Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 16 July 2019

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the NIA act and the newly introduced amendments in the NIA act :

1) Under the existing Act, the NIA can investigate offences under Acts such as the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967.
2) Under the latest amendments, NIA officers do not possess the power to investigate offences committed outside India.
3) The latest amendments will enable the NIA to additionally investigate offences related to human trafficking, counterfeit currency, manufacture or sale of prohibited arms, cyber-terrorism, and offences under the Explosive Substances Act, 1908.

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 places recently in news with their countries ;

1) Lombok : Java
2) Balakot : Afghanistan
3) City of Goma : Greece
4) Neelum valley : Pakistan
5) Jizan : Saudi Arabia

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched ?
a) 1,2 & 3 only
b) 3,4 & 5 only
c) 1,4 & 5 only
d) all of the above

Q3. Which of the following statements regarding the recently released global report on vaccination stands true ?

1) Global vaccination coverage – the proportion of the world’s children who receive recommended vaccines has remained the same over the past few years.
2) The Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) is a roadmap to prevent millions of deaths through more equitable access to vaccines by 2020.
3) The WHO and the UNICEF said last year, 19.4 million children were not fully vaccinated, up from 18.7 million in 2017 and all this pointed to a dangerous stagnation of global vaccination rates, due to conflict, inequality and complacency.

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

Q4. Which of the following statements regarding ADB’s recent growth forecast stands true ?

1) Asian Development Bank Thursday (ADB) lowered India’s GDP growth forecast to 7% for the current year on the back of fiscal shortfall concerns.
2) For the south Asian region, ADB said the outlook remains robust, with growth projected at 6.6% in 2019 and 6.7% in 2020.
3) The main reason for the lowering of India’s GDP growth is attributed to the withdrawal of FPI’s from the market.

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

Q5. Which of the following states in India have recently launched certified and high quality seeds for farmers under the name “SahBeej” ?

a) Karnataka
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Chattisgarh

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Answer:

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