Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 31 October 2022

Q.1) Consider the following statements:

1. The Central Government shall establish one or more Grievance Appellate Committees (GAC) within three months.
2. Each GAC will consist of a chairperson and two whole time members appointed by the Central government.
3. The GAC will hear appeals by social media users against decisions of grievance officers appointed by the intermediary.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 2 only

Q.2) Top steel producer country of the world is

(a) Japan
(b) India
(c) US
(d) China

Q.3) With reference to regarding Miyawaki Forest, consider the following statements:

1. Miyawaki, which helps build dense, native forests in a short span of time.
2. Through the Miyawaki method, a forest can be developed in just two to three years while it takes at least 20 to 30 years through the traditional method.
3. The growth of plants is ten times faster using this method and as a result, the forest developed is thirty times denser.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 2 only

Q.4) The Indian Navy is hosting the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) at

(a)Mumbai
(b) Visakhapatnam
(c) Cochin
(d) Mangalore

Q.5) Consider the following statements:

1.Salmonella typhimurium ST313 is an invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella serovar,
2.It causes bloodstream infection in the malnourished and immunocompromised population of sub-Saharan Africa.
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