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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 03 JANUARY 2018
Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 03 JANUARY 2019
Q1. Consider the following statements with respect to RBI’s financial stability report released recently :
1) The ratio of gross non-performing assets (GNPA) to advanceshave declined
since 2015.
2) The Gross NPA’s of only private sector banks have eased and not public sector
banks.
3) Public sector banks continue to have higher levels of bad loans than their
private sector peers and are projected to show slower improvements over the
second half of the fiscal.
Which of the above statements are true ?
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all of the above
Q2. Which of the following are the outcomes of the UNFCCC annual summit held in Katowice,Poland ?
1) The participating countries agreed on the rules to implement the Paris
climate agreement that comes to effect in 2020.
2) The parties to the conference agreed to record the pledges in a public
registry, as per the existing interim portal, the future pledges would also
cover a “common timeframe” from 2031.
3) The important questions regarding issue of financial aid to poorer countries
as well as ways to scale up existing commitments on emission reduction were
addressed.
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all of the above
Q3. Consider the following statements regarding the RashtriyaYuvaSashaktikaranKaryakramScheme :
1) The Scheme aims to develop the personality and leadership qualities of the
youth and to engage them in nation building activities.
2) The Scheme beneficiaries are the youth in the age-group of 15-29 years, in
line with the definition of 'youth' in the National Youth Policy, 2014.
3) It is a central sector scheme under the HRD ministry.
Which of the above statements are true ?
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all of the above
Q4. Consider the following statements with respect to crop diversification programme(CDP) & tobacco farming in India :
1) Under CDP, tobacco growing States have given flexibility to take suitable
activities/interventions for replacing the tobacco to alternative crops/cropping
system as per the cost norms approved under any Centrally Sponsored Scheme/State
Scheme.
2) The States may also organize study tours/ exposure visits and campaigns etc.
for highlighting harmful effects of tobacco and long term benefits of
alternative crops under CDP.
3) Under the scheme,the state with maximum area of tobacco farms that has been
shifted to other farms is Andhra Pradesh.
Which of the above statements are nottrue ?
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 3 only
c) None are true
d) All are true
Q5. As per The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2018'Nocte', "Tangsa', Tutsa', 'Wancho' tribes belongto which of the following north eastern states of India ?
a) Nagaland
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Mizoram
d) Manipur
e) Assam