Daily MCQs for UPSC/State PSC Exams
Q1. The Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) is a /an
A. WHO initiative which aims at preventing and treating AIDS, TB and Malaria.
B. Public private partnership for preventing and treating AIDS, TB and Malaria.
C. OECD initiative for the cause of AIDS, TB and Malaria
D. UN sponsored fund for preventing and treating AIDS, TB and Malaria.
Q2. Which of the following is not correct in the context of ‘wildfires’?
A. These are
controlled blazes fuelled by weather, wind, and dry underbrush etc.
B. They return
nutrients to the soil.
C. They act as a
disinfectant.
D. They allow sunlight
to reach the forest floor, enabling a new generation of seedlings to grow.
Q3. Consider the following statements with reference to the Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnerships (GloMEEP)
1. It is a GEF-UNDP-IMO project aimed at supporting the uptake and
implementation of energy efficiency measures for shipping, thereby reducing
greenhouse gas emissions from shipping.
2. India is one among the ten Lead Pilot Countries of the project.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Q4. Consider the following with reference to ‘Mission Fingerling’
1. The Mission aims to achieve Blue Revolution.
2. It was launched by Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Q5. With reference to ‘THAAD’, which was recently in news, which one of the following statements is correct?
A. It is a Russian
anti-ballistic missile defence system.
B. It shoots down
ballistic missiles in the terminal phase of their flight.
C. It’s an
Intercontinental nuclear ballistic missile recently tested by North Korea.
D. Its joint
co-production program of USA and India, to design and manufacture India’s
Anti-ballistic defence system.
Q6. Kala-azar is a disease that is caused by a protozoan parasite with no animal reservoir, and whose associated vector is the sand fly. The disease is largely confined in the states of
A. North East
India
B. North India
C. Central India
D. Eastern India
Q7. Consider the following statements regarding Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
1. "Mobilizing Finance for Infrastructure: Innovation and Collaboration" is the
theme for the Annual Meet that will happen in India in June 2018.
2. AIIB undertakes both sovereign and non-sovereign financing for infrastructure
projects.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Q8. Option c is correct. Consider the statements about Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and Tea board of India
1. Both are staturory bodies established under the act of parliament
2. Both work under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Which of the statement(s) is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Q9. Turkey shares border with which of the following countries?
1. Armenia
2. Azerbaijan
3. Iraq
4. Syria
A. 1
and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2, 3 and 4 only
D. 1, 2, 3, 4
Q10. Consider the following about E-way bill
1. It is an electric document generated on the GST Portal which acts as an
evidence for movement of goods
2. The E-way bill will apply to inter-state transportation of goods worth over
Rs.100000 only.
Which of the statement(s) is/are true?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
