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

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

Date: 25 June 2022

Q1. Which of the following committees is/are related to poverty estimation in India?

1. Lakdawala Committee
2. Rangarajan Committee
3. Alagh Committee
4. Tendulkar Committee

Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation: Six official committees have so far estimated the number of people living in poverty in India — the working group of 1962; V N Dandekar and N Rath in 1971; Y K Alagh in 1979; D T Lakdawala in 1993; Suresh Tendulkar in 2009; and C Rangarajan in 2014.

Q2. Consider the following statements:

1. A floor test is a motion through which the government seeks to know whether it still enjoys the confidence of the legislature.
2. The Governor’s residuary powers under Article 163 allow him to call for a floor test.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • A floor test is a motion through which the government seeks to know whether it still enjoys the confidence of the legislature. Statement 1 correct
  • In this procedure, a Chief Minister appointed by the Governor can be asked to prove majority on the floor of the Legislative Assembly of the state.
  • When the House is in session, it is the Speaker who can call for a floor test. But when the Assembly is not in session, the Governor’s residuary powers under Article 163 allow him to call for a floor test. Statement 2 correct

Q3. Which of the following is/are the pillars of Mission Karmayogi?

1. Policy Framework,
2. Institutional Framework,
3. Competency Framework,
4. Monitoring and Evaluation Framework.

Choose the correct option:

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

Answer: (D)

Q4. Consider the following statements about the 1991 reforms to foster Indian industries:

1. Abolition of Industrial licensing Raj.
2. Dilution of Public sector role
3. Beginning of privatisation
4. Free entry to foreign investment and technology
5. Scrapping of concept of MRTP company.

Which of the above are correct?

a) 1, 2,3,4 only
b) 1,3,4,5 only
c) 2,3,4,5 only
d) All of the above

Answer: (D)

Explanation: The plan to foster Indian industries included:

  1. It abolished the License Raj by removing licensing restrictions for all industries except for 18 prominent industries.
  2. To incentivise foreign investment, it laid out a plan to pre-approve all investment up to 51% foreign equity participation, allowing foreign companies to bring modern technology and industrial development.
  3. To further incentivise technological advancement, the old policy of government approval for foreign technology agreements was scrapped.
  4. It proposed to dismantle public monopolies by floating shares of public sector companies and limiting public sector growth to essential infrastructure, goods and services, mineral exploration, and defence manufacturing.
  5. The concept of an MRTP company, where companies whose assets surpassed a certain value were placed under government supervision, was scrapped.

Q5. Consider the following statements regarding the Indian Constitution

1) Article 15 provides for Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment.
2) Article 16 provides for the Prohibition of discrimination on some specific grounds.

Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct?

A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (D)

Explanation: The statements have been interchanged.

  • Article 16 provides for Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment.
  • Article 15 provides for the Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.