Weekly UPSC Current Affairs Quiz 28.06.2020

Consider the following statements regarding the Forest Advisory Committee:

1 It is a statutory body constituted under the Forest (Conservation) Act 1980.

2 It comes under the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change.

3 It advises the government on the issue of granting forest clearances.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the NEERA:

1 It aims to provide packed fresh drinking water in water scarce regions.

2 It is launched by the Khadi and Village Industrial Commission.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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New Orientation for a Reformed Multilateral System, recently seen in news, is related to which of the following international organizations?

Consider the following statements regarding Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG):

1 It is an associate member of the Financial Action Task Force.

2 It was established after global financial crises in 2008.

3 India and China are the members of the Group.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Which of the following are the parameters under the rule of law index released by the World justice Project?

1 Constraint on government powers

2 Absence of corruption

3 Regulatory enforcement

4 Fundamental rights

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

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Consider the following statements regarding the Decarbonizing transport in India project:

1) It has been launched by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways along with NITI Aayog.

2) It aims at developing a pathway towards a low-carbon transport system for India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1) Secret ballot is not allowed in Rajaya Sabha elections.

2) NOTA option is not given in Rajya Sabha elections.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Consider the following statements regarding the Seabed 2030 project:

1) The project was launched at the Paris Climate Deal in 2015.

2) It coordinates and oversees the sourcing and compilation of bathymetric data from different parts of the world’s ocean.

3) It is the global initiative of international seabed authority.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Department Fund:

1) It aims at developing infrastructure in dairy, meat, and food processing sector.

2) Private companies are not included as a beneficiary under the scheme.

3) No interest subvention would be provided under the scheme.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements regarding Automatic Exchange of Information ( AEOI)

1) It is a system of exchange of periodic bulk taxpayers information between source and destination country.

2) India hasn’t signed such agreement with any nation because of sovereignty issues.

Which of the statements given is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the National Commission for Backward Classes:

1) It is a non-constitutional body.

2) Unlike national commission for scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, it does not have power to act as a civil court.

3) The Commission has been formed under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?