Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (23 February 2022)

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

Date: 23 February 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements about Lokpal:

1. Lokpal is an independent constitutional body formed under Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013.
2. The complaint against corruption cannot be registered before Lokpal after a period of seven years from the date on which the offence was committed.

Select the correct statements:

A. 1 only
B. 2only
C. Both are correct
D. Both are incorrect

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • The Lokpal is not given any constitutional backing. It is a statutory body.
  • The complaint against corruption cannot be registered after a period of seven years from the date on which the offence mentioned in such a complaint is alleged to have been committed.

Q2. Consider the following statements:

1. The recently introduced four labour codes replace 40 of the existing union labour laws.
2. Since labour is a subject in the Union list, only Centre can make rules.
3. The Code on Wages, subsumes the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are Correct:

A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 3 only

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • The four labour codes -- the Code on Wages, Industrial Relations Code, Social Security Code and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code will replace 29 labour laws.
  • Labour is a concurrent subject, both the Centre and states have to frame the rules.
  • The Code on Wages, notified in August 2019, subsumes the provisions of four laws - Payment of Wages Act, the Minimum Wages Act, the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 and the Equal Remuneration Act.

Q.3 Match the following:

Convention Subject
1. Basel Convention Prior Informed Consent Procedure
2. Stockholm Convention Persistent organic pollutants
3. Rotterdam Convention Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes

Which of the above pairs is/ are correctly matched?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) All of these
d) Neither of these

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Basel Convention : Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes
  • Stockholm Convention : persistent organic pollutants
  • Rotterdam Convention : Prior Informed Consent Procedure

Q4. Which of the following Ministry has released the Draft e-Commerce Rules 2021?

a) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
b) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
c) Ministry of Finance
d) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • The new set of Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Amendment Rules, 2021 released by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has raised a storm of protest from other ministries, e-commerce platforms and IT industry trade body Nasscom.

Q5. With reference to Minsk Agreements, consider the following statements:

1. MINSK 1 was written in 2014 with mediation by France and Germany.
2. MINSK 2 was signed by the representatives of Russia, Ukraine and USA.

Select the correct statement using the code given below.

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 2 both
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (A)

Explanation: In February 2015, representatives of Russia, Ukraine, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the leaders of Donetsk and Luhansk signed a 13-point agreement , now known as the Minsk 2 accord.

Q6. Consider the following statements regarding Fortified Rice:

1. The Government of India has planned to distribute fortified rice through the Targeted Public Distribution System, PM Poshan and ICDS in all parts of the country by 2024.
2. According to FSSAI norms, fortified rice contains iron, folic acid and Vitamin B-12.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • The government of India has planned to distribute fortified rice through the Targeted Public Distribution System, PM Poshan and ICDS in all parts of the country by 2024.
  • According to FSSAI norms, fortified rice contains iron, folic acid and Vitamin B-12.

Q7. Consider the following statements about UNCLOS

1) It is the only international convention which stipulates a framework for state jurisdiction in maritime spaces.
2) It is also known as Law of Sea and it divides marine areas into 4 zones

Which of the following are correct?

A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both are correct
D) None of the above

Answer: (A)

Explanation: UNCLOS divides marine areas into 5 zones namely- Internal Waters, Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the High Seas