Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (17 August 2022)

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

Date: 17 August 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding Indian polity.

1. Indian polity is based on the doctrine of separation of powers.
2. 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments have led to the dilution of India’s democratic character.
3. Initiative is an instrument that is commonly used in Indian democracy.

Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Answer: (A)

Explanation: Indian Polity is based on Separation of powers among the three organs of the state. 73rd and 74th amendments have led to strengthen the democratic character of Indian polity. Initiative is an instrument of direct democracy while Indian democracy is indirect democracy.

Q2. Consider the following Acts of the parliament:

1. Dowry Prohibition Act
2. Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
3. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act
4. The Probation of Offenders Act

Arrange the Acts of the parliament given above in chronological order of their passage:

a) 1-2-3-4
b) 4-3-2-1
c) 4-1-2-3
d) 1-4-2-3

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • Probation of Offenders Act, 1958
  • Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
  • Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
  • Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015

Q3. Which of the following is not part of India’s climate targets at COP26 under its ‘Panchamrit strategy’?

a) Reach 450 GW of Non-fossil energy capacity by 2030.
b) Meet 50 percent of its energy requirements from renewable energy by 2030.
c) Reduction of total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes from now to 2030.
d) Achieving the target of net zero emissions by 2070.

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • India will reach its non-fossil energy capacity of 500 GW by 2030.
  • India will meet 50 percent of its energy requirements from renewable energy by 2030.
  • India will reduce the total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes from now onwards till 2030.
  • By 2030, India will reduce the carbon intensity of its economy by less than 45 percent.
  • By the year 2070, India will achieve the target of Net Zero.

Q4. Consider the following statements:

1. A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in a country that is subject to different economic regulations than other regions within the same country.
2. No GST exemption for DTA units as compared available to MOOWR and SEZ units.
3. Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) means an area within India that is inside SEZs and Export Oriented Undertaking (EOU).

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:

  • A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in a country that is subject to different economic regulations than other regions within the same country.
  • No GST exemption for domestic sourcing of raw materials for the export product. Such a facility is available to MOOWR and SEZ units.
  • Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) means an area within India which is outside SEZs and Export Oriented Undertaking (EOU).

Q5.Consider the following statements about the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2021:

1. All offences that are punishable with imprisonment between three to seven years are non-cognizable.
2. The adoption orders are issued by the court.
3. All offences can be tried only in High Court.

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

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

Answer: (A)

Explanation: Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2021:

  • It provides that instead of the court, the District Magistrate (including Additional District Magistrate) will issue the adoption orders.
  • The act makes all offences that are punishable with imprisonment between three to seven years be non-cognizable which were earlier presently cognizable (where the arrest is allowed without a warrant) and non-bailable.
  • All offences under the earlier Act be tried in children’s court.

Q6.Consider the following statements regarding the cultural diversity:

1. Salad Bowl Approach is the way a multicultural society can integrate different cultures while maintaining their separate identities.
2. A melting pot approach emphasizes the combination of the parts into a single whole.

Choose the correct option below:

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None of the above

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

Salad Bowl Approach

  • A salad bowl or tossed salad is a metaphor for the way a multicultural society can integrate different cultures while maintaining their separate identities, contrasting with a melting pot, which emphasizes the combination of the parts into a single whole.

Melting Pot Approach

  • The melting pot theory holds that, like metals melted together at great heat, the melting together of several cultures will produce a new compound, one that has great strength and other combined advantages.