Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 15 November 2022

Q.1) With reference to regarding the two-finger test, consider the following statements:

1. The two-finger test, carried out by a medical practitioner, involves the examination of her vagina to check if she is habituated to sexual intercourse.
2. The practice is unscientific and does not provide any definite information. Moreover, such ‘information’ has no bearing on an allegation of rape.
3. A woman who has been sexually assaulted undergoes a medical examination for ascertaining her health and medical needs, collection of evidence, etc.
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) The World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) was formed in

(a) 1971
(b) 1981
(c) 1991
(d) 2001

Q.3) With reference to regarding ‘Project Arunank’ consider the following statements:

1. It is a joint initiative of CSIR- Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), TATA steel and BRO.
2. Steel slag is a by-product of steel making, produced during the separation of the molten steel from impurities in steel-making furnaces.
3. Slag occurs as a molten liquid melt and is a complex solution of silicates and oxides that solidifies upon cooling.
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) Mount Ras Dejen is the highest point of which among the following country

(a)Ethiopia
(b) South Sudan
(c) Somalia
(d) Kenya

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding Performance Grading Index (PGI):

1.It is a unique index for evidence-based comprehensive analysis of school education systems across States and UTs.
2. The prime objective of PGI is to promote evidence-based policy-making and highlight course correction to ensure quality education for all.
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