Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 26 September 2020

Q1 Which of the following statements regarding the BRICS business council stands true ?

1) The BRICS Business Council was established during the BRICS Heads of State Summit of March 2013 which was held in Durban, South Africa.
2) The Business Council will ensure that there is regular dialogue between the Business communities of the BRICS nations and the Governments of the BRICS countries. The council will also identify problems and bottlenecks to ensure greater economic, trade and investment ties among the BRICS countries and recommend solutions accordingly.”
3) The BRICS Business Council is composed of 25 prominent entrepreneurs from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, representing various industries and sectors in the BRICS nations.
Options :

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

Q2 Biodiversity hotspots are defined as regions “where exceptional concentrations of endemic species are undergoing an exceptional loss of habitat”. Which of the following biodiversity hotspots are located in the Asian& Australiaregion ?

1) Eastern Himalayas
2) East Malanesian islands
3) New Caledonia
4) Wallace
5) The Guinean forests

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

Q3 Consider the following statements with respect to nutrition principles :

1) From the ecological perspective the indigenous foods are to be brought back to the food chain which is necessary for the maintenance of health and also to combat the diet linked chronic diseases.
2) The contribution of ecology (towards nutrition) to our existence cannot be overlooked, though adaptations are possible.
3) Clinical benefits of having millets in the diet which helps in increasing the glycaemic index and glycaemic load in our body thereby increasing our immunity.
Which of the above statements stands true ?
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q4 The Commission for Agricultural Cost and Prices (CACP) had suggested recently that open-ended procurement of wheat and rice should be reviewed so that farmers are encouraged to plant other crops such as oilseeds, pulses and nutri-cereals. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) Currently, government has no cap on wheat and rice procurement within a specified period. It procures around three-fourth of marketable wheat in Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, driving out private players from the market.
2) High procurement of wheat and rice in some states promotes much-needed crop diversification.
3) The CACP is an expert body formed in 1985 that recommends the MSPs of the notified Kharif and Rabi crops to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only 
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q5 Recently there were several requests by Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) to the central government to remove the export ban on ‘Bangalore rose’. The product Bangalore rose is a variety of which of the following crop/agri product ?

a) Tomato
b) Onion
c) Maize
d) Millet

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