Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (31 October 2022)

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

Date: 31 October 2022

Q1. Consider the following statements:

1. The Short term transactions dominate the share of total electricity transactions in the country.
2. Of the total short-term transactions, the volume transacted through the power exchanges is greater than that of bilateral transactions through traders.
3. Maximum volume of the exchanges is transacted in the Real-time Energy Market.

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

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • With 87%, long-term transactions dominate the share of total electricity transactions in the country. Hence, the statement 1 is incorrect.
  • Of the total short-term transactions, the volume transacted through the power exchanges was the highest at 54%, followed by bilateral transactions through traders at 21%, transactions through DSM at 14%, and bilateral transactions between distribution companies (DISCOMs) at 11%. Hence, the statement 2 is correct.
  • Most of the volume transacted through the exchanges is being transacted in the DAM (including G-DAM), followed by Real-time Energy Market (RTM)and Term-Ahead Market (TAM)

Hence, the statement 3 is incorrect.

Q2. Consider the following statements regarding the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

1. It is a Eurasian political, economic, and security organization that was founded on 15 June 2001 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.
2. The Samarkand declaration was adopted by the council of heads of government of the SCO.
3. Recently Iran became the 9th member of SCO.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Beijing, China is the headquarter of SCO. Thus statement 1 is not correct.
  • The Samarkand declaration was adopted by the council of heads of government of the SCO. Hence statement 2 is correct.
  • Recently Iran became the 9th member of SCO during the annual summit of 2021 held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Thus statement 3 is correct.

Q3. Which of the following is/ are the sources of Nanoparticles (NPs), the tiny particles which are responsible for deleterious air pollution.

1. Soil erosion.
2. Dust storms.
3. Burning of unprocessed fuel.
4. Industrial processes.
5. Mechanical processes.

Choose the CORRECT answer using the codes given below:

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation: Source of Nanoparticles

  • They arise from both natural and man-made processes:
  1. Soil erosion
  2. Dust storms
  3. Burning of unprocessed fuel.
  4. Industrial processes
  5. Mechanical processes.

Hence, all 5 statements are correct.

Q4. Consider the following statements with respect to the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission:

1. The mission is a future satellite altimeter jointly developed by NASA and ISRO.
2. It will provide the first global survey of the Earth's surface water, to observe the fine details of the ocean surface topography.

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: (B)

Explanation:

  • The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission is a future satellite altimeter jointly developed by NASA and CNES, the French space agency, in partnership with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and UK Space Agency (UKSA). Hence statement 1 is incorrect.
  • The objectives of the mission are to make the first global survey of the Earth's surface water, to observe the fine details of the ocean surface topography, and to measure how terrestrial surface water bodies change over time. Hence, statement 2 is correct

Q5. Consider the following statements regarding the powers of the Governor:

1. Individual ministers can be removed from office by the governor using his discretionary power under article 163(2) of the constitution even if they have a majority in the house.
2. Governor does not possess any power to grant pardon, reprieve, respite, suspension, remission, or commutation with respect to the death sentence.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

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

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • The governor works on the aid and advice of the council of ministers and as long as the council of ministers enjoys the majority in the assembly the governor cannot remove the ministers at his discretion. So, statement 1 is incorrect.
  • The governor cannot pardon a death sentence. Even if state law requires a death sentence, the President, not the Governor, has the authority to grant a pardon. However, the Governor has the authority to suspend, remit, or commute a death sentence. So, statement 2 is incorrect.