Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 21 July 2020

Q1. Audit regulator National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has constituted a technical advisory committee (TAC). Which of the following statements with respect to NFRA stands true ?

1) The NFRA is an independent regulator for enforcement of auditing standards and ensuring the quality of audits so as to enhance investor and public confidence in financial disclosures of companies.
2) It can probe listed companies and those unlisted public companies having paid-up capital of no less than Rs 500 crore or annual turnover of no less than Rs 1,000 crorewhile ICAI retains jurisdiction of small listed companies.
3) NFRA was formed under the companies act 2013 and works under the aegis of corporate affairs ministry.

Options :

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

Q2. The one-horned rhinoceros is the largest of the three Asian rhinos. The other two are Sumatran Rhinos and Javan Rhinos.India has collaborated with which of the following countries to protect Asian Rhinos under the “New Delhi Declaration on Asian Rhinos 2019” ?

1) Bhutan
2) Nepal
3) Thailand
4) Malaysia
5) Bangladesh

Options :

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

Q3. Consider the following statements :

1) Colorectal cancer that affects the large intestine (colon) and rectum is the 5th leading cause of cancer death in India, mainly because late detection minimizes chances of recovery.
2)  In the last decade, the country has witnessed a rapid decrease in the rate of colorectal cancer among younger people due to better dietary habits and physical activities.
3) Hyaluronan (HA) is a potential colon cancer biomarker molecule that is present on the surface of lipid sacks secreted by cancer cells.

Which of the above statements stands true ?

Options :

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

Q4. HIL (India) Limited, a PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has supplied 20.60 Metric tonne of DDT 75 % WP to South Africa for their Malaria control program. Which of the following statements regarding the same stand true ?

1) Malaria continues to be one of the major public health problems gobally. In 2018, an estimated 228 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide and most malaria cases and deaths (93%) were reported from African Region.
2) India accounts for majority of cases and death since spraying of insecticides inside the human habitants i.e. Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) has proven to be an ineffective mosquito control tool.
3) HIL (India) is the sole manufacturer of DDT globally. The company was incorporated in the year 1954 to manufacture and supply DDT to Government of India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for malaria control programme.

Options :

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

Q5. Ministry of Tourism holds webinar titled 'The Mystical Triangle- Maheshwar, Mandu&Omkareshwar' under DekhoApnaDesh Series.The webinar showcased the richness of the destinations covered under the mystical triangle. The above mentioned destinations are located in which of the following states ?

a) Meghalaya
b) Telangana
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Gujarat
 

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