Daily Current Affairs MCQ Quiz for UPSC, IAS, UPPSC/UPPCS, MPPSC. BPSC, RPSC & All State PSC Exams (10 October 2020)


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

Date: 10 October 2020


Q1. According to Greenpeace India and Centre for Research on Energy and clean Air (CREA) Report, which country is leading emitter of sulphur dioxide for year 2019-

a. Russia
b. China
c. India
d. Brazil

Q2. When RBI reduces Statutory Liquidity Ratio by 50 basis points , which of the following is likely to happen? (UPSC 2015)

a. India’s GDP growth rate increases drastically
b. Foreign Institutional Investors may bring more capital in to our country
c. Scheduled Commercial Banks may cut their lending rates
d. It may drastically reduce the liquidity to the banking system.

Q3. Consider the following statement and choose the correct one-

A. The Norwegian Parliament appoints the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which selects the Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
B. International Committee of the Red Cross has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize four times (in 1917, 1944 and 1963), and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize two times (in 1954 and 1981).
C. Rabindranath Tagore was the first person of Indian origin, first Asian and first non-European to be awarded with the Nobel Prize. He received the prize for Literature in 1913.

Option-

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

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

A. SVAMITVA Scheme is a Central Sector scheme launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India on National Panchayat Day i.e 24th April 2020.
B. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) is the Nodal Ministry for implementation of the scheme.In the States, the Revenue Department / Land Records Department will be the Nodal Department.

Option-

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

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Question 1: (C)

Explanation : Not required.


Question 2: (C)

Explanation : Scheduled Commercial Banks may cut their lending rates. The RBI reduces SLR in an attempt to provide more liquidity to the banking system. Banks should use this headroom to increase their lending to productive sectors on competitive terms so as to support investment and growth. In order to increase their lendings, SCBs will have to reduce their lending rates.


Question 3: (3)

Explanation : The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded 101 times to 135 Nobel Laureates between 1901 and 2020, 107 individuals and 28 organizations. Since the International Committee of the Red Cross has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize three times (in 1917, 1944 and 1963), and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize two times (in 1954 and 1981), there are 25 individual organizations which have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.


Question 4: (3)

Explanation : Not required.