Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 28 January 2020

Q1. Which of the following statements regarding creation and abolition of legislative councils in states stands true ?

1) The Parliament can abolish a legislative council or create it by anabsolute majority, if the legislative assembly of the concerned state, by a special majority, passes a resolution to that effect.
2) Under Article 171 of the Constitution, the Legislative Council of a state shall not have more than one-third of the total strength of the State Assembly, and not less than 40 members.
3) Unlike RajyaSabha MPs, MLCs cannot vote in elections for the President and Vice President. The Vice President is the RajyaSabha Chairperson while a member from the Council itself is chosen as the Council Chairperson.

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

Q2. Which of the following are considered as intermediate ports in India ?

1) Kochi
2) Bhavnagar
3) Tuticorin
4) Kakinada
5) Haldia

a) 1,2 & 3 only
b) 2 & 4 only
c) 1,3 & 5 only
d) 2,4 & 5 only

Q3. Consider the following statements regarding the final estimates of 2018-2019 of Area and Production of various Horticulture Crops in India:

1) The Total Horticulture Production of the country is estimated to be 310.74 Million Tonne in 2018-19, which is marginally lower than the Horticulture Production in 2017-18.
2) Increase in Fruits, Flowers, Spices and Honey while decrease in Vegetables, Aromatic & Medicinal Plants and Plantation Crops.
3) Onion Production is estimated to be around 22.82 Million Tonne, which is lesser than the production of 2017-18.

Which of the above statements are true ?

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

Q4. The East Coast Railways commissioned the first waste-to-energy plant of Railways sector of India. The plant has been set up at a cost of Rs 1.79 crores with ‘Polycrack’ technology. Which of the following statements regarding the same stands true ?

1) Polycrack technology, the first patented heterogenous catalytic process, converts non-ferrous scraps into hydrocarbon liquid fuels, gas, carbon and water.
2) All constituents are not converted into valuable energy thereby making it a zero discharge process is not possible.
3) Gas generated in the process is re-used to provide energy to the system thereby making it self-reliant of its energy requirement and also bring down the operating cost.

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

Q5. Which of the following places is considered as the coldest inhabited place on Earth ?

a) Drass
b) Siachen
c) Oymyakon
d) Vladiovostok

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Answer :

1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (c)