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

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

Date: 05 March 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements about Central Bureau of Investigation ‘CBI’:

1. CBI is a statutory body, setup under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946.
2. CBI not NIA (National investigation agency) is the nodal police agency in India which coordinates investigations on behalf of Interpol Member countries.

Select the correct statements:

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both are correct
D. Both are incorrect

Answer: (B)

Explanation: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

  • The establishment of the CBI was recommended by the Santhanam Committee on Prevention of Corruption (1962–1964).
  • The CBI is not a statutory body. It derives its powers from the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946.
  • The CBI is the main investigating agency of the Central Government. It is the nodal police agency in India which coordinates investigations on behalf of Interpol Member countries.

Q2. Consider the following sentences in context of recently passed GNCTD Amendment Act:

1. Act makes it necessary for Delhi government to obtain the opinion of the lieutenant governor
2. Act mentions that the term “government” in any law made by the Legislative Assembly shall mean the Cabinet.
3. Act in question gives sweeping powers to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi by declaring him to be the "Government of Delhi".
4. Act is on the path of granting full statehood to Delhi.

Which one of the above option is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. All the above

Answer: (C)

Q3. Consider the following statements, with respect to Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0:

1. It targets for upto 90% collection and scientific processing of Municipal Solid Waste.
2. It aims to achieve GoI's target of making waste disposal sites free from old waste by March 2025.

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: (D)

Explanation:

  • SBM 2.0 targeted for upto 100% collection and scientific processing of Municipal Solid Waste
  • GoI target of waste disposal sites being free from old waste by March 2023

Q4. Consider the following regarding Bachan Singh vs State of Punjab case, 1980:

1. Supreme Court affirmed the constitutional validity of the death penalty.
2. It establishes doctrine of rarest of rare case.
3. It laid down that a court must scrutinise only the crime and not the criminal.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are Correct:

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation : In Bachan Singh vs State of Punjab (1980), the Supreme Court affirmed the constitutional validity of the death penalty.

  • It said that if capital punishment is provided in the law and the procedure is a fair, just and reasonable one, the death sentence can be awarded to a convict.
  • This will, however, only be in the “rarest of rare” cases, and the courts should render “special reasons” while sending a person to the gallows.
  • The case laid down that a court must scrutinise both the crime as well as the criminal, and then decide whether death penalty is the only suitable punishment in the facts of the case.
  • Emphasis is to be also laid on the aggravating and mitigating factors which are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of the case.

Q5. Consider the following statements:

1. The report titled Inequality Kills was released by World Economic Forum.
2. It suggests that while India is one of the fastest growing economies, it is also one of the most unequal countries.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are Correct:

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Oxfam International released report, ‘Inequality Kills 2022’, in January.
  • Report states that while India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, it is also one of the most unequal countries.

Q6. Consider the following statements

1) Global Gender Gap report is published by UNDP
2) Gender Inequality Report is published by WEF

Which of the following are correct?

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • Global Gender Gap report is published by World Economic Forum
  • Gender Inequality Report is published by UNDP as part of Human Development Report.

Q7. Consider the following statements about Kavach:

1. It is a technology designed to bring a train to a halt automatically when it notices another train on the same line within a prescribed distance.
2. It is a set of electronic devices and Laser Frequency Identification devices installed in locomotives.

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

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither of these

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • It is a technology designed to bring a train to a halt automatically when it notices another train on the same line within a prescribed distance.
  • It is a set of electronic devices and Radio Frequency Identification devices installed in locomotives.