as per WADA code,
regulate dope control programme, to promote education and research and creating
awareness about doping and its ill effects.
3) Secretary, Department of Sports, ministry of youth affairs is the Ex-officio
chairman of the agency.
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all of the above
Q5. The “Global Information Technology Report” is published by which of the following global institutions?
a) World Bank
b) International monetary fund
c) World Trade Organisation
d) World Economic Forum
