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Current Affairs UPSC PYQ 2019

5 questions from the UPSC 2019 examination.

5 questions

1Medium2 marks

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017?1. Pregnant women are entitled for three months pre-delivery and three months post-delivery paid leave.2. Enterprises with creches must allow the mother minimum six creche visits daily.3. Women with two children get reduced entitlements.Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A1 and 2 only
B2 only
C3 only
D1, 2 and 3
2Easyprelims2 marks
International Relations & Treaties

Recently, India signed a deal known as ‘Action Plan for Prioritization and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field’ with which of the following countries?

AJapan
BRussia
CThe United Kingdom
DThe United States of America
3Medium2 marks

With reference to Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) consider the following statements:1. AIIB has more than 80 member nations.2. India is the largest shareholder in AIIB.3. AIIB does not have members from outside AsiaWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only
B2 and 3 only
C1 and 3 only
D1, 2 and 3
4Medium2 marks

Recently India signed a deal known as 'Action Plan for Prioritization and Implementation for Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field' with which of the following countries?

AJapan
BRussia
CThe United Kingdom
DThe United States of America
5Hardprelims2 marks
International Relations & Treaties

Consider the following statements: 1. The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) has a 'Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air'. 2. The UNCAC is the ever-first legally binding global anti-corruption instrument. 3. A highlight of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) is the inclusion of a specific chapter aimed at returning assets to their rightful owners from whom they had been taken illicitly. 4. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is mandated by its member States to assist in the implementation of both UNCAC and UNTOC. Which of the statements given above are correct?

A1 and 3 only
B2, 3 and 4 only
C2 and 4 only
D1, 2, 3 and 4
Current Affairs — All Years|All Subjects