Insights Revision Through MCQs – 05 October 2019

Which of the following statement is true about ‘pardoning power of president’

1. 1. Commutation replace the punishment with less severe punishment
   2. Respite means awarding a lesser punishment on some special grounds
   3. Remission means the reduction of the amount of sentence without changing its character
   4. Reprieve means temporary suspension of death sentence.
   5. pardon completely absolves the offender from all sentences and punishment

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Consider the following statements wrt Trans fats

1. 1. They increase low-density lipoprotein and decrease High-density lipoprotein
   2. REPLACE is the WHO led initiative to to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the food supply
   3. India achieved more than 50% elimination of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids in 2019

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Which of the following statements are true?

1. 1. Top cotton producing nations in the world are India, China and Brazil
   2. China as the top cotton producer in the 2019
   3. SUVIN, the finest quality of Extra Long Staple Cotton produced in China
   4. Recently World Cotton Day organised by the WTO requested by C-4 Nations
   5. Cotton four (C4) countries are Bangladesh, China, India and USA.

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Consider the following statements wrt Supreme court judgement on SC/ST Act in 2018

1. 1. It precisely defined ‘atrocities’ in judgement
   2. Supreme court banned arrest of a person accused of insulting or injuring a Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe member
   3. In case of cognisable offence, FIR has to be out rightly registered, and no preliminary inquiry has to be made

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Which of the following statements are true wrt Indo-Bangla Relations?

1. 1. Indian five state share the India-Bangladesh border
   2. Prime ministers of India and Bangladesh signed the Land Boundary Agreement in 1974 to exchange enclaves
   3. Bangladesh accounts for less than 1/3 ^rd of India’s health tourism revenue
   4. Even though Bangladesh exports to India increased by 43% in FY 2018-19, India not agreed to remove Non-tariff barriers in trade with Bangladesh

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Consider the following statements wrt Swachh Bharat mission(SBM)

1. 1. Slogan of SBM is ‘One step towards cleanliness’
   2. Individual household latrines coverage in rural India steadily increased from last 5 years
   3. Swachh Sarvekshan, carried out by Quality Council of India, to check the progress and impact of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
   4. Bhopal has been awarded the cleanest city in the country in the Swachh Survekshan 2019

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Consider the following statements wrt National Disaster Management Authority

1. 1. Chairman of the NDMA is the Home Minster
   2. School Safety Project is a mitigation project designed by NDMA
   3. NDRF handle only natural disaster but CRPF and CISF handle man-made disasters
   4. Motto of NDRF is ‘Saving Lives & Beyond’

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Which of the following statements are correct India’s first e-waste clinic?

1. 1. India’s first e-waste clinic will be set up in Madya Pradesh
   2. CPCB said, Hazardous waste will be sent to Bengaluru for recycling.
   3. Recent amendment E-Waste Management Rules, 2018 gives the CPCB to randomly select electronic equipment on the market to test for compliance of rules.

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Consider the following statements wrt Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA)

1. 1. President of India is the ex-officio President of ICWA.
   2. founder-president of the Council was C.Rajgopalchari

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