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

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

Date: 17 February 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements:

1. India has set a target of producing 100 GW of renewable energy by 2022.
2. India targets to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
3. India intends to increase its share of renewable energy in India’s total electricity generation to about 50 percent by 2030.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are Correct:

a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 3 only
d. None of the above

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • India’s INDC targets of installing 175 gigawatts (GW) of renewable power capacity by 2022, out of which 100 GW will be from Solar Energy.
  • In Cop-26 summit, prime minister announced that India will cut its climate emissions to “net zero” by 2070.
  • He also announced that India intended to fulfil 50% of its energy requirement through renewable energy by 2030, instead of 40 per cent earlier.

Q2. Consider the following statements

1) World Inequality Report is published by World Bank
2) National Bureau of Economic Research is under ministry of Finance

Which of the following are correct

A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both are correct
D) None of the above

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • World Inequality Report is published by France-based World Inequality Lab
  • The National Bureau of Economic Research is an American private nonprofit research organisation

Q3. according to Economic survey 2021-22, with which country India has largest export?

a) USA
b) UAE
c) China
d) UK

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

Q4. Consider the following statements about Literacy in India.

1. As per Census, a person aged seven and above who can both read and write with understanding in any language, is treated as literate.
2. Kerala has the highest female literacy rate in India.

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

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 2
d) None of these

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • As per Census, a person aged seven and above who can both read and write with understanding in any language, is treated as literate.
  • Kerala has the highest female literacy rate in India.

Q5. Consider the following statements:

1. In Covid-19, only involuntary-push based reverse migration takes place.
2. In India, intrastate rural to rural migration by place of last residence is dominated by females.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • In Covid-19, it has been observed that thousands of techies have chosen to move to their home towns and villages and work from there. This reverse migration is due to various voluntary reasons like getting closer to their roots, escaping the pressures of big-city life, spending more time with family or just to enjoy a slice of life in the hinterland.
  • In India, intrastate rural to rural migration by place of last residence is dominated by females.

Q6. With reference to caste census, consider the following statements

1. Post-independence, Every Census included data on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
2. Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) was conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 2 both
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • Every Census in independent India from 1951 to 2011 has published data on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, but not on other castes.
  • Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) was conducted by the Ministry of Rural Development in rural areas and the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation in urban areas.

Q7. Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which was making news recently, passes through which Sea

A. Baltic Sea
B. North Sea
C. Atlantic Sea
D. Sea of Azov

Answer: (A)

Explanation: