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

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

Date: 10 November 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

1. 4% reservation in vacancies in government establishments for certain persons or classes of persons with benchmark disabilities.
2. District-level committees will be constituted by the State Governments to address local concerns of PwDs.
3. India does not ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Reservation in vacancies in government establishments has been increased from 3% to 4% for certain persons or classes of persons with benchmark disabilities.
  • Thus statement 1 is correct.
  • District-level committees will be constituted by the State Governments to address local concerns of PwDs.
  • Hence statement 2 is correct.
  • India ratified United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2007.
  • Thus statement 3 is not correct.

Q2. Consider the following Statements regarding the Agnipath Scheme.

1. 10% of the vacancies are reserved for the recruitment in CAPFs and Assam Rifles for the Agniveers.
2. The entry age for all new recruits in the Armed Forces has been fixed as 17 ½ - 23 years of age.
3. Only 25% will be retained in service for another 15 years, as permanent cadres.

Select the correct Statement(s) 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: (C)

Explanation:

  • 10% of the vacancies are reserved for the recruitment in CAPFs and Assam Rifles for the Agniveers, as per the announcement by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Thus statement 1 is correct.
  • The entry age for all new recruits in the Armed Forces has been fixed as 17 ½ - 21 years of age.
  • Hence statement 2 is not correct.
  • Only 25% will be retained in service for another 15 years, as permanent cadres. Thus statement 3 is correct.

Q3. The term ‘Stagflation’ sometimes seen in the news is related to:-

a) It is the simultaneous appearance in an economy of slow growth, high unemployment, and rising prices.
b) It refers to the decline of purchasing power of a given currency over time, leading to a rise of the cost of living.
c) It is an increase in the production of economic goods and services, compared between one period of time and another.
d) It refers to a financial asset or instrument that has economic value and can be purchased, sold or traded.

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • Stagflation: Stagflation is the simultaneous appearance in an economy of slow growth, high unemployment, and rising prices.

Hence option (a) is correct.

Q4. Which of the following committees/ commissions is not related to police reforms in India?

1. Ribeiro Committee(1998)
2. Padmanabhaiah Committee(2000)
3. The Narasimham-II Committee (1993)

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 3 only
C. 2 only
D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Ribeiro Committee(1998) was formed for police reform and india. Thus statement 1 is correct.
  • The Padmanabhaiah Committee on Police Reforms was set up by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India in January 2000. Hence statement 2 is correct.
  • In order to intimate the second generation of financial sector reforms a committee on Banking Sector Reforms was formed in 1998 again under the chairmanship of M.Narasimham. Thus statement 3 is not correct.

Q5. Consider the following statements regarding the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act, 2012:

1. It defines a child as any person below 16 years of age.
2. The Act is gender-neutral.
3. Consensual sexual activity with a person below 18 years is an offense under the act.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Under the POCSO Act, a 'child' is defined as any person who is below the age of 18 years (Section 2(d) of the Act). So, statement 1 is incorrect.
  • The act is gender neutral as it does not create any distinction between the victim or the perpetrators on the basis of their gender. So, statement 2 is correct.
  • Under the POCSO Act, a 'child' is defined as any person who is below the age of 18 years. As a fallout of this, the Act does not recognize the possibility of any form of consensual sexual activity among or with minor adolescents. Under POCSO, the consent of a “child” is immaterial, and consensual sexual intercourse with or among adolescents is treated on a par with rape. So, statement 3 is correct.