Daily MCQ - Current Affairs For UPSC | 26th & 27th Feb 2018 -

Q1) Which among the following is a type of saline lake?
A) Alkali Lakes
B) Bitter Lakes
C) Borax Lakes
D) Clint lakes
Options:
1) A , C & D
2) A, B & C
3) B , C & D
4) Only D
Q2) Match The correct pairs Interactions Definitions
A) Symbiosis 1) One species benefits from the
relationship and other is neither benefitted nor harmed
B) Parasitism 2) Intimate relationship between two or more species in a community
C) Commensalism 3) One Species benefits at the expense of another species
Options:
1) A – 2; B – 3; C – 1
2) A – 1; B – 2 ; C – 3
3) A – 3; B – 1; C – 2
4) A – 2 ; B – 1; C – 3
Q3) Consider the following statements :
A) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued an ombudsman scheme for nonbanking
finance companies (NBFCs).
B) An officer at the RBI not below the rank of general manager will be appointed by
the regulator as the ombudsman
C) The tenure of each ombudsman cannot exceed two years and can be reduced by
the regulator if needed.
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & C are correct
3) B & C are correct
4) A & B are correct
Q4) Consider the following statements :
A) Under its recently announced waste-to-wealth scheme the government plans to set
up an online platform for trading in cow dung and agricultural waste.
B) Gobar-Dhan (galvanising organic big agro resources) scheme was recently announced
in the Budget
C) India’s cattle population numbering 200 million produce 2 million tonnes of dung
every day.
D) Gobar-Dhan scheme would focus on managing and converting cattle dung and solid
waste in farms to natural gas
Options:
1) A & C are correct
2) Only A is correct
3) Only C is correct
4) All are correct
Q5) Consider the following statements :
A) Chhattisgarh celebrated Trash Mahotsav to spread awareness about
reusing waste creatively and recycling garbage.
B) Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh on 1st November 2001
C) Kerala’s Kozhikode is among 5 global cities in UN list to successfully manage solid
waste
Options:
1) A is correct
2) A & C are correct
3) A & B are correct
4) B & C are correct
Q6) Consider the following statements :
A) The world-famous Gharapuri Island is also known as Elephanta Island
B) The UNESCO World Heritage site Elephanta Caves has got the gift of
electricity through a 7.5-km long undersea cable
C) Elephants cavers were originally a shaivite site which was later dominated by
the Buddhist faith.
D) India’s first sea ropeway will link Mumbai to Elephanta island
Options
A) A & B are correct
B) All are correct
C) A & C are correct
D) Only C is Wrong
Q7) Consider the following statements with respect to Central Bureau of Investigation
A) It is a statutory body
B) The CBI Academy Is located at Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
C) The CBI was transferred to Ministry of Personnel from the Ministry
of Home Affairs
D) The CBI Director is appointed by the Government of India
Options
1) All are wrong
2) Only C is correct
3) B & C are correct
4) A & B are correct
Q8) Match the following pairs : Type of Account Definition
A) NOSTRO Account 1) Held by a 3rd party bank, other than
the account maintaining bank or with whom
account is maintained.
B) VOSTRO Account 2) Held in a foreign country (with a foreign
bank), by a domestic bank
C) LORO Account 3) Held by a foreign bank in our country (with
a domestic bank).
Options:
1) A-1, B-3, C-2 2) A-3, B-2, C-1 3) A- 2, B – 3, C – 1
4) None of these
Q9) Beaufort Island Is located in
A) Black Sea
B) Beaufort Sea
C) Caspian Sea
D) Ross Sea
Q10) Consider the following pairs and choose the correct ones :
A) Majuli – India’s first carbon neutral District & Biodiversity Heritage site
B) Dubai – Named World Book Capital 2019 by UNESCO
C) Teen Murti Chowk – Renamed after Israeli city Haifa
D) Jaipur – India’s first World Heritage City By UNESCO
Options:
1) A , C & D are correct
2) A & C are correct
3) B, C & D are correct
4) Only A