Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (27 May 2023)

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

Date: 27 May 2023

Q1. Which of the following statements regarding the Giant Leatherback Turtle is/are correct?

1. It is the smallest of the seven species of sea turtles.
2. It is listed in Schedule I of India's Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • It is the largest of the seven species of sea turtles. Thus, statement 1 is incorrect.
  • It is listed in Schedule I of India’s Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Thus, statement 2 is correct.

Q2. What is the objective of the AmazonFACE project in Brazil?

a) To study the impact of deforestation on the Amazon rainforest.
b) To construct a unique structure deep within the Amazon rainforest.
c) To simulate the effects of climate change on the Amazon rainforest.
d) To examine the biodiversity of the Amazon rainforest.

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • In the depths of the Amazon, Brazil is building an otherworldly structure — a complex of towers arrayed in six rings, poised to spray mists of carbon dioxide into the rainforest. But the reason is utterly terrestrial: to understand how the world’s largest tropical forest responds to climate change. (Hence statement C is correct).
  • Dubbed AmazonFACE, the project will probe the forest’s remarkable ability to sequester carbon dioxide — an essential piece in the puzzle of world climate change.
  • This will help scientists understand whether the region has a tipping point that could throw it into a state of irreversible decline. Such a feared event, also known as the Amazon forest dieback, would transform the world’s most biodiverse forest into a drier savannah-like landscape.
  • FACE stands for Free Air CO2 Enrichment. This technology first developed by Brookhaven National Laboratory, located near New York City, has the ability to modify the surrounding environment of growing plants in a way that replicates future levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.

The correct option is (C).

Q3. Consider the following statements about Corporate Social Responsibility.

1. India became the first country to legislate the need to undertake CSR activities and mandatorily report CSR initiatives under the new Companies Act 2013.
2. Section 135 of Companies Act of 2013 covers the essential prerequisites pertaining to the execution; fund allotment and reporting for successful project implementation.

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:

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India

  • On 29th August 2013, The Companies Act 2013 replaced the Companies Act of 1956. The New Act has introduced far-reaching changes that affect company formation, administration, and governance, and incorporates an additional section i.e. Section 135 – clause on Corporate Social Responsibility obligations (“CSR”) for companies listed in India. The clause covers the essential prerequisites pertaining to the execution; fund allotment and reporting for successful project implementation.
  • India became the first country to legislate the need to undertake CSR activities and mandatorily report CSR initiatives under the new Companies Act 2013. This is the beginning of a new era for CSR in India.

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