Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 24 July 2020


Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 24 July 2020


Q1. Consider the following statements :

1) According to the Constitution, when a common High Court is established for more than one State, administrative expenses have to be paid only from the consolidated fund of the ‘State’ in which the principal seat of the High Court is situated.
2)  However, this provision is breached with respect to Puducherry which shares the disproportionately exorbitant expenses with Tamil Nadu. 
3) On the other hand, administrative expenses of a High Court at the Union Territory shall be drawn from the ‘Consolidated fund of India’ under the Constitution.

Which of the above statements stands true ?

Options :

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

Q2. Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers has recently said that Government has took various initiatives to boost fertilizer sector so that adequate amount of fertilizers could be made available to farmers during  the sowing season. Which of the following pairs of fertiliser industries in India and their locations are correctly matched ?

1) Ramagundam : Kerala
2) Talcher :Odisha
3) Gorakhpur : Uttar Pradesh
4) Sindri: West Bengal
5) Barauni : Bihar

Options :

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

Q3. Heavy rain and flooding hampered work in the tea gardens of Assam and West Bengal last month, pulling down production in both states by more than 10%. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) Tea grows best in regions which enjoy a warm, humid climate with a rainfall measuring at least 100 centimetres a year. Ideally, it likes deep, light, acidic and well-drained soil.
2) In India and Bangladesh, the highest yields are obtained from June to September when the weather is cooler and drier, but the best quality tea is derived from the earlier and later pickings when the climate is hot and rainy.
3) Though tea prices have risen by 25-40% on an average, industry executives say that lockdowns in the tea growing regions coupled with irregular movement of cargo and a drop in crop size is affecting the cash flows of tea companies.

Options :

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

Q4. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies announced that the safeguard duty on solar cells imported from China, Vietnam and Thailand will continue foranother one year starting from July 31, 2020.Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) A huge portion of solar cells is being imported from China. This is because, in 2018 when China faced hindrances in exports to US and European Union, which turned to India.
2) Under the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade), 1994 a member of WTO is not allowed to restrict imports of a product to safeguard its domestic industry.
3) Just like the cells in a battery, the cells in a solar panel are designed to generate electricity; but where a battery's cells make electricity from chemicals, a solar panel's cells generate power by capturing sunlight instead.

Options :

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

Q5. The Sakteng forest reserve near the Arunachal pradesh border is located in which of the following countries ?

a) Nepal
b) Bangladesh
c) Bhutan 
d) Mynamar

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