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

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

Date: 07 July 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding POSHAN Abhiyan:

1. It is the Ministry of Woman and Child Development’s flagship program to improve nutritional outcomes for children, adolescent girls, pregnant women, and lactating mothers.
2. It aims to ensure the attainment of a malnutrition-free India by 2030.

Which of the 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:

  • POSHAN (Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition) Abhiyaan is MWCD’s flagship program to improve nutritional outcomes for children, adolescent girls, pregnant women, and lactating mothers.
  • It aims to ensure the attainment of a malnutrition-free India by 2022.

Q2. Which of the following is/are the effects of globalization?

1. Increasing Investment
2. Rising standard of living
3. Promote Equality

Choose the correct option:

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

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • The integration of economies as the key process of globalization enables countries to fight against poverty and improve the standard of living of the people.
  • The general complaint about globalization is that it has made the rich richer while making the poor poorer.
  • The UN Development Program reports that the richest 20% of the world's population consume 86% of the world's resources while the rest 80% consume just 14 percent.
  • The introduction of globalisation brought an influx of foreign investments and the favorable policies of the Indian government also helped companies to set up units in this country. This has resulted in new employment opportunities.

Q3. Which of the following may happen if the US Fed reserve increases the interest rate

1. A rise in the Bank rate in the US economy.
2. Flight of the capital to the US economy.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 & 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • The bank rate is linked to the interest rate, hence it also rises.
  • Due to better returns, Investors start returning to the US economy.

Q4. Consider the following statements about the State Energy and Climate Index:

1. It is released by NITI Ayog.
2. Kerala has topped State Energy and Climate Index-Round 1 among larger states, followed by Gujrat and Punjab.
3. Among union territories, Delhi has topped the index.
4. Gujarat was the best performer in discom performance parameter among larger states.

Which of the above statements given above are correct?

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

Answer: (A)

Explanation: State Energy and Climate Index by NITI AYOG

  • According to the government think tank’s report, Gujarat has topped State Energy and Climate Index-Round 1 among larger states, followed by Kerala and Punjab.
  • States like Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand were placed at the bottom.
  • Among the smaller states, Goa topped the Aayog’s index, followed by Tripura and Manipur.
  • Among union territories (UTs), Chandigarh topped the index, followed by Delhi and Daman & Diu/Dadra & Nagar Haveli (D&D and D&N).
  • Punjab was the best performer in discom performance parameter among larger states, while Kerala emerged as the top performer in access, affordability and reliability category among larger states.
  • Likewise, Haryana was the best performer when it comes to clean energy initiatives among larger states, while Tamil Nadu emerged as top performer in the energy efficiency category.
  • The index is based on 2019-20 data.

Q5. Consider the following statements regarding entitlements under National Food Security Act 2013:

1. Priority households category is entitled to 5 kg per person per month.
2. As per the Act, it is mandatory to provide eggs to children until age of 14 years.

Which of the 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 Act entitles 35 kg of food grains per AAY Household per month.
  • The inter-ministerial committee has sought a legal mandate for the inclusion of protein-rich foods such as eggs, nuts and legumes in nutritional schemes at the school and Anganwadi levels.
  • Those who do not consume eggs may be provided double the proposed quantity of nuts and seeds.