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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 22 July 2020

Q1. Which of the following statements regarding water scarcity and change in agricultural pattern in India stands true ?

1) India’s 1.3 billion people have access to only about 4 per cent of the world’s water resources, and farmers consume almost 90 per cent of the groundwater water available.
2) Farmers love rice and wheat primarily because of stable prices and assured state purchases. These two staples, along with another thirsty crop, sugar cane, are grown in 40 per cent of the country’s gross farmed area but consume about 80 per cent of its irrigation water.
3) In the long run, experts say water shortages will make crop diversification an inevitability.

Options :

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

Q2. Which of the following includes the rare and threatened animal/bird species of Kaziranga National park ?

1) Swamp deer
2) Asiatic Lion
3) Asiatic water buffalo
4) Malabar Hornbill
5) Indian rhinos

Options :

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

Q3. Indian households spent lesser on vegetables, breads, cereals and pulses in 2018-19 compared with the previous fiscal, data released by the statistics office showed. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) The private final consumption expenditure (PFCE) on bread, cereals and pulses was Rs 4.43 lakh crore in 2018-19 from Rs 4.74 lakh crore in FY18. This is the second consecutive annual decline in spends on the product category.
2) The consumption of alcoholic beverages, narcotics and tobacco also decreased 7.7% from FY18, as per the National Accounts Statistics (NAS) 2020.
3) Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF), an indicator of investment declined in public financial corporations to Rs 9.84 lakh crore in FY19 from Rs 12.06 lakh crore in F18 at constant prices, the report showed.

Options :

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

Q4. With respect to the office of the Governor of states in India, which of the following statements stands true ?

1) Every Governor and every person discharging the functions of the Governor shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe in the presence of the Chief Justice of India an oath or affirmation.
2) The Governor shall not be a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any State specified in the First Schedule.
3) The Governor shall be entitled without payment of rent to the use of his official residences and shall be also entitled to such emoluments, allowances and privileges as may be determined by Parliament by law and, until provision in that behalf is so made, such emoluments, allowances and privileges as are specified in Second Schedule.

Options :

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

Q5. Union Home Minister and Information and Broadcasting Minister remembered freedom fighter MangalPandey on his birth anniversary recently.His patriotism and sacrifice inspired millions of countrymen to participate in the freedom struggle. He was associated with which of the following revolutions/movements during the Indian independence struggle ?

Options :

a) Non- cooperation movement
b) Revolt of 1857
c) Quit India movement
d) Chittagong armoury raid

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