Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (06 May 2023)

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

Date: 06 May 2023

Q1. Which of the following is/are the benefit(s) of crop diversity?

1. Maintaining soil fertility
2. Conserving water
3. Decreasing the need for chemical fertilizers and pesticides

Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation: Crop diversity will maintain soil fertility, conserve water and meet the nutrition needs of people; it will save expenses on chemical fertilizer, pesticides, hybrid seeds, and other farm inputs. Thus, option (d) is the correct answer.

Q2. Consider the following statements:

1. Cities constitute about 3 per cent of the land in the country but they generate 70 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
2. Tamil Nadu reported the largest share of the urban population of India as per Census 2011.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1 Only
b) 2 Only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 and 2

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • Cities constitute about 3 per cent of the land in the country but they generate 70 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). State 1 is correct.
  • Maharashtra reported the largest share of the urban population of India as per Census 2011. Statement 2 is not correct.

Q3. Consider the following statements-

1. India occupies about 2.4% of the total geographical area and consumes 4% of the total water resources.
2. There is no central law governing the use of groundwater in India.
3. India’s drip irrigated area was more than 50 percent of the total irrigated area in 2020-21.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • India, with nearly 18% of the world’s population, occupies about 2.4% of the total geographical area and consumes 4% of total water resources.
  • Thus statement 1 is correct.
  • There is no central law governing the use of groundwater and various States have their own laws on regulating its extraction that is deployed in a perfunctory manner.
  • Hence statement 2 is also correct.
  • India’s drip irrigated area was only 6 percent of the total irrigated area in 2020-21.
  • Thus statement 3 is NOT correct.

Q4. Which of the following languages is/are NOT included in Eighth schedule?

1. Manipuri
2. Marathi
3. English
4. Oriya
5. Nepali

Choose the correct option:

a) 2, 4 and 5 Only
b) 3 and 5 Only
c) 3 Only
d) 4 and 5 Only

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • The languages included in the Eighth Schedule represent the linguistic diversity of India.
  • They include Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi,Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Bodo, Santhali, Maithili and Dogri.

Hence option c is correct.