Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (13 July 2022)

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

Date: 13 July 2022

Q1. Which of the following Sustainable Development goals (SDGs) is related to Health?

A) SDG 3
B) SDG 4
C) SDG 11
D) SDG 12

Answer: (A)

Explanation: SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

Q2. Green Strategic Partnership has been launched by India jointly with which country?

a) Germany
b) United Kingdom
c) United States
d) Denmark

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • India has launched Green Strategic Partnership with Denmark as its partner for the fight against Climate Change.
  • It is a mutually beneficial arrangement to advance political cooperation, expand economic relations and green growth, create jobs and strengthen cooperation on addressing global challenges and opportunities with a focus on an ambitious implementation of the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Q3. Consider the following statements about Higgs boson particle:

1. It will enable us to understand as to why elementary particles have mass.
2. The Higgs boson is called the God particle.
3. The Higgs boson could be an exotic portal for finding solid proofs of dark matter.

Which of following statements is/are correct?

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • Higgs boson particle is a part of invisible energy field i.e. Higgs field in the universe. This is a fundamental particle which provides mass to other particles existing in the universe, resulting in the creation of stars, planets, etc.
  • The Higgs boson is called the God particle.
  • The Higgs boson could be an exotic portal for finding solid proofs of dark matter.

Q4. Which of the following is/are the likely the objectives of the Global Minimum Corporate Tax:

1. Reduce tax competition between countries
2. Discourage Multinational Corporations (MNC) from profit shifting to low-tax countries.
3. Reduce corporate tax avoidance

Choose the correct answer 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: (D)

Explanation:

  • The Global Minimum Corporate Tax rate, abbreviated GMCT or GMCTR, is an agreement between national leaders that proposes to reduce tax competition between countries and the avoidance of corporate taxes by setting a worldwide minimum corporate tax rate.
  • The GMCT attempts to limit tax competition by introducing a globally uniform floor, below which the effect of low tax rates or fiscal policy measures would be largely obviated.

Q5. Consider the following statements:

1. The quantity of imported edible oils is more than the domestic production of edible oils.
2. India is the world's second-largest consumer and number one importer of vegetable oil.

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: (C)

Explanation:

  • India is the world's second-largest consumer and number one importer of vegetable oil, and it meets 55-60 percent of its need through imports.
  • The domestic consumption of edible oils is around 250 lakh tonnes, while the domestic production is only 111.6 lakh tonnes. The gap between demand and supply of edible oils is about 56 percent and is met through imports.
  • The Ministry of Agriculture data shows that India is the largest importer of vegetable oils in the world followed by China and the USA.