Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (07 April 2022)

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

Date: 07 April 2022

Q1. Consider the following statement about Green Bond:

1. India launched the first Transition Bond in the world in 2020.
2. Like the green Bond, transition bonds can be issued by firms aspiring to reduce their GHG emissions.

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

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None of these

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • One of the first issuances of a transition bond took place in 2017, with Hong Kong's electricity generation company, Castle Peak Company Limited's USD500 million "energy transition bond" to finance the building of a new 550MW combined cycle gas turbine generation unit.
  • Unlike green bonds that are earmarked to raise money for climate and environmental projects, transition bonds can be issued by firms aspiring to reduce their GHG emissions. In other words, these bonds enable entities that would otherwise not qualify to issue green bonds to obtain sustainability-related financing.

Q2. Consider the following statements regarding Satluj Yamuna Link canal.

1. The proposed link canal will have more canal length in Haryana than Punjab.
2. The link canal will connect 3 rivers.

Which of the following are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both
d) Neither

Answer: (D)

Explanation: 122 km was to cross Punjab and 92 km in Haryana, The link canal will only connect 2 rivers Satluj and Yamuna

Q3. Consider the following statements regarding Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill:

1. Bill provides for the collection of only Biological samples and not behavioural samples.
2. This law does not apply to persons held under any preventive detention law.
3. The sample data which is collected can be preserved for at least 75 years.

Which of the following is/are NOT correct?

a) 1 Only
b) 1 and 2 Only
c) 2 and 3 Only
d) 3 Only

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • The bill allows police and prison authorities to legally collect, store and analyse physical and biological samples including retina and iris scans of those convicted. The record of measurements will be retained for a period of 75 years from the date of collection, according to the bill.
  • The contentious bill proposes a legal collection of behavioural attributes including signatures, handwriting, or any other examination referred under Section 53 or Section 53A of CrPC of the convicts.
  • The government has also clarified that people who are not convicted or arrested for crimes against women or children, or those people who are in custody for an offence that is punishable for less than seven years, can refuse to give their biological samples.

Q4. Which of the following payment company recently launched a new feature in India, ‘Tap to pay for UPI’, in collaboration with Pine Labs.

a) Google Pay
b) Paytm
c) Phone pay
d) Amazon pay

Answer: (A)

Explanation: Google Pay has recently launched a new feature in India, ‘Tap to pay for UPI’, in collaboration with Pine Labs. The feature makes use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.

Q5. In the context of digital technologies for entertainment, consider the following statements: (UPSC-2019)

1. In Augmented Reality (AR), a simulated environment is created and the physical world is completely shut out.
2. In Virtual Reality (VR), images generated from the computers are projected onto real life objects or surroundings.
3. AR allows individuals to be present in the world and improves the experience using the camera of a smart-phone or PC.
4. VR closes the world, and transposes an individual, providing a complete immersion experience.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 3 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 4 only

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • AR allows individuals to be present in the world and improves the experience using the camera of a smart-phone or PC.
  • VR closes the world, and transposes an individual, providing a complete immersion experience.

Q6. Consider the following statements:

1. State cannot force the people to pay taxes for the promotion and maintenance of any religion or religious institution.
2. The educational institutions that are receiving the state funding are not allowed to practice religious instructions.
3. In 1976, the parliament of India included the word “secular” into the Preamble of the constitution.

Select the correct statements:

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) All are correct

Answer: (D)

Explanation: Article 27 - As per the provisions of this article people are free to give taxes for the religious promotion of any religion they want. State cannot force the people to pay taxes for the promotion and maintenance of any religion or religious institution.

Article 28 - According to this article the institutions which are run by particular religious groups have the right to give religious instructions. The educational institutions that are receiving the state funding are not allowed to practice religious instructions.

In 1976, the parliament of India included the word “secular” into the Preamble of constitution. The supreme court of India said that this explicit commitment of India towards secularism, for what has been already implicitly provided in the article 25 - 28.

Q7. Consider the following statements about India and Nepal:

1. India is the largest foreign direct investor in Nepal.
2. Only four states of India shares boundary with Nepal.

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

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None of these

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • China has overtaken India as the largest source of foreign direct investment.
  • With an area of 147,181 sq. km and a population of 29 million, Nepal shares a border of about 1850 km with five Indian States - Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim.