Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (27 December 2021)

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

Date: 27 December 2021

Q1. Consider the following statements, with respect to National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020)?

1. To raise the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in school education to 100 percent by 2030.
2. To raise Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education to 75 percent by 2035.
3. Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) will be set up as a single umbrella body for the entire higher education.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer: (A)

Q2. Consider the following statement about depreciation.:

1. Cheaper for overseas students as they buy dollar to pay their fees.
2. It beneficial for the country export as it boosts export.
3. Depreciation boosts the environment of investment in country.

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

a) 1 and 2only
b) 2 and 3only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) None of these

Answer: (B)

Q3. Consider the following statement about Application of Earth Observation Satellite.:

1. Resource mapping.
2. GPS
3. Satellite broadband.
4. Disaster management

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

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

Answer: (C)

Q4. Consider the following statements:

1. India has targeted to achieve gross zero emissions by 2070
2. India intended to fulfil 50 per cent of its energy requirement through renewable energy by 2030.
3. India targets to generate 1000 GW of renewable energy by 2030

Which of the statements given above is/are Correct:

a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 2 and 3 only

Answer: (B)

Q5. With reference to Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY), consider the following statements:

1. It aimed at bringing together urban planning, economic growth and heritage conservation in an inclusive manner & with the objective of preserving the heritage character of the City.
2. The mission period of HRIDAY scheme ended on 31st March, 2019.

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)

Q6. With reference to the values enshrined in Indian constitution, consider the following statements:

1. The commitment to individual freedom was the product of continuous intellectual and political activity of well over a century.
2. The liberalism of the Indian Constitution differs from that of classical liberalism that always privileges rights of the individuals over demands of social justice and community values.

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)

Q7. With reference to the history of river cleaning programs in India, consider the following statements:

1. In 1985, the central government started a Ganga Action Plan to clean the river Ganga which is considered sacred by millions of Indians.
2. In 1995, a National River Conservation Plan and a ‘Yamuna Action Plan’ to clean the river Yamuna was started.

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)