Prelims Daily Current Affairs MCQ

Questions Cum Answers

 

Q1. Consider the following statements and choose the correct options

1. Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is defined as the number of maternal deaths per ten thousand live births.
2. Sustainable Development Goal has set a target for the reduction of MMR to fewer than 70 by 2030.
3. The Government of India launched the LaQshya Initiative with the objective of reducing Maternal Mortality.

 

1. 1 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

 

Answer: c

Explanation:

Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is defined as the number of maternal deaths per one lakh live births.

Sustainable Development Goal has set a target for the reduction of MMR to fewer than 70 by 2030.

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India launched LaQshya – Labour room Quality Improvement Initiative with the following objectives: o Reduce maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality.

Q2. Consider the following statements with respect to Afghanistan–Pakistan Transit

Trade Agreement and choose the correct option

1. It allows for both countries to use each other’s airports, railways, roads, and ports for transit trade along designated transit corridors.
2. This agreement permits Indian goods to be loaded onto trucks for transit back to Afghanistan.

 

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

 

Answer: a

Explanation:

For both countries can use each other’s airports, railways, roads, and ports for transit trade along designated transit corridors. The signed Agreement permits Afghanistan trucks access to the Wagah border with India, where Afghan goods will be offloaded onto Indian trucks, but does not permit Indian goods to be loaded onto trucks for transit back to Afghanistan. It does not offer Afghanistan the right to import Indian goods across Pakistani territory. This agreement does not permit Indian goods to be loaded onto trucks for transit back to Afghanistan.

 

Q3: consider the following statements regarding Multidimensional Poverty Index and choose the correct option

 

1. It was launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI) in 2010.
2. MPI uses three dimensions and ten indicators which are: Education, Health, Standard of living
3. A person is multidimensionally poor if she/he is deprived of 5 % or more of the weighted indicators (out of the ten indicators).

 

1. 1 and 3 only
2. 2 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. all of the above

 

Answer: c

 

Explanation:

MPI uses three dimensions and ten indicators which are: Education, Health, Standard of living A person is multidimensionally poor if she/he is deprived in one third or more (means 33% or more) of the weighted indicators (out of the ten indicators). Those who are deprived in one half or more of the weighted indicators are considered living in extreme multidimensional poverty.

 

Q4: consider the following statements and choose the correct options

 

1. Basic Grant: These grants are untied and can be used by RLBs for location-specific needs, for salary or other establishment expenditure .
2. Untied funds are utilised for the works of emergent nature which are normally not covered under the schemes decentralized at the district level.
3. Tied Grants: These are used for the need specific services
4. Tied grants are also used for Sanitation and maintenance of Open-Defecation Free (ODF) status, Supply of drinking water, rain water harvesting and water recycling.

 

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 2, 3 and 4 only
4. 2 and 4 only

 

Answer: d

 

Explanation:

Basic Grant: These grants are untied and can be used by RLBs for location-specific needs, except for salary or other establishment expenditure Untied funds are utilised for the works of emergent nature which are normally not covered under the schemes decentralized at the district level.

Tied Grants: These are used for the basic services of: Sanitation and maintenance of Open-Defecation Free (ODF) status, Supply of drinking water, rain water harvesting and water recycling.

 

 

Q5: conider the following statements and choose the correct option

 

1. Horizon 2020 is related to climate change and polar research.
2. Copernicus programme is Earth observation programme.
3. Horizon 2020 involves NASA and Ministry of Earth Sciences (india)
4. Copernicus programme involves ISRO AND EU (European Union)

 

1. 1 and 3 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 4 only
4. 1, 2 and 4 only

 

answer: d

 

India-EU Science and Technology Cooperation: Science and Technology: India-EU Science & Technology Steering Committee meets annually to review scientific cooperation.

The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and the European Commission (EC) have established a Co-Funding Mechanism (CFM) to support joint research projects selected under European Research & Innovation Framework Program ‘Horizon 2020’ related to climate change and polar research.

Space Technology: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has had a long standing cooperation with the European Union, since the 1970s. ISRO and the European Space Agency are working towards enhancing cooperation in earth observation. It also involves the Copernicus programme signed in 2018. Copernicus is the European Union’s Earth observation programme.