Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (29 June 2022)

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

Date: 29 June 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements

1) Right to Education Act, 2009 provides free and compulsory education for all.
2) PM eVidya ensures increased access to education for students through offline teaching-learning.

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:

  • RTE Act ensures free and compulsory education to students from Age 6 to 14 years.
  • PM eVIDYA is for online/ virtual learning (also includes dedicated television channels for learning).

Q2. Which of the following organization recently brought Environment performance Index 2022?

a) World Bank
b) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
c) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
d) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Answer: (A)

Explanation: India has finished at the bottom of the Environment Performance Index-2022 released by the World Bank.

Q3. Which of the following countries does not border the Black Sea?

1. Bulgaria
2. Ukraine
3. Tajikistan
4. Georgia

Choose the correct answer using the code:

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

Answer: (C)

Explanation: The Black Sea is bordered by Ukraine to the north, Russia and Georgia to the east, Turkey to the south, and Bulgaria and Romania to the west.

Q4. Which of the following crops are approved for commercial cultivation in India?

1. Bt cotton
2. Bt Brinjal
3. DMH 11 Mustard

Choose the correct answer using the code:

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

Answer: (A)

Explanation: Bt cotton is the only genetically modified (GM) crop that has been approved for commercial cultivation in 2002 by the Government of India.

Q5. Consider the following statements about Gig Economy:

1. Currently, workers engaged in the gig economy account for 15% of the total workforce in India.
2. Gig economy refers to a general workforce environment in which long-term engagements and independent contracting is commonplace.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • The policy think tank's India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy estimates that in 2020-21, 77 lakh (7.7 million) workers were engaged in the gig economy, accounting for 1.5% of the total workforce in India.
  • Gig economy” refers to a general workforce environment in which short-term engagements, temporary contracts, and independent contracting is commonplace.