Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 12 February 2020

Q1. Which of the following statements regarding the public sector enterprises survey released recently starts true?

1) The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, brings out the Public Sector Enterprises Survey on the performance of central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) every year.
2) The contribution of CPSEs to the central exchequer by way of excise duty, customs duty, GST, corporate tax, interest on central government loans, dividend and other duties and taxes increased from previous year.
3) ONGC, Indian Oil Corporation and NTPC were the top three profitable PSUs in 2018-19, whereas BSNL, Air India and MTNL incurred highest losses for a third consecutive year.

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

Q2. Consider the following port locations which are set to be developed under the Sagarmala project under the ministry of ports :

1) Paradip :Odisha
2) Tajpur : Maharashtra
3) Enayam :Tamilnadu
4) Sirkazhi : Andhra Pradesh

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched ?

a) 1,2& 3 only
b) 1 & 3 only
c) 2 & 4 only
d) 3 & 4 only

Q3. Consider the following statements regarding election expenses incurred by candidates and political parties in a Loksabhaelection :

1) The Election Commission of India imposes limits on the expenditure incurred by candidates and political parties, on their election campaign.
2) A candidate can spend between Rs 50 lakh and Rs 70 lakh, depending on the state they are contesting the LokSabha election from.
3) Candidates have to keep a separate account and file the election expenses with the poll watchdog under the law. An incorrect account or expenditure beyond the cap can lead to disqualification for up to three years under Section 10A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

Which of the above statements stands true ?

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

Q4. Which of the following statements regarding the national health profile stands true ?

1) Central Bureau of Health Intelligence compiles a National Health Profile based on the information received from various Ministries/Departments. The information regarding birth, death, sex rates etc. are based on the data given by the Registrar General of India.
2) As per the National Health Profile, India has declining birth rate & death rate over the last three years.
3) As per Census conducted by Registrar General of India, the trend in sex ratio has not improved, it has decreased from 943in 1991 to 926 in 2011.

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

Q5. The LokSabha on Tuesday passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill to include ‘Siddi’ tribes into ST category. The above said tribes belong to which of the following states of India ?

a) Manipur
b) Karnataka
c) Rajasthan
d) Himachal Pradesh

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Answer :

1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (b)