Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (20 June 2022)

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

Date: 20 June 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements about the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB):

1. Central Ground Water Board is a subordinate office of the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India
2. It is the National Apex Agency entrusted with the responsibilities of providing scientific inputs for the management, exploration, monitoring, assessment, augmentation, and regulation of groundwater resources in the country.
3. Central Ground Water Authority is constituted under the Water Pollution Act, 1974.

Which of the above is not correct?

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

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) is a subordinate office of the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India.
  • It is the National Apex Agency entrusted with the responsibilities of providing scientific inputs for the management, exploration, monitoring, assessment, augmentation, and regulation of groundwater resources of the country.
  • Central Ground Water Board was established in 1970 by renaming the Exploratory Tube wells Organization under the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. It was merged with the Ground Water Wing of the Geological Survey of India in 1972
  • It is constituted under the Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986.
  • Hence, the third statement is not correct.

Q2. Consider the following statements:

1. Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape, provided the wife is above 18 years of age.
2. Justice Verma Committee was constituted to recommend amendments to the Criminal Law for criminals accused of committing sexual assault against women.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

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

Answer: (A)

Explanation: Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape, provided the wife is above 15 years of age, also known as the “marital rape exception”.

Q3. Consider the following statements:

1. The Logistics Performance Index (LPI) is an interactive benchmarking tool created by the World Bank.
2. India ranks 44 in the Logistics Performance Index 2018.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • The Logistics Performance Index (LPI) is an interactive benchmarking tool created by the World Bank.Statement 1 correct
  • India ranks 44 in the Logistics Performance Index 2018.Statement 2 correct

Q4. Consider the following statements:

1. India is geographically the second-largest country without multiple time zones.
2. The standard meridian of India (82° 30'E) passes through Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh.
3. Indian standard time is maintained by CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (NPL), New Delhi.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • India is geographically the second-largest country after China without multiple time zones.
  • Keeper of the time in India is the CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (NPL), New Delhi, which records time using five caesium atomic clocks.
  • The time difference between the western-most part and the eastern-most point of India is approximately two hours, the effect of which is that the sun rises and sets much earlier in the North-East than it does in the rest of the country.
  • The five states in India through which the standard Meridian passes are Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, andAndhra Pradesh.

Q5. Consider the following statements:

1. After the passing of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, there is a sharp declining of rape cases in India.
2. Rape for the first time defined under the Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act of 1983.

Which of the above given statements is/ are correct?

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • The cases of rape have gone up from 176 cases in 2017 to 220 cases in 2019 to 292 cases in 2021.
  • ‘Rape’ as a clearly defined offence was first introduced in the Indian Penal Code in 1860. Prior to this, there were often diverse and conflicting laws prevailing across India.