30 MCQ QUESTIONS OF JANUARY 2017 CURRENT AFFAIRS

AKRITI

Delhi new Lt Governor appointed- Anil Baijal

Q. Correct statement/s with regard to UTs is/are:

1. The parliament can make laws on any subject of three lists for the UT except
Delhi and Puducherry.

2. The Lt. Governor of Delhi is not empowered to promulgate ordinances.

A. 1 only.

B. 2 only.

C. Both

D. None.

UP Elections- Role of EC

Q. Corrects statement/s with regard to Election Commission is/are:

1. The constitution debars the retiring election commissioners from any further
appointment by the government.

2. The election commission is not concerned with the elections to state

legislatures, for this the constitution provides for a separate state election
commission.

A. 1 only.

B. 2 only.

C. Both.

D. None

Q. Consider the following statements about Representations of Peoples Act and

answer which of the following is/are correct?

1. its provision are secular in character and religious election campaign lead to an
offence under CrPC.

2. to amend RPA there is need of a constitutional amendment bill.

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. both a & b

D. None of the above

Q. Which authority conducts the election to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council?

A. Union Public Service Commission

B. U.P. State Public Service Commission

C. U.P. State Election Commission

D. Election Commission of India

New projects under Namami Gange programme in Haridwar and

Varanasi have been approved by National Mission for Clean
Ganga.

Q. Which new mode/modes of delivery for implementing the Highway Projects and
Namami Gange Programme is/are approved recently by the government?

A. Hybrid annuity
B. BOT
C. DBOT
D. All of the above

Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has widened the

boundaries of judicial review to the extent that it can now
examine whether the President or the State Governor was
spurred by an oblique motive to bypass the legislature and
promulgate an ordinance.

Q. Consider the following statement about ordinance making power of the President
and Governor
1. It has same effect of the law of legislation.

2. It is mandatory to present it when assembly resemble.

3. Judiciary has the review power on intention of ordinance

4. More than one ordinance cannot be presented on same matter.

5. In Dr. D.C. Wadhwa versus State of Bihar Supreme Court held that the Executive
has no arbitrary right to promulgate ordinances.

A. 1, 2

B. 2, 3, 5

C. 1, 3 and 5

D. 2,4

Q. The court can go into whether the President or Governor had any material to
arrive at the satisfaction that an ordinance was necessary and to examine whether
there was any oblique motive. Therefore, the failure to place an ordinance before the
legislature constitutes abuse of power and a fraud on the Constitution, is a conclusion
arrived at, in which one of the following cases?

A. Krishna Kumar v. State of Bihar

B. D.C. Wadhwa v. State of Bihar

C. Vishal Gaurav v. UOI

D. Anurag SInha v. UOI

Agni-IV, the Long Range Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile with a

range of 4,000 kms was successfully flight tested recently.

Q. Consider the following statement about Agni-IV Missile is/are correct?

1. it is long range inter-continental surface to air ballistic missile.

2. it is medium range version of Agni series developed by DRDO.

3. it has two stage engine of liquid and solid propellant.

A. 1 only

B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only

D. None of the above

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)

has issued the notification of setting up of Indian Skill
Development Services (ISDS) through IES exam.

Q. Which of the following statement is/are true regarding the recent notification on
Indian Skill Development Services-

1. ISDS will be a Group A service where induction will take place through Civil Service
Examination conducted by UPSC.
2. It will be in the technical cadre of the Ministry of Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship (MSD&E).
3. The new cadre of officers will run the skill development and entrepreneurship
ministry, help implement various skill and apprenticeship schemes conducted by the
ministry as well as those by the Directorate General of Training (DGT).
A. 1 only
B. 1 & 2
C. 2 & 3
D. All

Chinas recent moves, of positioning air defence weapons on a

reclaimed island in the South China Sea, forays by fighters and
bombers over the East China Sea, and even sending its aircraft
carrier Liaoning to Hainan via the Bashi Channel between Taiwan
and Philippines, have sent an unwelcome message to its
neighbours

Q. Bashi Channel is a narrow passage of water separating

A. Taiwan & Philippines

B. South Korea & Japan

C. Taiwan & China

D. Paracel & Sparty Islands

Q. A huge iceberg, expected to be one of the largest ever recorded, is poised to break
off from this ice shelf that is located in Antarctica recently in news is known as-
A. Larsen C
B. Larsen A
C. Larsen B
D. Comeys A
NASA selects 2 missions to explore solar systems asteroids

