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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 28 May 2019

Q1. Consider the following statements :

1) Violence against women particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence is a major public health problem and a violation of women’s human rights.
2) As per WHO global estimates,35% ofwomen worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.
3) What makes this worse for countries like India is the fact that intimate partner violence is the highest at 37.7% in the WHO South-East Asia region.

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. Consider the following pairs of Indian dance forms with their location states :

1) Kuchipudi : Andhra Pradesh
2) Rouf : Jammu & Kashmir
3) GoudiyaNattriya : Assam
4) Kathak : Maharashtra
5) Bhavai : Rajasthan

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

Q3. Which of the following statements regarding the newly released draft export policy by the commerce ministry are true ?

1) The draft policy aims at consolidating the export norms for each product as applicable at different government agencies.
2) It is proposed to bring out a comprehensive exports policy for all ITC (HS) tariff codes (including items which are ‘free’ for export and do not currently exist in the policy).
3) ITC-HS Codes are Indian Trade Clarification based on Harmonised System of Coding. The compendium will help an exporter know all the applicable norms pertaining to a particular product, helping him/her understand policy conditions for that item.

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

Q4. Consider the following statements regarding UN-Habitat :

1) UN-Habitat is the United Nations programme working towards a better urban future. Its mission is to promote socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements development and the achievement of adequate shelter for all.
2) UN habitat has its headquarters in New York.
3) India was elected to the Executive Board of the first UN-Habitat Assembly, recently in Nairobi.

Which of the above statements are true ?

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