Daily MCQ - Current Affairs For UPSC | 20th & 21st Feb 2018 -

Q} If is 10.00 am IST, then what would be the local time at Shillong on 92° E longitude?
a}9.38 am
b}10.38 am
c}10.22 am
d}9.22 am
Q1) Which of the following statements is/ are true regarding the Tiny Tree Crickets?
A) They amplify their mating calls using loudspeakers that they themselves build using
leaves
B) They engineer a biological contraption known as a ‘baffle,’ which increases its volume
C) The insects always followed Four design rules for making the baffle.
D) They use the largest available leaves for making baffles
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & D are correct
3) B & C are correct
4) A ,B & D are correct
When these ingenious insects rub their wings together to generate sound, they also engineer a biological contraption known as a ‘baffle,’ which increases its volume. They do this by cutting a neat hole near the centre of a leaf, adjusting themselves within the hole, and flapping their wings against the leaf surface, thereby using it as a megaphone.
Q2) Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje announced the withdrawal of which Bill?
A) The Rajasthan Pesticide Management Bill , 2017
B) The Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance, 2017
C) The Specific Relief ( Amendment Bill) 2017
D) RCOCA 2017
Q3) Consider the following statements:
A) Mission Buniyaad is launched by the Haryana Government to improve the learning
skills of the students .
B) Maharashtra Government to launch Asmita Yojana to provide affordable sanitary
pads.
C) APY is launched to tackle ever-deepening crisis of depleting groundwater level.
Options :
1) B is correct
2) B & C are correct
3) A & C are correct
4) A & B are correct
Q4) Choose the following States where Aadhaar has not been introduced yet?
A) J & K
B) Meghalaya
C) Assam
D) Tripura
Options:
1) A, B & C
2) B & C
3) A, C & D
4) C & D
Q5) Consider the following statements:
A) Rajasthan has launched the National Nutrition Mission
B) NNM has the target to reduce stunting from 38.4% as per the National Family Health
Survey-4 to 25% by 2025
C) Under the mission the target is to reduce Undernutrition and low birth weight by at
least 2% p.a.
Options:
A) A & C are correct
B) All are correct
C) B & C are correct
D) None
Q6) Consider the following statements :
A) 5th Global Forum on TB Vaccines was held in New Delhi.
B) In Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine the words Calmette and Guerin represent
strains of bacteria that cause TB
C) According to the World Health Organisation, about one-third of the world’s population has latent TB infection.
D) India’s target to eliminate TB is 2027
Option:
A) B & D are incorrect
B) A, B & D are correct
C) A, B & C are correct
D) C & D are correct
Q7) Consider the following statements:
A) The Mahanadi originates in the Sihawa Mountain in the Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh.
B) Mahanadi river drains Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh & Jharkhand.
Options:
1) Both are true
2) Both are false
3) Only A
4) Only B
Q8) Consider the following statements:
A) International Data Corporation, the market intelligence agency, estimates that worldwide
spending on AI solutions will grow to $57.6 billion by 2021.
B) The lion’s share of the investments is being made by the Big Five: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft.
C) International Data Corporation Headquarters are located in China
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & C are correct
3) A & B are correct
4) Only B
Q9) Consider the following statements:
A) Under Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna, 900 kms of highways will be built around char dham
B) Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh will provide all weather connectivity to
Yamunotri.
C) Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath are the four Charm Dhams in the Himalayas
Options
A) All are correct
B) A& B are correct
C) A & C are correct
D) B & C are correct
Facts related to Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel:
• The construction of this tunnel will provide all weather connectivity to Yamunotri, one of the
dham on Chardham Yatra, encouraging regional socio-economic development, trade and tourism within the country.
• It will reduce the travel distance from Dharasu to Yamunotri by about 20 km and travel time by about an hour.
• The project will be falling along NH-134 (old NH94) in the State of Uttarakhand.
Q10) Consider the following statements :
A) Operation Greens on the lines of “Operation Flood” to promote Farmer Producers
Organizations (FPOs), agri-logistics, processing facilities and professional management with an allocation of Rs, 500 crore.
B) China is the second largest producer of vegetables in the world, with about 180 MMT, next only to India
C) Operation Green (OG) will cover three basic vegetables—tomatoes, onions and potatoes
Options:
A) All are correct
B) B & C are correct
C) A & C are correct
D) A & B are correct
Which one of the following statements is correct?
1. Kacchativu and Tin Bigha were territories acquired by the Indian Republic from the French
2. Kacchativu and Tin Bigha are territories handed over to Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi sovereignty respectively by the Government of India
3. Kacchativu and Tin Bigha are areas that were annexed by the Chinese in the 1962 Sino-Indian War
4. Kacchativu and Tin Bigha are enclaves which were transferred to India by lease arrangements with Sri Lanka Pakistan respectively