Current Affairs MCQs Quiz for UPSC, IAS, UPPSC/UPPCS, MPPSC. BPSC, RPSC & All State PSC Exams
Date: 05 January 2022
Q1. Consider the following statements, with respect to Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2021:
1. Single-use plastic will be banned from the 1st July, 2022.
2. Permitted thickness of the plastic bags is 120 microns from the 31st
December, 2022.
3. Central Pollution Control Board is the nodal implementing body.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 3 only
Answer: (C)
Q2. Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Vedika schemes are related to which state:
(a) Telangana
(b) Karnataka
(c) West Bengal
(d) Punjab
Answer: (A)
Q3. Consider the following statement about Dam safety act:
1. The National Dam Safety Authority to be formed under the Act.
2. It provides representation to the owner of the dam in the National Committee
and the State Dam Organisation.
3. The Act has been passed to help all states and Union Territories adopt
uniform dam safety procedures.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2only
(b) 2 and 3only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1only
Answer: (C)
Q4. Consider the following statement about Western disturbances:
1. Western disturbance is a tropical storm which originates in the
Mediterranean region.
2. Precipitation through western disturbance has great importance in
agriculture, particularly for the rabi crops.
3. Western disturbance helps in the activation of monsoon in certain parts of
northwest India.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2only
(b) 2 and 3only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1only
Answer: (B)
Q5. Consider the following statement about Surety Insurance Bond:
1. A surety bond is provided by the insurance company on behalf of the
contractor to the entity, which is awarding the project.
2. Surety insurance bond, also called an insurance bond or a surety guarantee
require a collateral.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None of these
Answer: (A)
Q6. With reference to the Delimitation Commission, consider the following statements:
1. The orders of the Delimitation Commission cannot be challenged in a Court
of Law.
2. When the orders of the Delimitation Commission are laid before the Lok Sabha
or State Legislative Assembly, they cannot affect any modifications in the
orders.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (C)
Q7. Consider the following the thrust areas identified by the Working Group of Nano-technology in India:
1. Post Moore Electronics beyond 10 nm
2. Sensors (health, agriculture, security etc.)
3. Organic Electronics
4. Computational Nano-electronics
5. Setting up prototyping and incubation facilities for a range of
devices/products
Which of the above thrust areas are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 2, 3 and 5 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
(d) All 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Answer: (D)
