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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 16 April 2019
Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 16 April 2019
Q1. The Cabinet has approvedthe extension of duration of New Urea Policy-2015 for existing gas based urea unit.
Which of the following statements regarding the National Urea Policy-2015 are
true ?
1) It aims to maximise domestic urea production in the country and to make the
urea sector competitive globally in terms of energy efficiency.
2) It also has the objective of rationalizing the subsidy burden on the
government.
3) It will drive urea units to select better technology and different measure to
reduce energy consumption.
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all the above
Q2. India is a signatory to which of the following international conventions/protocols ?
1) UN refugee convention of 1951
2) UN convention against torture 1984
3) UN refugee protocol 1967
4) The minimum age convention 138
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 2 & 4 only
d) all of the above
Q3. Consider the following statements regarding the recently test fired Nirbhay cruise missile :
1) It is a supersonic cruise missile which is capable of loitering and
cruising at 0.7 Mach at altitude as low as 100 metre.
2) Indigenously developed by the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO),
the Nirbhay missile can carry warheads of up to 300 kg.
3) It can travel with a turbofan or turbojet engine and is guided by a highly
advanced inertial navigation system.
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. Which one of the following statements regarding thunderstorms are true ?
1) Thunderstorms arise when layers of warm, moist air rise in a large, swift
updraft to cooler regions of the atmosphere.
2) Thunderstorms are known to occur in almost every region of the world, though
they are frequent in polar regions while infrequent at areas where latitudes are
higher than 50° N and 50° S.
3) Thunderstorms are most likely in the spring and summer months and during the
afternoon and evening hours, but they can occur year-round and at all hours.
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) all of the above
Q5. Which one of the following states in India do not have a tiger reserve within its territory ?
a) Mizoram
b) Gujarat
c) Maharashtra
d) Rajasthan