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UPSC Current Affairs Quiz: 14, Oct 2017

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Question 1

Consider the following statements:

1) SANKALP & STRIVE Schemes aim to boost Skill India Mission.

2) The schemes are supported by Asian Development Bank (ADB).

3) The schemes are aligned with Make in India and Swachhta Abhiyan.

Which of the above statements are correct:

Question 2

Consider the following statements:
1) Eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11), 2017 of WTO is scheduled to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2) India is opposing the objectives of Doha Round since they discriminate developing countries against developed countries.
3) One of the issues at Doha Round is to achieve food security which is also mandated in the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2.
Which of the above statements are correct:

Question 3

Consider the following statements:
1) Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) 2017 will be hosted by India.
2) The main theme of the conference would be ‘Cyber4Security’.
3) The first Global Conference on Cyber Space was held in 2011 in Budapest.
Which of the above statements are correct:

Question 4

Consider the following statements:
1) The Guitar fish is found in Arabian Sea.
2) The Ganges Shark is found in coastal waters of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
3) The Guitar fish and Ganges Shark are classified as Critically Endangered.
Which of the above statements are correct:

Question 5

Consider the following statements:
1) Global Hunger Index (GHI) is prepared by Food and Agriculture Organization.
2) The Index ranks countries on a 100-point scale, with 0 being the best score (no hunger) and 100 being the worst.
3) India has been ranked at 100th position on Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2017.
Which of the above statements are correct:

Question 6

Consider the following statements:
1) India's Supreme Court has upheld Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right under article 19.
2) Right to privacy is a human right.
3) Practically, fundamental rights and human rights are the same.
4) Human rights are guaranteed by constitution.
Which of the above statements are correct:

Question 7

Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES)-

Question 8

Choose the correct statement :

Question 9

Consider the following diseases
(1). Diphtheria
(2). Chickenpox
(3). Smallpox
Which of the above diseases has/have been eradicated in India?

Question 10

In the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, an initiative of six countries, which of the following is/are not a participant/ participants?
1) Bangladesh
2) Cambodia
3) China
4) Myanmar
5) Thailand
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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