UPSC Quiz- 2017 : IASbaba's Daily Current Affairs Quiz [Day 37]

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Q.1) Consider the following statements about The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act

1. It does not allow abortions above the gestational age of 24 weeks.
2. It provides that “the length of pregnancy shall not apply” in a decision to abort a foetus diagnosed with “substantial foetal abnormalities” or if it is “alleged by the pregnant woman to have been caused by rape”.

Select the correct statements

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.2) Consider the following committees

1. Mudaliar Committee, 1962
2. Shrivastav Committee, 1975
3. Bajaj Committee, 1986

The Committees are concerned with which of the following?

1. Health
2. Border Security
3. Agriculture
4. Industrial Policy

Q.3) EEPC India is under the Ministry of

1. Commerce & Industry
2. Corporate Affairs
3. Finance
4. Home Affairs

Q.4) Consider the following statements about ‘Tibetan Antelope’

1. It is listed in Schedule I of the India’s Wildlife (Protection) Act
2. Shahtoosh is woven from the underfur of a Tibetan Antelope
3. It is classified as “near threatened” under the IUCN’s red list

Select the correct statements

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 1 and 3
4. All of the above

Q.5) Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The torrid zone refers to the area of the earth between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
2. Norway’s Svalbard Islands lie entirely within North Frigid Zone

Select the correct statements

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2