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

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

Date: 05 December 2022

Q1. Which state shares its international border with both Bangladesh and Myanmar?

a) Tripura
b) Mizoram
c) Manipur
d) Assam

Answer: (B)

Explanation: Bangladesh shares its border with the Indian states of Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, and West Bengal. Myanmar shares its border with Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Mizoram. So, option (b) is the correct answer.

Q2. Global Hunger Index values are determined by which of the following indicators?

1. Undernourishment
2. Child Wasting
3. Child Stunting
4. Child Mortality

Select the correct option using the code given below.

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • GHI scores are based on the values of four component indicators:
  • Undernourishment (share of the population with insufficient caloric intake)
  • Child Wasting (share of children under age five who have low weight for their height)
  • Child Stunting (share of children under age five who have low height for their age);
  • Child Mortality (mortality rate of children under age five).

Q3. Consider the following statements about the CBDC transactions:

1. Backed by physical currency
2. No need to have a bank account.
3. No involvement of a bank intermediary.
4. Anonymity of transactions.
5. It allows offline transactions

Which of the statement/s given above is/are NOT correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 and 4 only
d) 4 and 5 only

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • to carry out payments through UPI, individuals need to have a bank account and often a functioning debit card, but for accessing the e-Rupi wallet, there will be no need to have such a bank account. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
  • With a retail CBDC, people will be able to transact without any bank involved (like physical cash) and it's a digital transfer from people to people direct minus a bank intermediary. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
  • Transactions in digital rupee may offer the same anonymity as cash transactions. Hence, statement 4 is correct.
  • The e-rupi is issued by RBI and is a legal tender in itself. It need not necessarily be backed by physical currency. The UPI transactions, on the other hand, are completely backed by a physical currency. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
  • It will allow offline transactions which can be carried out on feature phones, promoting its adoption in rural and remote areas as well. Hence, statement 5 is correct.

Q4. Consider the following statements regarding the Amazon basin and Amazon tropical rainforests-

1. Amazon rainforests are spread across 8 countries / territories of North America.
2. Amazon forests are estimated to store about one-third of the world's total carbon stored by tropical forests.
3. In the last few years Amazon forests are reported to be acting as a source of Carbon.

Choose the CORRECT answer using the code given below:

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • The Amazon is a vast biome that spans eight countries—Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Suriname—and French Guiana, an overseas territory of France. (Statement-1 is correct)
  • Massive amounts of carbon are sequestered by about 350 billion trees that make up the Amazon rainforest.
  • Over 85 billion tonnes of carbon are stored in forests which is more than a third of the carbon stored by tropical forests worldwide. (Statement-2 is correct)
  • A study by National Institute for Space research in Brazil showed that portion of Amazon rainforests are emitting more CO2 than it absorbs, the reasons cited are- forest fires, deforestation, clearing of vegetation for beef and Soy production etc.(Hence , statement-3 is correct)

Q5. Which of the following single-use plastic items are prohibited under Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021?

1. Plastic sticks for balloon
2. Plastic flags
3. Thermocol For decoration
4. Earbuds with plastic sticks

Select the CORRECT answer using the codes given below

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • Under the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021 the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of following single-use plastic shall be prohibited with effect from the 1st July, 2022:-
  • Earbuds with plastic sticks, plastic sticks for balloons, plastic flags, candy sticks, ice-cream sticks, polystyrene [Thermocol] for decoration, plates, cups, glasses, cutlery such as forks, spoons, knives, straw, trays, wrapping or packaging films around sweet boxes, invitation cards, and cigarette packets, plastic or PVC banners less than 100 micron, stirrers.