Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 26 May 2019

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the currently elected Loksabha :

1) The 17th Lok Sabha would have the highest number of women representatives since independence. They would account for 14.4% of the entire strength of the Lower House.
2) However the success rate for female candidates have come down than their male counterparts since previous elections.
3) It is the regional parties that boast of a higher ratio of women MPs in the new Lok Sabha.

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. India is the second largest producer of bamboo in the world, next to China. There are 1,750 species grown in the world, as one-fifth of the world population uses bamboo as a construction material today. Bamboo finds its application in which of the following industries of India ?

1) Paper industry
2) Agarbatti industry
3) Textile industry
4) Rubber industry

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

Q3. Which of the following statements regarding superconductivity are true ?

1) A material is said to be a superconductor if it conducts electricity with nil resistance to the flow of electrons. Superconductors will help build very high efficiency devices leading to huge energy savings.
2) Until now, scientists have been able to make materials superconduct only at temperature much below zero degree C and hence making practical utility very difficult.
3) Both silver and gold have the capability of exhibiting superconductivity independently.

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

Q4. Which of the following statements regarding energy intensity are not true ?

1) Energy intensity is a measure of the energy inefficiency of an economy. It is calculated as units of energy per unit of GDP.
2) High energy intensities indicate a high price or cost of converting energy into GDP, while low energy intensity indicates a lower price or cost of converting energy into GDP.
3) High energy intensity means high industrial output as portion of GDP while countries with low energy intensity signifies labour intensive economy.

a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) all are true
d) None are true

Q5. A group of researchers has discovered a tenth species of the vine snake of genus Ahaetulla named laudankia after a gap of more than a century in India. Before this discovery, there were nine species of vine snakes reported from the country. The above said species have been discovered from which of the following Biosphere reserves of India ?

a) Nilgiris biosphere reserve
b) Simlipal biosphere reserve
c) Nokrek biosphere reserve
d) Gulf of Mannar biosphere reserve

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Answer:

1(c), 2(a), 3(a), 4(c), 5(b)