Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (25 August 2022)

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

Date: 25 August 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements with regard to India’s foreign policy.

1. It has shifted from its fixation with Pakistan to the more productive Bay of Bengal maritime geography.
2. It is following the age-old policy of Non-alignment.
3. It has turned pragmatic without the ideological baggage of the past.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation: Statement 2 is incorrect. Shedding its old diffidence, New Delhi is proclaiming that it is no longer Non-Aligned, rather it is willing to align based on shared interests.

Q2. Consider the following statements:

1. Electricity is a subject of the union list of the Indian Constitution.
2. CERC is a statutory body functioning under the Electricity Act 2003.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Electricity is a subject of the Concurrent List of the Indian Constitution.
  • CERC is a statutory body functioning under sec – 76 of the Electricity Act 2003.

Q3. Consider the following statements:

1. Canal irrigation system had been introduced by the Britishers in India
2. The percentage of canal irrigation area to total irrigated area in the country accounts for around 60%.
3. At present irrigation from wells and tubewells accounts for around 25% of the net irrigated area in the country.

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

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • Long before the British Raj, India was a pioneer in canal irrigation by building dams across rivers.
  • The percentage of canal irrigation area to total irrigated area in the country has fallen from about 40% in 1950-51 to less than 25% at present.
  • At present irrigation from wells and tubewells accounts for more than 60% of the net irrigated area in the country.

Q4. Consider the following statements regarding cyber-attacks:

1. Botnet attack is a large-scale cyber-attack carried out by malware-infected devices which are controlled remotely.
2. In the Man-in-the-middle attack, the attacker secretly intercepts and relays messages between two parties who believe they are communicating directly with each other.
3. In Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), the attacker floods a server with internet traffic to prevent users from accessing connected online services and sites.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • Botnet attack: It is a large-scale cyber-attack carried out by malware-infected devices which are controlled remotely e.g. fraudulent online reviews.
  • Man-in-the-middle attack: a type of cyber-attack in which the attacker secretly intercepts and relays messages between two parties who believe they are communicating directly with each other. The attack is a type of eavesdropping in which the attacker intercepts and then controls the entire conversation. E.g. Active eavesdropping.
  • Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS): a cybercrime in which the attacker floods a server with internet traffic to prevent users from accessing connected online services and sites e.g. A domain name system amplification attack that makes requests to a DNS server using the target's IP address.

Q5. Consider the following statements regarding developments in India’s science and scientific literacy

1. National Science day is observed to mark discovery of Raman Effect by Dr. CV Raman.
2. No citizen of the Republic of India has won a Nobel Prize in science.

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

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • National Science Day:
  • In 1986, the National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) asked the Government of India to designate February 28 as National Science Day.
  • National Science day is observed to mark discovery of Raman Effect by Dr. CV Raman.
  • India became Republic after commencement of its constitution in 1950
  • No citizen of the Republic of India has won a Nobel Prize in science.
  • Although Mother Teresa, Amartya Sen and Kailash Satyarthi have won Nobel prizes, they are not in the field of Science.

Q6. Consider the following statements:

1. Under Articles 72 of the Constitution, both the President and Governors have the power to pardon, suspend, remit, or commute a sentence passed by the courts.
2. The power of pardon is not judicially reviewable.

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: (D)

Explanation:

  • Under Articles 72 and 161 of the Constitution, the President and Governors have the power to pardon, suspend, remit, or commute a sentence passed by the courts.
  • Pardoning powers under Articles 72 and 161 are subject to judicial review.
  • In Epuru Sudhakar vs Govt. Of A.P., the Supreme Court held that it is a well-set principle that a limited judicial review of the exercise of clemency powers is available to the Supreme Court and High Courts.