Daily Current Affairs MCQ Quiz for UPSC, IAS, UPPSC/UPPCS, MPPSC. BPSC, RPSC & All State PSC Exams (17 October 2020)


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

Date: 17 October 2020


Q1. Choose the correct statement with regard to Global Hunger Index:

1. Global Hunger Index 2020 was released on 16 th October, 2020.
2. It is based on 5 component indicators.
3. India ranks 102 out of 117 countries.

Options:

a) 1 Only
b) 2 only
c) 1,2, and 3
d) None of the above.

Q2. Choose the correct statement with regard to New START Treaty:

1. Formal name of the New START (for Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is “Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms".
2. It is a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and the Russia, signed on April 8, 2010 in Prague.
3. After ratification from both the sides, the treaty has entered into force on February 5, 2011. The treaty is expected to last till 2021.

Options:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1,2 and 3
d) None of the above

Q3. Which of the following is related to Ship Recycling?

a. Brussels Convention
b. Hong Kong Convention
c. Hague Conventions
d. Manila Convention

Q4. Recently which European country with around $3 Billion GDP has became latest member of IMF mainly due to crisis by pandemic?

a. Lithuania
b. Kosovo
c. Andorra
d. Burkina Faso

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Question 1: (A)

Explanation : Global Hunger Index is based on 4 components. India ranks 94 th out of 107 countries.


Question 2: (C)

Explanation : Not required.


Question 3: (B)

Explanation : Not required.


Question 4: (C)

Explanation : Not required.