Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 28 July 2020

Q1 The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 was introduced inLokSabha by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in December, 2019. It seeks to provide for protection of personal data of individuals, and establish a Data Protection Authority for the same. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) The data in the above mentioned bill can be anything from traits or attributes of identity, financial or biometric data except caste, religion or political beliefs.
2) Section 35 of the law says that “in the interest of sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order” all or any provisions of this Act shall not apply to any agency of the government.
3) And as per Section 36 of the law the “safeguards for an individual can also be suspended in the interests of prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of any offence or any other contravention of any law for the time being in force”.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q2 Arrange the following countries in the increasing order of their gain in forest area between 2010-2020 as per the latest Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) report by FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization ):

A) France
B) China
C) India
D) Vietnam

Options :

a) BDCA
b) DCBA
c) ADCB
d) ABCD

Q3 Recently Seismicity study of Arunachal Himalaya has revealed low to moderate earthquakes at 2 crustal depths in its region. Which of the following statements regarding the region stands true ?

1) The exhumation and growth of the Himalaya is a continuous process that results predominantly from reverse faults in which the rocks on the lower surface of a fault plane move under relatively static rocks on the upper surface, a process called underthrusting.
2) This process keeps modifying the drainage patterns and landforms and is the pivotal reason for causing an immense seismic hazard in the Himalayan mountain belt and adjoining regions, necessitating assessment and characterization of earthquakes in terms of cause, depth and intensity before construction activities are initiated.
3) The Tuting-Tidding Suture Zone (TTSZ) is a major part of the western Himalaya, where the Himalaya takes a sharp southward bend and connects with the Indo-Pak Range.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q4 India has asked WTO members to constructively engage for permanent solution to food stockholding in its latest statements. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) Under the global trade norms, a WTO member country's food subsidy bill should not breach the limit of 20 per cent of the value of production based on the reference price of 1986-88.
2) As an interim measure, the World Trade Organization (WTO) members at the Bali ministerial meeting in December 2013 had agreed to put in place a mechanism, popularly called the Peace Clause, and committed to negotiate an agreement for permanent solution at the 11th ministerial meeting at Buenos Aires.
3) Under the Peace Clause, WTO members agreed to refrain from challenging any breach in the prescribe ceiling by a developing nation at the dispute settlement forum of the WTO.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above

Q5 Bhavai, also known as Vesha or Swang, is a popular folk theatre form of western India. Bhavai may derive from the Sanskrit word Bhava, meaning expression or emotion. It is also associated with Hindu goddess Amba.BHavai is predominant in which of the following states of India ?

a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Karnataka
d) Himachal Pradesh

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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 28 July 2020