Daily MCQ – Current Affairs For UPSC | 24th & 25th Feb 2018

Q) Consider the following provinces of former Yugoslavia
Bosnia
Croatia
Slovenia
Yugoslavia
The correct sequence of these provinces from the east to the west is:
• 4, 1, 3, 2
• 4, 1, 2, 3
• 1, 4, 3, 2
• 1, 4, 2, 3
Q1) Consider the following statements :
A) The Indian rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis are considered Vulnerable on the IUCN
Red List.
B) Tripura government will observe September 22 as ‘Rhino Day’
Options:
A) Both are true
B) Both are false
C) Only A
D) Only B
Q2) Consider the following statements :
A) The revised target of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) will be achieved by 2022
B) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, has approved to enhance of the target of
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) from five crore to eight crore.
C) As per a researcher from the University of British Columbia, who’s been exploring the
scheme’s adoption trend
Q3) Consider the following statements :
A) Ballistic missiles follow an arc-like trajectory and are launched from the land or
sea and rely on Earth’s gravity to fly down once launched.
B) Dhanush missile is also known as Prithvi-III as it is a naval variant of indigenouslydeveloped
Prithvi-II missile.
C) Agni, Trishul, Akash , Nag and Dhanush are part of Integrated Guided Missile
Development Programme (IGMDP)
Options:
A) A & B are correct
B) B & C are correct
C) All are correct
D) A & C are correct
Q4) Consider the following statements :
A) The government is planning to install one million solar pumps by 2022.
B) KUSUM stands for Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan
C) Under KUSUM more than 28 GW of combined solar capacity will be generated
through these solar pumps.
D) Union Budget 2018 has allocated ₹48,000 crore for KUSUM
Options :
1) All are correct
2) B , C & D are correct
3) A, C & D are correct
4) B & C are correct
Q5) Consider the following statements :
A) Coal Mines( Special Provisions) Bill 2015 was passed To amend the Coal Mines
(Nationalization) Act, 1973 and the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act,
1957.
B) All the 204 mines whose allocation was cancelled by the Supreme Court, are defined in
the act 2015 as ‘Schedule-I coal mines’.
C) Despite an aggressive push for renewable and nuclear sources, 70% of electricity
generation is through coal-fired thermal plants.
Options:
1) All are correct
2) Only C is correct
3) A & B are correct
4) B & C are correct
Q6) Which is true regarding the Amma two-wheeler scheme:
A) Every beneficiary will be given 50% of the cost of a two- wheeler or a grant of
₹25,000.
B) Each year, 50 thousand working women would be covered.
Options:
A) Neither A nor B
B) Both A & B
C) Only A
D) Only B
Q7) Consider the following statements :
A) Scientists from the Botanical Survey of India have identified a new plant species from West
Bengal, named Drypetes kalamii.
B) The plant is unisexual in nature, which means they have separate male and female plants.
C) The new species is a close relative of a medicinal plant known in Sanskrit as Putrajivah.
D) The plant species were discovered in Buxa Tiger Reserve and Jaldapara National Park
Options
1) Only B is correct
2) All are correct
3) A & C are correct
4) B & C & D are correct
Q8) As per the Researchers from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, which of the following statements are true:
A) Seaweed extracts can kill fouling agents like barnacles and biofilm-forming bacteria
B) The extract from the seaweed Turbinaria ornata proved to be an effective anti-corrosion
agent on mild steel.
C) Antifouling agent is a substance which prevents or retards fouling or marine
underwater growth on plants, rocks, ships’ bottoms etc.
D) International Maritime Organization (IMO), London has completely banned the use of
chemicals as anti-fouling agents
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & C are correct
3) A & B are correct
4) B & C are correct
Q9) Turkey is located between
A. Black Sea and Caspian Sea
B. Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
C. Gulf of Suez and Mediterranean Sea
D. Gulf of Aqaba and Dead Sea
Q10) Consider these pairs
1. Cardamom Hills Coromandel Coast
2. Kaimur Hills Konkan Coast
3. Mahadeo Hills Central India
4. Mikir Hills North-East India
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. 2 and 4

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