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Daily Current Affairs MCQ Quiz for UPSC, IAS, UPPSC/UPPCS, MPPSC. BPSC, RPSC & All State PSC Exams (21 October 2020) 20 Oct 2020

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Daily Current Affairs MCQ Quiz for UPSC, IAS, UPPSC/UPPCS, MPPSC. BPSC, RPSC & All State PSC Exams (21 October 2020)


Daily Current Affairs MCQ Quiz for UPSC, IAS, UPPSC/UPPCS, MPPSC. BPSC, RPSC & All State PSC Exams

Date: 21 October 2020


Q1. The National Green tribunal (NGT) hears matters relating to

1. Biodiversity
2. Climate change
3. Forests
4. Water

Select the correct answer

a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1 ,3 and 4
c. 2 ,3 and 4
d. 1 ,2, 3 and 4

Q2. Consider the following statement and choose the correct one-

A. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development is an intergovernmental economic organisation with 35 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade.
B. The OECD also maintains a “blacklist” of nations that are considered uncooperative tax havens.
C. OECD uses international dollar which is also known as Geary–Khamis dollar.It is a hypothetical unit of currency that has the same Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) that the U.S. dollar had in the United States at a given point in time.

OPTION-

1. A and B
2. B and C
3. A, B and C
4. B only

Q3. Recently, The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has identified a key centre in Maharashtra under the landmark ‘GenomeIndia’ project is-

a. Navi Mumbai
b. Pune
c. Thane
d. Amaravati

Q4. Consider the following statement and choose the correct one-

A. The Foreign Contribution (regulation) Act, 2010 is an act of the Parliament of India, by the 42nd Act of 2010.
B. It is a consolidating act whose scope is to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality by certain individuals or associations or companies and to prohibit acceptance and utilization of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality for any activities detrimental to the national interest.

OPTION-

1. A only
2. B only
3. A and B
4. None of the above

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Question 1: (B)

Explanation : The seven enactments specified in Schedule 1 to the NGT Act are – The Water Act, The Water Cess Act, The Forest (Conservation) Act, The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution Act) and The Environment Protection Act. It also lists Public Liability Insurance Act and The Biological Diversity Act.

The issue of climate change is the subject of international conventions and protocols and does not lie in the ambit of Section 14 of the National Green Tribunal Act.


Question 2: (2)

Explanation : The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development is an intergovernmental economic organisation with 37 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade.


Question 3: (B)

Explanation : Not Required.


Question 4: (3)

Explanation : Not Required.