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

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

Date: 14 November 2022

Q1. In which of the following groups are all four members part of G20? (UPSC 2020)

a) Argentina, Mexico, South Africa and Turkey
b) Australia ,Canada, Malaysia and New Zealand
c) Brazil ,Iran, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam
d) Indonesia, Japan Singapore and South Korea

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • The members of the G20 are: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.

Hence Option (a) is correct.

Q2. Consider the following statements regarding India’s defense sector:

1. As per the Union Budget 2022-23 the defense component of the budget stands at over rupees 8 lac Crores.
2. India’s military spending is the third highest in the world after the USA and China.
3. The military spending of the USA and China consists over 50% of the Global military expenditure.

Choose the CORRECT answer using the code given below:

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

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • As per the Union Budget 2022-23 the defense component of the budget stands at about 5.25 lac Crores.
  • Hence, the statement-1 is incorrect.
  • According to the latest data published by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
  • The world military spending continued to grow in 2021, reaching an all-time high of USD 2.1 trillion despite the economic fallout of the pandemic.
  • The five largest spenders in 2021 were the US, China, India, the UK and Russia.
  • These 5 countries accounted together for 62% of expenditure and the US and China alone accounted for 52%.
  • India’s military spending of USD 76.6 billion ranked third highest in the world.
  • Hence Statement-2 and statement-3 are correct.

Q3. Consider the following statements regarding Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of a state?

1. Exclusive Economic Zone does not come within the territorial waters of the state.
2. Use of marine resources from EEZ is not permitted unless agreed to by neighbouring states.
3. It is a sea zone prescribed by the United Nations Convention on the Law on the Seas.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • Exclusive Economic Zone does not come within the territorial waters of the state. Thus statement 1 is correct.
  • Within the EEZ area, the coastal nation has sole exploitation rights over all natural resources. Hence statement 2 is correct.
  • It is a sea zone prescribed by the United Nations Convention on the Law on the Seas. Thus statement 3 is correct.

Q4. Which of the following are the concerns expressed by NGOs, civil society groups and farmers’ groups to emphasize the risks associated with GM crops?

1. Enhanced sucking pest damage in Bt cotton.
2. Increase in secondary pests such as mired bugs and Spodoptera.
3. Emergence of pest resistance.
4. Environmental and health implications in terms of toxicity and allergenicity that can cause hepatotoxic reactions in the human body.
5. Farmers’ exposure to a greater risk of monopoly in the seed business.

Choose the correct option below:

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • Several concerns have been expressed by NGOs, civil society groups and farmers’ groups from time to time to emphasize the risks associated with GM crops.
  • Some of these include —
  • Enhanced sucking pest damage in Bt cotton;
  • Increase in secondary pests such as mired bugs and Spodoptera;
  • Emergence of pest resistance;
  • Environmental and health implications in terms of toxicity and allergenicity that can cause hepatotoxic reactions in the human body and
  • Farmers’ exposure to a greater risk of monopoly in the seed business.

Q5. Which of the following organization released ‘Environment Programme’s Adaptation Gap Report 2022’?

a) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
b) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC)
c) Greening Earth Society
d) United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • Environment Programme’s Adaptation Gap Report 2022’ has been released by
  • United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) hence option A is correct.