Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 24 July 2019

Q1. Consider the following statements :

1) India is witnessing a significant change in the nature of cybercrimes; it is now extremely organised and collaborative. The cost of data breach continues to grow year after year.
2) Data breaches have cost Indian enterprises Rs. 12.8 crore on an average during the first half of calendar 2019, a 7.29% increase compared with a year ago.
3) Firms with more than 500 employees suffered losses of more than $2.5 million on an average.

Which of the above statements are true ?

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

Q2. Narmada rises from Amarkantak Plateau near Anuppur district. It forms the traditional boundary between North India and South India and flows westwards over a length of 1,312 km (815.2 mi) before draining through the Gulf of Khambhat into the Arabian Sea.

The river flows through which of the following states of central India?

1) Rajasthan
2) Gujarat
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Maharashtra
5) Chattisgarh

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

Q3. Which of the following statements regarding the SAT (Securities Appellate Tribunal) stands true ?

1) The first SAT was formed in 1995, through a notification issued by the Central Government and therefore, is a statutory body established under the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992.
2) The Securities Appellate Tribunal has only one bench that sits at Mumbai and has jurisdiction over all of India.
3) Every proceeding before the Securities Appellate Tribunal is deemed to be a judicial proceeding and the tribunal has all the powers of a Civil Court.

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

Q4. After Chandrayaan-2, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has planned to launch its solar mission, Aditya-L1, during the first half of 2020.

Which of the following statements regarding the same are true ?

1) The Aditya - L1 is set to launch during 2019-2020 timeframe by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-XL) from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
2) The Aditya - L1 will be inserted in a halo orbit around the Lagrangian point 1 (L1), which is 1.5 million km from the Earth.
3) Aditya-L1, with additional experiments, can provide observations of the Sun’s photosphere, chromosphere and corona.

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

Q5. Which of the following is the highest mountain in Myanmar forming the tri-point boundary between India, China &Myanmar ?

a) Mount Wutai
b) Mount Saramati
c) Hkakabo Razi
d) Mount Popa

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Answer:

1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (c)