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

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

Date: 08 September 2022

Q1. Student READY (Rural Entrepreneurship Awareness Development Yojana) Programme is an initiative of :

a) Indian Council of Agricultural Research
b) National Academy of Agricultural Sciences
c) NITI Aayog
d) Ministry of Science and Technology

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • The Student READY Programme is an initiative of Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR).
  • It aims to provide rural entrepreneurship awareness, practical experience in real-life situations in rural agriculture and creating awareness to undergraduate students about practical agriculture and allied sciences.

Q2. Consider the following statements regarding mental health challenges in India

1. Mental health care Act 2017 makes a provision for not undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) without anesthesia
2. According to the World Health Organization's World Mental Health report about 70% of psychosis patients don’t receive treatment across the world.
3. There have been the highest suicide cases in the Navy among the three armed forces in the last decade.

Which of the following statement/s given above is/are Not correct?

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Mental health care Act 2017 makes a provision of not undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) without anesthesia
  • According to the WHO’s World Mental Health Report almost a billion people, 14% of whom were adolescents, were living with some form of mental health issues in 2019.
  • Access to mental health services remains poor; globally, 71% of psychosis patients don’t receive treatment.
  • A data from the Ministry of defense show that there were over 895 suicides in the army, 185 in the IAF and 32 in the Navy from 2010 to 2019.

Q3. Vizhinjam port project, sometimes seen in the news, is related to which of the following state?

a) Goa
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Kerala
d) Karnataka

Answer: (C)

Explanation: The Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport, also known as the Vizhinjam Port is an under-construction port on the Arabian Sea coast at Trivandrum (Kerala).

Q4. Consider the following statements about ‘the Alliance for Multilateralism’:

1. It is an initiative launched by the United Nations to shape both the alliance itself and the overall reform agenda.
2. The Alliance aims to renew the global commitment to stabilize the rules-based international order, uphold its principles and adapt it, where necessary.

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

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Alliance for Multilateralism is an initiative launched by Germany and France to shape both the alliance itself and the overall reform agenda.
  • The Alliance aims to renew the global commitment to stabilize the rules-based international order, uphold its principles and adapt it, where necessary.

Q5. Consider the following statements regarding Parliamentary form of government:

1. India has a republican system in place of the British monarchical system.
2. The British system is based on the doctrine of the sovereignty of Parliament, while the Parliament is not supreme in India.
3. In Britain, the prime minister should be a member of the Lower House while in India, she may be a member of any of the two Houses of Parliament.

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

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • The parliamentary system of government in India is largely based on the British parliamentary system. However, it never became a replica of the British system and differs in the following respects:
  • India has a republican system in place of the British monarchical system. The Head of the State in India is elected, while the Head of the State in Britain enjoys a hereditary position.
  • The British system is based on the doctrine of the sovereignty of Parliament, while the Parliament is not supreme in India and enjoys limited and restricted powers due to a written Constitution, federal system, judicial review and fundamental rights.
  • In Britain, the prime minister should be a member of the Lower House while in India, the prime minister may be a member of any of the two Houses of Parliament.