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

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

Date: 02 July 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding Harmonised System (HS) Codes:

1. It is administrated by the World Customs Organization.
2. It is called the “universal economic language” for goods.
3. The HS assigns specific six-digit codes for varying classifications and commodities.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation: The HS is administrated by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and is updated every five years. It serves as the foundation for the import and export classification systems used in the United States and by many trading partners. The HS assigns specific six-digit codes for varying classifications and commodities. Countries are allowed to add longer codes to the first six digits for further classification.

Q2. Which of the following is not a landlocked country?

a) Laos
b) Azerbaijan
c) Bhutan
d) Vietnam

Answer: (D)

Explanation: Asia has 12 landlocked countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Laos, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Q3. Consider the following statements about the short-term cooperative structure in India

1) It is referred to as the federal structure of the short-term credit cooperatives with 2 tiers.
2) The unitary structure is mainly observed in the Northeastern region, wherein the StCBs provide credit directly to PACS instead of any district-level intermediary.

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: (B)

Explanation: The short-term cooperative structure is a three-tier structure having State Cooperative Banks (StCBs) at the apex level followed by District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs) at the intermediate district level followed by Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) at the village level.

Q4. Consider the following statements about Vice President:

1. Political parties cannot issue any whip to their MPs in the matter of voting in the Vice-Presidential election.
2. A petition challenging the election of the Vice-President is heard by a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • A petition challenging the election of the Vice-President is heard by a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India. Statement 1 correct
  • It is also clarified that political parties cannot issue any whip to their MPs in the matter of voting in the Vice-Presidential election. Statement 2 correct

Q5. Consider the following statements about the PSLV-C53 Mission:

1. In PSLV-C53 mission, the spent final stage will be utilised as a “stabilised platform” to perform experiments.
2. It is the first time that the PS4 stage would orbit the earth as a stabilised platform.
3. It is the first time India has demonstrated the capability of using PS4 as an orbital platform.

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

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

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • The PSLV is a four-stage rocket where the first three spent stages fall back into the ocean, and the final stage (PS4) after launching the satellite into orbit ends up as space junk.
  • However, in PSLV-C53 mission, the spent final stage will be utilised as a “stabilised platform” to perform experiments.
  • It is the first time that the PS4 stage would orbit the earth as a stabilised platform.
  • The Indian space agency first demonstrated the capability of using PS4 as an orbital platform in 2019 with the PSLV-C44 mission.