Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 22 October 2018
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