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

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

Date: 23 November 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements with respect to the revised Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022:

1. The new Bill has the clause for compensation to affected Data Principals.
2. It proposes to impose a penalty on individuals providing unverifiable or false information to a Data Fiduciary or with the Board.
3. The Bill extends exemptions to government agencies from adhering to some of the provisions of the Bill.

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

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • The new Bill does away with the clause for compensation to affected Data Principals. Hence, the statement 1 is incorrect.
  • It proposes to impose a penalty of ₹10,000 on individuals providing unverifiable or false information while applying for any document, service, proof of identity or address, or registering a false or frivolous complaint with a Data Fiduciary (who collects and processes the data) or with the Board. Hence, the statement 2 is correct.
  • The Bill also extends exemptions to government agencies from adhering to some of the provisions of the Bill. Hence, the statement 3 is correct.

Q2. Consider the following statements regarding Adam's Bridge (Ram Setu).

1. It is a chain of limestone shoals, between Pamban Island of Sri Lanka and Mannar Island of Tamil Nadu, India.
2. The bridge is 30 km long and separates the Gulf of Mannar from the Palk Strait.
3. Hindus believe that this structure was built by Lord Rama and his army of apes and monkeys to reach Ravana's Lanka.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Adam's Bridge is a chain of limestone shoals between Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, off the southeastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and Mannar Island, off the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka. Thus statement 1 is not correct.
  • The bridge is 30 km long and separates the Gulf of Mannar (southwest) from the Palk Strait (northeast). Hence statement 2 is correct.
  • In Hindu mythology, It is believed that this structure was built by Lord Rama and his army of apes and monkeys to reach Ravana's Lanka. Thus statement 3 is correct.

Q3. Which of the following actions will help India overcome domestic socio-economic shocks caused by volatile geopolitical situations across the world-

1. Poverty alleviation.
2. Universal education and health care.
3. Creation of jobs.
4. Raising parameters of the human development index.

Choose the CORRECT answer using the code given below:

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • Fireproofing of the economy is an approach which develops strategies that sufficiently insulate the country from the plethora of crises that have the potential to slow down or even derail the country’s rise.
  • To absorb the socioeconomic shocks policy making in the medium term must concentrate on
  • Poverty alleviation on a war footing;
  • Universal education and health care;
  • Creation of jobs
  • Raising the other parameters of the human development index.

Q4. Consider the following statements regarding India’s labour force:

1. India’s female labour force participation rate (FLFPR) increased between 2000 to 2020.
2. Over 60% of women in the working age (15-59-years) group are engaged in full-time housework.
3. Indian women represent nearly half of India’s population but contribute only about one sixth of GDP.
4. Share of the Indian workforce who have undergone any formal skills training is about 5 % of India’s total workforce.

Choose the CORRECT answer using the codes given below:

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

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • According to the World Bank data India’s female labour force participation rate (FLFPR) is one of the lowest in the world.
  • It is in declining mode, having fallen from 30.5% in 2000 to 21.1% in 2019, and 18.6% in 2020 (International Labour Organisation figures).Hence, statement-1 is incorrect.
  • The Economic Survey of 2020 revealed that 60% of women in the 15-59-years age group are engaged in full-time housework, as compared to 1% of males.
  • Hence, statement-2 is correct.
  • A recent Bloomberg Economics analysis estimated that Indian women represent 48% of India’s population but they contribute only around 17% of GDP, compared to 40% in China.
  • Hence, Statement-3 is correct.
  • According to NSSO’s 68th round only 4.7% of India’s total workforce have undergone any formal skills training (3.8% of adult women and 9.3% of adult men).
  • Hence, statement-4 is correct.