Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 3 September 2018

Q1 Which of the following statements regarding India-Bhutan relations are true :

1) Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan and the Republic of India have been traditionally close and both countries share a 'special relationship',making Bhutan a protected state, but not a protectorate, of India.
2) Bhutan is the largest beneficiary of India's foreign aid.
2) India also shares the largest international boundary with Bhutan
Options :
a)  1 & 2 only 
b) 2 & 3only
c) 1 & 3only 
d) all the above

Q2 Which of the following diseases have been completely eliminated from India :

a) Yaws
b) Leprosy
c) Infective trachoma
d) Guinea sworm
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only 
b) 1,2& 3 only 
c) 2,3& 4 only 
d) all are true

Q3 As per All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2017-18, the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education has increased from 24.5% in 2015-16 to 25.8% in 2017-18.

Which of the following are the  various measures taken by Governmentto increase the enrolment in higher educational institutions:
1) Issuing of new UGC regulation for Open and Distance Learning that allows entry of reputed institutions to offer education on the distance mode.
2) Using of ICT technology- SWAYAM portal to reach out of people and allow them to secure good quality education.
3) Opening of more centrally funded institutions.
Options :
a) 1 & 2 only 
b) 1, 2 & 3 only 
c) 2,3& 4 only 
d) all are true

Q4 Consider the following pairs of Indian classical paintings & their corresponding origin states :

1) Paharipaintings : Gujarat
2) Chamba paintings: Odisha
3) Jasrota paintings: Jammu & Kashmir
Which of the above options are correctly matched ?
Options :
a)  1 & 2 only 
b) 2 & 3only 
c) 3only 
d) all the above

Q5 Which of the following statements regarding Sea Surface Temperature (SST) are true ?

1) Sea surface temperature (SST) is routinely used for predicting whether the total amount of rainfall that India receives during the monsoon season will be less or more than the long-term mean
2) Sea surface temperature gives information only about the thin upper layer of the ocean and does not reflect the thermal energy available in the upper ocean.
3) The SST is not influenced by strong winds, evaporation, or thick clouds but by temperature of the underneath oceanic crust.
Options :
a)  1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3only 
c) 3only 
d) all the above

Answer:

1 (A), 2 (D), 3 (D), 4 (C), 5 (A)

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