Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (15 April 2023)

Current Affairs MCQs Quiz for UPSC, IAS, UPPSC/UPPCS, MPPSC. BPSC, RPSC & All State PSC Exams

Date: 15 April 2023

Q1. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the Livestock Insurance Scheme?

1. Crossbred and high-yielding cattle and buffaloes are insured at a maximum of their current market price under the scheme.
2. The premium of the insurance is subsidized to the tune of 75% by the Central Government.
3. The scheme aims to provide protection to farmers and cattle rearers against any eventual loss of their animals due to death and to popularize insurance for livestock.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Crossbred and high-yielding cattle and buffaloes are insured at a maximum of their current market price under the scheme. Thus, statement 1 is correct.
  • The premium of the insurance is subsidized to the tune of 50% by the Central Government. Thus, statement 2 is incorrect.
  • The Livestock Insurance Scheme has been formulated with the twin objective of providing a protection mechanism to the farmers and cattle rearers against any eventual loss of their animals due to death and demonstrating the benefit of the insurance of livestock to the people and popularizing it with the ultimate goal of attaining qualitative improvement in livestock and their products. Thus, statement 3 is correct.

Q2. Consider the following statements about Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN).

1. It consists of 10 digits, which are used to uniquely identify each land parcel in the country.
2. The first two digits represent the state code.
3. It is a part of the Digital India Land Record Modernisation Programme (DILRMP).

Which of the above statements is/are Not correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 Only
d) None of the above

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • It consists of 14 digits, which are used to uniquely identify each land parcel in the country. Hence statement 1 is Not correct.
  • The first two digits represent the state code, the next four digits represent the district code, the following seven digits represent the survey number of the land parcel, and the final digit is a check digit. Hence statement 2 is correct.
  • ULPIN is a part of the Digital India Land Record Modernisation Programme (DILRMP). Hence statement 3 is correct

Q3. Consider the following statements regarding Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK).

1. Krishi Vigyan Kendra is an agricultural extension centre in India.
2. A KVK can be formed under a government institution only.
3. Currently, approximately more than 1000 KVKs are working throughout India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) 1 and 3 Only

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • A Krishi Vigyan Kendra is an agricultural extension center in India.
  • The centres are associated with a local agricultural university, and serve as links between the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and farmers to apply agricultural research in a practical, localized setting.
  • Thus statement 1 is correct.
  • A KVK can be formed under a variety of host institutions, including agricultural universities, state departments, ICAR institutes, other educational institutions, or NGOs.
  • Hence statement 2 is NOT correct.
  • Currently, approximately 725 KVKs are working throughout India.
  • Thus statement 3 is also NOT correct.

Q4. Consider the following statement about Global Innovation Index 2022.

1. The index is released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
2. India has been ranked 44th in the Global Innovation Index (GII) which is an improvement of six spots from that in 2021.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • The Global Innovation Index (GII) is an annual assessment of countries' capacity for and success in innovation. First launched in 2007 by INSEAD and World Business, a British magazine, it is now published by the World Intellectual Property Organization in partnership with Cornell University, INSEAD, and other organizations and institutions. (Hence statement 1 is correct.)
  • The GII ranks the innovation performance of 132 economies worldwide, revealing the most innovative countries. In 2022, India achieved a historic milestone by making it to the top 40 (placed on 40th rank) countries in the GII for the first time. (Hence statement 2 is incorrect.)
  • This feat was attributed to improvements in information and communication technologies (ICT) services exports, the value of venture capital recipients, and funding for startups. As a result, India now ranks as the most innovative lower middle-income economy in the world, surpassing Vietnam

As only the first statement is correct, the correct option is (a).