Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 18 October 2019

Q1. Consider the following statements :

1) India has performed better in countering tuberculosis according the WHO’s 2019 edition of Global Tuberculosis report.
2) The incidence of Tb incidence rate in India has decreased by almost 50000 patients over the last one year.
3) The India Tb Report 2019 notes that India is closest ever to covering all TB cases through the online notification-NIKSHAY and thereby the gap of unreported cases/patients in India is very low.

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. Consider the following pairs of Buddhist monasteries in India and their corresponding location states :

1) Hemis : Jammu & Kashmir
2) Tawang : Sikkim
3) NamdrolingNyingmapa : Karnataka
4) Key : Arunachal Pradesh

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched ?

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

Q3. With respect to the recently published livestock census report 2019 by the ministry of animal husbandry& dairying, Which of the following statements stands true ?

1) The livestock census is conducted across the country periodically since 1919. It covers all domesticated animals and headcounts of these animals are taken. The 20th Livestock Census was carried out in about 6.6 lakh villages and 89 thousand urban wards across the country.
2) Among the states, West Bengal reported the highest increase of over 23 per cent in livestock population, followed by Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
3) There has been a significant rise in the indigenous population of cattle in India aftermath the implementation of RashtriyaGokul Mission.

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

Q4. Union Minister of Tribal Affairs announced the second phase of GOAL (Going Online as Leaders) programme recently. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) GOAL connects underprivileged young tribal women with senior expert mentors in the areas of business, fashion and arts to learn digital and life skills.
2) In the second phase of the program, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Microsoft together will digitally mentor 5000 young women in India’s tribal dominated districts.
3) The Ministry of Tribal Affairs will also work with district administration and other government agencies to help secure qualified participants with a fellowship, so they can put their newly learned skills to work.

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

Q5. Which of the following states have topped the first ever India Innovation Index launched by NITI Aayog ?

a) Gujarat
b) Karnataka
c) Telangana
d) Kerala

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Answer :

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