Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 19 July 2020

Q1. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister recently shared the details of a United Nations Development Programe (UNDP) report which states that more than 27 crore people in the country have come out of poverty in the last 10 years. Which of the following statements regarding the report stands true?

1) According to the data, released by the UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative 65 out of 75 countries studied, reported significant decline in their multidimensional poverty levels.
2) Multidimensional poverty encompasses the various deprivations experienced by poor people in their daily lives such as poor health, lack of education, inadequate living standards, poor quality of work, the threat of violence, and living in areas that are environmentally hazardous, among others.
3) Brazil recorded the world’s largest reduction in multidimensional poverty between 2005-06 and 2015-16, according to the latest UN report.

Options :

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

Q2. Originally begun in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between India and the United States, the Malabar naval exercise includes which of the following countries ?

1) Japan
2) Australia
3) Srilanka
4) China
5) Russia

Options :

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

Q3. India’s cybersecurity nodal agency CERT-In has issued a notice to Twitter asking the micro-blogging platform for full details of the recent global hack targeting high-profile users. Which of the following statement regarding CERT-In stands true ?

1) CERT-In (the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) is a government-mandated information technology (IT) security organization which operates under the auspices of Ministry of Home Affairs.
2) The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has signed cooperation pacts with its counterparts in Malaysia, Singapore and Japan for cyber security which will promote closer cooperation for exchange of knowledge and experience in detection, resolution and prevention of security-related incidents between India and the three countries.
3) According to the provisions of the Information Technology Amendment Act 2008, CERT-In is responsible for overseeing administration of the Act as well.

Options :

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

Q4. As India introduced an equalisation levy at 2%, many companies may be staring at the possibility of double taxation on digital transactions such as buying software or equipment. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) Equalization Levy is anindirect tax, which is withheld at the time of payment by the service recipient.
2) The government has expanded the scope of the equalisation levy from April  this year. The levy was first introduced in 2016, in a bid to tax the digital advertising revenue of Internet giants such as Google, Facebook and Amazon from India.
3) The services are currently covered under the EL are Online advertisement as well as any provision for digital advertising space or facilities/ service for the purpose of online advertisement.

Options :

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

Q5. The ‘KURMA’  mobile application with a built-in digital field guide covering 29 species of India, and information on identification, distribution, vernacular names, and threats is engaged in the conservation of which of the following animal/bird species ?

a) House sparrow
b) Crocodiles
c) Turtles
d) Yaks
 

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