Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 19 October 2020

Q1 Education Minister recently addressed the students from ASEAN member states who have been selected for the prestigious ASEAN PhD Fellowship Programme (APFP) funded by the Government of India. Which of the following statements regarding the programme stands true ?

1) The ASEAN PhD Fellowship Programme was announced on 25th January 2018 and under the APFP, one thousand fellowships will be provided exclusively to the ASEAN citizens.
2) APFP will open many doors to synergies in the field of technology and research for the academicians, researchers and the scientists from India and ASEAN.
3) APFP is also the largest capacity development programme undertaken by the Government of India for foreign beneficiaries.

Options :
a) 1 & 2 only

b) 2 & 3 only

c) 1 & 3 only

d) all the above

Q2 Consider the following pairs of Indian classical art forms and their corresponding origin states :

1) Cheriyalscrolls : Karnataka
2) Kalighatpaintings : West Bengal
3) Pattachitrapainting :Odisha
4) Kalamezhuthu :Tamilnadu
5) Warli folk painting : Maharashtra

Which of the above pairs are matched incorrectly?
a) 1,2& 3 only

b) 2,3 & 5 only

c) 1,3 & 5 only

d) 1 & 4 only

Q3 With respect to the National Council for Transgender Persons (NCTP), which of the following statements stands true ?

1) The Centre had in August 2020constituted the National Council for Transgender Persons (NCTP) to formulate policies, programmes, draft legislation and projects regarding members of the community for achieving equality and full participation by them.
2) Based on recommendations of the NCTP government has brought   a transgender identity card which will be linked to social welfare schemes.
3) Union Minister of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is the chairman of the NCTP.

Options :
a) 1 & 2 only

b) 2 & 3 only

c) 1 & 3 only

d) all the above

Q4 Recently India successfully test fired BrahMos missile from Indian Navy’s indigenously-built stealth destroyer INS Chennai. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1. BrahMosis a supersonic cruise missile developed as part of a joint collaboration between India and Russia.
2. The missile is capable of being launched from land, sea, sub-sea and air against surface and sea-based targets.
3. Since has not joined the Missile technology Control Regime (MTCR) the range of Brahmos missile cannot be extended beyond 250km.

Options :
a) 1 & 2 only

b) 2 & 3 only

c) 1 & 3 only

d) all the above

Q5 According to the global hunger index which of the following countries has the highest prevalence of wasted children under five years in the world ?

a) Sudan
b) Nigeria
c) India
d) Bangladesh
 

Click Here For All Current Affairs

Click Here for MCQ's Archive

This is a Part of Online Coaching Programme for UPSC Exam

DOWNLOAD UPSC Monthly Current Affairs PDF

Study Notes for UPSC IAS  Exam

CLICK HERE FOR ANSWER (Only for Course Member)