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Current Affairs MCQs for Practice – 14 Jan 2022

Question-1

What is the full form of NATO?

a)     National Advanced Technical Organisation

b)    North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

c)     North Atlantic Technical Organisation

d)    North American Treaty Organisation

Ans- b

Question-2

The current padayatra taken out by the Congress party in Karnataka is over what cause?

a)     Upper Bhadra project

b)    Anti-Conversion Bill

c)     Mekedatu drinking water project

d)    Mahadayi water dispute

Ans- c

Explanation-

The Vokkaliga heartland in the Cauvery River basin is witnessing a political slugfest between the ruling BJP and the principal Opposition Congress over the past week as the latter’s padayatra for the Mekedatu drinking water project got underway on January 9 amid COVID-19 concerns.

Question-3

BARC rating concerns which medium?

a)     TV channels

b)    Newspapers

c)     Radio channels

d)    Digital platforms

Ans- a

Explanation-

Ratings by the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) for the news channels will resume after the organisation revised its procedures and protocols.

Question-4

Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. is one of the two companies that produce Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) indigenously. Which is the other company?

a)     NTPC Limited

b)    Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

c)     Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)

d)    Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

Ans- c

Explanation-

The EVMs are produced indigenously by two PSUs- Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) and Electronics Corporation of India Ltd.

Question-5

With reference to International Cooperation Scheme, consider the following statements:
1. The scheme can be availed both by Central or State Government Organizations.
2. It is being implemented by Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
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- a

Explanation-

·       Statement 1 is correct: The scheme can be availed by (a)Central or State Government Organisations (b)Enterprise of Industry Associations and (c)registered societies or Trusts and Organisations which are associated with promoting and developing MSME. 

·       Statement 2 is incorrect: it is being implemented by Ministry of Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). 

Question-6

With reference to Self-Reliant India Fund (SRF), consider the following statements:
1. It is a Category-II Alternative Investment Fund registered with SEBI.
2. The fund is aimed at providing growth capital to the deserving and eligible units of the MSME sector.
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-

Question-7

Desulfovibrio vulgaris sometimes seen in news is a?

a)     Bacteria employed in cleaning of marble statues

b)    Parasite that attaches itself to the insides of the intestines of animals.

c)     Fungus native to grasslands in Europe and North America.

d)    Blue-green algae found in many lakes, ponds, and reservoirs.

Ans- a

Explanation-

·       It is a type of bacteria which was first used in 1980s to clean a marble monument at the Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, USA. 

Question-8

With reference to hate speech, consider the following:
1. K Viswanathan Committee recommended a stricter law to curb online hate speech.
2. India has a specialized legislation to govern hate speech.
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- a

Question-9

Whapasa, Acchadana, Beejamrit was sometime seen in news. These terms are related to which of the following?

a)     Space projects

b)    Defence technologies

c)     Farming techniques

d)    Marine organisms

Ans- c

Explanation-

·       Recently, the Prime Minister urged all state governments to introduce natural farming. The Prime Minister observed, “We need to unlearn the wrong practices that have crept into our agriculture.” Natural farming is related to soil microbiology. It involves chemical-free farming and livestock-based farming methods.

·       The fermented solution when applied to fields increases the microbial count in the soil, which supplies the plants with essential nutrients (Jivamrit).

·       This farming method also uses a host of other interventions. Seeds are treated with cow dung-based stimulant which protects young roots from fungus and other soil and seed-borne diseases (Beejamrit).

·       The fields are managed to have some green cover around the year to aid carbon capture by plants from the air and nurture the soil-carbon-sponge. This also keeps the microbes and other organisms like earthworms alive which helps the soil become porous and retain more water (Whapsa).

·       During the cultivation of main crops, crop residues are used as mulch (Acchadana or Mulching) to retain soil moisture and prevent the growth of weeds.

Question-10

With reference to Sugarcane, consider the following statements:
1. Sugarcane can grow in any soil which can retain moisture.
2. India is the largest producer of Sugarcane in the world.
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- a

Explanation-

·       Sugarcane is grown as a Kharif Crop. It needs a hot and humid climate with an average temperature of 21 °C to 27 °C and about 75-150 cm rainfall. Sugarcane is a water-intensive crop. It can grow in any soil which can retain moisture, however deep rich loamy soil is considered ideal for sugarcane. 

·       India is the second-largest producer of sugarcane after Brazil. In India, the largest sugarcane producing state in India is Uttar Pradesh, followed by Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Bihar. 

Source: The Hindu / The Indian Express/ TOI/ HT/PIB