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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 26 June 2019
Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 26 June 2019
Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the recently released report on country’s food and nutrition security :
1) As per the report, over the last decade, child stunting which is a measure
of chronic malnutrition has reduced at a rate of about 1% per year, the slowest
decline among emerging economies.
2) At this rate, 31.4% of children will still be stunted by the 2022 deadline
and India must double its rate of progress to reach the target of 25% by that
time, says the report.
3) The report, which is a baseline analysis of the country’s progress in
achieving the second Sustainable Development Goal to end hunger, was prepared by
the World health Organisation ( WHO )in collaboration with the Ministry of Home
Affairs.
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. Which of the following tourism circuit routes represent the ‘Sufi circuit’of the swadeshdarshan project undertaken by Ministry of Tourism ?
1) Delhi – FatehpurSikri - Ajmer
2) Mumbai – Aurangabad -Shirdi
3) Hyderabad – Bijapur– Gulbarga
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) all of the above
d) 1 & 3 only
Q3. Which of the following statements regarding the initiatives taken by government for safety of women and girls stands true ?
1) The Government has set up Nirbhaya Fund for projects for safety and
security of women, for which Ministry of Women and Child Development is the
nodal authority for appraising/ recommending the proposals / schemes to be
funded under Nirbhaya Fund.
2) MHA has launched the “National Database on Sexual Offenders” (NDSO) to
facilitate investigation and tracking of sexual offenders across the country by
law enforcement agencies.
3) Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to
the Constitution of India. State Governments are thus responsible for safety and
security of the citizens including women and girls.
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all of the above
Q4. Which of the following statement regarding the recent recommendations of UK Sinha committee for stressed asset MSME’s are true ?
1) In order to provide loan portability in a seamless manner to MSMEs, the
committee recommended that the RBI should come out with measures on portability
of MSME loans with a lock-in-period of one year.
2) The committee has also recommended banks that wish to specialise in MSME
lending, their sub-targets for farm loans under the priority sector lender could
be waived off, and instead can be given a target for loans to the SME sector.
3) At present, the overall priority sector lending target for a universal bank
is 70% of their net bank credit and 35% for small finance bank.
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all of the above
Q5. The Intergovernmental science policy platform on biodiversity and eco system services (IPBES) has its headquarters on which of the following cities ?
a) Geneva
b) Vienna
c) Bonn
d) Paris
