Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 19 August 2021

Q.1) With reference to the Visceral Leishmaniasis diseases, consider the following statements:

1. It is a complex infectious disease transmitted by the bite of male Phlebotomine sandflies.
2. It is the second most common parasitic killer after malaria.
3. Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 2 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3 only

Q.2) Which of the following African country has been recently reported with Ebola Virus

(a) Ivory Coast 

(b) Ghana 

(c) Mali 

(d) Togo

Q.3) With reference to the GAUREX, consider the following statements:

1. It is a price-based index tracking the price movement in the futures contracts.
2. It is India’s first sectoral index in agri-commodities basket.
3. Rajasthan is the country’s top producer of Guar Gum. 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 only

Q.4) Recently seen in news Green Deposit, it has been launched by 

(a) State Bank of India 

(b) RBL Bank 

(c) HDFC Bank 

(d) ICICI Bank 

Q.5) With reference to the Kigali Amendment, consider the following statements:

1.Under the Kigali Amendment; Parties to the Montreal Protocol will phase down production and consumption of Hydrofluorocarbons, commonly known as HFCs.
2.Hydrofluorocarbons were introduced as non-ozone depleting alternative to Hydrofluorocarbons.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Neither 1 nor 2

(b) Both 1 and 2 

(c) 1 only

(d) 2 only

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