Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 21 January 2020
Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 21 January 2020
Q1. Which of the following statements regarding the recently released UNCTAD monitoring report on FDI stands true ?
1) The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report
said that India was among the top 10 recipients of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
in 2019.
2) It said that GDP growth, gross fixed capital formation and trade are
projected to rise, both at the global level and, especially, in several large
developed markets.
3) South Asia recorded a 10% increase in FDI to $60 billion. The growth was
driven by India, with a 16% increase in inflows to an estimated $49 billion. The
majority went into services industries, including information technology.
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all of the above
Q2. Which of the following countries have never been a party to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty ( NPT ) ?
1) United States
2) South Sudan
3) India
4) North Korea
5) Iran
a) 1,2 & 3 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 2,4 & 5 only
d) 1,4 & 5 only
Q3. Consider the following statements regarding recently released inequality report by Oxfam study :
1) The study says India's richest 1 per cent hold more than four-times the
wealth held by 953 million people who make up for the bottom 70 per cent of the
country's population .
2) The report flagged that global inequality is shockingly entrenched and vast
and the number of billionaires has doubled in the last decade, despite their
combined wealth having declined in the last year.
3) The Oxfam report further said "sexist" economies are fuelling the inequality
crisis by enabling a wealthy elite to accumulate vast fortunes at the expense of
ordinary people and particularly poor women and girls.
Which of the above statements stands true ?
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all of the above
Q4. Consider the following statements :
1) Indian companies have reaffirmed their commitment to addressing the
challenge of climate change by taking bold emission reduction targets and
promoting renewable energy which has put India on the path to achieving its
commitments under the Paris Agreement.
2) The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) India annual report, which examines
carbon reduction activities of companies, shows a whopping 58 Indian companies,
98 per cent of the firms surveyed between 2018 and 2019, have board-level
oversight of climate-related issues.
3) China is first developing countries with maximum number of companies
committing towards science based targets.
Which of the above statements are true ?
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all of the above
Q5. Which of the following countries recently launched a “Seismic Hazard Microzonation” technique to minimise earthquake disasters ?
a) Japan
b) India
c) Indonesia
d) Bali