Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (18 July 2022)

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

Date: 18 July 2022

Q1. Which of the following dimensions is/are used to benchmark countries under Global Gender Gap Index?

1. Economic participation and opportunity
2. Educational attainment
3. Health and survival
4. Political empowerment

Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • Global Gender Gap Index is released by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
  • The Global Gender Gap index “benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions-
  • Economic Participation and Opportunity,
  • Educational Attainment,
  • Health and Survival, and
  • Political Empowerment.

Q2. Consider the following statements

1. Metaverse is touted to establish Internet 1.0.
2. It involves the physical presence of users.

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

A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 & 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (D)

Explanation: Metaverse is touted to establish Internet 2.0, It involves the virtual presence of users and uses AR, VR and Blockchain Technology.

Q3. Consider the following statements:

1. Government Accounting Standards Advisory Board was constituted by the NITI Aayog.
2. Natural Resource Accounting is a process of estimating the value of natural resource depletion and environment degradation due to economic activities.

Which of following statements is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither of these

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Natural resource accounting is an accounting system that deals with stocks and stock changes of natural assets, comprising biota (produced or wild), subsoil assets (proved reserves), water and land with their aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
  • It is a process of estimating the value of natural resource depletion and environment degradation due to economic activities.
  • Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG) constituted Government Accounting Standards Advisory Board (GASAB) under Article 150 of the Constitution of India with the support of Government of India through a notification dated 12th August, 2002.

Q4. Incheon Strategy, sometimes seen in the news, is related to:

a) Disaster risk reduction
b) Persons with Disabilities
c) Road Safety
d) Cyber security

Answer: (B)

Explanation: The Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific provides the Asian and Pacific region, and the world, with the first set of regionally agreed disability-inclusive development goals.

Q5. Consider the following statements about Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana:

1. LPG connection under the scheme shall be in the name of the women belonging to the BPL family.
2. It is a scheme of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.
3. An adult woman under Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) is not eligible under the scheme.
4. All PMUY beneficiaries will be provided with first LPG refill and Stove both free of cost along with their deposit free connection by the Oil Marketing Companies.

Which of the above statement/s is are correct?

a) 1,2 and 3 only
b) 1,2 and 4 only
c) 2,3 and 4 only
d) All of the above

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • LPG connection under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana shall be in the name of the women belonging to the BPL family.
  • Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is a scheme of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.
  • An adult woman under Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) is eligible under the scheme.
  • All PMUY beneficiaries will be provided with first LPG refill and Stove both free of cost along with their deposit free connection by the Oil Marketing Companies.