Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 28 September 2018

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited ) :

1) It was established in August 1987 under Multi State Cooperative Societies Act 1984.
2) It achieves this by promoting and marketing tribal products, tribal art and crafts within country and abroad by providing marketing support to tribal products through its network of retail outlets.
3) Van DhanVikasKendras which provide skill upgradation and capacity building are also established under TRIFED.

Which of the above statements are true ?

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

Q2. Which of the following statements regarding National Commission for SafaiKaramcharis are true ?

1) It was established in 1994 to deal with the grievances of persons engaged in manual scavenging.
2) It has important role to ensure rehabilitation of all identified manual scavengers on time-bound basis.
3) It also has the power enquire into complaints regarding contravention of provisions of Manual scavenging rehabilitation Act 2013.

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

Q3. Consider the following pairs of dams & their corresponding rivers in India :

1) NizamSagardam :Manjira river
2) Ukaidam : Tapti river
3) Panchetdam :Damodar river
4) Bhakranangaldam : Sutlej river
5) Idukkidam :periyar river

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched ?

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

Q4. Which of the following statements regarding H1Ni virus are not true ?

1) The virus spreads the same way as the regular seasonal flu virus. It is contagious and can be contracted through coughing, sneezing or even talking to someone carrying it.
2) Mortality rates in people less than 65 are comparitively lower than those associated with the common flu.
3) H1N1 affect various farm animals, including pigs and turkeys while domestic animals such as dogs, cats and ferrets are immune to the virus.

a) 1 only
b) 2 & 3only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) 2 only

Q5. Deposits of sand and silt from rivers contribute to the sea colour,Its northern extension is known as korea bay.The area has cold, dry winters with strong northerly monsoons blowing from lateNovember to March.The sea is rich in seaweed and especially blue-green algae which bloom in summer and contribute to the water colour.

Which of the following is the above mentioned sea that also separates China from the Koreas :

a) Yellow sea
b) Red sea
c) White sea
d) Black sea

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Answer:

1(a), 2(d), 3(d), 4(b), 5(a)