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

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

Date: 29 November 2022

Q1. Which of the following states have a total fertility rate above the replacement level of 2.1 as per the National Family and Health Survey (NFHS)-5?

1. Bihar
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Meghalaya

Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • According to NFHS-5, there are only five States in India, which are above the replacement level of fertility of 2.1.
  • They are Bihar (2.98), Meghalaya (2.91), Uttar Pradesh (2.35), Jharkhand (2.26) Manipur (2.17). So, option (b) is correct.

Q2. Consider the following statements with respect to the National Credit Framework (NCrF):

1. A credit mechanism has been established for the first time for any type of school education in India.
2. The framework allows students to change the course or institution midway.
3. The credits earned remain valid for a lifetime duration.
4. A learner can earn only a fixed number of credits which cannot be increased in any case.
5. The credits and credit levels will be assigned differently to different areas of learning.

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

a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only
d) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  • While there is currently no established credit mechanism for regular school education in India, there is a credit system under the open schooling system and a Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) for higher education. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
  • The framework offers flexibility in choosing courses, the option to change courses or institutions midway or to re-enter the education system after dropping out without losing years. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
  • According to the University Grants Commission (Establishment and Operation of Academic Bank Of Credits in Higher Education) Regulations notified in July 2021, the credits shall remain valid for a maximum duration of seven years. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.
  • The learner would also be able to earn more than 40 credits in a year if they partake in any additional program/course beyond the prescribed 1200 learning hours or beyond the purview of the course syllabus. Hence, statement 4 is incorrect.
  • The credits and credit levels will be assigned uniformly between different areas of learning, i.e. arts and sciences, vocational and academic streams, and curricular and extracurricular activities. Hence, statement 5 is also incorrect.

Q3. Consider the following Statements regarding the ECO Niwas Samhita.

1. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had launched the Energy Conservation- New Indian Way for Affordable & Sustainable Homes (ECO Niwas) Samhita.
2. It is an Energy Conservation Building Code for Residential Buildings (ECBC-R) to give a further fillip to India’s energy conservation efforts.
3. It takes into account the five climates zones (Hot Dry, Warm Humid, Temperate, Composite and Cold) present in India.

Select the correct Statement(s) 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: (B)

Explanation:

  • The Ministry of Power had launched the Energy Conservation- New Indian Way for Affordable & Sustainable Homes (ECO Niwas) Samhita. Thus statement 1 is not correct.
  • ECO Niwas Samhita is an Energy Conservation Building Code for Residential Buildings (ECBC-R) to give a further fillip to India’s energy conservation efforts. Hence statement 2 is correct.
  • It takes into account the five climates zones (Hot Dry, Warm Humid, Temperate, Composite and Cold) present in India. Thus statement 3 is also correct.

Q4. Consider the following statements about the India Digital Ecosystem for Agriculture (IDEA):

1. It will incorporate a National Farmers Database, a sort of ‘super Aadhaar’ for farmers.
2. The database will include farmer's digitized land records cross-linked with the Aadhaar database to create a unique farmers’ ID.
3. This database will enable anyone with access to it to know the extent of his cropping patterns and average yields.

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

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • It will incorporate a National Farmers Database, a sort of ‘super Aadhaar’ for farmers.
  • The database will include farmers’ digitized land records, and cross-linked with the Aadhaar database to create a unique FID, or a farmers’ ID.
  • The database is being built by Microsoft under the aegis of the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare.
  • This database will enable anyone with access to it to-
  • Uniquely identify a landholder
  • Know the extent of his holding
  • The state of the soil
  • Cropping patterns and average yields
  • And other such information at a granular level.

Hence, all the statements are correct.

Q5. Consider the following statements regarding Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA).

1. It is a statutory body functioning under the Ministry of Women and Child Development, GOI.
2. It is authorised to regulate and monitor inter-country and in-country adoptions.
3. India does not ratify the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Inter-country Adoption (1993).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Central Adoption Resource Authority is a statutory body under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 functioning under the Ministry of Women and Child Development, GOI. Thus statement 1 is correct.
  • It is authorised to regulate and monitor inter-country and in-country adoptions. Hence statement 2 is also correct.
  • India has ratified the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Inter-country Adoption (1993) in 2003 . Thus statement 3 is not correct.