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

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

Date: 19 July 2022

Q1. World Population Prospects is released by:

a) United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
b) World Economic Forum
c) World Inequality Lab
d) Oxfam

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs released the World Population Prospects 2022, the 27th edition of official UN population estimates and projections prepared by the department’s Population Division.
  • The WPP has been preparing the biennial report since 1951.

Q2. Consider the following statements:

1. The S-400 is a mobile long-range surface to surface missile system.
2. It can take down multiple targets like fighter jets, bombers, cruise and ballistic missiles or drones up to a range of 400 km.
3. It has beyond visual range capabilities with five different kinds of missiles
4. It can engage multiple targets, which includes tracking of 160 objects in a 600 km range and hit 72 targets up to 400 km.

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

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation: S-400 missile system

  • The S-400 is a mobile long range surface to air missile system which is considered one of the most lethal in the world.
  • It can take down multiple targets like fighter jets, bombers, cruise and ballistic missiles or drones up to a range of 400 km.
  • It has beyond visual range capabilities with four different kinds of missiles.
  • It can engage multiple targets, which includes tracking of 160 objects in a 600 km range and hit 72 targets up to 400 km.
  • The four different missiles have varied capabilities - short range 40 km, medium range 120 km, long range 180 km and very long range 400 km.

Q3. Panchamrit is related to which of the following sector?

A) Education
B) Health
C) Energy
D) National Security

Answer: (C)

Explanation: Panchamrit refers to 5 targets that India aims to attain in the coming years to ensure India’s bid for a more GHG emissions-neutral world. It requires India to tweak its energy generation parameters towards cleaner sources of energy.

Q4. INS Sindhudhvaj was recently in news. It is a

a) Aircraft carriers
b) Amphibious warfare ships
c) Destroyers
d) Submarine

Answer: (D)

Explanation: The Navy’s Kilo-class submarine, INS Sindhudhvaj, was decommissioned from service on Saturday at Visakhapatnam after 35 years in service. With this, the Navy now has 15 conventional submarines in service.

Q5. Which of the following is/are the likely consequences of farm loan waiver schemes:

1. It may increase fiscal deficits for States.
2. Cost of borrowing for States may increase.
3. It may limit the ability to undertake productive capital expenditure in the agriculture sector.

Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • It increases the fiscal deficit of the state as the gross expenditure of state government exceeds the gross revenue which in turn causes low credit ranking for the state and so the cost of borrowing increases for the state.
  • Loan waivers increase the interest burden of the states andlimit their ability to undertake productive capital expenditure in the agriculture sector. It affects the long-term growth in the sector.