Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 19 October 2019

Q1. Which of the following regarding global coffee production scenario stands true ?

1) Asia’s coffee production has almost doubled in recent years from 16-32%, with Vietnam and India contributing a major chunk.
2) Amongst the Asian countries, India reported an increase in consumption of the beverage more than others.
3) International Coffee Organization(ICO) is a Geneva based body set up under the auspices of the United Nations in 1963to highlight the economic importance of coffee.

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

Q2. An important source of livelihoods for tribal people are non-wood forest products, generally termed 'Minor Forest Produce (MFP)' means all non-timber forest produce of plant origin.

Which of the following can be included in the category of minor forest produce (MFP) :

1) Bamboo
2) Honey
3) Lac
4) Tusser
5) Black pepper

a) 1,2& 3 only
b) 3,4 & 5 only
c) 1,3 & 5 only
d) all of the above

Q3. Consider the following statements :

1) The first planets beyond our solar system, called exoplanets, were spotted in the 1990s, but it has been tough for scientists to determine their composition. Studying white dwarfs offered a new avenue.
2) A white dwarf is the burned-out core of a sun-like star. In its death throes, the star blows off its outer layer and the rest collapses, forming an extremely dense and relatively small entity that represents one of the universe's densest forms of matter more than that of neutron stars and black holes.
3) Recently scientists have developed a new way of studying planets in other solar systems - by doing sort of an autopsy on planetary wreckage devoured by a white dwarf which showed that rocky worlds with geochemistry similar to Earth may be quite common in the cosmos.

Which of the above statements are true ?

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

Q4. National Green Tribunal has said that the availability of drinking water is the first priority. Industries and authorities concerned should find alternative ways for their sustenance instead of permitting indiscriminate withdrawal of groundwater.

Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) The bench said that indiscriminate withdrawal of groundwater is against precautionary principle,Sustainable Development principle and the Inter-generational equity which are part of life.
2) Shortage of availability of water for commercial purposes cannot be remedied by the withdrawal of groundwater in overexploited, critically exploited and semi-critical exploited (OCS) areas.
3) Diminishing flow of non-glacier fed rivers, drying up of wetlands, changes in hydraulic behaviour of aquifers etc. are the likely impacts due to overexploitation of groundwater.

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

Q5. “Mt.Paektu” recently seen in news,is the highest mountain of the Changbai and Baekdudaegan ranges. Local people assign a mythical quality to the volcano and its caldera lake, considering it to be their country's spiritual home. It lies in the border between North Korea and which of the following countries ?

a) South Korea
b) China
c) Taiwan
d) Russia

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Answer :

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