Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 22 October 2018

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding national commission for women :

1) The NCW is a statutory body of the Government of India, generally concerned with advising the government on all policy matters affecting women.
2) NCW members take part in the planning process of socio-economic development of women, propose measures to encourage their representation in all spheres and review their advancement.
3) It enjoys all the powers of a civil court .

Which of the above statements are true ?

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

Q2. A transboundary river is a river that crosses at least one political border, either a border within a nation or an international boundary.

Which of the following rivers are transboundary rivers ?

1) Ganga
2) Brahmaputra
3) Mekong
4) Nile
5) Amazon

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

Q3. Which of the following Indian crops can be regarded as “water intensive “ crops :

1) Sugarcane
2) Rice
3) Cotton
4) Wheat
5) Soya

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

Q4. Which of the following statements regarding National Biofuel Policy are not true ?

1) According to National Biofuel Policy food grains can now be used for producing ethanol on all years .
2) The policy has expanded the scope of raw materials that can be used for producing ethanol, including sugarcane juice, sugar beet, sweet sorghum, corn etc.
3) The current blending ratio is about 0.5% for petrol and less than 2% for diesel.

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

Q5. Consider the following statements regarding Genetic Engineering ?

1) Genetic engineering refers to the set of technologies that directly manipulate on an organism’s genes, change the genetic make up of cells and add one or more new traits that are not found in that organism.
2) Genetic diseases can possibly be corrected by replacing dysfunctional genes with normally functioning genes.
3) Through recombinant DNA techniques, bacteria have been created that are capable of synthesizing human insulin & human growth hormone.

Which of the above statements are true ?

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