20 MCQs OF INDIAN POLITY (UPSC PRELIMS)

 

1.        Which of the following is not an international currency:- 

 

a)    US dollar

b)    Pond

c)     INR

d)    RMB

 

2.     RBI has recently proposed a collateral free loan upto 20 lakhs to SMEs, which of the following shall be the prospected implications of the proposal: -

 

a)    The credit exposure of bank will be enlarged.

b)    Production capacity may increase by expansion/scaling up of SMEs

c)     Risk associated with NPA will increase

d)    All of the above.

 

3.     Cryptocurrency often comes in news, consider the statement about crypto currency:-

 

              I. Crypto currency generation requires huge energy requirement and compounds the problem of climate change and global warming; it has environmentally non sustainable working mechanism.

            II. Crypto currency works on blockchain currency and highly encrypted in nature.

           III. Few nations across the world have permitted crypto currency and regarded it as a fiat currency/legal tender.

           IV. Reserve bank of India is working on development of CBDC /central bank for digital currency to adopt this working platform.

 

a)         I and II

b)         I, II, and IV

c)          III and IV

d)        All of the above.

 

4.     THAAD system was recently in news, THAAD is:-

 

a)    It is an air warning and reconnaissance system of Israel

b)    It is a anti air defense system of USA

c)     It is military helicopter used by NATO forces

d)    It is a torpedo used by US naval force.

 

5.     Government recently restructured the GST slab and rationalize the GST, it impacts does not includes: -

 

a)    Increase in demand of goods due to reduction in tax burden of wide range of goods.

b)    Increase in consumption would accelerate the growth rate.

c)     The measures would mitigate the impact of high tariff rate introduced by US on Indian goods by increasing the domestic demands.

d)    The overall tax generation of government exchequer would be reduced.

 

6.     In the wake of Iran -Israel conflict, the rupee has registered a steep decline in terms of foreign exchange rate ( Rs 94/ dollar). The possible impact of sharp decline of foreign exchange rates does not manifest in terms of:- 

 

a)    Increase in the current account deficit.

b)    Increase in the inflationary tendency in the market

c)     Importers will have to pay more price for the same commodity.

d)    Foreign institutional investment will increase in stock market.

 

7.     Which of the following are the potential challenges for India to become a hub for Artificial intelligence.

 

a)    Lack of skill requirements in AI and machine learning

b)    Problems related to storage of Data analysis and big servers and right to privacy.

c)     Ethical use of data and technology shifting to accommodate with AI driven jobs.

d)    All of them.

 

8.     Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan were in news in recent days, these are:-

 

a)      Potential nuclear enrichment sites of Iran destroyed by USA

b)      Cultural places in gulf region destroyed during the recent conflict between Iran and Israel

c)      Key places in Gaza strip, fully destroyed by Israel

d)      Small islands in Indian ocean region where USA and its Western allies have made naval bases.  

 

9.     Union cabinet has recently approved its nationally determined contribution 3.0 recently it includes:-

 

a)   Increasing the renewable energy capacity to 60 percent by 2035

b)   Decreasing the carbon emission to 47 percent by 2005 level by 2035

c)   Enhance carbon sink 3.5-4 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through forest and tree cover by 2035

d)   All of the above.

 

10.    Hydroponics and Aeroponics often comes in news, these are associated with:-

a)    These are related to climate change phenomena

b)    These are related to marine life and oceanography

c)     These are new efficient agricultural technology

d)    None of the above.