Daily Current Affairs MCQ / UPSC 2020 / IAS / 12-01-2020

MCQ 1
Consider the following statements regarding flight tragedies in past few years.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 ( MH370) was passenger flight that disappeared on 8 March 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
Ukraine Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) was a passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down in 2019 while flying over Iran.
Iran Air Flight 655,from Tehran to Dubai was shot down on 3 July 1988 by a surface- to-air missile fired from United States Navy ship.
Ukraine Airlines Flight 752 (PS752),from Tehran to Kiev was shot down on 8 January 2020, shortly after takeoff from Tehran Airport by Iran.

Which are untrue?

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 ( MH370) was passenger flight that disappeared on 8 March 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur to
All 227 passengers and 12 crew aboard are presumed dead
The disappearance of Flight 370 has been dubbed one of the greatest aviation mysteries of all time
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) was a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down on 17 July 2014 while flying over eastern Ukraine.
The airliner was downed by a Buk surface-to-air missile launched from pro-Russian separatist-controlled territory in Ukraine

Iran Air Flight 655 was a scheduled passenger flight from Tehran to Dubai via Bandar Abbas that was shot down on 3 July 1988 by an SM-2MR surface-to-air missile fired from USS Vincennes, a guided-missile cruiser of the United States Navy.
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 (PS752) was a scheduled international passenger flight from Tehran to Kiev operated by Ukraine International Airlines (UIA). On 8 January 2020, the Boeing 737- 800 operating the route was shot down shortly after takeoff from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, which attributed it to human error
Initially, Iranian aviation authorities denied the plane was hit by its missiles, and stated that a technical error with the plane was
Ukrainian authorities, after initially deferring to Iran’s explanation, stated that a shoot-down of the flight was one of their main working
American, Canadian and British officials stated that they believed the aircraft had been shot down by a Russian-made Tor M1 surface-to-air missile launched by Iran.
On 11 January, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that they had shot down the aircraft after erroneously identifying it as a U.S. cruise missile

MCQ 2
Which of the following statements are true?

4 waterfront apartment complexes in Kochi,Kerala were brought down by implosion on 12 January following a Kerala High Court order.
These buildings flouted Coastal Regulatory Zone rules
Only central government has the power to enforce CRZ rules
CRZ rules are for management of land, 1000 metres from High tide line

Choose Correct

Four residential complexes in the Maradu neighbourhood of Kochi in Kerala were razed through controlled implosion on 11 and 12 January 2020.
The Supreme Court had ordered the demolition of these illegal waterfront apartment complexes for violating Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms.
CRZ consists of coastal land up to 500 metres from the High Tide Line (HTL) and a stage of 100 metres along the banks of creeks, estuaries, backwater and rivers where tidal fluctuations occur.

A No Development Zone (NDZ) of 20 meters has been stipulated for all Islands
For islands close to the main land coast and for all Backwater Islands in the main land, in wake of space limitations and unique geography of such regions, bringing uniformity in treatment of such regions, NDZ of 20 m has been stipulated.

MCQ 3
Which of the following states have Inner line permit system in place as of January 2020?

MCQ 4
Consider the following statements regarding LCA Tejas

Which are correct?

HAL Tejas is an Indian single-engine, delta wing, multirole light fighter designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.
It came from the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme, which began in the 1980s to replace India’s ageing MiG-21 fighters.
In 2003, the LCA was officially named “Tejas”.
It is the smallest and lightest in its class of contemporary supersonic combat aircraft.

MCQ 5
Which statements is/are correct?

Bihus are celebrated by all Assamese people irrespective of religion, caste or creed
Assamese celebrate the Rongali Bihu with feasts, music and dancing.
The Rongali Bihu is the most important of the three, celebrating spring
The Rongali Bihu coincides the Assamese New year
The Bhogali Bihu or the Magh Bihu is a harvest festival, with community
The Kongali Bihu or the Kati Bihu is the sombre, thrifty one reflecting a season of short supplies and is an animistic festival

MCQ 6
What statements about Taiwan can be attributed to be false ?

Tsai Ing wen of Kuomintang party recently won a second term as president of Taiwan
Taiwan has been a close ally of China in geopolitics
Taipei 101 is the tallest building of ASIA
It was a province of China before 1949.

Incumbent president Tsai Ing- wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won the election, defeating Han Kuo- yu of Kuomintang (KMT)

Taiwan , officially the Republic of China (ROC)
The island of Taiwan has an area of 35,808 square kilometres (13,826 sq mi), with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two- thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated
This building was officially classified as the world’s tallest from its opening in 2004 until the 2010 completion of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

MCQ 7
The Satopanth glacier is situated in

The Satopanth Glacier is situated in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The term ‘Satopanth’ is perhaps derived from two words –
‘Sat-o’ meaning of truth,
and ‘Panth’ meaning path or way.
So its literal meaning is the path of truth.
The glacier is one of the popular glaciers of Uttarakhand. River Alaknanda takes its origin in this glacier.
Mountaineers consider it a bit tough to scale.
Scientists claim that the Satopanth Glacier is retreating, though not as fast as the Gangotri Glacier.
So, a number of preventive measures have been taken.
Also, as the glacier lies quite near the Indo-Tibet Border, photography is strictly prohibited.

Several rivers in the Garhwal region merge with the Alaknanda at places called prayag or ‘holy confluence of rivers’.

Vishnuprayag, where the Alaknanda is met by the Dhauliganga River
Nandaprayag, where it is met by the Nandakini River
Karnaprayag, where it is met by the Pindar River
Rudraprayag, where it is met by the Mandakini River
Devprayag, where it meets the Bhagirathi River and officially becomes the Ganges

MCQ 8
Consider the following statements :

Caucasus Mountains are a mountain system between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea
Caspian sea is bounded by Kazakhstan, Russia , Azerbaijan , Iran and Turkmenistan