Current Affairs UPSC PYQ 2017 — UPSC Practice Questions

Question 1

Which of the following are the objectives of ‘National Nutrition Mission’?
1. To create awareness relating to malnutrition among pregnant women and lactating mothers.
2. To reduce the incidence of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls and women.
3. To promote the consumption of millets, coarse cereals and unpolished rice.
4. To promote the consumption of poultry eggs.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Accepted Answer

1 and 2 only

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1, 2 and 3 only

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1, 2 and 4 only

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3 and 4 only

Question 2

'Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA)' is sometimes seen in the news in the context of negotiations held between India and

Accepted Answer

European Union

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Gulf Cooperation Council

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Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Question 3

What is the aim of the programme ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’?

Accepted Answer

Connecting institutions of higher education with local communities to address development challenges through appropriate technologies.

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Achieving 100% literacy by promoting collaboration between voluntary organizations and government’s education system and local communities.

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Strengthening India’s scientific research institutions in order to make India a scientific and technological power.

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Developing human capital by allocating special funds for health care and education of rural and urban poor, and organizing skill development programmes and vocational training for them.

Question 4

Consider the following in respect of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS):
1. Inaugural IONS was held in India in 2015 under the chairmanship of the Indian Navy.
2. IONS is a voluntary initiative that seeks to increase maritime co-operation among navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

2 only

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1 only

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Both 1 and 2

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Neither 1 nor 2

Question 5

What is the purpose of ‘Vidyanjali Yojana’?
1. To enable the famous foreign educational institutions to open their campuses in India.
2. To increase the quality of education provided in government schools by taking help from the private sector and the community.
3. To encourage voluntary monetary contributions from private individuals and organizations so as to improve the infrastructure facilities for primary and secondary schools.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Accepted Answer

2 only

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3 only

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1 and 2 only

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2 and 3 only