Current Affairs MCQs Quiz for UPSC, IAS, UPPSC/UPPCS, MPPSC. BPSC, RPSC & All State PSC Exams
Date: 05 November 2022
Q1. Consider the following statements:
1. A tactical ballistic missile (TBM) is a ballistic missile
designed for long-range battlefield use with a range of more than 300 kilometers.
2. Tactical missiles can carry heavy payloads deep behind enemy lines in
comparison to rockets or gun artillery.
3. They have better mobility and are less expensive than the more strategic
theatre missiles.
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: (B)
Explanation:
- A tactical ballistic missile (TBM), or battlefield range ballistic missile (BRBM), is a ballistic missile designed for short-range battlefield use. Typically, range is less than 300 kilometers. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
- Tactical missiles can carry heavy payloads deep behind enemy lines in comparison to rockets or gun artillery.
- They have better mobility and are less expensive than the more strategic theatre missiles.
Hence, statements 2 and 3 are correct.
Q2. ‘Reporters Without Borders’, often seen in the news, is
a) a subsidiary of The Washington Post
b) a non-governmental international organization
c) an inter-governmental agency sponsored by European Union
d) a specialized agency of the United Nations
Answer: (B)
Explanation: Reporters Without Borders is an international non-profit and non-governmental organization with the stated aim of safeguarding the right to freedom of information. So, option (b) is correct.
Q3. The term ‘moron risk premium’ in news is related to
a) The total amount of investments Asian countries received
from the World Bank in the last decade.
b) The Increased interest rates in Britain.
c) Extra charges collected by OPEC countries from Asian countries when selling
oil in comparison to Western Countries.
d) Charges by Insurance providers on the movement of merchant ships in piracy
prone areas.
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
- The increased interest rates in Britain are being referred to as the “moron risk premium. In Britain, Truss-Kwasi Kwarteng decided to increase spending (including giving tax cuts to the richest) by simply borrowing more.
- Charges by Insurance providers on the movement of merchant ships in piracy prone areas on vessels carrying EXIM cargo are referred to as Additional War Risk Premium.
- Extra charge being collected by OPEC countries from Asian countries when selling oil in comparison to Western Countries refers to Asian Premium.
Q4. Consider the following statements:
1. Central Universities are set up through an Act in
Parliament.
2. For 2022-23, the budget for school education spending has increased while it
decreased for the higher education by 13 per cent.
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: (A)
Explanation:
- Central Universities are set up through an Act in Parliament. Statement 1 is correct.
- For 2022-23, the budget for school education spending is GBP 6 bn (INR 63,449 crore) and has increased by 22 per cent over its previous year’s revised allocation.
- The higher education budget has also increased by 13 per cent over its previous year’s allocation and is GBP 4 bn (INR 40,828 crore).Hence Statement 2 is Not correct
Q5. Consider the following statements regarding the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)-
1. It came into existence at the Earth Summit of 1992.
2. Its 27th Conference of Parties (COP-27) is set to take place in Sharm El
Sheikh, Egypt.
3. The Paris Agreement, which is a legally binding treaty, was endorsed at the
COP-15 of the UNFCCC.
Choose the CORRECT answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) All of the above
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
- The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) came into existence at the Earth summit of 1992, which is also known as the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED).
- Hence statement-1 is correct.
- Its 27th Conference of Parties (COP-27) is set to take place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
- Hence statement -2 is also correct.
- The Paris Agreement, which is a legally binding treaty, was endorsed at the COP-21 of the UNFCCC in December 2015.
- Hence statement -3 is incorrect.
