Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 27 September 2018

Q1. Which of the following statements regarding national digital communication policy are true ?

1) The Policy has been formulated, in place of the existing National Telecom Policy-2012, to cater to the modern needs of the digital communications sector of India.
2) The policy aims to enforce accountability through appropriate institutional mechanisms to assure citizens of safe and secure digital communications infrastructure and services.
3) It also aims the creation of a collaborative institutional mechanism between Centre, States and Local Bodies for Common Rights of Way, standardization of costs and timelines.

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

Q2. Which of the following are dry inland ports of India ?

1) Haldia port, West Bengal
2) Vallarpadom port, Kochi
3) Durgapur,West Bengal
4) Kandla,Gujarat
5) Whitefield, Bengaluru

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

Q3. Consider the following statements regarding the Agmarksystem :

1) The Agmark online system is being implemented across the country to conduct quality control functions.
2) Through the Agmark online system, certificate of authorisation , permission of printing press, permission of laboratories and services related to laboratory information management system will be provided online.
3) The online system is being carried out by the Directorate of patents.

Which of the above are true ?

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

Q4. Consider the following statements :

1)As per latest reports by state of working India 2018,the southern states of India are severely affected by unemployment than their northern counterparts.
2) Rural wage growth has been increasing since 2014 in India.
3) In the organised manufacturing sector, though the number of jobs has grown, there has also been an increase in the share of contract work, which offers lower wages and less job security.

Which of the above statements are not true ?

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