Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (19 February 2022)

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

Date: 19 February 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding Indian Panchamrit principles, to deal with the climate change:

1. India will reduce the total projected carbon emissions by one billion tons from now onwards till 2030.
2. By 2030, India will reduce the carbon intensity of its economy by less than 45 per cent.
3. By the year 2070, India will achieve the target of Net Zero Emission.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • India will reduce the total projected carbon emissions by one billion tons from now onwards till 2030.
  • By 2030, India will reduce the carbon intensity of its economy by less than 45 per cent.
  • By the year 2070, India will achieve the target of Net Zero Emission.

Q2. Consider the following Statements:

1. Indirect tax is not levied on the income of the taxpayer and can’t be passed on to others.
2. Taxes on consumption tend to be progressive, because poor people spend a greater proportion of their income on consumption.

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

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • Indirect tax is the tax imposed by the government on a taxpayer for goods and services bought.
  • Indirect tax is not levied on the income of the taxpayer and can be passed on from one individual to another.
  • Taxes on consumption tend to be regressive, because poor people spend a greater proportion of their income on consumption.

Q3. Consider the following statements:

1. First Information Report (FIR) has been defined under section 154 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)
2. FIR is filed against the cognizable offence which stands for a police officer shall not arrest without warrant.

Select the correct statements:

A. 1 only
B. 2only
C. Both are correct
D. Neither is correct

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • The term first information report (FIR) is not defined in the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973, or in any other law, but in police regulations or rules, information recorded under Section 154 of CrPC is known as First Information Report (FIR).
  • If, on the basis of a complaint, it appears that a cognizable offence has been committed, then an FIR under Section 154 CrPC will be registered, and police will open an investigation. If no offence is found, the police will close the inquiry.
  • In the First Schedule, “the word ‘cognizable’ stands for ‘a police officer may arrest without warrant’; and the word ‘non-cognizable’ stands for ‘a police officer shall not arrest without warrant’.

Q4. Consider the following statement about Jal Jeevan Mission?

1. The Mission is based on a community approach to water and includes extensive Information, Education and Communication as a key component of the mission.
2. It is the Ministry of Rural Development main programme, with the goal of connecting every rural family to tap water by 2024.

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: (A)

Explanation:

  • It is the Ministry of Jal Shakti's main programme, with the goal of connecting every rural family to tap water by 2024.
  • The Mission is based on a community approach to water and includes extensive Information, Education and Communication as a key component of the mission.

Q5. Which of the following statement best describes the Starlink project?

a) It is a partially reusable Satellite launch vehicle.
b) It is high-altitude balloons to providing Internet access to rural and remote areas.
c) It is a satellite internet constellation to providing Internet access.
d) It is an international nuclear fusion research and engineering megaproject.

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • Starlink is a satellite-based broadband network, with the objective of eventually building a low-cost, satellite-based broadband network capable of delivering internet access to the entire globe.
  • With Starlink Project, SpaceX intends to put a “constellation” of satellites in low earth orbit, thereby providing high-speed, cable-like internet to every corner of the planet.

Q6. Consider the following statements by new Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022

1) These were brought by the Ministry of Urban and Housing Affairs.
2) These divide plastics into 5 categories

Which of the following are correct?

A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both are correct
D) Neither is correct

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • These were brought by MoEFCC.
  • These divide plastics into 4 categories

Q7. Which of the following statement is/are correct?

1. UAE is India's fifth-largest trade partner globally.
2. India’s major exports to the UAE includes petroleum products, precious metals, stones, gems and jewelry.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation: UAE is India's third-largest trade partner globally, after the United States and China.