Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 16 October 2019

Q1. With respect to power (electricity) generation in India, which of the following statements stands true ?

1) India has been aggressively expanding its power generation capacity. Today’s installed capacity of 358 GW is about four times of what it was in 1997­98.
2) In recent years, the major growth drivers have been renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power, and investment from the private sector.
3) However still the public sector accounts for almost half the installed generation capacity.

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

Q2. Poshan Abhiyaan, India’s flagship programme to improve nutritional outcomes, covers which of the following categories of the population ?

1) Children
2) Senior citizens
3) Pregnant women
4) Agricultural labourers
5) Adolescents

a) 1,2 & 3 only
b) 1,3 & 5 only
c) 2,4 & 5 only
d) all of the above

Q3. Consider the following statements :

1) According to the IMF report, India retains its rank as the world's fastest-growing major economy with a projected growth rate of 6.1 per cent for the current fiscal year, despite an almost one per cent cut in the forecast.
2) The report, however, added that growth will be supported by the lagged effects of monetary policy easing, a reduction in corporate income tax rates and recent measures to address corporate and environmental regulations.
3) The IMF suggested that India should use monetary policy and broad-based structural reforms to address cyclical weakness and strengthen confidence.
Which of the above statements stands true ?

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

Q4. Scientists have developed a new liquid-cell technology that allows them to see living biological materials and systems in three dimensions (3D) for the first time under an electron microscope.
Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) The field of liquid-cell electron microscopy has grown rapidly in recent years, but until now it has been limited to 2D only .
2) With this technology, scientists could analyse host-pathogen interactions, see a virus being introduced into a cell and watch molecular mechanisms take place in real-time.
3) However researchers expect that the technique could be adopted only to life sciences and not material sciences altogether.

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

Q5. Which one of the following states have emerged as the top performing state with provision of free secondary and tertiary care treatment under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY),the flagship insurance scheme of the central government ?

a) Maharashtra
b) Kerala
c) Gujarat
d) Himachal Pradesh

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Answer :

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