Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 27 September 2020

Q1 With respect to the ECO NiwasSamhita , an Energy Conservation Building Code for Residential Buildings (ECBC-R),which of the following statements stands true ?

1) The Code is expected to assist large number of architects and builders who are involved in design and construction of new residential complexes in different parts of the country.
2) Implementation of this Code will have potential for energy savings to the tune of 125 Billion Units of electricity per year by 2030, which is equivalent to about 100 million ton of Co2 emission.
3) Ministry of New & Renewable energy is the implementing agency for the code.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q2 Which of the following animals are included in the Schedule 1 of wildlife protection act 1972 ?

1) Black buck
2) Gangetic Dolphin
3) Cheetah
4) Hyena
5) Pygmy Hog

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

Q3 With respect to Distributed Acoustic Sensors (DAS), which of the following statements stands true ?

1) DAS or Distributed Acoustic Sensors (DAS) are a revolutionary photonic sensing technology that convert standard communications fibre into a linear array of discrete vibration sensors.
2) DAS uses optical fibres as the ‘sensor’, the DAS itself being the interrogator of the returning backscatter signal.
3) DAS can be used for various applications from earthquake monitoring to hot-tapping pipelines, leaks, perimeter intrusions, moving vehicles, industrial operations, failing mechanical components, and so many more all generate vibrations with distinct acoustic characteristics.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q4 The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague (Netherlands) ruled that India’s retrospective imposition of a tax liability, as well as interest and penalties on Vodafone Group for a 2007 deal was violation of the Bilateral Investment Treaty( BIT ) with Netherlands. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) Retrospective allows a country to pass a rule on taxing certain products, items or services and deals and charge companies from a time behind the date on which the law is passed.
2) Countries use this route to correct any anomalies in their taxation policies that have, in the past, allowed companies to take advantage of such loopholes.
3) The signing of BIT agreement between two countries would ensure that companies present in each other’s jurisdictions would at all times be accorded fair and equitable treatment and shall enjoy full protection and security in the territory of the other.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q5 Recently which of the following countries became the first African country to completely eliminate Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)?

a) Ghana
b) Togo
c) Burkina Faso
d) Nigeria

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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 27 September 2020