Current Affairs Question - May 2022

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) released a study, titled ‘Managing Forest Fires in a Changing Climate’.
2. According to the report, there has been a ten-fold increase in forest fires in the past two decades, and more than 62% of Indian states are prone to high-intensity forest fires.
3. As per the report, Arunachal Pradesh has had the highest number of forest fire incidences in the last two decades, with more than 95% of its districts being forest fire hotspots.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. According to a recently published study, an imbalance in nitrogen availability has been reported across the globe, with some places having an excess and others a shortage of the element.
2. Nitrogen gas makes up 78% of our atmosphere. Essential to life on Earth, it is also a part of many molecules like proteins, nucleic acids, etc.
3. Rising CO2 level does not impact nitrogen availability.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, the 20th meeting of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) was held in Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh.
2. For the first time, the NTCA meeting happened outside the national capital.
3. CA|TS is a set of criteria which allows tiger sites to check if their management will lead to successful tiger conservation. CA|TS is organised under seven pillars and 17 elements of critical management activity.

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

Consider the following statements with reference to ‘Renewable Capacity Statistics 2022’:

1. Renewable energy has continued to grow and gain momentum despite global uncertainties.
2. Global renewable generation capacity amounted to 3,064 gigawatt (GW) by the end of 2021, increasing the stock of renewable power by 9.1 per cent.
3. Solar power accounted for the largest share of the global total renewable generation capacity at 1,230 GW.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, a team of Indian researchers has developed a plasma-based disinfectant with the help of cold atmospheric pressure plasma (CAP).
2. The disinfectant could act as a green decontaminant for COVID-19.
3. Plasma, the fourth state of matter, makes up most of the universe. When produced in controlled conditions in the lab, it is called as Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma (CAP).

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a non-profit, released a report, titled ‘Expanding Heat Resilience Across India: Heat Action Plan Highlights 2022’.
2. Heat action plans are not mentioned in the report.
3. According to the report, there is an urgent need to invest in strengthening resilience to heat.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, conducted a study on blue stragglers.
   
2. Blue Straggler Stars are hot, blue, massive stars and seem to have a normal trajectory of evolution like other stars.
3. For the study, the researchers used the UVIT instrument (Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope) of ASTROSAT, India’s first science observatory in space.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, researchers from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) developed a way to make bricks from Martian soil with the help of bacteria and urea.
2. These ‘space bricks’ can be used to construct building-like structures on Mars that could facilitate human settlement on the red planet.
3. The slurry for the space bricks is made by mixing Martian soil with guar gum, a bacterium called Sporosarcina pasteurii, urea and nickel chloride (NiCl₂).

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

With reference to the Coal Gasification and Coal Liquefaction, consider the following statements:

1. Coal Gasification is a process in which coal is partially oxidised with air, oxygen, steam or carbon dioxide to form a fuel gas.
2. Coal Gasification produces Syngas which is a mixture consisting primarily of methane (CH4), carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2), carbon dioxide (CO2) and water vapour (H2O).
3. Coal Liquefaction is an alternative route to produce diesel and gasoline and makes economic sense only in a world of high crude oil prices.
4. Coal Liquefaction involves gasification of coal, which in turn will produce synthetic gas (a mix of CO+H2). The synthetic gas can be liquefied to its fuel equivalent in presence of cobalt/iron-based catalysts at higher pressure and temperature.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Scientists recently said that one of Jupiter’s moons, Europa, a prime candidate for life in the solar system, might have an abundance of water pockets beneath formations called double ridges.
2. The double ridges found on Europa’s surface are similar to those seen on Earth’s Greenland ice sheet.
3. Europa is slightly bigger than Earth’s moon.

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

Recently, in which of the following north-east states, a large number of megalithic stone jars have been discovered?

Consider the following statements with reference to the Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rates (MCLR):

1. MCLR, which came into effect from April 1, 2016, is the minimum rate below which banks are not permitted to lend.
2. MCLR is calculated on the basis of Cash Reserve Ratio, marginal cost of funds, tenor premiums and operational cost of the bank.
3. If the cost of funds goes up, the MCLR increases, and the loans linked to any MCLR tenor get more expensive.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to the absolute and relative poverty:

1. Absolute Poverty is measured relative to a fixed standard of living; that is, an income threshold that is constant across time.
2. The International Poverty Line is the best known poverty line for measuring Absolute Poverty globally.
3. Relative Poverty is measured relative to living standards in a particular society, and varies both across time and between societies.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following historic temples from Karnataka has the age-old tradition of kicking off the rathotsava or the chariot festival after reciting passages from the Quran?

Which of the following communities from Himachal Pradesh, the Central government is considering for inclusion in the list of Scheduled Tribes in the state?

Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct regarding the International Poverty Line?

1. It is calculated by taking the poverty threshold from each country—given the value of the goods needed to sustain one adult—and converting it into dollars.
2. The current International Poverty Line is $1.90 per day.

Choose the correct answer from the options below:

Consider the following statements:

1. On 12^th April, 2022, the first meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Coordination Group (IMCG) at Secretary level was convened by India’s Foreign Secretary.
2. IMCG has been setup as a high-level mechanism towards mainstreaming of India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy.
3. Under its 'Neighbourhood First' policy, Government is committed to developing friendly and mutually beneficial relations with all its neighbours.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, the European Parliament and European Union (EU) Member States have announced that they have reached a political agreement on the Digital Services Act (DSA).
2. The Act has no provision on ‘Dark Patterns’.
3. The Act, which is yet to become law, is a set of common rules on intermediaries’ obligations and accountability across the single market and ensures higher protection to all EU users irrespective of their country.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. The 1^st Edition of the Raisina Dialogue was held in 2018.
2. It is India’s premier foreign policy conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the global community.
3. It is Co-hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF).

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

Consider the following statements with reference to the Nidhi Companies:

1. Nidhi companies cannot accept Deposit from the public, nor lend to the public, so they are not purely NBFCs, and out of the scope of RBI.
2. It cannot carry any business related to chit fund, hire purchase finance, leasing finance, insurance, or acquisition of securities issued by anybody corporate.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the National Panchayati Raj Day, consider the following statements:

1. It is celebrated every year on the 25th of April.
2. The day marks the enactment of the 73rd amendment of the Constitution in 1993, which came into force with effect from 24th April 1993.
3. The first National Panchayati Raj Day was celebrated in 2011.

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