Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (05 August 2022)

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

Date: 05 August 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding Hambantota port:

1. Hambantota port is a deep-water port on the northern tip of Sri Lanka.
2. It is the largest port in Asia, and sits on the route connecting Southeast Asia with Africa and West Asia.

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: (D)

Explanation:

  • The second-largest Lankan port, Hambantota sits on the route connecting Southeast Asia with Africa and West Asia.
  • It is located right in the middle of vital energy supply lines in the Indian Ocean, connecting the Middle East and East Asia.
  • Hambantota port is a deep-water port on the southern tip of Sri Lanka.

Q2. Consider the following statements:

1. The first national flag of India is said to have been hoisted in Kolkata.
2. The Indian flag was first hoisted by Madam Bhikaji Cama in a foreign land in Paris.
3. The present-day tricolour national flag was adopted as our national flag in the Lahore Session.
4. The design of the present-day tricolour national flag is attributed to Pingali Venkayya.

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 4 only

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • The first national flag of India is said to have been hoisted on August 7, 1906, in Kolkata at the Parsee Bagan Square.
  • In 1907, Madame Cama and her group of exiled revolutionaries hoisted an Indian flag in Germany in 1907 which was the first Indian flag to be hoisted in a foreign land.
  • The design of the Indian tricolour is largely attributed to Pingali Venkayya, an Indian freedom fighter.
  • At the All India Congress Committee in Bezwada in 1921, Venkayya again met Gandhi and proposed a basic design of the flag, consisting of two red and green bands to symbolise the two major communities, Hindus and Muslims.
  • In 1931, the Congress Committee met in Karachi and adopted the tricolour as our national flag.

Q3. Consider the following statements regarding World Population Prospects report of 2022:

1. It is published by the United Nations.
2. As per the report, India’s population will surpass that of China only after 2030.
3. As per the report, the world’s population will touch eight billion this year.

Choose the correct option below:

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • The World Population Prospects 2022 report of the United Nations has forecasted that India’s population will surpass that of China by 2023.
  • As per UN report, the world’s population will touch eight billion this year and rise to 9.8 billion in 2050.

Q4. Consider the following statements about recent visit of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan,

1. She has become the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island.
2. Speaker Pelosi is backing the independence of Taiwan.
3. Beijing is turning up significant military and commercial heat on Taiwan because of the visit.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

Answer: (D)

Q5. Consider the following statements regarding General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)

1. It is a treaty of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that entered into force in 1995.
2. All members of the WTO are parties to the GATS.
3. The agreement covers all the services.

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: (A)

Explanation:

  • The creation of the GATS was one of the landmark achievements of the Uruguay Round, whose results entered into force in January 1995.
  • All members of the WTO are parties to the GATS.
  • The agreement covers all internationally traded services — for example, banking, telecommunications, tourism, professional services, etc. The only services excluded from the scope of the GATS are “services provided under governmental authority” and air transport services, except for aircraft repair and maintenance, the selling and marketing of air transport services, and computer reservation system (CRS) services.

Q6. Which of the following organisation released the ‘Global Gender Gap Index 2022’?

a) World Economic Forum
b) UN Human Rights Council
c) UN Women
d) World Health Organization

Answer: (A)

Explanation:
  • The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released the Global Gender Gap Report 2022.
  • The World Economic Forum first introduced it in 2006 to compare countries gender gaps.
  • The Global Gender Gap Report 2022 is the 16th edition of the annual publication by WEF.