Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (14 January 2022)

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

Date: 14 January 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements about ISFR 2021:

1. India's total forest and tree cover is now spread across 34.62 per cent of the geographical area of the country.
2. It recorded a decrease of 17 sq km in mangrove cover in the country.
3. Madhya Pradesh lost the maximum forest cover of 257 sq km in ISFR 2021.

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

A. 1 and 3only
B. 2 and 3only
C. 1,2 and 3
D. None of these

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • India's total forest and tree cover is now spread across 80.9 million hectares, which is 24.62 per cent of the geographical area of the country.
  • Arunachal Pradesh lost the maximum forest cover of 257 sq km, followed by Manipur which lost 249 sq km, Nagaland 235 sq km, Mizoram 186 sq km and Meghalaya 73 sq km.
  • It also recorded an increase of 17 sq km in mangrove cover in the country as compared to the previous assessment of 2019

Q2. Consider the following statements about Unemployment rate:

1. The unemployment rate is calculated by expressing the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the total number of persons in economy.
2. Unemployment is more in the rural areas as compared to the urban areas.

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: (D)

Explanation:

  • The unemployment rate is calculated by expressing the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the total number of persons in the labour force.
  • Unemployment is more in the urban areas as compared to the rural areas.

Q3. Consider the following statements with reference to electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM):

1. It provides one license for a trader valid across all markets in the country
2. NAFED is the implementing agency for the e-NAM platform
3. It is a pan-India electronic trading portal which networks the existing APMC mandis.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Answer: (B)

Q4. The term ‘Washington Consensus’ is related to:

A. G7 platform for Global minimum tax.
B. Economic policy prescriptions considered to constitute the "standard" reform package.
C. G20 alliance for Net Zero Emission by 2050.
D. A security based policy for NATO members.

Answer: (B)

Q5. Which of the following waterbodies is connected with Lithuania?

A. Black Sea
B. Mediterranean Sea
C. Baltic Sea
D. Red Sea

Answer: (C)

Q.6 Which of the following islands nations has been described recently by China as Real Pearl of the Indian Ocean ?

A. Sri Lanka
B. Maldives
C. Mauritius
D. Seychelles

Answer: (A)

Explanation: China proposes that a forum on the development of Indian Ocean island countries should be held at an appropriate time to build consensus and synergy and promote common development. Six island nations are located in the Indian Ocean, namely Comoros, Madagascar, the Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka.

In a tweet, the Chinese embassy in Colombo described Sri Lanka as "real Pearl" of the Indian Ocean.