Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 30 July 2019

Q1. Consider the following statements :

1) Preventing Hepatitis B infection in infancy substantially reduces chronic infections and cases of liver cancer and cirrhosis in adulthood.
2) Bangladesh along with Bhutan, Nepal and Thailand in South-East Asia Region has been able to achieve Hepatitis B control as per WHO report.
3) Reviewing the immunisation data for the region, WHO found that India has consistently provided above 90 percent immunisation to infants for Hepatitis B over the last many years leading to the control of the disease.

Which of the above statements are true ?

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

Q2. Which of the following west African countries share a boundary with Benin,the country recently visited by the Hon. President of India ?

1) Mali
2) Nigeria
3) Togo
4) Burkina Faso
5) Ghana

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

Q3. Which of the following statements regarding the recently released All India Tiger estimation -2018 stands true ?

1) India has been estimating its tigers using a double sampling approach involving a mark-recapture framework to ascertain tiger numbers, which is being improved over time keeping in view advancements made in science.
2) Chhatisgarh and Mizoram saw an increase in their tiger numbers while tiger’s numbers in Odisha remained constant.
3) While the Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of tigers, the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu registered the “maximum improvement” since 2014.

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

Q4. Which of the following statements regarding the recent amendents to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016 stands true ?

1) Government would not initiate any criminal proceedings against those who buy out a bankrupt company and no tax claim would be raised against them after implementation of a resolution plan.
2) Under the IBC, loan defaulting companies are auctioned and the successful bidder, called resolution applicant, takes over such firms after paying an amount they had bid for.
3) The amendments require completion of liquidation process within 2 years of its commencement, notwithstanding pendency of applications for avoidance transactions.

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

Q5. Which of the following countries have recently launched its first underwater military museum ?

a) Iran
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Israel
d) Jordan

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Answer:

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