Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 12 July 2019

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding Automated facial recognition system (AFRS) :

1) A facial recognition system is a technology capable of identifying or verifying a person from a digital image or a video frame from a video source.
2) The AFRS(Automated Facial Recognition System), being implemented by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), is a component of the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS), a national database of crimes and criminals.
3) The Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS) violates privacy of citizens.

Which of the above statements are true ?

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

Q2. Which of the following animals/fishes in India are considered‘endangered’ as per IUCN red data list ?

1) Hoolock Gibbon
2) NilgiriLangur
3) Wild Ass
4) Gharial
5) Ganges shark

a) 1,2& 3 only
b) 3,4 & 5 only
c) 1,3 & 5 only
d) all of the above

Q3. Which of the following statements regarding the latest changes brought into the POCSO act are true ?

1) The new definition of child pornography reads any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct involving a child which include photographs, video, digital or computer generated image indistinguishable from an actual child and an image created, adapted or modified but appear to depict a child.
2) Section 67 of the IT Act and Section 293 of the Indian Penal Code defines child pornography.
3) If a person stores such obscene child porn content for distributing it further, except for when presenting it in court as evidence, he could face a punishment of upto three years.

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 gold demand & its impact on economy stands true ?

1) The government’s decision to increase duties on gold could result in 2.4% decline in the global demand for the precious metal in 2019, while the long-term demand in the Indian market could fall by around 1% every year.
2) Higher interest rates boost the dollar, making dollar-denominated gold more expensive for buyers using other currencies and reducing investor interest in non-yielding bullion.
3) World gold council (WGC) is of the view that broad structural economic reforms that are being implemented in both India and China are likely to support long-term demand for gold.

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

Q5. Recently,which of the following cities hosted the International security alliance’s first joint security exercise named ISALEX 19 ?

a) London
b) Dubai
c) Abu dhabi
d) New Delhi

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Answer:

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