Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 4 September 2018

Q1. Which of the following rivers originate from the western ghats :

1) Cauvery
2) Krishna
3) Tamiraparani
4) Tungabhadra
5) Palar

A) 1,2& 3 only
B) 2,3 & 4 only
C) 1,2,3& 4 only
D) 2,3,4& 5 only

Q2. The natural biocontrol active ingredients chitosan is found in the shells of marine crustaceans havewhich of the following applications :

1) They are mixed with polyethylene glycol(PEG) & then applied on surfaces in order to inhibit corrosion in steel products.
2) In winemaking, it can be used as a fining agent, also helping to prevent spoilage.
3) In medicine, it is useful in bandages to reduce bleeding and as an antibacterial agent; it can also be used to help deliver drugs through the skin.

A) 1 & 2 only
B) 2 & 3only
C) 1 & 3only
D) All of the above

Q3. The president of India is on a visit to a country which is located in Western Asia, south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel, north of Egypt, and southeast of Greece. With an advanced,high-income economy and a very high Human Development Index, the Republic has been a member of the Commonwealth since 1961 and was a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement until it joined the European Union on 1 May 2004.

The above description refers to which of the following countries :

a) Bulgaria
b) Cyprus
c) Czech Republic
d) Jordan

Q4. Consider the following statements regarding MPLADS scheme :

1) It enables Members of Parliament to recommend works for creation of durable community assets based on locally felt needs to be taken up in their constituencies in area of national priorities like drinking water, education, public health, sanitation, roads etc.
2) The MP’s can only recommend their choice of works to concerned district authorities who implement these works by following the established procedures of the concerned state government.
3) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs is the nodal ministry to coordinate work under scheme.

Which of the above statements are true ?

A) 1 & 2 only
B) 2 & 3only
C) 1 & 3only
D) All of the above

Q5. Which of the following statements regarding DPCO (Drug price control Order) are true ?

1) Under the Essential Commodities Act, a Drug Price Control is issued to ensure that the cost of essential medicines which are required in bulk amounts are fixed in such a way that they are affordable for everyone.
2) Instead of fixing prices based on input costs, prices of medicines will be capped by taking a simple average of all brands which have more than 10% market share.
3) The pharmaceutical companies have been debarred from using the WPI to arbitrarily increase the prices of the essential medicines every year. They now have to obtain approval from the NPPA

whenever they want to hike the prices of the items covered under the DPCO.

A) 1 & 2 only
B) 1 & 3only
C) 2 & 3only
D) All are true