27th October 2020 : Daily Prelims Current Affairs MCQ Questions Cum Answers for Civil Services (UPSC/IAS/IPS/PCS) ( Arora IAS)

Q1. India holds ministerial level ‘2+2’ Dialogue with which of the following countries?

1. The U.S.A.
2. Japan
3. China
4. Australia

 

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

Answer: b

Explanation:

India holds ministerial-level ‘2+2’ Dialogue with the U.S.A and Japan. It holds such talks with Australia, at the foreign secretary and defence secretary level.

 

Q2. With reference to Polio, consider the following statements and chooe the correct options:

1. Polio is a crippling and potentially deadly viral infectious disease that affects the

skeletal system.

2. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person mainly through the faecal-oral route.
3. India received polio-free certification by the WHO in 2020.

 

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

 

Answer : b

Explanation

Polio is a crippling and potentially deadly viral infectious disease that affects the nervous system.

The virus is transmitted by person-to-person mainly through the faecal-oral route

or, less frequently, by a common vehicle (for example, through contaminated water

or food). It largely affects children under 5 years of age.

India received polio-free certification by the WHO in 2014, after three years of

zero cases.

The last case due to wild poliovirus in the country was detected on 13 January 2011.

Every year, 24 October is observed as World Polio Day in order to call on countries to stay vigilant in their fight against the disease.

It was established to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, who developed an Inactivated (killed) Polio Vaccine (IPV).

 

Q3: Arrange the following Elephant Reserves from North to South:

1. Dihing-Patkai Elephant Reserve
2. Dandeli Elephant Reserve
3. Anamalai Elephant Reserve
4. Mayurbhanj Elephant Reserve

 

1. 1, 2, 4, 3
2. 4, 1, 2, 3
3. 1, 4, 2, 3
4. 4, 2, 3, 1

 

Answer: c

Explanation:

Dihing-Patkai Elephant Reserve – Assam

Mayurbhanj Elephant Reserve – Odisha

Dandeli Elephant Reserve – Karnataka

Anamalai Elephant Reserve – Tamil Nadu

 

 

Q4: With reference to Indian Tsunami Early Warning System, consider the following

Statements and choose the correct options:

1. It is based in Chennai.
2. It was established by the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
3. It also provides the services for Indian Ocean Rim countries.

 

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

 

Answer : a

 

Explanation

The Indian Tsunami Early Warning System (ITEWS) was established in 2007 and is based at & operated by INCOIS, Hyderabad.

It is an integrated effort of different organizations including the Department of Space (DOS), Department of Science and Technology (DST), the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Survey of India (SOI) and National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT).

Recently, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO (also known as UNESCO-IOC) accredited Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) as Tsunami Service Provider (TSP) for 28 Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) countries, along with Indonesia and Australia in 2011, for issuing regional warnings.