Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 29 January 2020

Q1. With respect to the powers regarding right to recall by Indian states, which of the following statements stands true ?

1) The first recall law came as a provision of No confidence motion over Sarpanch by Gram Sabha members in Uttar Pradesh in 1947.
2) Recall has been implemented at Panchayat level in all states since 1993.
3) Constitution (Amendment) Bill about Voters' right to recall elected representatives was introduced in LokSabha by C. K. Chandrappan in 1974 and AtalBihari Vajpayee had supported this but the bill did not pass.

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

Q2. Recently India paid tribute to Punjab KesariLalaLajpatRai on his birth anniversary.Which of the following books were written by LalaLajpatrai ?

1) Hind Swaraj
2) Aryasamaj
3) Commonwheel
4) Unhappy India

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

Q3. A total of 37 sites in the country have been recognised under the international treaty recently. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) The Convention, signed in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar, is one of the oldest Intergovernmental accord for preserving the ecological character of wetlands.
2) To be named as a wetland of international importance ,the wetland must fulfil at least five of the nine conditions based on ecological characteristics, biodiversity which includes mammals, reptiles, water birds, amphibians ,fish and other species.
3) A total of 37 sites in the country have been recognised under the international treaty.

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

Q4. Consider the following statements regarding gold consumption in India as per report released by Morning star recently :

1) In India, the government has long sought to minimise gold imports to strengthen the rupee. This included increased taxes to make gold more expensive to purchase.
2) Country expects the younger generations’ preferences to remain below the levels of older generations, leading to lower gold purchase intensity and slower growth for annual gold jewellery demand.
3) Central banks and exchange traded funds, however, will continue to fuel the demand for the yellow metal, as per the study.

Which of the above statements are true ?

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

Q5. The supreme court recently lifted its stay on proposal to introduce cheetahs from Namibia to Indian habitat.They were to be inducted into the PalpurKuno wildlife sanctuary. The sanctuary is located in which of the following states ?

a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Assam
d) Chattisgarh

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Answer :

1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (b)