Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 7 September 2018

Q1. Which of the following does” IOWave18” refer to :

A) It is a joint naval exercise by India & U.S at the pacific belt.
B) It is a joint operation by scientists across the globe to study nuetrinos.
C) It is a major Indian ocean-wide tsunami mock exercise by India, along with 23 otherIndian Ocean Nations.
D) It is a mock drill by Russian fire fighting forces along with Indian air force.

Q2. Which of the following statements regarding solid waste management rules 2016 are true ?

1) Waste generators would now have to now segregate waste into three streams- Biodegradables, Dry and Domestic Hazardous waste before handing it over to the collector.
2) As per the rules, brand owners who sale or market their products in packaging material which are non‐biodegradable, should put in place a system to collect back the packaging waste generated due to their production.
3) The developers of Special Economic Zone, industrial estate, industrial park to earmark at least 10 per cent of the total area of the plot or minimum 5 plots/ sheds for recovery and recycling facility.

A) 1 & 2 only
B) 2 & 3only
C) 1 & 3only
D) All of the above

Q3. Also known as MapamYumtso, the lake is a high altitude freshwater lake fed by the KailashGlaciers,near Mount Kailash in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The lake is revered a sacred place in four religions: Hinduism, Bön, Buddhism and Jainism. It is present near the source of the Sutlej, which is the easternmost large tributary of the Sindhu. Nearby are the sources of the Brahmaputra River, the Indus River, and the Ghaghara, an important tributary of the Ganges.

The above description refers to which of the following lakes of Northern India :

A) Wular lake
B) Manasarovar lake
C) Pampa sarovar lake
D) Dal lake

Q4. Which of the following regarding powers of SEBI are not true ?

1) SEBI has a power to initiate actions in regard to functions assigned. For example, it can issue guidelines to different intermediaries or can introduce specific rules for the protection of interests of investors.
2) SEBI has power to regulate insider trading or can regulate the functions of merchant bankers.
3) SEBI is also empowered by the Finance Ministry to nominate three members on the Governing Body of every stock exchange.

A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) All are true
D) All are false