UPSC CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION

PRELIMS 2019 SPECIAL

MCQs – CURRENT AFFAIRS
LECTURE 1

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 QUESTION 1
Consider the following statements regarding World Heritage Day:
1) It is celebrated each year to promote awareness about the diversity of cultural heritage of
humanity, their vulnerability and efforts required for their protection and conservation.
2) It is also known as the International Day for Monuments and Sites.
3) The idea of this day was proposed by UNESCO.
Which of the above statements are incorrect?
a) 3 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 only
d) All the given statements are correct
Answer : a

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 QUESTION 1
1 Context: Recently, World Heritage week is being celebrated across various parts of world from 19th November-25th
November.

2 The International Day for Monuments and Sites also known as World Heritage Day is an international
observance held on 18 April each year around the world with different types of activities, including visits to
monuments and heritage sites, conferences, round tables and newspaper articles.

3 The International Day for Monuments and Sites was proposed by the International Council on Monuments and
Sites (ICOMOS) on 18 April 1982 and approved by the General Assembly of UNESCO in 1983.

4 The aim is to promote awareness about the diversity of cultural heritage of humanity, their vulnerability and the
efforts required for their protection and conservation.

5 World Heritage Week 2018 will be celebrated from Monday (19th of November) to the Sunday (25th of November).

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 QUESTION 2
Consider the following statements regarding Malaria:
1) About 90% of the deaths caused by malaria are in Sub Saharan Africa
2) As per the WHO, there were more cases of malaria in 2017 as compared to 2016
3) Malaria is a mosquito borne disease and affects humans as well as other animals
Which of the above statements are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) All the given statements are correct
Answer : d

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 QUESTION 2

1
Context: Recently, WHO released World Malaria report 2018

2 The World Malaria Report released each year by WHO provides a comprehensive overview of progress in the
fight against malaria.

3 Reductions in malaria cases have stalled after several years of decline globally, according to the new World Malaria
Report 2018.

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 QUESTION 2

4 As per the Report, in 2017, there were an estimated 219 million cases of malaria, compared to 217 million the
year before (2016)

5 Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease affecting humans and other animals caused by parasitic single-
celled microorganisms belonging to the Plasmodium group

6 Malaria is most commonly transmitted by an infected female Anopheles mosquito.

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 QUESTION 3
QR code is fast becoming a very popular and convenient method of making payments. QR
stands for?
a) Quick Read
b) Quick Response
c) Quick Return
d) Quality Read
Answer : b

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 QUESTION 3
1
Context: WhatsApp is testing a new feature to add users using QR code.

2 QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-
dimensional barcode) first designed in 1994 for the automotive industry in Japan.

3 A QR code uses four standardized encoding modes (numeric, alphanumeric, byte/binary, and kanji) to store data
efficiently; extensions may also be used.

4 A QR code consists of black squares arranged in a square grid on a white background, which can be read by an
imaging device such as a camera.

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 QUESTION 4
A new app and web based platform ‘goBID’ has been launched recently by the?
a) National Stock Exchange for retail investors to buy government securities
b) Securities and Exchange Board of India for investors to buy equity shares of companies online
c) Bombay Stock Exchange to track the market capitalization of top 100 listed companies
d) None of the above
Answer : a

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 QUESTION 4

1 Context: National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has launched a mobile application and web-based platform for
retail investors to buy government securities.

2 The platform will allow retail investors to invest in treasury bills (T-Bills) of 91 days, 182 days and 364 days and
various government bonds from one year to almost 40 years.

3 The Union Budget 2016-17 had announced that RBI will facilitate retail participation in the primary markets
through stock exchanges.

4 When the government is going to the financial market to raise money, it can do it by issuing two types of debt
instruments – treasury bills (T Bills) and government bonds.

5 T-bills, have a maximum maturity of a 364 days. They are categorized as money market instruments (money
market deals with funds with a maturity of less than one year).

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 QUESTION 5
Igla – S , recently in news is related to which of the following?
a) Air defence system
b) Unmanned space mission
c) An infectious disease
d) A technological breakthrough in the field of artificial intelligence
Answer : a

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 QUESTION 5
1
Context: India has decided to buy Russian Igla-S

2 The Igla-S bid from Rosoboronexport of Russia has been declared the L1 (lowest bidder) in the Very Short Range
Air Defence (VSHORAD) deal

3 Earlier India has inked the mega $5.43 billion acquisition of five long range S-400 Triumf air defence missile
squadrons from Russia

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