Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (10 January 2022)

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

Date: 10 January 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements, with respect to Biofuel based green energy:

1. Currently, there is no national policy on biofuels utilization for the transportation sector.
2. Government has advanced the target of blending 20 per cent ethanol in petrol by 2025, from 2030.
3. The major focus is on producing second and third generation biofuels.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer: (D)

Q2. Consider the following statement about application of Facial Recognition Technology:

1. Security
2. Surveillance
3. Tracking
4. Identification

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

(a) 1,2 and 4only
(b) 1,3 and 4only
(c) 1,2 and 3 only
(d) All of these

Answer: (D)

Q3. Consider the following statements:

1. Article 163 provides for Governors discretion.
2. The Governor has unlimited power of discretion.

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)

Q4. Consider the following statements

1. The United States accounts for more than 80 per cent of the India’s natural honey export.
2. National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM) Scheme is under Ministry of MSME
3. J&K is the only major honey producing area in the country.

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

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

Answer: (A)

Explanation: At present, India’s natural honey exports are majorly dependent on one market - the United States, which accounts for more than 80 per cent of the exports.

North East Region and Maharashtra are the key areas for natural honey production in the country.Keeping in view the importance of beekeeping as part of the Integrated Farming System in the country, government approved the allocation for Rs. 500 crore for National Beekeeping & Honey Mission (NBHM) for three years (2020-21 to 2022-23) under Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare

Q5. Of which of the following groups India is NOT part ?

(a) Wassenaar Arrangement
(b) Australia Group
(c) Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
(d) Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Answer: (D)

Q6. Consider the following statement about NCLAT:

1. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) is a tribunal which was formed by the Central Government of India under the Companies Act, 2013.
2. It is an appellate body for decision made or order passed by the SEBI,

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: (A)