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

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

Date: 04 October 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements:

1. Brain Stem death is recognized as a legal death in India under the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994.
2. Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 is now adopted by all States except Jammu and Kashmir.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA) 1994 was enacted to provide a system of removal, storage and transplantation of human organs for therapeutic purposes and for the prevention of commercial dealings in human organs.
  • THOA is now adopted by all States except Andhra and J&K, who have their own similar laws.
  • Brain death (also known as brain stem death) is when a person on an artificial life support machine no longer has any brain functions.
  • Brain Stem death is recognized as a legal death in India under the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, like many other countries, which has revolutionized the concept of organ donation after death.

Q2. Consider the following statements regarding Monetary Policy Committee:

1. It decides the RBI’s benchmark interest rates.
2. It is a 12-member body including the Governor of RBI and is reconstituted every year.
3. It functions under the chairmanship of the Union Finance Minister.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer: (A)

Explanation: Monetary Policy Committee

  • Monetary policy refers to the policy of the RBI w.r.t. the use of monetary instruments under its control to achieve the goals specified in the Act.
  • Objective: maintain price stability while focusing on growth objectives.
  • Under RBI Act, 1934, the central government is empowered to constitute a six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
  • RBI Governor as its ex officio chairperson.

Q3. Consider the following statements regarding the Arctic Council.

1. The United States, Russia, Sweden and Canada are the members of the Arctic Council.
2. Iceland is not among the 8 permanent member states of the Arctic council.
3. India is an observer state in the Arctic Council despite it being a non -Arctic state.

Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • The United States, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland and Canada are the 8 permanent members of the Arctic Council.
  • It has 38 observer states, 6 permanent participants and 6 working groups.
  • India is an observer state in the Arctic Council despite it being a non -Arctic state along with China.

Q4. Consider the following statements regarding Liquefied natural gas (LNG):

1. It consists almost entirely of ethane.
2. It is odourless, colourless, noncorrosive, and non-toxic.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled down to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport.
  • LNG is odourless, colourless, non-toxic, and non-corrosive.

Q5. Consider the following statements:

1. The world has steadily experienced an increase in its collective SDG achievement from 2000 to 2019.
2. The world is on track to achieve the SDG goals by 2030.
3. India seems to be an outlier and performs better than lower-middle income country groupings.

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 and 3 only

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • The world has steadily experienced an increase in its collective SDG achievement from 2000 to 2019.
  • The world is nowhere near even halfway to achieving the SDG goals by 2030.
  • India seems to be an outlier and performs better than lower-middle income country groupings.