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Upsc current affairs
Q1) Consider the following statements :
A) UNESCO report finds 42 Indian languages are on the verge of extinction
B) 230 languages have become extinct since 1950.
C) The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India lists the official languages of the
Republic of India.
D) Hindi is India’s most used language followed by Bengali
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A , C & D are correct
3) A, B & C are correct
4) B & D are correct
Q2) Consider the following statements :
A) Denmark ranked first in World Justice Project Index while Afghanistan
ranked the last
B) India’s ranked 62 in World Justice Project Index 2017-18
C) Uttar Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Bill, 2017 was passed to combat
land mafia, mining mafia and organised crimes in the state.
Options:
1) All are correct
2) B & C are correct
3) A & D are correct
4) A& C are correct
Q3) Consider the following statements :
A) Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) is India’s
first space port
B) Sputnik 1 was the first rocket launched by India from the
TERLS
C) The Nike Apache, also known as Argo B-13, was a twostage
sounding rocket developed by Russia
Options:
1) A & D are correct
2) Only C is correct
3) Only A is correct
4) B & C are correct
Q4) Consider the following statements :
A) Pune has become the newest member and the first Indian city on the World
Cities Culture Forum (WCCF),
B) The WCCF began in 2012 with eight members and now is a network of 32 key
cities.
Options :
1) Both are true
2) Neither A nor B
3) Only B
4) Only A
Q5) Consider the following statements :
A) Comptroller and Auditor General Of India is the head of the India Audit and
Accounts Department.
B) CAG can be removed only by the President of India in accordance with the
procedure mentioned in the Constitution.
C) CAG can hold the office of profit
D) The CAG submits two audit reports to the Finance Minister
Options:
1) A, B & D are correct
2) B & C are incorrect
3) A & C are correct
4) C & D are incorrect
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)? [2012 – UPSC]
1. CAG exercises exchequer control on behalf of the Parliament when the President of India
declares national emergency/financial emergency.
2. CAG reports on the execution of projects or programmes by the ministries are discussed
by the Public Accounts Committee.
3. Information from CAG reports can be used by investigating agencies to frame charges
against those who have violated the law while managing public finances.
4. While dealing with the audit and accounting of government companies, CAG has certain
judicial powers for prosecuting those who violate the law.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 3 and 4 only (b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
1st statement : is wrong – CAG just audits the accounts.
4th statement ; No power of Such prosecution.
2nd and 3rd statement : Correct
Q6) Consider the following statements :
A) NFRA will act as an independent regulator for the auditing profession
B) NFRA stands for National Financial Reporting Auditors
C) The NFRA will have a post of Chairperson, three posts of full-time Members and one
post of Secretary
Options:
A) All are correct
B) A & C are correct
C) B & C are correct
D) A & B are correct
Q7) Consider the following statements :
A) Eastern Naval Command Concludes Exercise Paschim Leher (XPL-18)
B) The Exercise was conducted in the Bay of Bengal
C) The Headquarters of Southern Naval Command is located at Kochi
Options :
1) Only C is correct
2) Only B is correct
3) A & B are correct
4) B & C are correct
Q8) Consider the following statements :
A) The Union Cabinet, has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Finance to introduce
the Fugitive Offenders Bill, 2018 in Parliament.
B) The cases where the total value involved in such offences is Rs. 200 crore or more, will
come under the purview of this Bill.
C) A Fugitive Economic Offender is a person against whom an arrest warrant has been
issued in respect of a scheduled offence and who has left India so as to avoid criminal
prosecution.
Options
1) All are correct
2) A & C are correct
3) A & B are correct
4) Only C is correct
Q9) Consider the following statements regarding Mega Food Park Scheme
A) The first Mega Food Park in the state of Maharashtra was inaugurated in Nagpur.
B) There are total 12th Mega Food Parks in the country
C) Under the Scheme, Government of India provides financial assistance up to Rs. 50.00
Crore per Mega Food Park project.
D) The scheme focuses on reducing food wastage at each stage of the supply chain with
particular focus on perishables.
Option :
1) All are correct
2) A, B & D are correct
3) B , C & D are correct
4) A & D are correct
Q10) Consider the following statements :
A) The marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR) refers to the minimum
interest rate of a bank below which it cannot lend, except in some cases allowed
by the RBI.
B) SBI and HDFC banks have increased the one-year marginal cost of fund based
lending rate
C) This is the for the second time banks have increased MCLR since it was
introduced in April 2016 as the benchmark rate.
Options
1) Only B is correct
2) Only A is correct
3) A & C are correct
4) A & B are correct
With State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender, and ICICI Bank, the largest private sector bank, increasing
lending rates by up to 20 basis points (bps), home and car loans will become costlier.
Benchmark rate
While the SBI has increased the one-year marginal cost of fund based lending rate (MCLR) by 20 bps to 8.15%, the ICICI
Bank hiked it by 10 bps to 8.3%. MCLR is the benchmark rate to which all the loan rates are linked. Rates in all other
tenures of MCLR have also been increased.
Most loans are linked to one-year MCLR. This is the first time banks have increased MCLR since it was introduced in
April 2016 as the benchmark rate.
The new rates are effective from Thursday and will be applicable for new customers.
For existing customers, the new rate will take effect when the interest rates are reset.
