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Current Affairs MCQs for Practice – 07 Jan 2022

Question-1

Who is the solicitor general of India?

a)     Mukul Rohatgi

b)    Prashant Bhushan

c)     Tushar Mehta

d)    KK Venugopal

Ans- c

Explanation-

Tushar Mehta is the solicitor general of India. “We will not accept any position whereby OBC or EWS is deprived of something that is legitimately due to them,” said Mr. Mehta in reference to the ongoing EWS hearing.

Question-2

Which High Court in a recent hearing said, "English is the language of court"?

a)     Delhi HC

b)    Gujarat HC

c)     Bangalore HC

d)    Madras HC

Ans- b

Explanation-

A Division Bench of the Gujarat High Court has asked a journalist facing contempt of court proceedings to speak only in English as that was the language in the higher judiciary. 

Question-3

What does POSH Act deal with?

a)     Protection and prevention of sexual harassment of women at workplaces

b)    Rape and murder

c)     Protection of senior citizens from sexual harassment

d)    Protection of children from sexual harassment

Ans- a

Explanation-

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging guidelines issued by the Bombay High Court in cases under the Protection of Women from Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act, which include a blanket bar on parties and advocates from sharing records, including orders and judgments, with the media.

Question-4

Which Central Asian country is in a political crisis over gas pricing?

a)     Uzbekistan

b)    Kyrgyzstan

c)     Tajikistan

d)    Kazakhstan

Ans- d

Explanation-

Protesters stormed the mayor’s office in Kazakhstan’s largest city Almaty on Wednesday as unprecedented unrest in the Central Asian nation spun out of control. Sparked by a New Year energy price increase, protests swept across Kazakhstan in a rare challenge to the ex-Soviet country’s authoritarian government.

Question-5

Which State in India is implementing the Silverline Project, envisaging a semi-high speed railway line between its districts?

a)     Kerala

b)    Karnataka

c)     Tamil Nadu

d)    Andhra Pradesh

Ans- a

Explanation-

Kerala government is pressing ahead with ambitious SilverLine semi-high speed railway line. And, almost every district in the State is facing a dire shortage of construction material, granite in particular, owing to curbs in quarrying on account of ecological concerns and in the wake of public protests.

Question-6

With reference to recently launched Automatic Generation Control (AGC), consider the following statements:

1. Its objective is to tackle the fluctuating nature of energy from renewables.
2. It is being operated through the National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC).

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

Ans- c

Explanation-

·      Renewable energy (RE) generation in India has been on a steady rise. However, the fluctuating nature of energy from renewables requires power balancing in real-time to keep supply and demand in sync. Hence, the AGC has been launched. 

·      Operated by: AGC is being operated by Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO) through the National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC). 

·      Function: Through AGC, NLDC can send signals to more than 50 power plants in the country every 4 seconds to maintain the frequency and reliability of the Indian Power System. This will ensure more efficient and automatic frequency control for handling variable and intermittent renewable generation. 

Question-7

Shekatkar Committee sometimes in news is associated with?

a)     Rebalance defence expenditure of the armed forces

b)    Review corporate structure for Indian Private Sector Banks

c)     Preventing stubble burning in North India

d)    Formulation of food policy

Ans- a

Explanation –

·      The Shekatkar Committee was formed in 2015 by the then Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. The Committee was chaired by Lt General D B Shekatkar (Retd.). 

·      The mandate of the Committee was to suggest measures to enhance combat capability and rebalance defence expenditure of the armed forces.

Question-8

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Indian Digital Heritage project’

1.     The Indian Digital Heritage (IDH) Project is an initiative of Union Ministry of Culture

2.     It aims at using technology to preserve sculptures and enhance the cultural experience of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in South India.

Which of the above statements are correct?

a)     1 only

b)    2 only

c)     Both 1 and 2

d)    Neither 1 nor 2

Ans- b

Explanation-

This initiative is undertaken by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) in the cultural heritage domain of the country.

• The exhibition demonstrates the outcome of two flagship projects viz

a)       A digital mini-spectacle to showcase the glory of Hampi and

b)       Augmented Reality based interactions with physical models of monuments.

·       The goals of these projects are to create digital installations using 3D laser scan data, AR, holographic projections and 3D fabrication, to provide interactive and immersive experiences showcasing the glory of Hampi and five Indian monuments

·       The 5 Indian monuments namely are Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi; TajMahal, Agra; Sun Temple, Konark; Ramachandra Temple, Hampi; and Rani Ki Vav, Patan.

·       These projections are driven by cutting-edge technologies such as 3D fabrication, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality, Holographic Projections and Projection Mapping etc.

Question-9

With reference to IC15, consider the following statements:

1. It is the first index in India that can act as a benchmark of the underlying cryptocurrency market
2. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will be responsible for its monitoring.
3. Performance of the underlying Cryptocurrencies in the index is measured on the basis of market capitalization.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a)     1 and 2 only

b)    2 and 3 only

c)     1 and 3 only

d)    1, 2 and 3

Ans- c

Explanation

·       Statement 1 is correct: IC15, launched by Superapp CryptoWire, is the first index in India that can act as a benchmark of the underlying cryptocurrency market and the performance benchmark for fund managers.

·       Statement 2 is incorrect: An Index Governance Committee (IGC) of domain experts, industry practitioners, and academicians will select cryptocurrencies from the top 400 coins in terms of market capitalization. It will also be in charge of monitoring and maintaining the index, including reshuffling of the top 15 cryptos.

·       Statement 3 is correct: It will measure the performance of the 15 most widely traded cryptocurrencies listed on leading crypto exchanges by market capitalization.

Question-10

Shukrayaan Mission was recently seen in news. It is related to which of the following?

a)     It is a newly proposed mission to study Sun.

b)    It is a new project of DRDO to create all weather dress for Army.

c)     It is a newly proposed mission to study Venus.

d)    It is a joint project of ISRO and NASA to study Saturn.

Ans- c

Explanation-

Shukrayaan-1 is a proposed mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to study the surface and atmosphere of Venus.

Source: The Hindu / The Indian Express/ PIB