[UPSC Prelims-2014] Insights Secure Prelims-2014: Questions on Current Events, June 21, 2014

Consider the following statements

1. Iron, Carbonate, Nitrate and Potassium are the Secondary  constituents of ground water
2. Arsenic contamination of ground water in India is largest compared to fluoride contamination
3. In India, ground water is not contaminated by Uranium, Radon or Strontium

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements

1. Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal is concerned with the states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha
2. Mahadayi river dispute between Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa has been settled by the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements

1. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3), Seventy Nine per cent of children between age 6 and 35 months are anaemic in India
2. Anaemia  is a decrease in number of red blood cells (RBCs)

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements

1. The Mexico Plan of Action (1975), the Nairobi Forward Looking Strategies (1985) are were actions towards  ensuring rights of the children around the world
2.  The Shramshakti Report is a landmark report on the need for elimination of child labour in India

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to the  Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) of the Government of India, consider the following statements

1. It aims for rehabilitation and reintegration of children in difficult circumstance, including children rescued from labour
2. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, prohibits the employment of children below the age of 14 years in 18 occupations and 65 processes

Which of the above statements is/are correct?