Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 04-02-2023

Consider the following statements regarding legislative councils in India:

1) In 2020, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed a resolution for the abolition of the Legislative Council.

2) The Parliament can abolish a Legislative Council (where it already exists) or create it (where it does not exist) by a special majority, if the legislative assembly of the concerned state, by a simple majority, passes a resolution to that effect.

3) The tenure of a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) is six years, with one-third of the members retiring every two years.

Choose the correct code:

Consider the following statements with regards to Dholavira:

1) Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2021, Dholavira is believed to have been occupied from around 3500 BC (pre-Harappan) till around 1800 BC (late-Harappan period).

2) Dholavira is the fifth largest of eight major Harappan sites, including Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, Ganeriwala, Rakhigarhi, Kalibangan, Rupnagar and Lothal.

3) Dholavira’s location is on the Tropic of Cancer.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Kaladan multimodal project aims to improve connectivity to which of the Indian states through Myanmar?

“It is a group of mostly western creditor countries that grew from a 1956 meeting in which Argentina agreed to meet its public creditors. Their objective is to find sustainable debt-relief solutions for countries that are unable to repay their

bilateral loans.” Which group is this?

Consider the following:

1) Calcutta Unitarian Committee

2) Tabernacle of New Dispensation

3) Indian Reform Association

Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?