12-Oct-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements regarding Belt and Road Initiative (BRI):

1. It is a large-scale infrastructure development programme launched by China in 2013.
2. BRI comprises two components: Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) and Maritime Silk Road (MSR).
3. It was earlier known as One Belt One Road (OBOR).
4. Partnership for Global Infrastructure Investment (PGII) is a west-led infrastructure plan to counter the China-led BRI.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

Under the RTI Act, 2005, a state can have how many State Information Commissioners at most, excluding the State Chief Information Commissioner?

Consider the following statements regarding the transfer of High Court (HC) judges:

1. Under Article 122 of Indian Constitution, Chief Justice of India (CJI) transfers HC judges after consulting the President.
2. The proposal for transferring a HC judge (including a Chief Justice) should be initiated by the CJI and the consent of the judge is not required.
3. All transfers are to be made in the public interest.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

Ayyampalayam Nettai, recently seen in news, is a type of—

Search Generative Experience (SGE) is a new artificial intelligence (AI)- based search engine created by—

With respect to the rescue missions conducted by India, which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

       Operations                             Area of Operation

1. Operation Kaveri                   Sudan
2. Operation Ajay                      Israel- Palestine 
3.  Operation Rahat                  Yemen 

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements, with respect to Nobel Prize in Economics

1. Nobel Prize in Economics for 2023 is awarded to Claudia Goldin for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes

2. for the  First time, Nobel Prize in Economics for 2023  is awarded to a woman.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following pairs

            Nuclear plant                       Location

1. Kakrapar nuclear plant          Maharashtra
2. Tarapur nuclear plant            Karnataka
3. Jaitpur nuclear plant             Gujrat

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Despang Plains , Hot Spring  and Daulat Beg Oldie regions are located in which part of India

Which of the following committee(s) is/were constituted by government for the advancement of Railways

1. Sam Pitroda Committee 

2. Bibek Debroy Committee

3. Kakodkar Committee

Select the correct answer using the code given below