16th August 2019 : Daily Current Affairs MCQ Based on The Hindu Newspaper for UPSC IAS Exam

 

1.Consider the following statement about the Democratic Republic of Congo-

1. The Democratic Republic of Congo lies in the Central African Region
2. The Democratic Republic of Congo is bordered by the following- Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan and Zimbabwe.
3. The Democratic Republic of Congo is a landlocked country.

Which of the following statements are correct?

A-All of Above

B-Only 1

C-1 and 3

D- 2 and 1

Solution – B

The Democratic Republic of Congo is bordered by the following- Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan and Central African Republic.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has a 25-mile (40-km) coastline on the Atlantic Ocean but is otherwise landlocked.

 

2.Consider the following statements about RCEP

1. It is associated with ASEAN.
2. All members of RCEP are members of the Indian Ocean RIM association.
3. Cambodia is the only land locked country among RCEP.

Which of the following is incorrect?

A-1 and 2

B-Only 2

C-1 and 3

D-2 and 3

Solution – D

The IORA has 21 members and they are as follows- India Australia Iran Indonesia Thailand Malaysia South Africa Mozambique Kenya Sri Lanka Tanzania Bangladesh Singapore Mauritius Madagascar UAE Yemen Seychelles Somalia Comoros and Oman.

Cambodia has a 443 km coastline surrounded by the Gulf of Thailand

 

3.Which of the following statements are correct-

A-UNEP has launched ‘Clean Earth Campaign’ to urge countries and businesses to take steps to eliminate Microplastic from personal care products, ban or tax single use plastic bags and dramatically reduce other disposable plastic items by 2022

B-The move to ban microbeads or microplastics on rinse off products (items of personal care) was taken by France first in the world, on 1^st Jan, 2018.

C-All of the Above

D-None of the Above

Solution – B

The UNEP has launched ‘Clean Seas Campaign’ to take steps and encourage others as well, in eliminating Microplastic, Plastic Ban etcetera by 2022.

 

4. Consider the following statements-

1. The Fair and Remunerative price payable by sugar mills for 2018-19 sugar season has been fixed at Rs 275 per quintal.
2. MSPs of Toria and dehusked coconut are fixed on the basis of MSPs of Rapeseed/Mustard and Copra respectively
3. MSP and FRP are fixed by CACP for agricultural crops and sugarcane respectively.

Which of the following statements are correct?

A-All of the above

B-2 and 3

C-1 and 2

D-1 and 3

 

Solution – C

The Fair and Remunerative Price for Sugarcane is fixed by the Cabinet committee on Economic Affairs.