Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 21 April 2018

1. Consider the following statements about the Asian Highway Network project:

1. Since its inception, it has received financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank
2. One of its components is The Silk Road Economic Belt
3. India is not a participant

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a. 1 only
b. 1 & 2 only
c. 1, 2 & 3
d. None of the above

2.Consider the following statements about Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC)

1. The Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) was a comprehensive door-to-door enumeration exercise carried out for rural India only.
2. The SECC was conducted by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 & 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

3. The ‘Pradhan MantriKisanSampadaYojana’ is most closely associated with/related to

a. Creation of modern farm infrastructure
b. NITI Aayog’s model land leasing law
c. Sustainable farming practices in line with SDG 12
d. E-Nam

4. Consider the following statements about The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).

1. The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) was set up under Article 340 of the Indian Constitution
2. The NCBC was set up with the objective to examine the extent of inequitable distribution of benefits of reservation among communities included in the OBC category

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 & 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

5. The greatest threat to public health from the chemical Arsenic, in its inorganic form, originates from

a. Contaminated groundwater
b. Seafood
c. Dairy products
d. River contamination by industrial effluents

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Answer:

1 (D), 2 (D), 3 (A), 4 (D), 5 (A)