Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (12 October 2022)

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

Date: 12 October 2022

Q1. Khanij Bidesh India limited (KABIL) is set up with the participation of which of the following Central Public Sector Enterprises:

1. National Aluminium Company Ltd.
2. Hindustan Zinc Limited.
3. Hindustan Copper Ltd.
4. Hindustan Aluminum Corporation.
5. Mineral Exploration Company Ltd.

Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Answer: (C)

Explanation: Khanij Bidesh India Ltd. (KABIL) has been set up with the participation of three Central Public Sector Enterprises namely, National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO), Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HCL), and Mineral Exploration Company Ltd. (MECL). So, option (c) is correct.

Q2. Consider the following statements regarding the fiscal policy in an economy.

1. Twin deficit indicates an economy is suffering from both fiscal deficit and current account deficit.
2. Primary deficit indicates the gap between the government’s expenditure requirements and its receipts only.

Choose the INCORRECT answer using the code given below:

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Primary Deficit: This indicates the gap between the government’s expenditure requirements and its receipts, and excludes expenditure incurred on interest payments on past loans.
  • Primary deficit = Fiscal deficit – Interest payments
  • Twin Deficit
  • When an economy is suffering from simultaneous fiscal and current account deficits then it is called the Twin deficit.
  • As per the solution, Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is wrong because the gap between the government’s expenditure requirements and its receipts is called Fiscal deficit.

Q3. Recently launched Tele MANAS initiative is related to:

a) Conservation of wildlife
b) Mental Health
c) Education
d) Labour welfare

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • The Union Health Ministry has launched a 24×7 tele-mental health service called Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS) initiative on the occasion of World Mental Health Day.
  • Tele-MANAS aims to increase access to mental healthcare across the country, including the hard-to-reach areas. The country-wide network will provide counselling, consultation with a specialist, and e-prescriptions.

Hence option (b) is correct.

Q4. Which of the following factors contribute to sea level rise?

1. Loss of continental Ice Sheets
2. Thermal Contraction of ocean water
3. Melting Glaciers

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) All the above

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

Factors contributing to sea level rise:

  • Thermal Expansion: When water heats up, it expands. About half of the sea-level rise over the past 25 years is attributable to warmer oceans simply occupying more space. i.e Not Thermal Contraction of ocean water is responsible. Hence factor 2 is not responsible for sea level rise.
  • Melting Glaciers: Higher temperatures caused by global warming have led to greater-than-average summer melting of large ice formations like mountain glaciers as well as diminished snowfall due to later winters and earlier springs.
  • Loss of Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets: As with mountain glaciers, increased heat is causing the massive ice sheets that cover Greenland and Antarctica to melt more quickly, and also move more quickly into the sea.

Q5. Consider the following statements:

1. The Yamuna is the longest tributary river of the Ganges.
2. It originates from the Gangotri glacier.
3. It passes through only 3 states.

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

a) 1 only
b) 1and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) All of the above

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • The Yamuna is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India.
  • It originates from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about 4,500 m on the southwestern slopes of Bandarpunch peaks of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand. Hence, the second statement is incorrect.
  • It passes through the 4 states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and the UT of Delhi. Hence, the third statement is incorrect.