Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (06 August 2022)

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

Date: 06 August 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE) movement:

1. It is a public movement to mobilize individuals to become ‘pro-planet people’.
2. The idea of LiFE was introduced by India during the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow.
3. It envisions replacing the prevalent ‘use-and-dispose’ economy with a circular economy.

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: (D)

Explanation:

  • The idea of LiFE was introduced by the Prime Minister during the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow last year.
  • The Mission plans to create and nurture a global network of individuals, namely ‘Pro-Planet People’ (P3), who will have a shared commitment to adopt and promote environmentally friendly lifestyles. Through the P3 community, the Mission seeks to create an ecosystem that will reinforce and enable environmentally friendly behaviours to be self-sustainable.
  • The Mission envisions replacing the prevalent ‘use-and-dispose’ economy—governed by mindless and destructive consumption—with a circular economy, which would be defined by mindful and deliberate utilization.

Q2. Consider the following statements about the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme:

1) As per the latest parliamentary panel report, more than 78 per cent of total Rs 446.72 crore released during 2016-2019 for the scheme was spent only on media advocacy.
2) Over the last six years, BBBP has not been able to capture the attention of political leadership and national consciousness towards valuing the girl child.
3) There is a lapse in undertaking required number of task force meetings and collecting monthly reports or statement of expenditure from districts on time.

Choose the correct option below:

a) Only 1
b) Only 1 and 3
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) None

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • As per the latest report, more than 78 per cent of total Rs 446.72 crore released during 2016-2019 for the scheme was spent only on media advocacy.
  • Over the last six years, BBBP has been able to capture the attention of political leadership and national consciousness towards valuing the girl child.
  • There is a lapse in undertaking required number of task force meetings and collecting monthly reports or statement of expenditure from districts on time.

Q3. Consider the following statements regarding protection of personal data in India:

1) Justice Shah Committee recommended a detailed framework regarding data protection in India.
2) In the Puttaswamy judgment, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the fundamental right to privacy.
3) Justice B N Srikrishna Committee is related to the Personal Data Protection Bill.

Choose the correct option below:

a) Only 1 and 2
b) Only 1 and 3
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) None

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • Justice Shah Committee recommended a detailed framework that serves as the conceptual foundation for the Privacy Act. This did not come to fruition due to objections from the intelligence establishment on surveillance reforms.
  • A nine-judge bench unanimously pronounced the Puttaswamy judgment that reaffirmed the fundamental right to privacy for the autonomy, dignity and liberty of every Indian.
  • The formation of Justice B N Srikrishna Committee by the government on Personal Data Protection.

Q4. Consider the following statements about the Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) :

1. CBG has methane content of more than 90%.
2. CBG has calorific value and other properties similar to CNG.
3. It can be utilized as green renewable automotive fuel.
4. It can replace CNG in automotive, industrial and commercial area.

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

a) 1 Only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) None of the above

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • The Bio-Gas is purified to remove hydrogen sulphide (H2S), carbon dioxide (CO2), water vapour and compressed as Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG), which has methane (CH4) content of more than 90%.
  • CBG has calorific value and other properties similar to CNG and hence can be utilized as green renewable automotive fuel.
  • Thus it can replace CNG in automotive, industrial and commercial areas, given the abundance of biomass availability within the country.

Q5. Logistics Performance Index report is released by:

a) World Bank
b) International Monetary Fund
c) World Economic Forum
d) New Development Bank

Answer: (A)

Explanation: The Logistics Performance Index report is a bi-annual report released by the World Bank Group.

Q6. Consider the following statements:

1. The quantity of imported edible oils is more than the domestic production of edible oils in the last five years.
2. India is the largest edible oil market in the world.

Which of the two 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:
  • The quantity of imported edible oils is more than the domestic production of edible oils in the last five years.
  • India is the second largest edible oil market in the world.