23RD NOVEMBER,2020 : DAILY 10.30 A.M UPSC PRELIMS(10 QUESTIONS) MCQs

1. A political party shall be treated as a recognized political party in a State, if and only if the political party fulfills which of the following conditions:

• 1. At General Elections or Legislative Assembly elections, the party has won 3% of the seats (subject to a minimum of 3 seats).
• 2. At a Lok Sabha General Elections, the party has won 1 Lok Sabha seat for every 25 Lok Sabha seats allotted for the State.
• Select the correct answer using the code given below:

2. Consider the following statements:

• 1. INTERPOL issues arrest warrants in the form of Red Notices.
• 2. Red Notices by INTERPOL can be issued for both individuals and organizations.
• Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3.  Consider the following statements: 

• 1. Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater body in north-eastern India. 
• 2. The lake is the only body of water in India that was included on the BBC’s list of the world’s 14 most beautiful bodies of water.
• 3. The Keibul Lamjao National Park located at the southwestern part of the lake, is the world’s only floating national park.
• Which of the statements given above are correct?

4. Rwanda, Beni and Mbandaka were recently in news in the context of: 

5. Consider the following statements about the ‘mCessation Programme’:

• 1. It is an initiative for tobacco cessation using mobile technology.
• 2. India launched mCessation using text messages in 2016 as part of the government’s Digital India initiative.
• Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

6.  Which of the following are among the issues of concern for a developing country like India in the context of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)?

• 1. Resolution of the Appellate Body impasse.
• 2. Elimination of the historic asymmetries in AMS (aggregate measurement of support) entitlements in the Agreement on Agriculture.
• 3. Preserving the e-commerce moratorium on imposing customs duties on electronic transmissions. 
• Which of the statements given above are correct?

7. Which of the following statements are correct in the context of “the resolution of the Appellate Body impasse” of the World Trade Organisation?

• 1. The Appellate Body is the highest adjudicating body for resolving global trade disputes.
• 2. The present protectionist agenda-driven regime in the United States is blocking the appointment of new members to the Appellate Body (AB).
• Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

8. The AMS (aggregate measurement of support) entitlements in the context of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are enjoyed by the: 

9. Consider the following statements regarding the V-shaped Vs U-shaped Recoveries in the context of an economic slowdown:

• 1. A V-shaped recovery is characterized by a quick and sustained recovery in measures of economic performance after a sharp economic decline.
• 2. U-shaped recoveries happen when a recession occurs and the economy does not immediately bounce back, but tumbles along the bottom for a few quarters. 
• 3. Because of the speed of economic adjustment and recovery in macroeconomic performance, a V-shaped recovery is a best-case scenario given the recession.
• Which of the statements given above are correct?

10. Recently, the Delhi High Court asked the Centre to respond to Paytm’s plea alleging that telecom operators are not blocking those who are defrauding its customers by “phishing” activities over various mobile networks. Phishing is the fraudulent practice of: