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July 20, 2023 Current Affairs MCQs

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1Q) Which of the article in the Indian constitution prohibits human trafficking and forced labor without payment?

(A) Article 21

(B) Article 22

(C) Article 23

(D) Article 24

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⇨ Article 23 in The Constitution Of India prohibits human trafficking and forced labor without payment.

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2Q) Which of the following statement is correct regarding Nirbhaya Scheme?

(1) The Nirbhaya Fund was established in 2013.

(2) It is a non-lapsable corpus fund for the safety and security of women.

(3) It is being administered by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD).

(A) 1 and 2 Only

(B) 2 and 3 Only

(C) 1 and 3 Only

(D) 1, 2, and 3

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⇨ The Nirbhaya Fund was established in 2013.

⇨ It is a non-lapsable corpus fund for the safety and security of women.

⇨ It is being administered by the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.

⇨ Women and Child Development (MWCD) is the nodal Ministry to appraise/recommend proposals and schemes to be funded under Nirbhaya Fund.

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3Q) The government expects India’s digital markets to touch $ 1 trillion by which of the following financial year?

(A) 2025 - 2026

(B) 2026 - 2027

(C) 2028 - 2029

(D) 2030 - 2031

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⇨ The government expects India’s digital markets to touch $ 1 trillion by 2025-26.

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4Q) Which of the following statement is correct regarding Purchasing Managers’ Index or PMI?

(1) Purchasing Managers’ Index or PMI is an economic indicator.

(2) The surveys are conducted on a yearly basis.

(3) The index shows trends in both the manufacturing and services sector.

(A) 1 and 2 Only

(B) 2 and 3 Only

(C) 1 and 3 Only

(D) 1, 2, and 3

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⇨ Purchasing Managers’ Index or PMI is an economic indicator, which is derived after monthly surveys of different companies.

⇨ The surveys are conducted on a monthly basis.

⇨ The index shows trends in both the manufacturing and services sector.

⇨ There are two types of PMI — Manufacturing PMI and Services PMI.

⇨ The index helps in determining whether the market conditions, as seen by purchasing managers, are expanding, contracting, or staying the same.

⇨ PMI is one of the closely watched indicators of business activity and helps in predicting the economic health of a country.

⇨ How is the manufacturing PMI derived?

⇨ The questions are related to 5 key variables. The variables with their weights in the index are —

⇨ New orders (30%),

⇨ Output (25%),

⇨ Employment (20%),

⇨ Suppliers’ delivery times (15%), and

⇨ The stock of items purchased (10%).

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5Q) Recently The Indians won the SAFF Championship 2023. In this context. SAFF Championship is related to which sports?

(A) Hockey

(B) Badminton

(C) Chess

(D) Football

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⇨ The SAFF Football Championship, also known as the South Asian Football Federation Championship, is a biennial international football tournament contested by the national teams of South Asian countries.

⇨ The countries that currently compete in the tournaments are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

⇨ It is held every two years.

⇨ SAFF was formed in 1997.

⇨ Founding members: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Maldives.

⇨ The SAFF Secretariat currently operates from Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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6Q) Recently, which of the following ministry organizes the Eighth Meeting of the Central Monitoring Committee to review the Implementation of the MS Act 2013?

(A) Ministry of Rural Development

(B) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

(C) Ministry of Labour & Employment

(D) Ministry of Panchayati Raj

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⇨ The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment organizes the Eighth Meeting of the Central Monitoring Committee to review the Implementation of the MS Act 2013.

⇨ The meeting will review the implementation of the "Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013" (MS Act, 2013).

⇨ This important Central Act was enacted by the Parliament in September 2013 and has come into force in December 2014.

⇨ It aims at the complete elimination of manual scavenging in its various manifestations and comprehensive rehabilitation of the identified manual scavengers.

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7Q) Which of the following statement correct regarding Taiwan?

(1) Taiwan is an island nation in East Asia, between the East China Sea in the north and the South China Sea in the south.

(2) Taiwan is not a member of the UN (United Nations).

(3) Taiwan is a member of the WHO (World Health Organization).

(4) Taiwan is a member of the WTO (World Trade Organization).

(A) 1, 2, and 3 Only

(B) 2, 3, and 4 Only

(C) 1, 2, and 4 Only

(D) 1, 2, 3, and 4

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⇨ Taiwan is an island nation in East Asia, between the East China Sea in the north and the South China Sea in the south.

⇨ China and Taiwan separated during the China civil war in 1949. However, China still considers Taiwan as part of its territory.

⇨ Taiwan is not a member of the UN (United Nations) and WHO (World Health Organization).

⇨ Taiwan is a member of WTO (World Trade Organization) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) under the name of “Chinese Taipei”.

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8Q) NICNET has institutional linkages across all the Ministries /Departments of the Central Government, State Governments. In this context, The National Informatics Centre (NIC) is part of which of the following ministry?

(A) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Ministry of I and B)

(B) Ministry of Communications

(C) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY)

(D) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

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⇨ NICNET has institutional linkages across all the Ministries /Departments of the Central Government, State Governments, Union Territories, and District administrations of the country.

⇨ National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

⇨ NIC is the technology partner of the Government of India.

⇨ NIC was established in 1976 with the objective to provide technology-driven solutions to Central and State Governments in various aspects of development.

⇨ Through NICNET, NIC has been instrumental in steering e-Governance applications in Government Ministries/ Departments at the Centre, States, Districts and Block level, facilitating improvement in Government services, wider transparency, promoting decentralized planning and management, resulting in better efficiency and accountability to the people of India.

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9Q) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India, and which of the following country have signed a Protocol Document, extending the current Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which was signed in 2018 on Cooperation in the field of Personnel Management and Public Administration for five more years until 2028?

(A) Saudi Arabia

(B) Malaysia

(C) Maldives

(D) Singapore

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⇨ Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India, and Singapore have signed a Protocol Document, extending the current Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which was signed in 2018 on Cooperation in the field of Personnel Management and Public Administration for five more years until 2028.

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10Q) Which of the following are The Primary Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)?

(1) Water Vapour

(2) Carbon dioxide

(3) Ozone

(4) Methane

(A) 1 and 2 Only

(B) 2 and 3 Only

(C) 1, 2, and 3 Only

(D) 1, 2, 3, and 4

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⇨ The Primary GHGs are:

⇨ Water Vapour

⇨ Carbon dioxide

⇨ Methane

⇨ Nitrous oxide

⇨ Ozone

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