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

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

Date: 19 May 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements about vaccines to fight off Covid Pandemic in India.

1. Covaxin is a Recombinant Chimpanzee Adenovirus vector vaccine.
2. Covishield is an "inactivated" vaccine that uses the killed SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • Covishield is a "non-replicating viral vector", it makes use of another weakened and genetically modified virus.
  • Whereas, Covaxin uses a killed virus.
  • The statements are interchanged.

Q2. Consider the following pairs:

1. Biplobi Bharat museum: Kolkata
2. Gallery on Gautama Buddha : Bodh Gaya
3. Statue of Unity: Gujarat
4. Statue of Equality: Rajasthan

Which of the above is/are correctly matched:

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

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • Biplobi Bharat museum is located in Kolkata
  • Gallery on Gautama Buddha is located in New Delhi
  • Statue of Unity is located in Gujarat
  • Statue of Equality is located in Hyderabad

Q3. eVIN portal recently seen in the news is related to.

a) MSME
b) Healthcare
c) Skilling
d) Cybercrime

Answer: (B)

Explanation: The Health Ministry has been digitising the vaccine supply chain network in recent years through the use of cloud technology, such as with the Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN).

Q4. Consider the following statements:

1. Companies Act, 2013 mandated having one woman member on every board in listed companies.
2. The average percentage of women holding the board chair in India is more than global average.

Which of the above given statements is/ are correct?

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

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • Moreover in India, only 3.6% of the board chairs are women, down by 0.9% since 2018. Women hold 6.7 percent of the board chairs and 5 percent of the CEO roles globally.
  • Companies Act, 2013 mandated having one woman member on every board in every listed company.

Q5. Consider the following statements:

1. In doctrine of “essentiality” the courts have given the responsibility of determining the essential practices of religion to the executive.
2. The principle of reasonable accommodation acknowledges disability as a social construct that has to be remedied.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both of the above
d) Neither of the above

Answer: (B)

Explanation: In doctrine of “essentiality” the courts have taken the responsibility of determining the essential practices of a religion upon itself.