Q. Which of the folwing is/are true about Mission Lucy:

1. Lucy will visit a target-rich environment of Jupiters mysterious Trojan asteroids.

2. Lucy, a robotic spacecraft, is scheduled for October 2021 launch.
3. It is slated to arrive at its first destination, a main belt asteroid, in 2025. From 2027
to 2033, Lucy will explore six Jupiter Trojan asteroids.
4. Lucy, like the human fossil for which it is named, will revolutionize the
understanding of our origins.
A. 1 & 2
B. 1,2, &3
C. 1,3,4
D. All of the above

Q. Which of the folwing is/are true about Psyche mission:

1. The Psyche mission will explore one of the most intriguing targets in the main
asteroid belt a giant metal asteroid, known as 16 Psyche, about three times farther
away from the sun than is the Earth.
2. This asteroid measures about 130 miles (210 kilometers) in diameter and, unlike
most other asteroids that are rocky or icy bodies, is thought to be comprised mostly of
metallic iron and nickel, similar to Earths core.
3. The mission will help scientists understand how planets and other bodies separated
into their layers including cores, mantles and crusts early in their histories.
4. Psyche, a robotic mission, is targeted to launch in October of 2023, arriving at the
asteroid in 2030, following an Earth gravity assist spacecraft maneuvre in 2024 and a
Mars flyby in 2025.

A. 1 & 2
B. 1,2, &3
C. 1,3,4
D. All of the above

Q . Which of the following is/are true about Graphene?

1. It is the thinnest and lightest material known to man, and is just one atom thick.
2. It is considered one of the worst electricity conductors.
3. Essentially it is a 2 dimensional material.
4. Recently, the Indian Institute of Science made a major breakthrough in this
material-based transistor technology, which brings us closer to exploiting this
materials potential to revolutionise the electronics industry.

A. 1,3 & 4
B. 2,3 & 4
C. 2 & 4 ONLY
D. All

Tamil Nadu, comprising 32 districts, will be declared drought

affected in view of poor rainfall received during the northeast
monsoon, Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam

Q. In India, which one of the following is the final authority in declaring a region to be
drought-hit?

A. The state government

B. The Union Government

C. Ministry of Agriculture

D. Indian Meteorogical Dept.

Through the Global Gender Gap Report, the World Economic

Forum quantifies the magnitude of gender disparities and tracks
their progress over time, with a specific focus on the relative
gaps between women and men across four key areas: health,
education, economy and politics.

Q. Which of the following is/are true about Global Gender Gap Report-
1. It is issued by the World Bank periodically.
2. The report quantifies the magnitude of gender disparities and tracks their progress
over time, with a specific focus on the relative gaps between women and men
across four key areas: health, education, economy and politics.
A. Only 1
B. Both 1 & 2
C. Only 2
D. None

India becomes CERN associate member

Q. Which of the following statements with reference to India as an Associate Member

(AM) of The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is/are correct?

1. India was an Observer State prior to becoming an AM

2. Indian industry will be entitled to bid for CERN contracts.
3. India still does not get voting rights in meetings of the CERN Council although
they are represented in the CERN Council.
A. 1 & 2
B. 1 & 3
C. 1,2 and 3
D. 2 only
Dont add Hindi dialects in Eighth Schedule say academics

Q. The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India lists the official languages. Which
among the following languages is/are not included in it?

1. English
2. Bhojpuri
3. Rajasthani
4. Urdu
5. Sanskrit
6. Telugu
A. 1, 3, 6
B. 1, 4 , 5
C. All
D. 1, 2, 3, 4

UK seeks Indian help in resolving Chagos Archipelago dispute

Q. The Chagos Archipelago, recently appeared in the news lies in which ocean/sea?
A. The Pacific Ocean
B. The Atlantic Ocean
C. The Indian Ocean
D. South China Sea

Addressing 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, 2017 Prime Minister

Narendra Modi urged the diaspora community to switch from their
PIO cards to OCI cards.

Q. Which of the following is/are true regarding a PIO Person of Indian Origin-
1. A PIO card holder doesnt need a visa to visit India. The holder also doesnt require
a student or employment visa to acquire employment or academic opportunities in
India.
2. The holder also enjoys parity with NRIs in concern to economic, financial and
educational matters. These may include matters related to property transfer or
acquisition, holding, disposal, investment, admission of children in educational
institutions under general category quota for NRIs.
3. It does not provide voting rights to the holder. Prior permission is needed to
undertake mountaineering expeditions or any such related research work in protected
areas.

A. 1,2
B. 2, 3
C. None
D. All