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Current Affairs MCQs for Practice – 27 Jan 2022

Question-1

Which State/UT’s administrative headquarters is located at Campbell Bay?

a)     Goa

b)     Kerala

c)      Andaman and Nicobar Islands

d)     Lakshadweep

Ans- c

Explanation-

The details of the recently released draft environment impact assessment (EIA) report for the mega development project in the Great Nicobar Island have raised serious questions related to submission of incorrect or incomplete information, scientific inaccuracy and failure to follow appropriate procedure. A public hearing to discuss the report has been scheduled for Thursday at Campbell Bay, the administrative headquarters. 

Question-2

Which day is celebrated annually as National Voters Day?Legal costs

a)     November 4

b)     May 30

c)      February 28

d)     January 25

Ans- d

Explanation-

Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said while the judiciary had the right to criticise the Election Commission of India, “judges should think about the language used”. Mr. Rijiju, while addressing the ECI’s National Voters Day event here, said attempts to discredit the ECI were akin to attempts to discredit the Indian democracy.

Question-3

On the eve of Republic Day, which police department received the highest number of bravery medals?

a)     Indo-Tibetan Border Police

b)     Chhattisgarh police

c)      CRPF

d)     Jammu and Kashmir police

Ans- d

Explanation-

The highest number of bravery medals — 115 — have been awarded to the Jammu and Kashmir Police, followed by 30 to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), 10 to the Chhattisgarh Police, nine to the Odisha Police, seven to the Maharashtra Police, three each to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), and two to the Border Security Force (BSF).

 Question-4

Why was May 13, 1952 a historic day for independent India?

a)     The first ever sitting of the newly elected Lok Sabha

b)     Launch of India’s first General Election

c)      The nationalization of Air India

d)     Launch of India’s first indigenous fighter jet

Ans- a

Explanation-

May 13, 1952 was the historic date when the first sitting of the newly elected First Lok Sabha, representing the hopes and aspirations of the 36 crore citizens of India, was held.

Question-5

With reference to the recent plea on conjugal rights, which of the following statements describes conjugal rights?

a)                 These are rights vested to the properties of Hindu Undivided Family.

b)                 These are rights related to armed forces to form union.

c)                  These are rights created by marriage, i.e. right of the husband or the wife to the society of the other spouse.

d)                 These are economic rights of shareholders while the firm faces insolvency.

Ans- c

Explanation-

These are rights created by marriage, i.e. right of the husband or the wife to the society of the other spouse. Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, which deals with restitution of conjugal rights, reads: “When either the husband or the wife has, without reasonable excuse, withdrawn from the society of the other, the aggrieved party may apply, by petition to the district court.” Similar provisions exist in Muslim personal law as well as the Divorce Act, 1869, which governs Christian family law. 

Question-6

According to India’s policy of strategic disinvestment of public sector enterprises, which of the following are included in Strategic Sector?

1. Defence sector
2. Transport and Telecommunications sector
3. Power sector

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a)     1 only

b)     2 only

c)      1 and 2 both

d)     None of the above

Ans- d

Explanation-

Following 4 sectors to come under Strategic sector- Atomic energy, Space and Defense Transport and Telecommunications Power, Petroleum, Coal and other minerals Banking, Insurance and financial services .

Question-7

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Padma Awards’

1.   The awards are given in four categories

2.   All persons without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex are eligible for these awards

Choose the correct statements

a)     1 only

b)     2 only

c)      1 and 2 both

d)     None of the above

Ans- b

Explanation-

News: Star para athlete Devendra Jhajharia was named for the prestigious Padma Bhushan (on this Republic Day), the third highest civilian honour in the country, while Olympic-gold winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was among the eight sportspersons named for the Padma Shri award.

Statement 1 is incorrect- The Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian honours of India announced annually on the eve of Republic Day. The Awards are given in three categories: Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service), Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of higher order) and Padma Shri (distinguished service). 

Statement 2 is correct- All persons without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex are eligible for these awards. However, Government servants including those working with PSUs, except doctors and scientists, are not eligible for these Awards.

Question-8

Consider the following statements regarding the Chakmas and Hajongs:

1.   The Chakmas are the Hindus and the Hajongs are the Buddhists who are present in the north eastern states of India.

2.   They are migrants from the Chittagong Hill Tracts of erstwhile East Pakistan.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

a)     1 only

b)     2 only

c)      1 and 2 both

d)     None of the above

Ans- b

Explanation-

News: The racial profiling of the Chakmas and Hajongs. The north-eastern States have had a history of being paranoid about outsiders outnumbering the indigenous communities and taking their land, resources and jobs.

Who are the Chakmas and Hajongs?

• Mizoram and Tripura have a sizeable population of the Buddhist Chakmas while the Hindu Hajongs mostly inhabit the Garo Hills of Meghalaya and adjoining areas of Assam.
• The Chakmas and Hajongs of Arunachal Pradesh are migrants from the Chittagong Hill Tracts of erstwhile East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
• The Chakmas, displaced by the Kaptai dam on the Karnaphuli River in the 1960s, they sought asylum in India and were settled in relief camps in the southern and south-eastern parts of Arunachal Pradesh from 1964 to 1969.
• Hajongs faced religious persecution as they were non-Muslims and did not speak Bengali.
• In 2015, the Supreme Court directed the Centre to grant citizenship to Chakma and Hajongs who had migrated from Bangladesh in 1964-69.
• They did not directly come into the ambit of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) because Arunachal Pradesh is among the states exempted from the CAA since it has an Inner Line Permit to regulate entry of outsiders.

Question-9

Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra was named as a recipient of the Padma Shri and which medal of the Indian Army, on the eve of Republic Day?

a)                 Yudh Seva Medal

b)                 Vishisht Seva Medal

c)                  Sena Medal

d)                 Param Vishisht Seva Medal

Ans- d

Explanation-

Olympics gold medallist Subedar Neeraj Chopra was named for the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) on the eve of Republic Day, while six Army personnel, five of them posthumously, have been selected for the Shaurya Chakra, the third highest peacetime gallantry award, by the President and Supreme Commander of the Indian armed forces, Ram Nath Kovind.

Question-10

Corruption Perception Index (CPI) is published by which of the following organization?

a)     Transparency International

b)     Amnesty International

c)      Oxfam

d)     Walk Free Foundation

Ans- a

Explanation-

India ranks 85 among 180 countries in Global Corruption Index; the 'case of India is particularly worrying,' says Watchdog.

Corruption Perception Index

·       The Corruption Perceptions Index is an index published annually by Transparency International since 1995.

·       It ranks countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys.

·       Transparency International (TI) has released the Corruption Perception Index (CPI).

·       The index ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and business people.

·       It uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean. A country with a higher score has a higher rank.

·       

Status of India

• India is ranked 85th among 180 countries in the Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), 2021.
• Last year India's ranking was 86.
• The CPI score for India is 40, which is almost constant this year as well as the previous year score.

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