Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 2 NOVEMBER 2018

Q1. Which of the following statements regarding Mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) are true ?

1) Mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) is an agreement between two or more countries for the purpose of gathering and exchanging information in an effort to enforce public or criminal laws.
2) The assistance may be denied by either country for political or security reasons, or if the criminal offence in question is not equally punishable in both countries.
3) India has signed MLATs with more than 30 countries. MLATs between countries allow for potential intelligence sharing and India can potentially share intelligence data with countries it has MLATs with.

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

Q2. Consider the following statements regarding central pollution control board (CPCB) :

1) It was established under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
2) It serves as a field formation and also provides technical services to the Ministry of Environment and Forests under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
3) CPCB along with its counterparts the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) are responsible for implementation of legislation relating to prevention and control of environmental pollution in the country.

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

Q3. Which of the following are the primary sources of water supply in India :

1) Atmospheric water
2) Dam reservoirs
3) Rain water
4) Canals
5) Glacier melts

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

Q4. Which of the following provisions of RBI act are true ?

1) Under RBI act no person or entity in India other than RBI or the Central Government is authorized to draw, accept make or issue any bill of exchange
2) Section 7 of the RBI Act empowers the central government to issue directions to the RBI in public interest.
3) Central government from time to time can frame rules for the refunding value of mutilated, soiled or imperfect notes as the matter of grace.

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

Q5. “Dharma guardian 2018” refers to which of the following ?

a) Initiative my IT ministry to tackle cyber security challenges.
b) India –Japan joint military exercise
c) India-bhutan cultural exchange programme near the international boundary.
d) ISRO collaboration with DRDO to build integrated missile guard system .
 

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ANSWER:

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