Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (27 June 2022)

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

Date: 27 June 2022

Q1. Which of the following organisation is related to Cornwall Consensus?

A) G-20
B) G-7
C) G-33
D) UN

Answer: (B)

Explanation: Cornwall Consensus was proposed at the 47th G7 meeting. It demands government intervention to address acute and chronic issues for improving global economic conditions.

Q2. Consider the following statements about Soil Health Card Scheme:

1. It contains the status of soil with respect to 12 parameters.
2. The SHC indicates fertilizer recommendations and soil amendment required for the farm.
3. It is a Government of India’s scheme promoted by the Department of Agriculture & Co-operation under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • Soil Health Card (SHC) is a Government of India’s scheme promoted by the Department of Agriculture & Co-operation under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare. It is being implemented through the Department of Agriculture of all the State and Union Territory Governments.
  • SHC is a printed report that a farmer will be handed over for each of his holdings.
  • It will contain the status of his soil with respect to 12 parameters, namely N,P,K (Macro-nutrients) ; S (Secondary- nutrient) ; Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, Bo (Micro - nutrients) ; and pH, EC, OC (Physical parameters). Based on this, the SHC will also indicate fertilizer recommendations and soil amendment required for the farm.

Hence statements 1,2 and 3 all are correct.

Q3. Consider the following statements about MGNERGA scheme:

1. It provides legal guarantee for 100 days of employment to adult members of any rural households in a year.
2. It is implemented and monitored by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj in association with the State Governments.
3. One-half of the stipulated workforce under this scheme is reserved for women.

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

a) 2only
b) 3only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) Neither of these

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 provides legal guarantee for 100 days of employment during every financial year to adult members of any rural households who are willing to do public work-related unskilled manual works at the statutory minimum wage.
  • Its entire implementation is monitored by the Ministry of Rural Development in association with the State Governments.
  • About one-third of the stipulated workforce under this scheme is reserved for women.

Q4. Consider the following statements about the BRICS New Development Bank:

1. China is the biggest shareholder in the bank.
2. The bank is headquartered in Beijing, China.
3. The Bank’s membership is open to members of the United Nations.

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

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) None of the above

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • It has an equal distribution of shares between the shareholders.
  • The Bank’s membership is open to members of the United Nations.
  • The bank is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Q5. Consider the following statements regarding the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021:

1. The gestation limit for abortions has been raised to 24 weeks for all women.
2. Women can now terminate unwanted pregnancies caused by contraceptive failure, regardless of their marital status.

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: (B)

Explanation:

  • Under the MTP act, 2021, the gestation limit for abortions has been raised from the earlier ceiling of 20 weeks to 24 weeks, but only for special categories of pregnant women such as rape or incest survivors. But this termination would need the approval of two registered doctors.
  • Women can now terminate unwanted pregnancies caused by contraceptive failure, regardless of their marital status. Earlier the law specified that only a “married woman and her husband” could do this.