Daily Current Affairs based MCQs (17-5-19) 26/05/2019 – Posted in: DAILY MCQs – Tags:

1.

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation’:

(1) Recently, CTBT elected India as its head for next two years.
(2) It prohibits any nuclear weapon test explosion anywhere in the world.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 Nor 2

 

2.

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI)’:

(1) It was launched in 2014.
(2) It is computed by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
(3) It purpose is to rank countries based on their services trade policies.
(4) STRI indices take the value from 0 to 1, where 0 is completely open and 1 is completely closed.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(a) 1, 3 and 4 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) All of the above

 

3.

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD):

(1) It is founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade.
(2) The OECD’s headquarters are in Paris.
(3) Most OECD members are underdeveloped or developing countries.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1 and 3 only

4.

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Payment Systems Vision 2021’:

(1) One of its aims is to make a cash-lite society.
(2) Its focus area is to empower payment system operators and service providers.
(3) It is a project of Payments Council of India.
(4) The vision 2021 act as a catalyst for promoting digital economy.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 2 and 3 only

 

Solution: 1-B, 2-D, 3-C, 4-A