Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (02 April 2022)

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

Date: 02 April 2022

Q1. Which among the following countries are NOT part of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership?

1. India
2. China
3. Indonesia
4. United States
5. Brunei

Select your option from the choices given below:

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a free trade agreement among the Asia-Pacific nations of Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Q2. Consider the following statements

1) As per National River Linking Project, number of projects under Himalayan component is more than Peninsular Component
2) National Water Development Agency, which is responsible for implementation of the project is under Ministry of Agriculture

Which of the following are correct?

A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both
D) None

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • 14 projects under Himalayan Component
  • 16 projects under Peninsular Component
  • NWDA is under ministry Ministry of Jal Shakti

Q3. Consider the following statements about Microfinance in India

1. India has one of the largest microfinance market in the world.
2. Microfinance penetration is more in rural areas as compared to urban areas.

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

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both1 and 2
d) None of these

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • India has one of the largest microfinance market in the world.
  • A closer look at the urban-rural mix reveals that 45-50 per cent of the urban market has been penetrated while the rural market has crossed 25 per cent levels

Q4. Which of the following persons coined the term Gram Swaraj for the first time in India?

a) Vinoba Bhave
b) B.R. Ambedkar
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) J. L.Nehru

Answer: (C)

Explanation: Gram Swaraj, a special term coined by Mahatma Gandhi and later developed by Vinoba which promotes conversion of every village into a self-efficient autonomous entity where all the systems and facilities for a dignified living are available.

Q5. Consider the following statements regarding 'Kavach' :

1. It is India's own automatic protection system, which has been in development since 2012 under the name Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS).
2. The Kavach system was announced in the Union Budget-2022 as a part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.

Select 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: (C)

Explanation:

  • It is India's own automatic protection system, which has been in development since 2012 under the name Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS).
  • The Kavach system was announced in the 2022 Union Budget as a part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.

Q6. Which of the article provides a mandate for the State to ‘secure a social order for the promotion of welfare of the people’.

a) Article 38
b) Article 40
c) Article 44
d) Article 47

Answer: (A)

Explanation: Article 38 provides a mandate for the State to ‘secure a social order for the promotion of welfare of the people’.

Q7. The terms ‘cry1Ac and cry2Ab’ sometimes mentioned in the news recently are related to

a) Gene Editing tool in genome editing system
b) Genes mined from the soil bacterium
c) Clonal propagation of crop plants
d) Developed genetically modified crop plants

Answer: (B)

Explanation: Cry1Ac is one of the delta endotoxins produced by this bacterium which act as insecticides. Because of this, the genes for these have been introduced into commercially important crops by genetic engineering (such as cotton and corn) in order to confer pest resistance on those plants.