Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 15 August 2018

Q1. Which of the following statements regarding “NabhNirman” scheme are true?

1) The scheme proposes to expand it and increase the traffic handling capacity of airports by more than five times the airport capacity to handle a billion trips a year.
2) New transaction structure for future greenfield airports is being proposed under NABH Nirmaan 2018. Its guiding principles are: affordability, sustainability and predictability.
3) The government plans to modernise the aerodromes under PPP model.

A) 1 & 2 only
B) 2 & 3 only
C) 1 & 3 only
D) all the above

Q2. In a unique initiative, Trifed has supplied the handfans “Pankha” to Ministry of Defence for those invitees who will attend the Independence Day flag hosting ceremony at Red Fort in Delhi.It is a simple elegant Bamboo based fan which has been artistically hand painted in different tribal motifs on both sides.

These fans have been made by mahali tribes belonging to :

A) Bihar
B) Jhatkhand
C) Manipur
D) Westbengal

Q3. Which of the following are the impacts/effects of rupee depreciation :

1) The companies with foreign debt might find it difficult to service it.
2) Dollar appreciation brings down the international gold price .
3) Since the material costs go up, along with the inflation, it may put an upward pressure on real estate prices as well.

A) 1 & 2 only
B) 2 & 3 only
C) 1 & 3 only
D) All the above

Q4. Consider the following pairs of national parks & their states:

1) Kudremukh : Andhra Pradesh
2) Rajbari national park: Tripura
3) Gumti national park : Assam

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched ?

A) 1 & 2 only
B) 2 only
C) 3 only
D) 1 & 3 only

Q5. Which of the following facts about coral reefs are not true ?

A) Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups.
B) They occupy less than 0.1% of the world's ocean area, yet they provide a home for at least 25% of all marine species.
C) Coral reefs are fragile ecosystems, partly because they are very sensitive to water conditions.
D) Corals can settle easily upon sand but not on concrete or hard surfaces.