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

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

Date: 20 October 2022

Q1. Under the constitution of India, which of the following are excluded from the operation of the ‘Doctrine of Pleasure’:

1. Judges of the High Courts
2. Chief Ministers of the states
3. Governors of the states
4. Comptroller and Auditor General of India
5. Attorney-General for India

Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 1, 4, and 5 only
b) 1, 2, and 4 only
c) 1 and 4 only
d) 4 and 5 only

Answer: (C)

Explanation: Under the constitution, the following are excluded from the operation of the ‘Doctrine of Pleasure’:

  • Judges of the Supreme Court;
  • Judges of the High Courts;
  • Chief Election Commissioner; and.
  • Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
  • The Governor holds office during the pleasure of the President (Article 156(1)). So, option (3) is wrong.
  • Article 76 (4): The Attorney General shall hold office during the pleasure of the President. So, option (5) is incorrect.
  • Article 164 (1): The chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister, and the Ministers shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor. So, the Chief Minister holds office during the pleasure of the Governor. So, option (2) is incorrect.

So, option (c) is correct.

Q2. Consider the following statements about the Digital Banking Units (DBU) launched recently:

1. DBUs do not have legal personality.
2. These are not licensed under Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
3. As per the DBU guidelines, only existing commercial banks may establish DBUs.
4. People not having connectivity or computing devices can do banking transactions from DBU.

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

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • People not having connectivity or computing devices can do banking transactions from DBU in a paperless mode.
  • DBUs DO NOT have legal personality and ARE NOT licensed under Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
  • The DBU guidelines expressly state that only existing commercial banks may establish DBUs.
  • Hence, all the statements are correct.

Q3. Which of the following schemes are covered under direct benefit transfer?

1. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
2. National Food Security Mission
3. PM KISAN
4. Ayushman Bharat

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

There are 317 schemes under DBT. The list of some important schemes under direct benefit transfer is given below:

  • Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (so option 1 is correct)
  • National Food Security Mission(so option 2 is correct)
  • National Mission for Sustained Agriculture – NMSA-Rainfed Area Development
  • Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana
  • PM KISAN(so option 3 is correct)
  • National Livestock Mission
  • Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin
  • Atal Pension Yojana
  • Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana
  • Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
  • Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) (so option 4 is correct)
  • Pardhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP)
  • Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushalya Yojna
  • DAY-NRLM
  • Khelo India
  • National AYUSH Mission – Medicines under AYUSH Services
  • Green India Mission National Afforestation Programme
  • Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-SYM)

Q4. Consider the following rivers and their source/distributary/tributary combinations and pairs.

River Source/Distributary/Tributary
Sutlej Rakas lake
Sone Tributary of Yamuna
Ravi Baralacha la pass
Narmada Amarkantak
Gomal Distributary of Indus
Suru Rohtang pass

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

a) Only Two pairs
b) Only Three pairs
c) Only Four pairs
d) Only Five pairs

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • Sutlej River originates in China’s Tibet region near mount Kailash from Rakas Lake which is situated in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar, thus pair 1 is correctly matched.
  • Sone river is a tributary of the Ganga therefore pair-2 is incorrectly matched.
  • Ravi River originates from the northern face of Rohtang pass in the Himachal Pradesh, thus pair -3 is incorrectly matched.
  • Narmada originates from Amarkantak Plateau, thus pair-4 is correctly matched.
  • Gomal is a tributary of Indus which meets the Indus in the PoK region, thus pair-5 is incorrectly matched.
  • Suru river originates from Panzella Galcier near Pensi La pass, Kargil is situated on it., Hence pair-6 is incorrectly matched.

Q5. Consider the following Statements regarding the “State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022.”

1. It is released jointly by FAO, International Fund for Agriculture Development, UNICEF, UN world food Programme, and WHO.
2. It highlighted that globally the gender gap in food insecurity is declining.
3. According to the report India has high undernourishment (about 16% of the population), wasting (about 17%), and stunting (about 31%).

Select the correct statement(s) 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: (C)

Explanation:

  • FAO, International Fund for Agriculture Development, UNICEF, UN world food Programme and WHO jointly released SOFI 2020. Thus statement 1 is correct.
  • Gender gap in Food insecurity has continued to rise in 2021. For example, 31.9 percent of women in the world were moderately or severely food insecure, compared with 27.6 percent of men. Hence statement 2 is not correct.
  • India has high undernourishment (about 16% of the population), wasting (about 17%), and stunting (about 31%) Thus statement 3 is correct.