27-Oct-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz With Answers

Ques:1

Consider the following statements regarding Ethics Committee of Parliament:

1. It is a joint committee of both Houses of Parliament.
2. Ethics Committee of Parliament has 15 members each from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
3. Besides overseeing the moral and ethical conduct of members, ethics committee also prepares a Code of Conduct for members.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Ques:2

The ‘3-Step Roadmap for border dispute resolution’ initiated in 2021 is between which countries?

Ques:3

Consider the following statements regarding National Green Hydrogen Mission:

1. It is a scheme jointly developed and implemented by the union ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Power.
2. It aims to manufacture 50 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030.
3. Green hydrogen is hydrogen produced without resulting in polluting/ fossil fuel emissions.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

Ques:4

Consider the following statements regarding India’s tax base as per the latest report of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) :

1. India’s tax base has widened sharply since 2013-14, with individuals moving up the income ladder and the proportion of super-rich taxpayers’ incomes declining.
2. The overall number of income tax (I-T) returns filed by individuals has risen from 30.6 crore to 60.3 crore through assessment years FY2014 to FY2022.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Ques:5

Which of the following diseases is primarily caused by lead pollution?

Ques:6

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Arctic Council’

1. The Council is an intergovernmental body of eight circumpolar countries.
2. It has no permanent secretariate.
3. India has an observer status in the Council.

Which of the above-mentioned statements are correct?

Ques:7

Which of the following mentioned port can not be a part of proposed India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC) ?

Ques:8

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Vishva Bharti University’

1. It is one of India's major Central Government funded autonomous university located in Santiniketan, West Bengal.
2. The university was established in 1921 by Nobel Prize Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore.
3. Its first vice-chancellor was Rabindranath Tagore.

Which of the above-mentioned statements are correct?

Ques:9

Which of the following is NOT a provision of the Model Code of Conduct of Indian Election?

Ques:10

‘Supriya Chakraborty and Anr. Vs. Union of India’ case is associated with which of the following?