A 10 bps hike in the lending rate for a ₹10 lakh 20-year home loan will result in an EMI increase of ₹63.
SBI customers
For SBI customers availing a loan of over ₹35 lakh (and less than ₹75 lakh), the EMI burden will go up by ₹635, for a 20-
year loan.
The effective interest rate (floating) for a salaried borrower will be 8.65%, while women borrowers will get 5 bps
discount.
Q11) Consider the following statements :
A) Energy Management Centre (EMC), Karnataka was listed in the Global Status Report
2017:Towards a zero-emission, efficient, and resilient buildings and construction sector
B) The report was published by International Atomic Energy Agency
C) The other five projects recognized were from California, Sub-Saharan Africa, Paris, Vietnam &
Japan
Options:
1) Only A
2) B & C are correct
3) A & C are correct
4) Only C
Q12) Which among the following is / are the All-women railway stations?
A) Jaipur’s Gandhi Nagar
B) Mumbai’s Matunga
C) Andhra Pradesh’s Phirangipuram
D) Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao
Options
1) A , C & D
2) B , C & D
3) A , B & C
4) Only B
Q13) Consider the following statements :
A) First phase of the Pavagada solar park was inaugurated in Karnataka.
B) Pavagada solar park has been christened as ‘Shakthi Sthala’.
C) It is the the world’s largest solar park with a capacity of 2,000 MW.
Options
1) All are correct
2) B & C are correct
3) Only A is correct
4) Only C is correct
Q14) Consider the following statements :
A) Invasive alien species (IAS) are microbes, plants and animals that are non-native to an
ecosystem causing economic or environmental harm and/or which adversely affect the
ecosystem and human health.
B) Centre for Biodiversity and Policy and Law (CEBPOL) is a bilateral collaboration
between the Indian and Serbian governments
C) Tiny Guppy Fish, an ornamental species is known as a ‘tank cleaner’ of aquariums
D) In a research paper titled ‘Occurrence of ornamental fishes, researcher has pointed out
that export of such IAS has increased at an average annual rate of 14%.
Options
1) B & C are correct
2) A & D are correct
3) B , C & D are correct
4) All are correct
Q15) Consider the following statements
A) A carbon tax is a tax levied on the carbon content of fuels
B) ETS is an emissions trading scheme – is a market-based mechanism where a cap is set
on the amount of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases that can be emitted by
covered entities.
C) In Delhi, the commercial sector emits 30% of the city’s total carbon emissions
Options:
1) A & C are correct
2) Only B is correct
3) A & B are correct
4) All are correct
Q16) Consider the following statements :
A) The Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003 allows a convicted foreign national
to make an application to the Centre to transfer his custody from India to
his native country.
B) India is not a part of the treaty of the Council of Europe’s Convention on
the transfer of Sentenced Persons of 1983.
Options
1) Both are true
2) Neither A nor B
3) Only A
4) Only B
Q17) Which among the following are the stop overs of the INSV Tarini ?
A) Fremantle (Australia)
B) Lyttleton (New Zealand)
C) Port Stanley (Falklands)
D) Cape Town (South Africa)
Options:
1) A , C & D
2) B & C
3) All
4) A & D
Q18) Consider the following statements
A) National Science Day is observed on every year on 28 Feb
B) The theme of the year 2018 was “Science and Technology for Specially Abled Persons
C) C.V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1931
D) The first National Science Day was celebrated in 1987.
Options :
1) All are correct
2) A& D are correct
3) B & C are correct
4) A & B are correct
Science and Technology for a sustainable future
Q19) Consider the following statements :
A) Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018 proposes Time
bound trial and repatriation of the victims – within a period of one year from taking into
cognizance
B) National Investigation Agency (NIA) will perform the tasks of Anti-Trafficking Bureau at the
national level present under the MHA
C) Under the Bill, Punishment ranges from rigorous minimum 10 years to life and fine not less
than Rs. 1 lakh.
D) Trafficking in human beings is the third largest organized crime violating basic human rights.
Options:
1) A , B & D are correct
2) All are correct
3) A , B & C are correct
4) B & D are correct
Q20) Consider the following statements :
A) Milan is a multilateral naval exercise hosted by the Indian Navy under the
aegis of the Andaman and Nicobar Command.
B) The Andaman and Nicobar Command is the first and only Tri-service theater
command of the Indian Armed Forces, based at Rangat
C) Cambodia, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Maldives were among the 16
countries which participated in the Milan 2018
Options
1) All are correct
2) B & C are correct
3) Only B is correct
4) Only A is correct
Q21) Consider the following statements :
A) The Silent Valley Forests are located in the Kundali Hills of the Western Ghats,
Karnataka
B) These Forests are among the last remaining virgin tropical evergreen forests
in India
C) The area is called Silent Valley due to the absence of cicadas or tree crickets.
Options:
1) A & D are correct
2) B & C are correct
3) All are correct
4) Only A is correct
Q22) Consider the following statements :
A) Mangroves are grown at tropical and subtropical latitudes beyond
the equator
B) Mangrove tree has ultra filtration system to keep much of the salt
out.
C) About 75% of the world’s mangroves are found in just 15 countries.
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & C are correct
3) B & C are correct
4) Only B is correct
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