Daily Current Affairs MCQ Quiz for UPSC, IAS, UPPSC/UPPCS, MPPSC. BPSC, RPSC & All State PSC Exams (15 September 2020)

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

Date: 15 September 2020

Q1. Recently, FIVE EYES (FVEY) have been in NEWS, what is FIVE EYES ?

1. It is an intelligence alliance.
2. Created to eye Chinese activity in Indo-Pacific region.
3. India is part of FIVE EYES

Select the correct option

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

Q2. What is the name of the mental health support initiative to be launched by the Union HRD Ministry?

a. Student Guide
b. Bharat Padhe
c. Manodarpan
d. Man hi Dhan

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

A.) The Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
B.) Though originally privately owned, since nationalization in 1935, the Reserve Bank is fully owned by the Government of India.
C) The Central Office of the Reserve Bank was initially established in Kolkata but was permanently moved to Mumbai in 1937.

OPTIONS-

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

Q4. The government has introduced three bills aimed at the transformation of agriculture in the country and raising farmers’ income in Lok Sabha, which are-

A) The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020
B) The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020
C) The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020

OPTIONS-

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

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Question 1: (A)

Explanation : Five Eyes is an intelligence alliance made up of boffins from the UK, USA, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

The origins of the FVEY can be traced back to the post–World War II period, when the Atlantic Charter was issued by the Allies to lay out their goals for a post-war world.

During the course of the Cold War, the ECHELON surveillance system was initially developed by the FVEY to monitor the communications of the former Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc, although it is now used to monitor private communications worldwide.

Question 2: (C)

Explanation : Not required.

Question 3: (4)

Explanation : Though originally privately owned, since nationalisation in 1949, the Reserve Bank is fully owned by the Government of India.

Question 4: (4)

Explanation : Not required.