Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (25 April 2023)

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

Date: 25 April 2023

Q1. Consider the following statement regarding land record modernization efforts of the government.

1. Bhu-Aadhaar or the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) project seeks to assign a 14-digit alpha-numeric number to land parcels in India based on the geo-coordinates of the land parcel.
2. Bhu-Aadhaar can bring transparency in land dealings and mitigate huge pendency of court cases involving land disputes.

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

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

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • India has taken proactive steps to digitize land records under the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP) to create an integrated land management system.
  • One such step is the Bhu-Aadhaar or the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) project which seeks to assign a 14-digit alpha-numeric number to land parcels in India based on the geo-coordinates of the land parcel. Hence statement 1 is correct.
  • Speaking at a recent event on the implementation of Bhu-Aadhaar, Union minister said that Bhu-Aadhaar will bring transparency in land dealings and mitigate our huge pendency of court cases involving land disputes. Hence statement 2 is correct.

As both the statements are correct, the correct option is (c).

Q2. Which one of the following has been constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986? (UPSC prelims 2022)

a) Central Water Commission
b) Central Ground Water Board
c) Central Ground Water Authority
d) National Water Development Agency

Answer: (C)

Explanation: Central Ground Water Authority has been constituted under Section 3 (3) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to regulate and control the development and management of groundwater resources in the country. Thus, option (c) is the correct answer.

Q3. Consider the following statements regarding North-eastern India.

1. Arunachal Pradesh is India’s largest state in the Northeast.
2. Arunachal Pradesh shares international borders with three countries: Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh.

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:

  • Covering an area of nearly 80,000-sq-km, Arunachal Pradesh is India’s largest state in the Northeast.
  • Thus statement 1 is correct.
  • Arunachal is the only state that has international borders with three countries: Bhutan, Myanmar and China (Not Bangladesh).
  • Thus statement 3 is NOT correct.

Q4. Consider the following statements about United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC):

1. The UNSC meets annually in New York to review and approve statistical standards and methods.
2. Members serve for a term of five years.
3. V.R Rao was the first Indian to hold its chair.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a. 1 and 3 Only
b. 2 and 3 Only
c. 1, 2 and 3
d. 1 Only

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • The UNSC meets annually in New York to review and approve statistical standards and methods. Statement 1 is correct.
  • Members serve for a term of four years. Statement 2 is Not correct.
  • P.C. Mahalanobis was the first Indian to hold its chair(for its eighth and ninth sessions held in 1954 and 1956 respectively), followed by V.R Rao who chaired the 19th session in 1976. Statement 3 is Not correct. Hence option d is correct.