Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 20 April 2019

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding voting rights of prisoners and under trials :

1) Representation of People Act of 1951 mandates that “no person shall vote at any election if he is confined in a prison, whether under a sentence of imprisonment or transportation or otherwise, or is in the lawful custody of the police.
2) However, a convict who has been imprisoned as part of her sentence can still cast her vote if she is released on bail. This is because such a person is not per se confined in prison.
3) The act also covers prisoners held under preventive detention.

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 processes are involved in the weathering of rocks ?

1) Carbonation
2) Hydration
3) Solution
4) Oxidation
5) Reduction

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

Q3. In an indigenous genetic mapping effort, nearly 1,000 rural youth from the length and breadth of India will have their genomes sequenced by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

Which of the following statements regarding the same are true ?
1)The project aims at educating a generation of students on the “usefulness” of genomics and this is the first time that such a large sample of Indians will be recruited for a detailed study and
2) Ever since the human genome was first sequenced in 2003, it opened a fresh perspective on the link between disease and the unique genetic make-up of each individual.
3) While genes may render some insensitive to certain drugs, genome sequencing has shown that cancer too can be understood from the viewpoint of genetics, rather than being seen as a disease of certain organs.

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

Q4. Which of the following statements regarding India’s future economic prospects along with gender equality are true ?

1) India is the fastest growing economy in the world today and the latest report of IMF has projected Indian economy to grow at 7.3 per cent this fiscal and 7.5 per cent in 2020.
2) We cannot accelerate progress unless women are involved as equal stakeholders in every sphere of activity, including agriculture.
3) Empowering women through financial literacy would not only help in bridging the gender gap but would also ensure more secure future for women.

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

Q5. Consider the following pairs of mountain passes in India and their corresponding states ;

1) ManaPass : Assam
2) NitiPass :Uttarakhand
3) ChanglaPass : Sikkim
4) Dehra Pass : Jammu & Kashmir

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?

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

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ANSWER:

1(a), 2(d), 3(d), 4(d), 5(b)