Daily Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC IAS Prelims - 24 May 2023

Welcome to the RAYACADEMY Daily Current Affairs MCQs! Our focus is to provide you with engaging and informative questions that primarily revolve around current affairs, derived from reliable sources such as 'The Hindu', 'Indian Express', and 'PIB'. Our MCQs test your understanding of factual and conceptual knowledge, which is essential for cracking the UPSC IAS and State PCS prelim exams. Below are some of Today's Current Affairs MCQs. We hope you make the most of this initiative and wish you all the best in your preparation.

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Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the power of the President to promulgate ordinances:

1. Under Article 123 of the Constitution, the President can promulgate ordinances during the recess of Parliament if circumstances require immediate action.

2. An ordinance has the same force and effect as an Act of Parliament.

3. The government is required to bring an ordinance before Parliament for ratification within a specified period.

4. If an ordinance is not ratified by Parliament within the prescribed time, it will automatically become an Act of Parliament.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1, 3, and 4 only

d) 1, 2 and 3 only

Answer: (d)

Explanation:

Statement 4 is incorrect: The government is required to bring an Ordinance before Parliament for ratification — and failure to do so will lead to its lapsing “at the expiration of six weeks from the reassembly of Parliament.

Q2. In which one of the following groups are all the four countries members of G20?

a) Argentina, Mexico, South Africa and Turkey.

b) Australia, Canada, Malaysia and New Zealand

c) Brazil, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam

d) Indonesia, Japan, Singapore and South Korea

Answer: (a)

Explanation: The G-20, or Group of 20, is an intergovernmental forum of major developed and developing economies. It comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, the US and nations under the European Union (EU).

Q3. Which one of the following is not a Harappan site?

(a) Chanhudaro

(b) Kot Diji

(c) Sohgaura

(d) Desalpur

Answer: (c)

Explanation: Songaura Copper Plate, the earliest known copper plate, is a Mauryan record.

Q4. Consider the following statements regarding the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM):

1. The CBAM was recently signed by the co-legislators at the European Commission.

2. The CBAM aims to impose a fair price on the carbon emitted during the production of carbon-intensive goods entering the EU and encourage cleaner industrial production in non-EU countries.

3. The primary objective of the CBAM is to address the issue of carbon leakage, which occurs when EU manufacturers shift carbon-intensive production to countries with less stringent climate policies.

4. The CBAM intends to replace EU-manufactured products with more carbon-intensive imports.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1, 2, and 3 only

d) 1, 2, 3, and 4

Answer: (c)

Explanation:

Statement 4 is incorrect: The statement incorrectly suggests that the CBAM intends to replace EU-manufactured products with more carbon-intensive imports. However, the CBAM aims to impose a fair price on carbon-intensive goods entering the EU to promote cleaner industrial production rather than replacing EU-manufactured products with more carbon-intensive imports.

Q5. Consider the following pairs:

National Park Located in

Raimona NP Assam.

Bannerghata NP Kerela

Silent Valley NP Karnataka

Kuno NP Madhya Pradesh

How many pairs given above are correct?

a) Only one pair

b) Only two pairs

c) Only three pair

d) None

Answer: (b)

Explanation:

Raimona NP is in Assam.

Bannerghata NP is Karnataka.

Silent Valley NP is in Kerela.

Kuno NP is in Madhya Pradesh