Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 26 August 2018

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding Nehru yuvakendras :

1) Nehru YuvaKendras were established with the objective of providing rural youth avenues to take part in the process of nation building as well providing opportunities for the development of their personality and skills.
2) It channelizes the power of youth on the principles of voluntarism, self-help and community participation.
3) It is under the direct aegis of ministry of HRD.

A) 1 & 2 only
B) 2 & 3only
C) 1 & 3only
D) All of the above

Q2. G20 2018 summit will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina for the first time in a south American country in November ,which of the following places is the G20 headquartered ?

A) Geneva, Switzerland
B) Washington DC,USA
C) Cancun, Mexico
D) Paris, France

Q3. Which of the following are the sources of NOx pollution in the atmosphere:

1) Vehicle Combustion at normal temperature.
2) Natural Lightning
3) Coal fired power plants.
4) Volcanic eruptions.

A) 1 & 2 only
B) 2, 3 & 4 only
C) 1,2& 3 only
D) All of the above

Q4.

1) Sugar industry is the second largest agro-based industry of India after cotton textile industry.
2) India is the world’s largest producer of sugarcane and second largest producer of sugar after China.
3) Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh &Tamilnadu are the major sugar producing states in India.

Which of the above statements are true ?

A) 1 & 2only
B) 1 & 3only
C) 2 & 3only
D) All of the above

Q5. Indian Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of country’s first Mobile Open Exchange (MOX) zone in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

Which of the following statements regarding mobile open exchange are true?

1) MOX will be dedicated ecosystem for mobile industry, providing integrated platform to mobile manufacturers, research and development (R&D) and allied industries.
2) The ecosystem will channelize foreign direct investment (FDI) and generate revenues from consumption-based and destination-based taxes.
3) its proximity to universities will strengthen industry-academia relations and provide them opportunity to work together in R&D.

A) 1 & 2only
B) 1 & 3only
C) 2 & 3only
D) All of the above