Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (22 July 2022)

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

Date: 22 July 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding Jal Jeevan Mission:

1. It envisages a supply of 55 litres of water per person per day to every rural household through Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) by 2025.
2. Jal Jeevan mission aims to strengthen the existing water sources to set up various treatment plants and desalination plants in the coastal regions.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Launched in 2019, the Jal Jeevan Mission envisages the supply of 55 litres of water per person per day to every rural household through Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) by 2024.
  • India's Jal Jeevan mission aims to strengthen the existing water sources to set up various treatment plants and desalination plants in the coastal regions. The mission also aims that the existing water supply and connections are functional, water quality is maintained, and sustainable agriculture is achieved. It ensures the conjunctive use of conserved water, drinking water source augmentation, drinking water supply system, greywater treatment, and reuse.

Q2. Consider the following statements

1. The Constitution mentions all the ways for acquiring citizenship in India.
2. India allows its citizens to remit 1 Mn $ per year per person.

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

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation: There is no explicit mention of ways of acquiring citizenship in the Constitution. These ways are mentioned in Citizenship Act 1955. India allows its citizens to remit 250,000$ per year per person.

Q3. Consider the following statements with respect to Bio-medical Waste Rules 2016:

1. These rules are notified under the Environment Protection Act 1986.
2. Bio-medical waste has been classified into 5 categories instead of 10 to improve the segregation of waste at the source;
3. Include emissions limits for Dioxin and furans.
4. No occupier shall establish onsite treatment and disposal facility if the service of a common bio-medical waste treatment facility is available at a distance of a hundred km.

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

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

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • The rules are notified under the Environment Protection Act 1986.
  • Bio-medical waste has been classified into 4 categories instead of 10 to improve the segregation of waste at source;
  • Inclusion of emissions limits for Dioxin and furans;
  • No occupier shall establish onsite treatment and disposal facility if a service of a common bio-medical waste treatment facility is available at a distance of seventy-five kilometers.

Q4. Which one of the following organisation launched the AI4AI (AI for Agriculture Innovation) program?

a) The Asian Development Bank
b) The Food and Agriculture Organization
c) The World Economic Forum
d) The World Bank

Answer: (C)

Explanation: The World Economic Forum has launched the AI4AI (AI for Agriculture Innovation) initiative and Food Innovation Hubs in collaboration with the Agriculture Ministry and multiple State governments with the intent of enabling and scaling PPPs for driving innovation across the agriculture ecosystem, establishing toolkits and frameworks through evidence based learning from pilots on ground.

Q5. The Golden Crescent, the name given to one of Asia's two illegal drug trafficking regions, consists of which of the following countries?

1. Pakistan
2. Afghanistan
3. Iran
4. Laos
5. Thailand
6. Myanmar

Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 4, 5 and 6
c) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
d) None of the above

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • The Golden Crescent is located in Southwest Asia and consists of three contiguous countries of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran from East to West.
  • The Golden Triangle is located in Southeast Asia comprising three contiguous countries of Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar from East to West.