Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 17 February 2023

Q.1) Consider the following statements:

1. Article 20: Right to protection against conviction of offenses.
2. Article 21: Right to life and liberty.
3. Article 22: Right to protection against arrest and detention in certain circumstance.

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) Krishi UDAN scheme launched by

(a) Ministry of Agriculture
(b) Ministry of Finance
(c) Ministry of Education
(d) Ministry of Civil Aviation

Q.3) Consider the following statements:

1. Transfer pricing refers to prices of transactions or transfer of goods, services and technology between related enterprises or between unrelated parties but controlled by a common entity.
2. Companies use transfer pricing to reduce the overall tax burden of parent company.
3. Effect of transfer pricing is that parent company tends to produce insufficient taxable income or excessive loss on a transaction.

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) Which among the following Indian state is largest producer of sugar?

(a)Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Uttar Pradesh

Q.5) Consider the following statements:

1.Vinyl chloride is a carcinogenic gas mostly used to make Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC). It is associatedwith increased risk of liver cancer and oral cancers.
2.Burning Vinyl Chloride releases phosgene and hydrogen chloride (HCl) into the air.
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