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

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

Date: 12 September 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the “Gig” economy:

1. China and the United States are the top two ranked countries with the highest number of gig workers.
2. According to NITI Aayog’s ‘India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy’ Report, there will be about 2.3 crore gig workers in India by 2030.
3. The Education sector has seen about 50 % growth in gig work in the pandemic years.

Which of the statement/s given above are NOT correct?

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

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • The United States has the highest global market for gig workers, but India, Indonesia, Australia, and Brazil are rapidly growing, strong markets.
  • According to NITI aayog’s ‘India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy’ report
  • About 77 lakh workers were engaged in the gig economy in 2020-21 which is likely to increase to 2.35 crores by 2029-30.
  • The gig workers comprised 1.5 percent of the total workforce in India in 2020-21 which may account for 4.1 per cent of the total livelihood in India by 2029-30.
  • Education sector has seen a 51 per cent increase in gig work.

Q2. Consider the following statements about the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (HAMA) of 1956:

1. The act deals specifically with the legal process of adopting children by a Hindu adult.
2. The term Hindu under the act includes Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs and Christians.
3. The adoption is irrevocable under the act and it gives full status to the child as a natural child born to the family.

Which of the statement/s given above are correct?

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

Answer: (C)

Explanation: Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act of 1956:

  • The Adoptions and Maintenance Act of 1956 dealt specifically with the legal process of adopting children by a Hindu adult, and with the legal obligations of a Hindu to provide "maintenance" to various family members including their wife or parents, and in-laws.
  • Under this act, only Hindus may adopt subject to their fulfillment of certain criteria and the term Hindu under the act includes Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs.
  • Persons who are Muslims, Christians, Parsis, or Jews are excluded from this definition.
  • The adoption is irrevocable under the act and it gives full status to the child as a natural child born to the family.
  • It also gives the right to inherit the property.

Q3. Consider the following statements regarding Education Sector in India:

1. “Education” is under State List of Schedule 7 of the Indian Constitution.
2. The 86th Amendment in 2002 made education an enforceable right under Article 21-A.
3. National Education Policy 2020 targets 6% of GDP to be spent on education by the Center and States.

Which of the statement/s given above 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 42nd Amendment has moved education from the State to the Concurrent List.
  • The 86th Amendment in 2002 made education an enforceable right under Article 21-A.
  • Public spending on education by States and the Center needs to be raised to 6% of GDP.

Q4. Consider the following statements regarding the Teesta River:

1. It is a tributary of the Brahmaputra River.
2. It flows through the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal.
3. It joins the Brahmaputra River in West Bengal.

Which of the statements 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

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • Teesta river is a tributary of the Brahmaputra (known as Jamuna in Bangladesh), flowing through India and Bangladesh.
  • It flows through the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal through Bangladesh and enters the Bay of Bengal.
  • It joins Brahmaputra River at Phulchhari Upazila in Bangladesh.

Q5. With reference to the ‘Suicide in India’, which of the following statements are correct?

1. Suicide is the leading cause of death among 15-19 year-olds.
2. In India, Suicide is a criminal offence.
3. The suicide rate among Indian girls and women continues to be twice the global rate.

Which of the statements 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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among 15-19 year-olds.
  • Section 309 of the IPC said an attempt to commit suicide was punishable with imprisonment, which may extend to one year or with fine or with both.
  • The suicide rate among Indian girls and women continues to be twice the global rate, though it has dropped in the last decade or so.