Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (28 March 2022)

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

Date: 28 March 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding '10th Agriculture Census (2015-16)' :

1. It is conducted at an interval of every five years by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare.
2. The census reveals that agriculture, contributing around 16% of the GDP, is increasingly becoming a female activity.
3. The agriculture sector employs around 80% of all economically active women and they comprise around 30% of the agricultural labour force and around 50% of self employed farmers.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • It is conducted at an interval of every five years by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare.
  • The census reveals that agriculture, contributing around 16% of the GDP, is increasingly becoming a female activity.
  • The agriculture sector employs around 80% of all economically active women and they comprise around 30% of the agricultural labour force and around 50% of self employed farmers.

Q2. Consider the following statements regarding Basel III norms:

1. It is a set of reforms designed to mitigate risk within the international banking sector.
2. It was devised in 2009 by World Bank, largely in response to the financial crisis of 2007–2008.

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: (A)

Explanation:

  • Basel III is an international regulatory accord that introduced a set of reforms designed to improve the regulation, supervision, and risk management of the banking sector.
  • A consortium of central banks from 28 countries devised Basel III in 2009, largely in response to the financial crisis of 2007–2008 and ensuing economic recession. As of 2022, it is still in the process of implementation.

Q3. Consider the following statements regarding Central Water Commission (CWC):

1. Central Water Commission (CWC) is a technical organisation that functions as part of the Ministry water resources.
2. They are entrusted with the responsibilities of providing consultation to various state governments on water bodies related issues.

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: (B)

Explanation:

  • Central Water Commission (CWC) is a technical organisation that functions as part of the Ministry of Jal Shakti in the Government of India.
  • They are entrusted with the responsibilities of providing consultation to various state governments on water bodies related issues, coordinate various governmental schemes for conservation, control, and utilisation of water resources.
  • Central Water Commission help state governments in devising and analysing flood control measures.

Q4. Consider the following statements about BIMSTEC:

1. BIMSTEC is an economic bloc that came into being in 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration.
2. BIMSTEC is an international organization of seven nations which includes Myanmar.
3. 22% of the global population comes under the BIMSTEC.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

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

Answer: (D)

Q5. Which of the following is the application areas of Steel slag?

1. railway ballast aggregate
2. airport runways
3. brick manufacture
4. Soil conditioning.
5. Treatment of Waste water

Choose the correct option:

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • Rail Ballast: Steel slag is hard, dense and resistant to both attrition and abrasion making it suitable for use as a railway ballast aggregate.
  • Road & pavement material: SMS Slag has already been successfully used as road making aggregate in SAIL. Slag mixed with fly ash has been success- fully tried and being used for brick manufacture, Streets, airport runways etc.
  • Steel Slag mixed with fly ash has been successfully tried and being used for brick manufacture.
  • Crushed Steel slag of size approx. 300 mesh sizes can be used for soil conditioning. Tea and coffee plantations are potential customers.
  • Steel slag contains oxide of aluminium and iron combined with a calcium base which reacts to neutralize the PH of the waste water..

Q6. Consider the following statements about Co-operative in India.

1. Co-operative are value-driven, member controlled, and democratically governed enterprises.
2. Cooperatives were first started in India and the British Government replicated it in Europe.

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

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both1 and 2
d) None of these

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • Co-operative are value-driven, member controlled, and democratically governed enterprises.
  • Cooperatives were first started in India and the British Government replicated it in Europe.

Q7. Interlinking of river projects has following advantages -

1. It would further enrich the river biodiversity without any ecological harms.
2. It can solve the problem of drought and flood simultaneously

Select the correct answer using the code given below -

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Interlinking of rivers is associated with potential harms of disrupting the biodiversity and hence can have adverse impact on the aquatic as well as territorial biodiversity
  • By transferring excess water from one river basin to the water scarce basin of another river, the problem of both flood and drought can be solved simultaneously