Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 29 NOVEMBER 2018

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding reserved/protected forests :

1) Reserved Forests are owned by Government of India and often upgraded to the status of wildlife sanctuaries and national parks.
2) National Parks are Wildlife sanctuaries are reserved forest areas in India while Biosphere reserves are protected forest areas with comparatively lesser degree of protection than the other two.
3) Communal Forest also called as village forest which is governed by local communities and used for Medicinal plantation,recreation and religious purposes.

Which of the above statements are true ?

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

Q2. Which of the following aspects with respect to India’s Blue Economy are true ?

1) Blue Economy remains a critical aspect of India’s economic development agenda, and more than 95% of our trade is being carried on by sea.
2) India endorses the growth of the Blue Economy in a sustainable, inclusive and people centred manner through the framework of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA).
3) The First IORA Ministerial Blue Economy Conference (BEC) was held in Mauritius on 2-3 September 2015 where the Blue Economy Declaration was adopted.

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

Q3. Which of the following Indian rivers flows through rift valleys :

1) Tapti
2) Mahi
3) Mahanadi
4) Damodar
5) Narmada

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

Q4. Consider the following statements regarding DAY-NULM mission :

1) It aims to reduce poverty and vulnerability of the urban poor households by enabling them to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities.
2) The mission would also address livelihood concerns of the urban street vendors by facilitating access to suitable spaces,institutional credit,social security and skills to the urban street vendors for accessing emerging market opportunities.
3) The mission is completely financed by the central government on a pilot basis

Which of the above statements are true ?

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