Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 16 July 2018

Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 16 July 2018

Q1. The bansagar canal project recently commissioned by the prime minister is in which of the following states : ?

A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Gujarat

Q2. Which of the following statements regarding domestic violence act in India are true : ?

1) The act was originally constituted to protect women from domestic violence. It's a holistic civil act, which includes all forms of physical, emotional, verbal, sexual, and economic violence and threats to do the same.
2) Women cannot lodge complaints under domestic violence law after divorce

A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 & 2
D) None

Q3. Which of the following schemes are included in the recently approved Umbrella Schemes for Relief and Rehabilitation of Migrants and Repatriates by the cabinet ?

1) Central Assistance for one-time settlement of displaced families from Pak-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and Chhamb settled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir.
2) Grant-in-Aid to Central Tibetan Relief Committee (CTRC) for five years for administrative and social welfare expenses of Tibetan settlements.
3) Grant of enhanced relief of Rs.5.00 lakh per deceased person, who died during 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots

A) 1 & 2 only
B) 2 & 3 only
C) All the above
D) None

Q4. “Thiourea” recently seen in news is used for which of the following purposes in agriculture :?

A) To increase pest resistants of crops in mid-latitudes .
B) To increase water retention capacity of plants .
C) To increase the soil moisture .
D) To increase the salt tolerance of plants .

Q5. Consider the following tribes & their states

1) Muria : Bihar
2) Kuruba : Karnataka
3) Pangwal : Himachal Pradesh

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched ?

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

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Answer:

1 (B), 2 (B), 3 (C), 4 (D), 5 (B)