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August 4th week Current Affairs for UPSC, UPSC Civil Services Prelims -2019

Target UPSC Prelims 2019 Q1: Recently 11th World Hindi Conference was held in Mauritius. Consider the following statements Regarding this. 1. This is the 1st time that this conference is held out of India. 2. Recently World Hindi Secretariat is established in Seychelles Which of the above Statement is/are correct? A. 1 only B. 2 only C. Both 1 & 2 D. Neither 1 nor 2 Q:2 Consider the following pairs 1. Curiosity - Mars Rover by NASA 2. Chang'e - Cryptocurrency 3. SAAW - Indigenously developed Bomb 4. Helina - Missile by DRDO 5. Petro - Lunar Exploration mission of China Which of the above pairs are correctly matched? A. 1,2,4 only B. 1, 2,5 only C. 1,3 & 4 only D. All of the above Q3: Recently iCRAFPT- Conference on Recent Advances in Food Processing Technology was organized. Consider the following statement regarding this. 1. It was an international conference organized by NIFTEM - National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship

August 3rd week Current Affairs for UPSC, UPSC Civil Services Prelims -2019

Target UPSC Pre 2019 Q1: Consider the following statements regarding Thermal Battery Unlike conventional battery which is driven by electrical energy for charging-Discharging cycle, A thermal battery is driven by Heat Energy Recently 1st ever Thermal Battery Plant is set up Telengana Thermal battery can only be used in high temperature, for this reason these batteries are useful in space launching vehicles. Which of the above statement is/are correct? 1  only 1 & 3 only 3 only 1, 2 & 3 Q2: Ease of living Index is published by UN Sustainable Development solutions Network World Economic forum Economist Intelligence Unit None Q3: Army Fallworm was recently in news. It is An invasive worm species from Central America that destroys cotton crop in India. An worm that causes skin diseases, and found to be active during monsoon season. An invasive worm from Tropical zones of America that destroys Maize, Sorghum and rice.

August 2nd week Current Affairs for UPSC, UPSC Civil Services Prelims -2019

Target UPSC Prelims 2019 Q1: Consider the following statements regarding National Flag The Indian National flag was adopted on July 22, 1947 by Constituent Assembly. The flag was based on the tricolor designed by Pingali Venkayya. Which of the above statements is/are correct ? 1 only 2 only Both 1 & 2 Neither 1 nor 2 Q2: Consider the following statements Objective Resolution Moved by Nehru in the Constituent Assembly. Indian National Flag was adopted by CA. Mountbatten plan was accepted. Indian national anthem was adopted by CA. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequences of the above events 1-2-3-4 1-3-2-4 2-3-4-1 1-4-3-2 Q3: Consider the following statements regarding Atal Bhujal Yojana It is a central sector scheme under Ministry of Drinking water and sanitation. Groundwater will be recharged with focus on community participation. The program is assisted by World Bank Which of the a

August 1st week Current, UPSC Pre 2019

Target UPSC 2019 - Prelims CA Q1. Consider the following statements regarding Mission Satyanishtha It is a program of govt of India under which every department of different ministries arrange events for the employees for encouraging ethics and probity in personal and public life. A mobile app Satyanishtha launched to address public grievance regarding different departments of GOI. Which of the statement is/are correct? 1 only 2 only Both 1 & 2 Neither 1 nor 2 Q2. Consider the following statements regarding Plagiarism. Plagiarism is the act of using other's publication or ideas unlawfully. MHRD recently notified Universities to use “TurnItIn”, a software that checks Plagiarism in the PhD scholar's thesis. Which of the statement is/are correct? 1 only 2 only Both 1 & 2 Neither 1 nor 2 Q3. Recently the 10th BRICS summit is held in South Africa. Consider the following statements regarding BRICS The First BRICS