MCQ for 30-march-2020-mcqs-test

With reference to the Earth Hour, consider the following statements:

1. The annual Earth Hour lights out event is held worldwide toward the end of March to encourage individuals, households, communities and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour as a symbol for their commitment to the planet.

2. It is organized by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Biological Weapons Convention, consider the following statements:

1. The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) is not a legally binding treaty.

2. It is the first multilateral disarmament treaty to ban an entire category of weapons of mass destruction.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Under the 2nd Addendum issued by the Union Home Ministry, which of the following categories have been exempted from the Nation-wide Lockdown?

1. Agriculture

2. ‘Custom Hiring Centres (CHC)’ related to farm machinery

3. ‘Mandis’ operated by the Agriculture Produce Market Committee

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

With reference to the disinvestment, consider the following statements:

1. For the upcoming fiscal’s budget, the government has announced an ambitious disinvestment agenda, aiming to raise Rs 2.1 lakh crore via stake sales.

2. Disinvestment means sale or liquidation of assets by the government, usually Central and state public sector enterprises, projects, or other fixed assets. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Project Arunank, recently seen in news, is being implemented by:

Bara-lacha la, also known as Bara-lacha Pass is a high mountain pass in which of the following mountain ranges?

With reference to the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2020, consider the following statements:

1. It reduces the term of the offices of presidents and vice-presidents of gram panchayats, taluk panchayats and zilla panchayats from five years to 30 months.

2. The Deputy Commissioner would preside over the meeting while no-confidence motion is considered in taluk panchayat.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Sections 269 of Indian Penal Code (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) provides for a jail term of six months and/or fine.

2. Section 270 Indian Penal Code (malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) provides for a jail term of two years and/or fine.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Employees Provident Fund (Amendment) scheme, 2020, consider the following statements:

1. It allows withdrawal of non-refundable advance by EPF members in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

2. Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) is administered and managed by the Central Board of Trustees that consists of representatives from three parties, namely, the government, the employers and the employees.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Himalayan Ibex, consider the following statements:

1. Himalayan Ibex is distributed in the trans-Himalayan ranges of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh up to the river Sutlej.

2. It is listed as critically endangered in IUCN Red list.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?