Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (30 April 2022)

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

Date: 30 April 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements:

1. The concept of MSME was first introduced by the government of India through the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Development Act, 1956.
2. MSME’s are classified as per their profit and investment.

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

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) Neither of these

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • The concept of MSME was first introduced by the government of India through the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006.
  • MSME’s are classified as per their turnover and investment.

Q2. Consider the following statements:

1. Flex fuel engine allows the same vehicle to be powered by 100 per cent ethanol or petrol or any intermediary mix of the two.
2. Flex fuel engine concept brought in Paris Climate Summit to reduce pollution by vehicle.

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

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither of these

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • Flex fuel engine allows the same vehicle to be powered by 100 per cent ethanol or petrol or any intermediary mix of the two
  • As ethanol FFVs became commercially available during the late 1990s, the common use of the term "flexible-fuel vehicle" became synonymous with ethanol FFVs.

Q3. Consider the following statements with respect to Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme:

1. The Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme aims to offer financial incentives as well as design infrastructure support across various stages of development.
2. CDAC is responsible for implementation of the DLI Scheme as Nodal Agency.
3. The scheme is launched by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

Choose the correct statement :

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

Answer: (A)

Explanation: Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme:

  • The Ministry of Electronics and Information technology has announced the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme to offset the disabilities in the domestic industry involved in semiconductor design in order to not only move up in value-chain but also strengthen the semiconductor chip design ecosystem in the country.
  • CDAC is responsible for implementation of the DLI Scheme as Nodal Agency.
  • The Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme aims to offer financial incentives as well as design infrastructure support across various stages of development and deployment of semiconductor design(s) for Integrated Circuits (ICs), Chipsets, System on Chips (SoCs), Systems & IP Cores and semiconductor linked design(s) over a period of 5 years.

Q4. Consider the following statements with respect to NPCI :

1. It is an umbrella body for the operation of retail payment in India.
2. The NPCI was founded in the year 2008 under the Banking Regulation Act 1949.
3. NPCI was established by the Reserve Bank of India and Indian Banks' Association.

Choose the correct statements :

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

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

NPCI

  • The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) serves as an umbrella body for the operation of retail payment in India.
  • This organization was established by the Reserve Bank of India along with the Indian Bank’s Association.
  • The NPCI was founded in the year 2008 under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. Hence, the second statement is incorrect.
  • NPCI has been incorporated as a ‘not for profit’ company under section 8 of Companies Act 2013.

Q5. Consider the following statements with reference to Deloitte Survey 2021-22:

1. Survey highlighted that India’s working women are more likely than their global peers to feel burnt out, underpaid and stressed at the workplace.
2. Nearly Seventy percentage of Indian women working in a hybrid set-up reported encountering some form of micro-aggression at work.
3. It was conducted with the collaboration of the National Statistical Office (NSO).

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: (A)

Explanation:

  • Survey highlighted that India’s working women are more likely than their global peers to feel burnt out, underpaid and stressed at the workplace.
  • Nearly Seventy percentage of Indian women working in a hybrid set-up reported encountering some form of microaggression at work.
  • Survey was conducted Deloitte global. There was no collaboration with the National Statistical Office (NSO).

Q6. Consider the following statements:

1. PM WANI was first recommended by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in 2017.
2. The PM-WANI will promote the growth of. 5G towers in the country.

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

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1and 2
d) Neither of these

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • The PM-WANI will promote the growth of Wi-Fi networks in the country.
  • PM WANI was first recommended by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India