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Current Affairs MCQs for Practice – 23 March 2022

Question-1

Out of the following states that went to Assembly polls this year, the Assembly of which state does not have an Upper House or a Legislative Council?

a)  Goa

b)  Punjab

c)  Uttarakhand

d)  Manipur

Ans-c

Explanation-

Since the Uttarakhand Assembly does not have an Upper House, or Legislative Council, Pushkar Singh Dhami will now have to be elected to the Assembly in a byelection within six months. 

Question-2

According to the Centre For Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the average urban unemployment rate in India in January-February remained above what percentage?

a)  8.4%

b)  9.6%

c)  7%

d)  8%

Ans- c

Explanation-

As per the Centre For Monitoring Indian Economy, the average urban unemployment rate remained higher at 9.04% in 2021 and above 7% in January-February 2022.

Question-3

Besides the late Radheshyam Khemka, the head of Gita Press, which other prominent Indian was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan- India’s second-highest civilian award, by President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday?

a)  Sankha Ghosh

b)  Lata Mangeshkar

c)  General Bipin Rawat

d)  Milkha Singh

Ans-c

Explanation-

General Bipin Rawat, and Radheshyam Khemka, who headed the Gita Press that is well known for publishing Hindu religious literature, were given the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award, posthumously at a civil investiture ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Question-4

In the last five years, over what percentage of India’s defence needs was fulfilled by Russia?

a)  46%

b)  35%

c)  38%

d)  42%

Ans- a

Explanation-

Russia has been the most preferred source for India’s arms purchases since at least the 2000s. The exception was in 2021, when France replaced Russia as India’s primary source. Despite the deviation, Russia has fulfilled over 46% of India’s defence needs in the last five years. 

Question-5

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inspected 29 stolen antiquities that were repatriated to India by Australia a week ago. These antiquities date as far back as which century?

a)  14th century

b)  9th century

c)  10th century

d)  8th century

Ans- b

Explanation-

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inspected 29 stolen antiquities dating as far back as the 9th century that were brought back to India from Australia about a week ago.

Question-6

As per the UN, the ‘planet saving’ goal of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees, requires bringing down carbon emissions by 45% by which year?

a)  2060

b)  2040

c)  2030

d)  2050

Ans- c

Explanation-

Keeping 1.5 degrees Celsius in play requires a 45% drop in emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by mid-century, according to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Question-7

Amid its unprecedented economic crisis, Sri Lanka is asking China for $2.5 billion assistance. How much economic assistance has China already given to Sri Lanka since the pandemic began?

a)     $2 billion

b)     $1.5 billion

c)     $2.8 billion

d)     $1.8 billion

Ans- c

Explanation-

“This is in addition to the $2.8 billion assistance that China has extended to Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the pandemic,” Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong told a media conference on Monday. 

Question-8

In which BRICS Summit, India had moved a resolution that was passed unanimously in its New Delhi Declaration, categorically ruling out the ‘use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state’?

a)    11th BRICS Summit, 2019

b)    12th BRICS Summit, 2020

c)    10th BRICS Summit, 2018

d)    13th BRICS Summit, 2021

Ans-d

Explanation-

India had moved a resolution that was passed unanimously in its New Delhi Declaration (paragraph 22 in the XIII BRICS Summit, September 9, 2021). The core demand in this resolution was that the five BRICS nations were opposed to the unilateral use of force against any state, wanted all disputes resolved by peaceful means, and categorically ruled out the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.

Question 9

The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed which day as the International Day of Forests?

a)    March 21

b)    March 24

c)    March 23

d)    March 22

Ans-a

Explanation-

The UN General Assembly has proclaimed March 21 as the International Day of Forests to celebrate and raise awareness about the importance of forests. On this day, countries are encouraged to organise activities such as tree planting campaigns to help increase the green cover, conserve biodiversity, and fight climate change.

Question 10

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, which is the world’s largest trade deal and includes China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, has how many member countries?

a)    10

b)    14

c)    19

d)    15

Ans-d

Explanation-

The 15-nation RCEP, which is the world’s largest trade deal and includes China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand and 10 members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), and represents about 30% of global GDP and population.

Source- The Hindu Newspaper /PIB/ The Indian Express