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Current Affairs MCQs for Practice – 14 Feb 2022

Question-1

India signed an agreement with the United Nation’s World Food Programme for the distribution of which crop to send to Afghanistan?

a)    Pulses

b)   Rice

c)     Wheat

d)   Maize

Ans- c

Explanation-

India signed an agreement with the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) for the distribution of 50,000 tonnes of wheat that it has committed to sending Afghanistan as part of humanitarian assistance.

Question-2

America has said it will open an embassy in which South Pacific nation?

a)    The Solomon Islands

b)   Tonga

c)     Papua New Guinea

d)   Fiji

Ans- a

Explanation-

The U.S. says it will open an embassy in the Solomon Islands, laying out in unusually blunt terms a plan to increase its influence in the South Pacific nation before China becomes strongly embedded.

Question-3

What is the star that is closest to the Sun called?

a)    Bernard's Star

b)   Proxima Centauri

c)     Tau Ceti

d)   Epsilon Eridani

Ans- b

Explanation-

A new exoplanet has been found orbiting Proxima Centauri, the Sun’s nearest star neighbour, just over four light-years away. Named Proxima d, this is the third planet to be found in this system.

Question-4

Which company is expected to roll out India’s first home-grown mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) vaccine?

a)    Cipla

b)   Gennova Biopharmaceuticals

c)     Serum Institute of India

d)   Bharat Biotech

Ans- b

Explanation-

The Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals is expected to roll out India’s first home-grown mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) vaccine by April.

Question-5

Which is the latest country, after Pakistan, to issue statements on the ongoing Hijab controversy in India?

a)   Australia

b)   China

c)   Afghanistan

d)   The U.S.

Ans- d

Explanation-

U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain voiced his opinion on the Karnataka hijab row. Mr. Hussain was the latest international voice to express concern over the rights of religious minorities in India, after the Government of Pakistan.

Question-6

What does Article 44 of the Indian constitution talk about?

a)   Uniform Civil Code

b)   Abolition of titles

c)   Education for children

d)   Religious freedom

Ans- a

Explanation-

The promulgation of the Uniform Civil Code emerges as a positive obligation and not the duty of the State under Article 44 of the Constitution in the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP). It says “the State shall endeavour to secure a UCC for the citizens throughout the territory of India”.

Question-7

Who gave a dissenting judgement in the Sabarimala case?

a)   R.F. Nariman

b)   D.Y. Chandrachud

c)   Indu Malhotra

d)   Dipak Misra

Ans- c

Explanation-

In the Sabarimala case, the majority ruled that the bar on entry of women in the age group of 10 to 50 was not an essential part of the religion. However, in a dissenting judgment, Justice Indu Malhotra, said that the restriction on women of a particular age group is an essential part of their faith and is constitutionally protected.

Question-8

What does Article 25 of the Indian constitution deal with?

a)   Freedom of speech and expression

b)   Religious freedom

c)   Personal liberty

d)   Human trafficking and forced labour

Ans-b

Explanation-

“The High Court has indicated that it would pass an interim order that none of the students should wear anything which would disclose their religious identity...Such an order would amount to a complete suspension of Article 25 [right to religious freedom],” senior advocate Devadut Kamat, appearing for some students, said.

Question-9

Name the Prime Minister who was in political jeopardy due to the recent "partygate" scandal.

a)   Narendra Modi

b)   Justin Trudeau

c)   Scott Morrison

d)   Boris Johnson

Ans- d

Explanation-

The “partygate” scandal has placed Mr. Johnson in political jeopardy, with several MPs from his Conservative party publicly calling for his resignation, although he denies any wrongdoing.

Question-10

The Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana is a social scheme by the government to achieve what purpose?

a)   Maternity benefits

b)   Pension benefits for Economically Weaker Sections

c)   Rural credit

d)   Creating new jobs

Ans- d

Explanation-

To a question by Samajwadi Party’s Sukhram Singh Yadav, the Minister said the government had launched a number of programmes for employment and income generation for the citizens such as the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana to incentivise employers for creation of new jobs along with social security benefits. 

Source- The Hindu Newspaper/ The Indian Express/ Down to Earth /PIB