Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 20 FEBRUARY 2019

Q1. Which of the following statements rearding the newly introduced national electronics policy 2019 are true ?

1) The Policy envisions positioning India as a global hub for Electronics System Design and Manufacturing - (ESDM) by encouraging and driving capabilities in the country for developing core components, including chipsets, and creating an enabling environment for the industry to compete globally.
2) It aims to promote domestic manufacturing and export in the entire value-chain of ESDM for economic development to achieve a turnover of USD 400 billion by 2025.
3) The policy also aims to create a Sovereign Patent Fund (SPF) to promote the developmentand acquisition of IPs in ESDM sector.

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

Q2. The Union Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval to the Agreement between India and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for participating in the Programme for International Students Assessment (PISA), which will be conducted by the OECD in 2021.

Which of the following regarding the same are true ?
1) PISA is a competency-based assessment which unlike content-based assessment, measures the extent to which students have acquired key competencies that are essential for full participation in modern societies.
2) Learnings from participation in PISA will help to introduce competency-based examination reforms in the school system and help move away from rote learning.
3) PISA concentrates its student assessment activities mainly in the middle income countries of asia .

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

Q3. Swadesh Darshan Scheme - an Integrated Development of theme based tourist circuits is the flagship scheme of Ministry of Tourism for development of tourism infrastructure in the country.

Which of the following constitute the main objectives of the scheme :
1) Under Swadesh Darshan Scheme Ministry of Tourism is developing critical tourism infrastructure in the country in a sustainable and inclusive manner to make India into a world class tourist destination.
2) Create awareness among the local communities about the importance of tourism for them in terms of increased sources of income, improved living standards and overall development of the area.
3) Make full use of the potential and advantages in terms of available infrastructure, national culture and characteristic strong points of each and every region throughout the country by development of theme based circuits.

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

Q4. Which of the following statements regarding the measures taken by the government for the development of denotified,semi nomadic tribes are not true ?

1) The Government has decided to set up a Development and Welfare Board under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 under the aegis of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for the purpose of implementing development and welfare programmes for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-nomadic Communities.
2) All the de-notified tribes in India comes under the SC/ST/OBC categories spread across the country.
3) Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog is assigned with the task of completing the process of identification of the Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities (DNCs) that have not yet been formally classified.

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

Q5. Which of the following compounds are emitted to the atmosphere from coal based power plants ?

1) Carbon dioxide
2) Sulphur dioxide
3) Nitrogen oxide
4) Arsenic compounds
5) Mercury & Cadmium

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

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ANSWER:

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