Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (04 April 2022)

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

Date: 04 April 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding Human Genome Project:

1. It began in 1990 and ended in 2003.
2. It helped in decoding the entire human genome.
3. India was a founding member of it.

Which of 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: (A)

Explanation:

  • Human Genome Project (HGP), which began in 1990 and reached completion in 2003. About 92 per cent of the genome had been decoded under it.
  • Recently, in a series of papers published in Science, a large team has accounted for that 8%, completing the picture of the human genome for the first time.
  • India has started its own Genome India Project.

Q2. With which of the following country recently India has signed Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement?

a) Sri Lanka
b) United kingdom
c) Malaysia
d) Australia

Answer: (D)

Explanation: The free trade pact, officially called the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement, was signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. It was signed in just a little over six months after the re-launch of negotiations in September 2021.

Q3. Consider the following statements regarding Antarctic Treaty:

1. The Antarctic Treaty came into force in 1961.The total number of Parties to the Treaty is now more than 100.
2. Some of the Treaty objectives are to demilitarize Antarctica, establish it as a zone free of nuclear tests and set aside disputes over territorial sovereignty.

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: (B)

Explanation:

  • The Antarctic Treaty came into force in 1961.The total number of Parties to the Treaty is now 54.
  • Some of the Treaty objectives are to demilitarize Antarctica, establish it as a zone free of nuclear tests and set aside disputes over territorial sovereignty.

Q4. Which of the following organisation released World Water Development Report 2022?

a) World Bank
b) Food and Agriculture Organisation
c) United Nation
d) World Meteorological Organisation

Answer: (C)

Explanation: The United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR) is UN-Water's flagship report on water and sanitation issues, focusing on a different theme each year. The report is published by UNESCO, on behalf of UN-Water and its production is coordinated by the UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme.

Q5. Consider the following statements

1) Article 20 - Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases
2) Article 22 - Protection in respect of conviction for offences

Which of the following are correct?

A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both
D) Neither

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • Article 22 - Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases.
  • Article 20 - Protection in respect of conviction for offences

Q6. Consider the following statement about National Pension Scheme.

1. The scheme is applicable to all new recruits joining the Central Government service (Including armed forces) from April 1, 2004.
2. It is a participatory scheme, where employees contribute to their pension corpus from their salaries, with matching contribution from the government.
3. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is the regulator for NPS.
4. Private individuals cannot opt for the scheme.

Which of the above statements is /are correct?

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • The scheme is applicable to all new recruits joining the Central Government service (except armed forces) from April 1, 2004.
  • On introduction of NPS, the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 was amended.
  • It is a participatory scheme, where employees contribute to their pension corpus from their salaries, with matching contribution from the government.
  • Even private individuals can opt for the scheme.
  • The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is the regulator for NPS.

Q7. With regard to BIMSTEC, which of the following country is not part of this group?

a) Bangladesh
b) Bhutan
c) Maldives
d) Myanmar

Answer: (D)

Explanation: It consists of five member countries, physically located around the Bay of Bengal – India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand and two land locked countries – Nepal and Bhutan, for whom the Bay is a strategic necessity for maritime access.