CURRENT AFFAIRS
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
10
Nov 2022- Current Affairs MCQs for Practice
Question-1
In which of the following
places, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has granted
an in-principle (Stage 1) clearance for the diversion of 130.75 sq. km of
forest for the mega ₹72,000-crore project?
a) Meghalaya
b) Haryana
c) Great Nicobar Island
d)
Lakshadweep
Island
Ans- c
Explanation-
The Union Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change has granted an in-principle (Stage 1)
clearance for the diversion of 130.75 sq. km of forest on Great Nicobar Island
for the mega ₹72,000-crore project that includes a transhipment port, an
airport, a power plant and a greenfield township.
Question-2
The National Geophysical Research Institute is a geoscientific
research organization that comes under which autonomous body in the country?
a)
Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences
b)
Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council
c)
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
d)
Indian Institute of Geomagnetism
Answer: c
Explanation-
The National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) of the
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has begun field studies to put in
place an early-warning system in the Himalayan States against major and sudden
floods, rockslides, landslips, glacier lake bursts and avalanches and to
prevent Chamoli kind of disasters in future.
Question3
Which country
showed off its first domestically produced large passenger jet after the
aircraft was approved by regulators, unveiling the C919 at a major airshow?
a)
Canada
b)
China
c)
Colombia
d)
Cuba
Answer : b
Explanation-
China showed off its first domestically produced large
passenger jet after the aircraft was approved by regulators, unveiling the C919
at a major airshow.
Question 4
When was the POCSO
Act passed?
a)
2013
b)
2005
c)
2017
d)
2012
Answer : d
Explanation-
Under the POCSO Act, 2012, and under several provisions of
the IPC, whoever commits a penetrative sexual assault on a child — anyone below
18 years of age — can be “imprisoned for a term which is not less than seven
years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable
to [a] fine.”
Question 5
In which State APJ
Abdul Kalam Technological University is located?
a)
Tamil Nadu
b)
Kerala
c)
Telangana
d)
Andhra Pradesh
Answer : b
Explanation-
While annulling the appointment of Rajashree M.S. as the
Vice-Chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala, the Supreme
Court had held that the appointment was made on the recommendations of a search
committee that had not been constituted as per the UGC regulations.
Question 6
Where was the COP26
summit held?
a)
Bali
b)
Glasgow
c)
Lima
d)
Doha
Answer : b
Explanation-
Unlike Glasgow 2021, when ‘net zero’ or commitments to be
carbon neutral were the flavour of the season, implementation of COPs is
unlikely to result in ambitious breakthroughs.
Question 7
How many times the
Constitution of India has been amended till now?
a)
110
b)
105
c)
107
d)
115
Answer : b
Explanation-
The Constitution of India has been amended 105 times.
Question 8
Which State cabinet
hiked reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs) by 2% and Scheduled Tribes (STs)
by 4% recently?
a) Karnataka
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
Ans- a
Explanation-
In a major step,
the Karnataka State Cabinet hiked reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs) by 2%
and Scheduled Tribes (STs) by 4%
Question 9
Consider the following statements
with respect to Soil Carbon Sequestration:
1.
Soil carbon sequestration is a process in which CO2 is removed
from the atmosphere and stored in the soil carbon pool.
2.
In arid and semi-arid climates, soil carbon sequestration occur
from the conversion of CO2 from air found in the soil.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer : c
Explanation-
Soil carbon sequestration
- Soil carbon sequestration
is a process in which CO2 is removed from the atmosphere and stored in the
soil carbon pool.
- This process is primarily
mediated by plants through photosynthesis, with carbon stored in the form
of SOC.
- In arid and semi-arid
climates, soil carbon sequestration can also occur from the conversion of
CO2 from air found in soil into inorganic forms such as secondary
carbonates.
- However, the rate of
inorganic carbon formation is comparatively low.
Question 10
Consider the following statements
with respect to the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT):
1.
It criminalises all forms of domestic and international terrorism.
2.
It is an initiative of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
3.
India is the current chairperson of the CCIT.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer : d
Explanation-
Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT)
- In 1986, India proposed a
draft document on a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism
(CCIT) at the UN.
- The CCIT would criminalise
all forms of international terrorism and deny terrorists, their financiers
and supporters access to funds, arms and safe havens.
- CCIT is not currently
accepted by the UN due to lack of consensus on the definition of
terrorism.
- Arab Countries want the
convention to exclude national liberation struggles and include state
terrorism, keeping in mind the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Source- The Hindu Newspaper / PIB/ The Indian Express/DTE
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