12th Sep. Current Affairs MCQ Sure Shot for UPSC IAS Exam

 

Q-Consider the following statements-

1. The National Action Plan on Climate Change was launched in 2008.
2. The National Action Plan on Climate Change has eight vertical missions on water, energy efficiency, solar, sustainable habitat, agriculture, forestry, Himalayan ecology and strategic knowledge on climate change.
3. The carbon Tax was first introduced by Sweden in 1990.
4. The government has set an ambitious target of having 175 GW of clean energy capacity by 2022, including 100 GW solar and 75 GW of wind energy.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

A-1, 2 and 4 Only

B-2, 3 and 4 Only

C-1, 2 and 3 Only

D-1 and 2

 

Q-Consider the following statements about National Commission for Scheduled Tribe-

1. The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has decided to institute a national award named as “NCST Leadership Award” which was constituted this year.
2. The annual report by the NCST is tabled in the parliament annually, on the working of safeguards and measures required for effective implementation of Programmers/ Schemes related to holistic welfare of the Tribes of India.
3. The NCST is responsible to create a list of Primitive Vulnerable Tribal Groups in India, by identifying various developmental, socio-economic-educational and health related markers.
4. The recommendations made by the commission are of an advisory nature only.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A-3 and 2 only

B-1 and 2 only

C-3 and 4 only

D-1 and 4 only

 

Q-Consider the following statements –

1. Brucellosis is a bacterial infection that gets transferred to humans with the use of unpasteurized dairy products.
2. Almost all cases of human anthrax can be directly linked to contact with infected animals, particularly cattle, or indirectly through contact with heavily contaminated soil.
3. Brucellosis in humans can also be caused by another species Brucelloa suis, which is transmitted from pigs, often feral pigs, and causes a severe “flu like” disease.
4. Tetanus is caused by a toxin of which all animal species and people can become infected.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A-1 and 4 Only

B-1, 2 and 3 Only

C-All of the above

D-2, 3 and 4

 

Q-Consider the following statements about Poland-

1. Secured by the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet troops invaded Poland on 17 September 1939 leading to the beginning of the Second World War
2. Using the pretext of the Gleiwitz incident, a provocation staged by Germany was used as an excuse to invade Poland on the pretext of aggressive polish border skirmishes with Germany.
3. Operation Tempest was a series of anti-Soviet uprisings conducted during World War II by the Polish Home Army.
4. The Peking Plan was an operation in which three destroyers of the Polish Navy were evacuated to and ordered to travel to British ports and assist the British Royal Navy in the event of a war with Nazi Germany.

Which of the following statements given above is/are incorrect?

A-Only 1

B-Only 2

C-Only 3

D-Only 4

 

Q-Consider the various operations undertaken by the Indian Army and pair them correctly with their intended causes and location –

          Operation                                                           Location and Cause

1. Operation Goodwill                                           Humanitarian Task in Manipur/ Nagaland
2. Operation Maitri                                                Earthquake Relief Nepal
3. Operation Black                                                Tornado Attack on the Indian Parliament
4. Operation Polo                                                  Incorporation of the princely state of Hyderabad

Which of the following given above is/are correct?

A-1 and 3 only

B-2 and 4 only

C-2 and 3 only

D-1 and 4 only