18 December 2018- LBASNAA’s Daily Current Affairs Quiz
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The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs. The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu, Indian Express and PIB news articles.
This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil services preliminary exam 2019. It is not a test of your knowledge. If you score less, please do not mind. Read again sources provided and try to remember better.
LBASNAA’s CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ For Prelims 2019
The following Quiz is based on the Hindu, PIB and other news sources. It is a current events based quiz. Solving these questions will help retain both concepts and facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil services exam.
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Election Commission of India
1. Election commission is a statutory body which conduct elections in India.
2. Election Commission can take cases suo moto too.
Select the correct answer using the codes below.Correct
Q 1.b Election Commission of India is a constitutional body (Article 324 of the Indian Constitution). Election commission both at state level(State Election Commission) and at Union level can take cases suo moto i.e. on its own and not just by way of appeal. Recently, Election Commission took a suo moto case after an advertisement appeared in the newspaper seeking votes on caste lines mentioning that “Haryana got a Punjabi Chief Minister first time in the state’s 52 year history”. Hence only state 2 is correct.
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Q 1.b Election Commission of India is a constitutional body (Article 324 of the Indian Constitution). Election commission both at state level(State Election Commission) and at Union level can take cases suo moto i.e. on its own and not just by way of appeal. Recently, Election Commission took a suo moto case after an advertisement appeared in the newspaper seeking votes on caste lines mentioning that “Haryana got a Punjabi Chief Minister first time in the state’s 52 year history”. Hence only state 2 is correct.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements regarding APART Project of Assam Government
1. It is World Bank funded project.
2. The project intends to increase productivity as well as farmer’s income.Correct
2.c Assam government started Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART), a World Bank funded project.
Reiterating the state government’s commitment to motivate the farmers of the state to make the shift from single to multi cropping for increasing the farm income. This project would be able to fulfill the state’s much larger vision of an agriculture based rural transformation by increasing productivity, raising private sector investment and create better job opportunities among others.Incorrect
2.c Assam government started Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART), a World Bank funded project.
Reiterating the state government’s commitment to motivate the farmers of the state to make the shift from single to multi cropping for increasing the farm income. This project would be able to fulfill the state’s much larger vision of an agriculture based rural transformation by increasing productivity, raising private sector investment and create better job opportunities among others. -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendments) Rules,2019
1. It intends to permit sale of drugs through e-pharmacies.
2. It is not in force as government did not notified the same in government gazette.
Select the correct answer using the codes below.Correct
Q 3.c The Madras High Court yesterday held that drugs and cosmetics could not be sold online until the centre notified the Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendments) Rules, 2018 intended for permitting sale of drugs through e-pharmacies, in government gazette.
hence both the statements are correct.Incorrect
Q 3.c The Madras High Court yesterday held that drugs and cosmetics could not be sold online until the centre notified the Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendments) Rules, 2018 intended for permitting sale of drugs through e-pharmacies, in government gazette.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Oxytocin
1. Oxytocin is a life saving drug used to stem post-partum bleeding among new mothers.
2. There were allegations of misuse of Oxytocin in dairy cattle, fruits and vegetables.
Select the correct answer using the codes below.Correct
Ans.4 c Oxytocin is a life-saving drug used to stem post-partum bleeding among new mothers. Because of this it had been listed by both the World Health Organization and the Health Ministry as an essential medicine. Around 45,000 women die from post-partum complications in India each year, and in 38% of the cases the reason is haemorrhaging. Without the easy availability of inexpensive oxytocin, efforts to stem the maternal mortality epidemic could have suffered a costly setback.
In April 2016 the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare imposed the ban on Oxytocin, referred to a 2016 Himachal Pradesh High Court judgment, which discussed oxytocin’s misuse in dairy cattle, fruits and vegetables. These worries led to the All India Drug Action Network (AIDAN), a patient-rights group, to challenge the order in the Delhi High Court.
In its recent judgment court struck down the ban, calling it “unreasonable and arbitrary”. The court found that the government had failed to weigh the danger the ban posed to thousands of young mothers.
Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Limited, the only authorised oxytocin producer after the ban, did not have the capability to manufacture it until mid-2017. . This was despite the fact that all statutory bodies, including the Drugs Technical Advisory Board, had advised against a ban.
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Ans.4 c Oxytocin is a life-saving drug used to stem post-partum bleeding among new mothers. Because of this it had been listed by both the World Health Organization and the Health Ministry as an essential medicine. Around 45,000 women die from post-partum complications in India each year, and in 38% of the cases the reason is haemorrhaging. Without the easy availability of inexpensive oxytocin, efforts to stem the maternal mortality epidemic could have suffered a costly setback.
In April 2016 the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare imposed the ban on Oxytocin, referred to a 2016 Himachal Pradesh High Court judgment, which discussed oxytocin’s misuse in dairy cattle, fruits and vegetables. These worries led to the All India Drug Action Network (AIDAN), a patient-rights group, to challenge the order in the Delhi High Court.
In its recent judgment court struck down the ban, calling it “unreasonable and arbitrary”. The court found that the government had failed to weigh the danger the ban posed to thousands of young mothers.
Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Limited, the only authorised oxytocin producer after the ban, did not have the capability to manufacture it until mid-2017. . This was despite the fact that all statutory bodies, including the Drugs Technical Advisory Board, had advised against a ban.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements regarding None of the Above (NOTA) option
1. It is allowed in Lok sabha and State assembly elections but not in Rajya Sabha Election.
2. Parliament recently made it mandatory to inform the Presiding Officer while using the NOTA option.
Select the correct answer using the codes below.Correct
Q 5.a It is a right of voters to reject all candidates contesting the elections. NOTA option is not allowed in the Rajya Sabha Elections as well as State Legislative Council Elections. It is not mandatory to inform the Presiding officer while using the NOTA option.
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Q 5.a It is a right of voters to reject all candidates contesting the elections. NOTA option is not allowed in the Rajya Sabha Elections as well as State Legislative Council Elections. It is not mandatory to inform the Presiding officer while using the NOTA option.