Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (08 August 2022)

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

Date: 08 August 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements:

1. India is the world’s fourth-largest producer, consumer, and importer of coal.
2. China was the largest source of thermal coal imports in India.

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: (D)

Explanation:

  • India is the world’s second-largest producer, consumer, and importer of coal after China.
  • Indonesia was the largest source of thermal coal imports accounting for 55.56 percent, followed by South Africa (18.95 percent), and Australia (10.98 percent).

Q2. Consider the following statements regarding FDI in the higher education sector in India.

1. 100 percent FDI is allowed in the sector since 2002.
2. From the period from 2002-2020, the cumulative FDI inflow in the sector has been much lower as compared to other sectors like Ed-tech.
3. National Education Policy 2020 sets the goal of attracting foreign capital to improve the quality of Indian universities.

Select 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)

Q3. Which of the following states have its territory as part of the Greater Nagalim as demanded by NSCN(IM):

1. Nagaland
2. Assam
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Meghalaya
5. Manipur

Choose the correct option below:

a) Only 1
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 1, 2 and 4
d) 1, 2, 3 and 5

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • The map of Greater Nagalim comprising “all Naga-inhabited areas” shows a 1,20,000 sq km sprawl across the Northeast and Myanmar. It covers -
  • A sizeable portion of Assam’s Tinsukia, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao districts;
  • All of Longding, Tirap, Changlang, Lohit and Namsai districts in Arunachal; and
  • Large parts of Manipur’s Ukhrul, Senapati, Chandel and Tamenglong districts.

Q4. Consider the following places:

1. Shaksgam Valley
2. Siachen Glacier
3. Pangong Tso lake
4. Demchok

Arrange the following from north to south:

a) 1-2-3-4
b) 2-1-4-3
c) 1-2-4-3
d) 2-1-3-4

Answer: (A)

Q5. Consider the following statements:

1. Import of foreign drones is completely banned in India.
2. Import of drone components is banned in India.
3. An imported drone in India is cheaper than a made-in-India agriculture drone.

Which of the statement/s given above are correct?

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

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • India banned the import of foreign drones except those used for research and development, defence, and security, according to a notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).
  • Import of drone components is exempted because made-in-India drones still rely heavily on China for them, thereby minimising its fallout on the government’s ambitious plan to roll out agri-drones.
  • An imported drone in India is 25% cheaper than a made-in-India agriculture drone.

Q6. Consider the following statements regarding ISRO’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV):

1. It is a 3 stage Launch Vehicle configured with three Solid Propulsion stages.
2. It can launch up to 500 kg satellite mass into 500 km low earth orbit (LEO)

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: (C)

Explanation:
  • SSLV is a three-stage all-solid vehicle and can launch up to 500 kg satellite mass into 500 km low earth orbit (LEO) and 300 kg to Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
  • It is a 3 stage Launch Vehicle configured with three Solid Propulsion Stages and a liquid propulsion-based Velocity Trimming Module (VTM) as a terminal stage.