Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 17 July 2019

Q1. Consider the following statements :

1) The Indian automobile industry, the world’sfourth-largest, has finally embraced a slowdown after a near-decade of high growth.
2) Compliance with BS-VI norms will require higher investment by automakers in technology to upgrade vehicles in stock and in making new vehicles.
3) Declining automotive sales are primarily an indicator of how the Indian economy is performing, particularly the purchasing power of people while a slowdown in commercial vehicle sales indicates an investment cycle slowdown.

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. Twenty-two of the world’s 30 worst cities for air pollution are in India,as per recent Greenpeace report .Which of the following Indian cities are amongst those highly polluted ones ?

1) Gurugram
2) Noida
3) Kanpur
4) Bhiwadi
5) Kochi

a) 1,2 & 3 only
b) 1,2 & 4 only
c) 3,4 & 5 only
d) 2 & 4 only

Q3. Which of the following statements regarding the steps taken by govt. to crime prevention and enforcement stands true ?

1) Ministry of Home affairs has rolled out a scheme ‘Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)’ for the period 2018-2020, to combat cyber crime in the country, in a coordinated and effective manner.
2) The Central Government has launched Cybercrime Reporting Portal to enable citizens to report online content pertaining to Child Pornography (CP)/ Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) or sexually explicit content
3) Police’ and ‘Public order’ are concurrent subjects as per the Constitution of India. Therefore Both States& Centre are primarily responsible for prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes through their law enforcement machinery.

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

Q4. Which of the following statements include the steps taken by the central government to increase the domestic production of crude oil and natural gas in the country ?

1) New Domestic Natural Gas Pricing Guidelines-2014
2) National Seismic Programme for appraisal of unappraised areas in Sedimentary Basins.
3) Policy framework for exploration and exploitation of Unconventional Hydrocarbons under existing Production Sharing Contracts, Coal Bed Methane contracts and Nomination fields.
4) Setting up of National Data Registry.

a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1,2& 3 only
d) 2,3 & 4 only

Q5. UN has held a high-level meeting in Geneva to take stock of the coordinated response and galvanize further support for the government-led effort to defeat the deadly disease- Ebola.The first case of the disease was confirmed in which of the following countries ?

a) India
b) Congo
c) South Africa
d) Somalia

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Answer:

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