Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 20 August 2020

Q1. LokSabha Speaker Om Birla today attended the inaugural ceremony of the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (5WCSP).Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) The Inter-Parliamentary Union was established in 2010, under Maastrichttreaty which acts as a permanent forum for political multilateral negotiations. The Parliaments of 210 countries are the members of the Union.
2) The event is organized jointly by Geneva headquartered Inter Parliamentary Union and the Parliament of Austria with the assistance of the United Nations.
3) The theme of 2020 conference is `Parliamentary leadership for more effective multilateralism that delivers peace and sustainable development for the people and planet’.

Options :

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

Q2. The EastMed Gas Forum (EMGF or EGF) have agreed to complete the basic structure of the group and enhance cooperation to promote the exploitation of natural gas reserves in the region.The grouping hasalso been nicknamed s "the OPEC of Mediterranean gas". Which of the following  countries constitutes  the members of this grouping ?

1) Iraq
2) Italy 
3) Jordan
4) Mali
5) Egypt

Options :

a) 1,2 & 3 only
b) 2,3 & 4 only
c) 2,3 & 5 only
d) 1,3 & 5 only 

Q3. The Government initiated Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCD) and ParamparagatKrishiVikasYojana (PKVY) in 2015 to encourage chemical free farming. Which of the following statements regarding the organic farming prospects of India stands true ?

1) India ranks secondafter China in the number of organic farmers and ninth in terms of area under organic farming across the globe and Tripura became the first state to become fully organic.
2) North East India has been traditionally following organic farming and the usage of chemicals in the region is reported to be far less than the rest of the country.
3)  Quick and easy certification process of the Organic produce under Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) and National Program for Organic Production (NPOP) have helped poise India to be a leader in terms of Organic produce in years to come.

Options :

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

Q4. The NitiAayog has decided to fasttrack the development of India's own poverty index to rank states on measures they have adopted to pull people out of poverty. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) The exercise, in line with the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), is aimed at compelling states to take aggressive poverty reductions measures.
2)The International Labour Organisation said recently that about 400 million people working in the informal economy in India were at risk of falling deeper into poverty due to the Covid-19 induced economic crisis, which it said was having "catastrophic consequences".
3) Currently, India does not officially have a poverty line and there is no fresh estimate of the total number of poor people.

Options :

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

Q5. Prime Minister NarendraModi today greeted people on the PrakashPurabUtsav of the holy book Guru Granth Sahib.The first PrakashPurabUtsav marked the installation of Guru Granth Sahib in Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden temple, in 1604. The Harmandir Sahib is located in which of the following cities ?

a) Jaipur
b) Udaipur
c) Amritsar
d) Lucknow

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