Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (24 November 2022)

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

Date: 24 November 2022

Q1. ‘Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation’ or KALIA scheme, sometimes seen in the news, is related to which of the following state?

a) Telangana
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Odisha
d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: (C)

Explanation: The state government of Odisha launched the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme in January 2018 (Rabi season of 2018) to assist the development of small farmers, cultivators, and landless agricultural laborers, and various such sectors. So, option (c) is correct.

Q2. Consider the following statements regarding Panchsheel Principles.

1. Panchsheel principles were first mentioned in the Sino-Indian Agreement, 1954 and publicly formulated by Jawahar Lal Nehru.
2. These principles would later become the basis of the Non-Aligned Movement.
3. The Panchsheel Agreement was signed by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Premier Zhou Enlai.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Panchsheel principles were first mentioned in the Sino-Indian Agreement, 1954 and publicly formulated by Zhou Enlai. Thus statement 1 is not correct.
  • These principles would later become the basis of the Non-Aligned Movement. Hence statement 2 is correct.
  • The Panchsheel Agreement was signed by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Premier Zhou Enlai. Thus statement 3 is also correct.

Q3. Consider the following statements:

1. The Conference of Parties (COP) is the apex decision-making body of the United Nations Climate Change Framework Convention (UNFCCC) which meets every year.
2. The COP27 held recently led to the emergence of the idea of a loss and damage fund.
3. The Santiago network was established as part of the Warsaw International Mechanism during the COP27.

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

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

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • The Conference of Parties (COP) is the apex decision-making body of the United Nations Climate Change Framework Convention (UNFCCC). The COP meets every year, unless the Parties decide otherwise. Hence, the statement 1 is correct.
  • In the early 1990s, the Alliance of Small Island States, a group of low-lying coastal and small island countries, began calling for the establishment of a loss and damage fund as the United Nations was creating a framework to deal with climate change on an international level. Since then, the idea has always been a part of annual U.N. climate summits. For the first time, at this year’s COP27, it was included in the agenda and became the centerpiece of discussions. Hence, the statement 2 is incorrect.
  • At COP 25 in Madrid, Spain, Parties established the Santiago network as part of the WIM. Hence, the statement 3 is also incorrect.

Q4. One ‘carbon credit’ is accepted as equivalent to:

a) 100 kg carbon
b) 100 kg of carbon dioxide
c) 1000 kg carbon
d) 1000 kg carbon dioxide

Answer: (D)

Explanation: One carbon credit is one metric tonne (1000 kg) equivalent of carbon dioxide reduction or absorption from the environment. So, option (d) is the correct answer.

Q5. Consider the following statements regarding India’s forest ecosystem and Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Act, 2016.

1. The Forest Policy of 1952 recommended that 33% of the total land area of the country should be brought under Forest or tree cover.
2. The CAF Act establishes the National Compensatory Afforestation Fund under the Consolidated Fund of India and a State Compensatory Afforestation Fund under the Consolidated Fund of each state.
3. The National CAF will receive 10% of these funds, and the State Funds will receive the remaining 90%.

Choose the CORRECT answer using the code given below:

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

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • Forest Policy of 1952 which recommended that 33% of the total land area of the country should be brought under Forest or tree cover.
  • Hence, statement-1 is correct.
  • The law establishes the National Compensatory Afforestation Fund under the Public Account of India and a State Compensatory Afforestation Fund under the Public Account of each state.
  • These Funds will receive payments for
  • Compensatory afforestation,
  • (Net present value of forest (NPV), and
  • Other project specific payments.
  • The National Fund will receive 10% of these funds, and the State Funds will receive the remaining 90%.
  • The Funds are established under a PUBLIC account and Not Consolidated Fund, therefore statement-2 is incorrect and statement-3 is correct.