07/7/2020 : Prelims Daily Current Affairs MCQ for Civil Services (UPSC/IAS/IPS/PCS) ( Arora IAS)

Prelims Daily Current Affairs MCQ 

Q-1. Consider the following statement regarding Mahajobs Portal and choose the correct options

 

1. The Kolkata Government has launched a portal named ‘Mahajobs’ for job seekers and employers, owing to the economic situation caused by Covid-19 pandemic.
2. The aim is to provide job opportunities to youth in the agriculture sector.
3. the youth who would need to produce domicile certificates.

 

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 only
3. 3 only
4. none of the above

 

answer: c

 

explanation:

The Maharashtra Government has launched a portal named ‘Mahajobs’ for job seekers and employers, owing to the economic situation caused by Covid-19 pandemic.

 The Aim is To make local manpower available to companies and employment opportunities to workers.

Functioning: The job seekers and providers/industrial units can register themselves on the Portal. The Portal has identified 17 sectors including engineering, logistics, and chemicals, and provides for selecting jobs across 950 trades mainly for local youth who would need to produce domicile certificates.

 

Q-2: Consider the following statements regarding disease survelliance and choose the incorrect option

 

1. India has the Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) to strengthen/maintain decentralized laboratory based and IT enabled disease surveillance systems for epidemic prone diseases to monitor disease trends.
2. IDSP It was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in assistance with the ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK.
3. United Nations (UN)’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) is one of the initiatives which makes scientific predictions based on global data about diseases.

 

1. 2 only
2. 3 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. none of the above

 

answer: c

 

explanation:

IDSP was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in assistance with the World Bank, in 2004.

The World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) is one of the initiatives which makes scientific predictions based on global data about diseases.

 

Q-3: which of the following institutions are not a part of WORLD BANK?

 

1. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
2. International Development Association (IDA)
3. InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF)
4. The Multilateral Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
5. The International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
6. The International Finance Corporation (IFC)
7. Bank of international settlements (BIS)

 

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 4 only
3. 2 and 7 only
4. 3 and 7 only

 

answer: d

 

Q-4: Ofek 16 satellite was launched by

1. India
2. Russia
3. Israel
4. UK

 

1. 2 only
2. 1 only
3. 4 only
4. 3 only

 

answer: d