Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 18 FEBRUARY 2019

Q1. Conside r the following statements with respect to Nation rainfed area authority :

1) The Authority is an advisory, policymaking and monitoring body charged with examining guidelines in various existing schemes and in the formulation of new schemes including all externally aided projects in this area.
2) It would also focus on issues pertaining to landless and marginal farmers, since they constitute the large majority of inhabitants of rainfed areas.
3) It has a two tiered governing structure with the first tier being a governing board chaired by minister of agriculture and the next tier being a body of technical experts from various ministries.

which of the above statemenst are true ?

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

Q2 . Consider the following pairs of mineral resources in India and their corresponding locations of origin :

1) Copper : Singhbhum ( Jharkhand )
2) Chromite : Cuttack ( Odisha )
3) Manganese : Mumbai ( Maharashtra )
4) Gold : Kolar district ( Karnataka )
5) Tungsten : Degana ( Rajasthan )

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched ?

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

Q3. Which of the following statements regarding HAM radios are true ?

1) Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, describes the use of radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communication.
2) The amateur radio service (amateur service and amateur-satellite service) is established by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) through the Radio Regulations.
3) However national governments do not regulate the technical and operational characteristics of transmissions while merely issue individual stations licenses with an identifying call sign.

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

Q4. Consider the following statements with respect to health care prospects in India :

1) According to ‘Health Statistics 2018’, WHO’s annual snapshot of the state of the world’s health, less than half the people in the world today get all of the health services they need.
2) While the government has plans to reduce by about 50 per cent the household use of solid fuel and about 30 per cent in the prevalence of current tobacco use by 2025, the need of the hour is for all stakeholders in the healthcare sector to collaborate and scale up their efforts in a massive concerted action to prevent and control NCDs.
3) In India, one of the biggest concerns is the utterly lopsided spread of the healthcare facilities with most of the best and state-of-art hospitals located in urban areas although the majority of the people live in rural areas.

Which of the above statemensts are true ?

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

Q5. Which of the following countries of south america do not share boundary with argentina ?

a) Chile
b) Brazil
c) Peru
d) Paraguay

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ANSWER:

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