UPSC 2019 Daily MCQ Based Current Affairs - Free PDF Download

Q1) Consider the following statements :
A)Mycorrhizal fungi is hosted by the trees in
their stems to receive nutrients from the soil
B)Air pollution can cause malnutrition in trees
C)Mycorrhizal fungi association with plants is an
example of mutualism
Options:
1) Only A is correct
2) Only B is correct
3) B&C are correct
4) A&C are correct
The signs of malnutrition can be seen in the form of discolored leaves and
excessive falling of leaves.
“There is an alarming trend of tree malnutrition across Europe, which
leaves forests vulnerable to pests, disease and climate change,”
Q2) “Mission Tandrust” has been started by Punjab Government, it focusses on which of the following
A) Air quality
B) Water quality
C) Safe food
D) Drug de-addicition
Options:
1) A,B&C
2) A&B
3) B,C&D
4) Only C
Q3) Which is not correctly matched?
A) Plastic Bandi app – Maharashtra
B) i-Hariyali app – Punjab
C)PRAAPTI app – MoWCD
D)Pollution Meter app – Uttar Pradesh
Options:
1) B&D
2) A&B
3) C&D
4) Only B
Q4) Consider the following statements :
A)Andhra Pradesh was the first state to join the UDAY
Scheme
B)Mizoram became 27th state to join UDAY
C)The UDAY scheme targets reducing the aggregate losses
from power theft to 15% by 2019
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & B are correct
3) A & B are correct
4) B & C are correct
Q5) Consider the following statements :
A)World’s tallest girder rail bridge is being
built in Manipur
B)The bridge is being built over river Iring
Options:
1) Both are correct
2) Only A is correct
3) Only B is correct
4) None is correct
Q6) Which of the following regarding the waves of an earthquake is correct
A)The denser the material the more is the velocity
of Surface Waves
B)S waves move faster than P waves
C)S waves can pass through solid, Liquid and gas
D)Surface waves are the most destructive
Options
1) A & D
2) B & C
3) A,C & D
4) A,B,C & D

Q7) Consider the following scripts :
A)Shahmukhi Script
B)Gurumukhi Script
C)Kharosthi Script
D)Kadamba Script
Urdu Script in its extended form is known as
which of the above mentioned Scripts :
1) Only A
2) A & B
3) Only C
4) None of the above
Q7) Consider the following statements w.r.t Nile River “
A)The Nile River has two major tributaries,
the White Nile and Blue Nile
B)Nile river originates from Lake Victoria in Rwanda
C)It merges into the Mediterranean Sea
Options:
1) A & C are correct
2) B & C are correct
3) A & B are correct
4) Only A
Q8) As per the study done by Kon Ferry, Consider the following statements :
A)By 2030, the average pay premium for skilled workers in
the Asia-Pacific region could be more than $14,500 per
worker per year.
B) Japanese companies can be expected to pay the most
by 2030.
C)India & China are the two economies that can expect to
avoid upward spiralling wages.
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & B are correct
3) B & C are correct
4) A & C are correct
Q9) Consider the following statements w.r.t Haryana government’s new policy for medical students :
A)Students who quit their MBBS or BDS course midway will
have to shell out ₹5 lakh.
B)Students who quit their MD or MS course midway will have
to shell out ₹10 lakh.
C)Postgraduate students who quit before the completion of
their course will be barred from seeking admission to another
institute for the next Five years
Options:
1) A & C are correct
2) A,B&C are correct
3) Only B is correct
4) Only A is correct
Q10) Consider the following statements :
A)Passport Seva Divas is celebrated every
year to commemorate Passports Act,
1967
B)192nd POPSK became the first all woman
post office passport seva kendra in India
Options:
1) Only B is correct
2) Both are correct
3) None is correct
4) Only A is correct
Q11) Consider the following statements :
A)The first Human Heart Transplant was performed in
1967, in Cape Town, Africa by Christian Barnard.
B)India with a population of 1.2 billion has a renal
transplantation rate of 3.25 per million population
Options:
1) Both are correct
2) None is correct
3) Only A is correct
4) Only B is correct