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

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

Date: 22 October 2022

Q1. With reference to the Forest Survey report 2021, consider the following statements:

1. The total forest and tree cover of the country is 24.62 percent of the geographical area of the country.
2. Area-wise Mizoram has the largest forest cover in the country.

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: (A)

Explanation:

  • The total forest and tree cover of the country is 80.9 million hectares, about 24.62 percent of the geographical area of the country. So, statement 1 is correct.
  • Area-wise Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover in the country followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Maharashtra. In terms of forest cover as a percentage of total geographical area, the top five States are Mizoram (84.53%), Arunachal Pradesh (79.33%), Meghalaya (76.00%), Manipur (74.34%), and Nagaland (73.90%). So, statement 2 is incorrect.

Q2. Consider the following statements (UPSC-Pre-2018)

1. BHIM app allows the user to transfer money to anyone with a UPI-enabled bank account.
2. While a chip-pin debit card has four factors of authentication, the BHIM app has only two factors of authentication.

Choose the INCORRECT answer using the codes given below:

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • BHIM is an application based on the UPI infrastructure facilitates instant fund transfer between two bank accounts on a mobile platform, without requiring details of the beneficiary’s bank account.

Thus statement-1 is correct

  • BHIM has 3 factors of authentication. One is the device ID and mobile number, Second is the bank account linked to this app, and the finally the UPI Pin which is needed to complete the transaction.
  • A chip based debit card has 2 factors of authentication, therefore statement-2 is incorrect.

Q3. Stubble burning emits which of the following pollutants in the atmosphere?

1. Methane
2. Carbon Monoxide
3. Volatile organic compound

Choose the correct option:

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation: Stubble burning emits large amounts of toxic pollutants in the atmosphere which contain harmful gases like methane (CH4), Carbon Monoxide (CO), Volatile organic compound (VOC) and carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. So, option d is correct.

Q4. Consider the following statements:

1. The Official Language Committee is a statutory committee.
2. The Official Language Committee is headed by the Minister of Culture.
3. The Committee consists of members from Lok Sabha only.
4. It is obligatory for the President to act upon the recommendations of the committee.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are NOT correct?

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

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • The official language committee is a statutory committee constituted in 1976 under Section 4 of the Official Language Act, 1963.
  • The Official Language Committee, headed by the Union Home Minister, was set up to review the progress made in the use of Hindi for the official purposes of the Union as mandated by Article 351 of the Indian Constitution and submit a report to the President. Hence, the statement 2 is incorrect.
  • The Committee consists of 30 members out of which 20 members are from Lok Sabha and 10 are from Rajya Sabha. Hence, the statement 3 is incorrect.
  • It is obligatory for the President to act upon the recommendations of the committee.

Q5. Consider the following statements with respect to wheat.

1. India is the world's largest wheat producer.
2. Wheat is a rabi crop that is grown in the winter season.
3. The optimum temperature range for ideal germination of wheat seed is 20-25 C.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

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

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • China is the largest producer of wheat in the world, followed by India and Russia. Thus statement 1 is not correct.
  • Main Rabi crops include wheat, gram, mustard, barley, peas, etc. Hence statement 2 is correct.
  • The optimum temperature range for ideal germination of wheat seed is 20-25 degrees C though the seeds can germinate in the temperature range of 3.5 to 35 degrees C. Thus statement 3 is correct.