Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 18 August 2018

Q1. Which of the following statements regarding participatory notes are correct ?

1) P-notes are instruments issued by registered foreign institutional investors (FII) to overseas investors, who wish to invest in the Indian stock markets without registering themselves with SEBI.
2) PN’s have helped regulators to reduce money laundering to a large extent.

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

Q2. Which of the following are the tributaries of river Tungabhadra ?

1) Varada river
2) kumudvati river
3) Koyna river

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

Q3. Which of the following statements regarding petroleum coke (Petcoke) are true ?

1) It is categorized as bottom of the barrel fuel as it is residual waste material which is obtained after refining coal to extract lighter fuels like petrol.
2) Petcoke is much more potent pollutant than coal and causes greater harm to the environment and health.
3) it has low calorific value & is difficult to transport as well.

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

Q4. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has constituted three-member committee to look into draft food labelling and display regulations-Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations 2018.

Consider the following statements regarding FSSAI labelling &diplay regulations 2018:

1) Every package of food containing ingredients including food additives, processing aids of plant origin shall bear a declaration to this effect by a symbol and colour code as stipulated for this purpose to indicate that the product is Vegetarian Food.
2) It had proposed mandatory red-label marking on such packaged food products which are high in fat, sugar and salt contents.
3) When an article of food is imported into India, the package of food shall also carry the name and complete address of the importer in India.

Which of the above statements are true ?

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