Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 28 August 2020

Q1 A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday held that States can sub-classify Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Central List to provide preferential treatment to the “weakest of the weak”. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) The Central List of Scheduled Castes and Tribes is notified by the President under Articles 341 and 342 of the Constitution.
2) The Chinnaiah judgment (2004) had held that allowing the States to unilaterally “make a class within a class of members of the Scheduled Castes” would amount to tinkering with the Presidential list.
3) The consent of Parliament is not required to exclude or include castes in the List notified by the president of India. It can be done by an executive order by the Prime minister and his council of ministers.

Options :

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

Q2 The Great Andamanese are one of five PVTGs that reside in the Andamans archipelago and this is one of the first cases of COVID-19 infection among the endangered PVTGs of the region. Which of the following are the other tribal groups inhabiting the region ?

1) Onges
2) Gonds
3) Jarawa
4) Shompen
5) Kuruvas

Options :

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

Q3 Consider the following statements regarding ‘Red Tides’ :

1) Red tide is a common name for a phenomenon known as an algal bloom when it is caused by a few species of dinoflagellates and the bloom takes on a red or brown color.
2) It occurs only in coastal areas.
3) Some red tides are associated with the production of natural toxins, depletion of dissolved oxygen or other harmful effects, and are generally described as harmful algal blooms.

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 With a view to mitigate the impact of climate change on human beings, it is necessary to bring down pollution level, for which it is necessary to promote such business activities which can tackle the climate change and also help in income-generating.  The‘Green Business Scheme’ for providing financial assistance has been launched keeping into the concern for climate change.

Which of the following statements regarding the scheme stands true ?

1) The scheme intends to cover the income-generating activities which could mitigate the Green House effect.
2) It provides  financial assistance in the form of loan for the activities which could tackle climate change along with income generation.
3) The National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSCFDC) is the implementing agency for the scheme and will provide a loan of up to 90% of the unit cost while the remaining 10% will be contributed by the promoter.

Options :

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

Q5 Which of the following Indian states has decided to set up its first International Women Trade Centre in terms of the United Nations Sustainable Development goals recently ?

a) Tamilnadu
b) Kerala
c) Gujarat
d) Jharkhand
 

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