Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 18 August 2020

Q1 The Income Tax department has issued guidelines for the demarcation of roles of officers for the implementation of faceless assessment, making the National e-Assessment Centre (NeAC) as the main gateway for communication with a taxpayer recently. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) NeACis an independent office that looks after the work of e-Assessment scheme which is recently notified for faceless e-assessment for income tax payers. It is headed by the IT secretary.
2) Under faceless scrutiny assessment, a central computer picks up tax returns for scrutiny based on risk parameters and mismatch and then allots them randomly to a team of officers.
3) This allocation is reviewed by officers at another randomly selected location and only if concurred, a notice is sent by the centralized computer system. All such notices need to be responded electronically without the requirement of visiting a tax office or meeting any official.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only 
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only 
d) all the above

Q2 A catchment is an area of land where water collects when it rains, often bounded by hills. As the water flows over the landscape it finds its way into streams and down into the soil, eventually feeding the river.

Which of the following are the factors that determine the catchment of rivers ?
1) Distance from sea
2) Topography
3) Soil type
4) Altitude
5) Land use
Options :
a) 1,2 & 3 only
b) 2,3 & 5 only 
c) 1,3 & 5 only 
d) 2,3 & 4 only 

Q3 The government on Monday proposed a ‘Data Ombudsman’ for in-house resolution of issues related to the collection of key statistics in the country so as to reduce the number of cases that need legal recourse. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) The Collection of Statistics Act 2008 provides for penal action for refusal and failure to submit data from all government agencies and the data ombudsman oversees the functioning of the act.
2) As per latest amendments to the above said act, any company which fails, neglects, refuses wilfully makes any false or misleading statement can now be fined uptoRs 50,000 instead of Rs 5,000 at present while for individuals, this has been increased 10 times to Rs 10,000.
3) The Data Ombudsman shall in addition to the functions designated, also strengthen the system of mutual trust, building the goodwill and conflict resolution through various conciliation processes.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only 
b) 2 & 3 only 
c) 1 & 3 only 
d) all the above

Q4 Ministry of Tribal Affairs in collaboration with PiramalSwasthya, the Centre of Excellence has developed this Tribal Health and Nutrition Portal named Swasthya. Which of the following statements regarding the portal stands true ?

1) The portal provides all health and nutrition related information of the tribal population of India on a single platform and also encourages people with Sickle Cell disease or trait to register themselves.
2) Swasthya will also curate innovative practices, case studies, and best practices collected from different parts of India to facilitate the exchange of evidence, expertise and experiences.
3) The dashboard presents data curated from multiple sources for the 250 identified high priority tribal districts.Jharkhand & Chhattisgarh accounts for more than 80% of total Scheduled Tribe population of the country.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only 
b) 2 & 3 only 
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q5 Which of the following places recorded the hottest temperature on Earth recently with a reading of 130 degree Fahrenheit ?

a) Thar,Rajasthan
b) Death Valley, California
c) Kebili,Tunisia
d) Petra,Jordan

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