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UPSC Current Affairs Quiz: 11, Oct 2017

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Question 1

Consider the following statements regarding Advance Pricing Agreements (APA):
1) Advance Pricing Agreements (APA) is a scheme of CBEC (Central Board of Excise and Customs).
2) An APA is an agreement between a corporate taxpayer and the tax authority on its transfer pricing methodology.
3) The APA scheme was introduced in 2016
Which of the above statements are correct:

Question 2

Consider the following statements regarding Intensified Mission Indradhanush:
1) Through the Intensified Mission Indradhanush, the government aims to immunize every child below the age of five years.
2) Intensified Mission Indradhanush aims to cover 90% children for full immunisation by December 2020
3) Intensified Mission Indradhanush aims to cover pregnant women who are still uncovered under the routine immunisation programme.
Which of the above statements are correct:

Question 3

Consider the following statements regarding International Conference on Dialogue of Civilizations:
1) The first International Conference on Dialogue of Civilizations was inaugurated in Guatemala in 2014
2) The fourth International Conference on Dialogue of Civilizations is being held in India.
3) The objective of Conference is to encourage scholarly and public discourse about the five ancient, literate civilizations of the world, i.e. Egypt, Mesopotamia, South Asia, China and Greek.
Which of the above statements are correct:

Question 4

'Jeevamritham' project aims:

Question 5

Consider the following statements:
1) The total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of USA and China are on decline.
2) Globally, USA has maximum share of greenhouse gas emissions.
3) India’s rising emissions are a sign of development.
Which of the above statements are correct:

Question 6

Consider the following statements:
1) The Nobel Prize for Economics was not established by Alfred Nobel.
2) The Nobel Prize for Economics was first time awarded in 1969
3) Richard H. Thaler has won 2017 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to behavioural economics.

Question 7

The Pulitzer Prize is associated with which one of the following?

Question 8

World Development Report’ is an annual publication of

Question 9

MUDRA -

Question 10

Choose the correct statement :
A) The Highest incidence of Malaria in India, is in southern states.
B) India seeks to eliminate Malaria by 2022, as per the strategic plan for malaria elimination.
C) The Strategic plan is formulated and is to be implemented under the aegis of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
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