16TH DECEMBER,2020 : DAILY 10.30 A.M UPSC PRELIMS(10 QUESTIONS) MCQs

1. ‘Jeevan Kaushal Curriculum’ has been developed by the:

2. Consider the following statements:

1. The Department of Agriculture, Co-operation and Farmers Welfare conducts agriculture census every five years to collect data on structural characteristics of agricultural sector including size of agriculture land holdings
2. As per the latest information available from Agriculture Census, the average size of operational holdings has decreased from 2.28 hectares in 1970-71 to 1.84 hectares in 1980-81, to 1.41 hectares in 1995-96 and to 1.08 hectares in 2015-16.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3.  Consider the following statements:

1. Union cabinet has approved the consolidation of 10 public sector banks (PSBs) into five entities, a move aimed at having fewer but stronger lenders in India.
2. At present (March 2020), India has 18 state-owned banks compared with 27 in 2017. After the merger, the number will further come down to 12.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

4.  ‘AT-1’ recently seen in news is/are:

5.  ‘Circuit breaker or filter’ recently seen in news is associated with:

6. With reference to the National AYUSH Mission, consider the following statements:

1. AYUSH Health and Wellness Centre (AYUSH HWC) component of Ayushman Bharat is now included in the mission.
2. It aims to promote AYUSH medical systems through cost effective AYUSH services, strengthening of educational systems and facilitate the enforcement of quality control of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani & Homoeopathy drugs. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

7.  With reference to RBI’s recently released guidelines for regulating payment aggregators and payment gateway, consider the following statements:

1. Payment aggregator should be a company incorporated in India under the Companies Act, 1956 / 2013.
2. E-commerce marketplaces, providing payment aggregator services will have to be separated from the marketplace business.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

8.  With reference to the Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighbourhood (EaP GREEN) programme, consider the following statements: 

1. It is a large regional programme implemented by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, OECD, UNEP, and UNIDO.
2. It aims to assist the six European Union’s Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, in their transition to green economy. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

9. ‘GreenCo Rating’ sometimes seen in news is associated with:

10. Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) functions under the: