Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 05 October 2018

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding RashtriyaVayoshriYojana :

1) It is a scheme for providing Physical Aids and Assisted-living Devices for Senior citizens belonging to BPL category only.
2) Beneficiaries in each district will be identified by the State Governments/UT Administrations through a Committee chaired by the Deputy Commissioner/District Collector.
3) The Scheme will be implemented through the sole implementing agency - Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO), a PSU under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Which of the above statements are true ?

a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3only
c) 1 & 3only
d) all of the above

Q2. Consider the following pairs of seismic zones & corresponding areas of India are correctly matched ?

1) Zone V- Assam, Meghalaya region
2) Zone IV- Dadra & Nagar Haveli
3) Zone III- West Telangana area
4) Zone II – Eastern Rajasthan

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched ?

a) 1,2, 3 only
b) 2 ,3,4 only
c) 1,2 & 4 only
d) all of the above

Q3. Which of the following difference between Gene Mapping and physical mapping are true ?

1) Genetic maps' distances are based on the genetic linkage information, while physical maps use actual physical distances usually measured in number of base pairs.
2) While the physical map could be a more "accurate" representation of the genome, genetic maps often offer insights into the nature of different regions of the chromosome.
3) Genetic mapping can offer firm evidence that a disease transmitted from parent to child is linked to one or more genes while physical mapping cannot.

a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3only
c) 1 & 3only
d) all of the above

Q4. Consider the following statements regarding asteroids:

1) Asteroids are leftovers from the formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago and are made up of rock or metal.
2) Most asteroids are irregular in shape because they are too small to exert enough gravitational pull to become spherical in shape.
3) The majority of the known asteroids in the Solar System orbit the Sun in a band between the orbits of Mars and Venus. This band is commonly referred to as the Asteroid Belt.

Which of the above statements are true ?

a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3only
c) 1 & 3only
d) all of the above

Q5. India was ranked 28th among 73 countries in 2018 Government e-Payments Adoption Ranking (GEAR).Which of the following are the parameters taken for the rankings:

1) Government-to-Business (G2B) transactions.
2) Government-to-Citizen (G2C) transactions.
3) People –to-People transactions.
4) Infrastructure, socio-economic and policy environment.

a) 1,2, 3 only
b) 2 ,3,4 only
c) 1,2 & 4 only
d) all of the above