Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 29 January 2020
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