Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 25 August 2020

Q1 Which of the following statements with respect to the recently published edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report stands true ?

1) The SOFI report, which is published annually, presents the most authoritative evaluation of hunger and food insecurity in the world. 
2) Since 2017, SOFI presents two key measures of food insecurity: the conventional measure called the Prevalence of Undernourishment (PoU) and a new measure called the Prevalence of Moderate and Severe Food Insecurity (PMSFI).
3) Nigeria accounted for 22% of the global burden of food insecurity, the highest for any country, in 2017-19.

Options :

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

Q2 Satellites are extremely critical infrastructure for any country as large numbers of crucial applications are satellite-based. Which of the following can be categorised as satellites based applications/services ?

1) Green building constructions
2) Stock markets 
3) Land and ocean mapping and monitoring tools
4) Nuclear enrichment
5) Banking systems

Options :

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

Q3 India listed abortions as essential services under the lockdown, but the disruption of transport services hampered access to centres of care, and lack of awareness about these services being available during this period was a factor. Which of the following statements regarding access to contraceptives and family planning stands true ?

1) The need for contraceptive services remains high in India, with over 1 in 3 women (35%) reporting a need for contraceptive advice, as per the MSI study. 
2) Providing uninterrupted abortion and contraceptive counselling, devices and care services are essential to safeguard the reproductive rights of women, and protect them from abuse.
3) According to WHO, a recent survey of responses from 103 countries found that 67% reported disruption in family planning and contraception services during lockdown periods.

Options :

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

Q4 Recently a team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed a sustainable process for making brick-like structures on the moon. Which of the following statements with respect to the finding stands true ?

1) It exploits lunar soil, and uses bacteria and guar beans to consolidate the soil into possible load-bearing structures.
2) Living organisms have never been involved in mineral precipitation since the dawn of the Cambrian period, and modern science has now found a use for them.
3) One such bacterium, called 'Sporosarcinapasteurii ' produces calcium carbonate crystals through a metabolic pathway called the ureolytic cycle: it uses urea and calcium to form these crystals as byproducts of the pathway.

Options :

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

Q5 Bhashan Char island has been chosen for relocation of Rohingyan refugees from the crowded camps of Cox’s Bazar after the monsoon season. Environmentalists say that the Bhashan Char falls in an ecologically fragile area prone to floods, erosion and cyclones. The issue of forced relocation and lack of mobility on the island has also been raised by organisations working among the Rohingyas. The island is under the administration of which of the following countries ?

a) Myanmar
b) Bangladesh
c) India
d) Thailand

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