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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 10 September 2018

Q1. Which of the following statements regarding NBA ( National Board of Accreditation ) are true ?

1)The National Board of Accreditation (NBA) is one of the two major bodies responsible for accreditation of higher education institutions in India, along with the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
2) NBA accredits technical programmes, such engineering and management programmes, while NAAC accredits general colleges and universities.
3) NBA was established under the AICTE act as a statutory body in in 1994.

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

Q2. Consider the following statements :

1) The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods only.
2) Changes in the CPI are used to assess price changes associated with the cost of living.
3) A change in the base year also makes a country comply with the international standards, like for India, it reduces the gap between the way India calculates GDP and the methodology used by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Which of the above statements are true regarding CPI

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

Q3. Consider the following pairs of ancient temples & their locations :

1) Mundeshwaritemple : Bihar
2) Lad khan temple : Karnataka
3) Kailashanathtemple :Uttarpradesh

Which of the above pairs are not correctly matched ?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) all are correct

Q4. Which of the following regarding Direct Air Capture(DAC) technology are true :

1) DAC is a technology that processes atmospheric air, removes CO2 and purifies it.
2) DAC plants are location-independent and so can be co-located with an oilfield operator for enhanced oil recovery (EOR).
3) As a carbon recycling tool, DAC systems can provide an important component of a circular economy, where the sky is mined for the raw inputs used in subsequent manufacturing processes.

a) 1& 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 &3 only
d) all are correct

Q5. “Asian development Outlook “ report is published by which of the following global institutions?

a) World bank
b) International Monetary Fund(IMF)
c) Asian development Bank(ADB)
d) Asian Infrastructure Investment bank(AIIB)

Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 10 September 2018