Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 13 May 2022

Q.1) With reference to regarding martial rape, consider the following statements: 

1. In India, marital rape is not defined in any statute or law.
2. The marital rape immunity is known to several post-colonial common law countries.
3. Section 375 of the IPC says that sexual intercourse by a man with his wife aged 18 or above is not rape even if it is without her consent.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.2) Utkarsh Samaroh program recently held in 

(a) Nagpur 
(b) Varanasi 
(c) Guwahati 
(d) Bharuch

Q.3) Consider the following  statements regarding African swine fever: 

1. Itis a serious viral DNA disease affecting wild and domestic pigs.
2. The disease has a mortality rate of almost 100%.
3. African Swine Fever does not harm humans.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 
(d) 2 only

Q.4) Operation Dudh was conducted on

(a) 3rdMay, 1991
(b) 3rdSeptember, 1988
(c) 3rdMay, 1995
(d) 3rdApril,2003

Q.5) With reference to Drought in Numbers Report 2022, consider the following statements: 

1.As per report, India’s drought-prone area has increased by 57 per cent since 1997.
2.Drought impacts India’s dominantly rainfed agriculture that accounts for 60 per cent of the sown area on average.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) Both 1 and 2 
(c) 1 only
(d) 2 only

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