Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 29 September 2018

Q1. Government of India-United Nations Sustainable Development Framework (SDF) 2018-2022 outlines the work of UN agencies in India, to support the achievement of key development outcomes that have been identified in consultation with the government and are aligned to the national priorities.

Which of the following are the 7 priority areas that the UN will undertake :

1) Poverty & urbanization
2) Health, water & sanitation
3) Gender equality & youth development
4) Nuclear science & physics
5) Micro-irrigation & forestry

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

Q2. Which of the following statements among PM kisanSampadayojana are true :

1) PMKSY is an umbrella scheme which incorporates all ongoing schemes of the Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI).
2) It will create huge employment opportunities especially in the rural areas and also help in reducing wastage of agricultural produce.
3) It includes schemes such as Mega Food Parks, Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure, Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure etc.

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

Q3. Consider the following pairs of drainage types & their corresponding examples :

1) Antecedent drainage : Indus
2) Superinduced drainage: Son
3) Radial drainage : Narmada

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

Q4. Which of the following are part of the comprehensive policy of govt.to deal with excess sugar production in the country:

1) Increased custom duty on import of sugar from 50% to 100% to check any import in the country.
2) Withdrawing custom duty on export of sugar to encourage sugar industry to start exploring possibility of export of sugar.
3) Re-introducing Duty Free Import Authorization (DFIA) Scheme in respect of sugar to facilitate and incentivize export of surplus sugar by sugar mills.

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

Q5. Education for all global monitoring report is published by which of the following global institutions :

a) WHO
b) IMF
c) UNESCO
d) UNICEF

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Answer:

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