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

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

Date: 01 September 2022

Q1. With the present state of development, Artificial Intelligence can effectively do which of the following?

1. Bring down electricity consumption in industrial units.
2. Create meaningful short stories and songs.
3. Disease diagnosis.
4. Text-to-Speech Conversion.
5. Wireless transmission of electrical energy.

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

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think like humans and mimic their actions.
  • Artificial Intelligence has various applications in today’s society. in multiple industries, such as Healthcare, entertainment, finance, education, etc.
  • AI has been used in disease diagnosis, creating songs like ‘I am AI’ and ‘Daddy’s Car’ and creating short stories and fiction. AI has been used in Text -to -speech conversion, e.g. Cerewave AI.
  • Artificial Intelligence has also found use in power industry, e.g. Machine -learning assisted power transfer (based on AI) using magnetic resonance and AI used for energy efficiency.

Hence all the options are correct

Q2. Consider the following statements regarding the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector in India:

1. The Drugs Prices Control Order (DPCO) which is issued by GoI to regulate the prices of drugs is governed by the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
2. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is entrusted to implement and enforce the provisions of the Drugs Prices Control Order (DPCO).
3. Despite being hailed as the “pharmacy of the world '' India is largely dependent on imports of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API), the chemical molecule responsible for therapeutic effect of a drug.

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

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

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • The Drugs Prices Control Order is an order issued by the GoI under Sec. 3 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 to regulate the prices of drugs
  • National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is entrusted to implement and enforce the provisions of the Drugs Prices Control Order (DPCO).
  • India is largely dependent on imports of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API), the chemical molecule responsible for therapeutic effect of a drug.
  • In fact, India imports 70 percent of its API requirements from China, particularly vitamins and antibiotics, according to industry data.

Q3. Consider the following statements:

1. The subject of identification of the minority community is in the Union List.
2. The Centre and the state governments can have separate lists of the minority communities.
3. No state has yet notified a separate minority community.
4. A minority educational institution does not receive any aid from the government.

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

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

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • The subject of identification of the minority community is on the Concurrent List.
  • Thus, both the Centre and the state governments can have separate lists of the minority communities.
  • Maharashtra has notified ‘Jews’ as a minority community within Maharashtra in July 2016.
  • Such institutes receive aid from the government as provided for in Art 30

Q4. Consider the following statements regarding the abatement plan of carbon emission of India:

1. 40% of total emission through substitution of thermal power by renewable solar and wind energy.
2. 15% by switching over to electric road vehicles and electric appliances in residential and commercial establishments.
3. Rest 45% from process industries, animal husbandry and agriculture.

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

a) 1 and 2 Only
b) 1 and 3 Only
c) 2 and 3 Only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • Carbon Emission is expressed in terms of CO2 equivalent.
  • For India, annual emissions is 2,838 billion tonnes, of which abatable emission is about 1,561 billion tonnes including:
  1. 1,122 billion tonnes or 40 per cent through substitution of thermal power by renewable solar and wind energy;
  2. 439 billion tonnes or 15 per cent by switching over to electric road vehicles; and electric appliances in residential and commercial establishments.
  3. The balance 1,277 billion tonnes or 45 per cent from process industries, animal husbandry and agriculture are ‘hard to abate’.

Q5. India is a signatory to which of the following IPR-related convention(s):

1. Berne Convention.
2. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.
3. Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

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

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • India became a party to the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement following its membership to the World Trade Organization on January 1, 1995.
  • India is a signatory to several IPR-related conventions, including the Berne Convention, which governs copyright, the Budapest Treaty, the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), all of which govern various patent-related matters.

Q6. Which of the following statements are true with regard to Air-Independent Propulsion technology?

1. AIP is a stated requirement under the 75I submarine programme.
2. The technology enables the diesel-electric submarines to stay submerged for over a fortnight.
3. Though AIP enables faster underwater speeds but at the cost of lower efficiency, faster rate of oxygen consumption, and high systemic complexity.

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

a) 1 and 2 Only
b) 1 and 3 Only
c) 2 and 3 Only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (D)