Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (01 June 2022)

Current Affairs MCQs Quiz for UPSC, IAS, UPPSC/UPPCS, MPPSC. BPSC, RPSC & All State PSC Exams

Date: 01 June 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements about Tobacco:

1. Tobacco is the native crop of Portugal.
2. Tobacco was brought to India by the Americans.
3. Gujarat is the largest producer of tobacco.
4. India is the world’s second largest producer of tobacco.
5. Global Tobacco Adult survey is conducted by WHO.

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

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 4 and 5 only
d) 1 and 5 only

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  1. Tobacco is the native crop of the American continent.
  2. Tobacco was brought to India by the Portuguese.
  3. Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of tobacco.
  4. India is the world’s second largest producer of tobacco.
  5. Global Tobacco Adult survey is conducted by WHO.

Q2. Naxalbari, the famous site of a 1967 revolt that eventually led to the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency, is located in:

a) West Bengal
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Jharkhand
d) Bihar

Answer: (A)

Explanation: Naxalbari is a village in the Naxalbari CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. Naxalbari is famous for being the site of a 1967 revolt that would eventually lead to the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency.

Q3. Consider the following statements:

1. Rural economy contributes 46% towards the national income and around 30% of India's GDP.
2. Contribution of secondary sector is most in the GDP of India.
3. MSME has 50% share in exports since the past five years.

Which of the above statements is/are Not correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) None of the above

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Rural economy contributes 46% towards the national income and 25-30% of India's GDP.
  • Service sector contributes the most in the Indian GDP.
  • The sector includes construction, trade, hotels, transport, restaurant, communication and storage, social and personal services, community, insurance, financing, business services, and real estate.
  • MSME has 50% share in exports since the past five years.

Q4. Consider the following statements

1. SUPACE has been introduced for the translation of Court judgement in regional languages.
2. SUVAS has been introduced as an AI tool to provide relevant information regarding a case to Judges/ Legal Researchers.

Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • Statements have been interchanged.
  • SUVAS has been introduced for the translation of Court judgement into regional languages.
  • SUPACE has been introduced as an AI tool to provide relevant information regarding a case to Judges/ Legal Researchers.

Q5. Consider the following statements regarding the recent study published in ‘Nature Communications’:

1. India loses labour productivity of more than 100 billion hours per year.
2. Pakistan and Bangladesh have higher labour productivity losses than India.

Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • India loses labour productivity of more than 100 billion hours per year while the global sum is 220 billion hours.
  • Comparable losses in China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines are relatively much less.