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

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

Date: 08 February 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements about Joint Statement Initiative (JSI):

1. Mainly developed countries brokered the JSI to initiate exploratory work on the trade-related aspects of e-commerce.
2. JSI aligns with the WTO’s consensus-based framework, where every member has a voice and vote regardless of economic standing.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • Mainly developed countries brokered the JSI to initiate exploratory work on the trade-related aspects of e-commerce
  • JSI contravenes the WTO’s consensus-based framework, where every member has a voice and vote regardless of economic standing.

Q2. Consider the following statements with regards to National Ropeways Development Programme – “Parvatmala”:

1. It is being developed by the Border Road Organization (BRO) under the Ministry Of Defense.
2. Project development is under PPP (Public Private Partnership) mode.
3. The scheme is mainly for hill areas including North-Eastern States.

Select the correct options:

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. All of the above

Answer: (B)

Explanation: National Ropeways Development Programme – “Parvatmala”:

  • Setting up a regulatory regime: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will look after the infrastructure construction. Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules 1961 was amended, which enables the Ministry to also look after the development of Ropeways and Alternate Mobility Solutions.
  • Project development under PPP (Public Private Partnership) mode, to ensure private sector participation and efficient maintenance of ropeways.
  • The scheme is being presently started in regions like Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Jammu & Kashmir and the other North Eastern states.

Q3. Consider the following statements:

1. Net enrolments in the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is in a steadily decreasing trend in the last three years due to covid.
2. The share of social services in total expenditure of the Central government is in an increasing trend.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • 77.1 lakh net enrolments in the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in 2020-21– This year, till November 2021, net addition to payroll has already crossed 82.4 lakh.
  • As per Union Budget documents, the share of social services in total expenditure of the Central government spiked from 3.7 percent in 2014-15 to 5.0 percent in 2015-16 and thereafter rose to 5.7 percent in 2019-20. Budget 2021-22 increased the share of the social sector to the highest-ever level of 6.3 percent.

Q4. Consider the following statements about Intensified Mission Indradhanush.

1. It targets children under 2 years of age and pregnant women for immunization.
2. It provides vaccination against all Vaccine-Preventable Diseases to children and pregnant women.

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

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both1 and 2
d) None of these

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • It targets children under 2 years of age and pregnant women for immunization.
  • It provides vaccination against 12 Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (VPD) i.e. diphtheria, Whooping cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, meningitis and pneumonia, Hemophilus influenza type B infections, Japanese encephalitis (JE), rotavirus vaccine, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and measles-rubella (MR).

Q5. Which of the following organisation releases Swachh Survekshan 2021 Index?

a) Ministry of Jal Shakti
b) Ministry of housing and urban affairs
c) Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
d) NITI Aayog

Answer: (B)

Explanation: Introduced by MoHUA in 2016 to rank cities on cleanliness parameters in 73 cities, Swachh Survekshan Index today has become the world's largest urban cleanliness survey covering over 4,000 ULBs.

Q6. Indian National Center for Ocean Information (INCOIS) is an autonomous organization under

a) Ministry of Earth Sciences
b) Department of Space
c) Ministry of Science and Technology
d) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Answer: (A)

Explanation: Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) is an autonomous organization of the Government of India, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

Q7. Consider the following about Private Member’s Bill.

1) They can only be introduced by MPs from the opposition party and not by MPs of the ruling party.
2) Several such bills have been passed in the last decade.

Which of the following are incorrect ?

A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both
D) None of the above

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • They can be introduced by non-minister MPs from the ruling party.
  • No such bills have been passed since 1970s