Daily Quiz for UPSC Prelims Exam 2023 | 30th July, 2022 – UPSC 2023

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Q) Consider the following statement:

Directorate of Enforcement is a specialized financial investigation agency under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Home Affairs.
The establishment of the CBI was recommended by the Santhanam Committee.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2

निम्नलिखित कथन पर विचार करें:

प्रवर्तन निदेशालय गृह मंत्रालय के राजस्व विभाग के तहत एक विशेष वित्तीय जांच एजेंसी है।
संथानम समिति द्वारा सीबीआई की स्थापना की सिफारिश की गई थी।

उपरोक्त में से कौन सा/से कथन सही है/हैं?

केवल 1
केवल 2
दोनों 1 और 2
न तो 1 और न ही 2

Answer- 2

The CBI was set up in 1963by a resolution of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Now, the CBI comes under the administrative control of theDepartment of Personnel and Training (DoPT) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
The establishment of the CBI was recommended by the Santhanam Committee on Prevention of Corruption (1962–1964).
The CBI is not a statutory body. It derives its powers from the DSPE Act, 1946.
The CBI is the main investigating agency of the Central Government.
Directorate of Enforcement is a specialized financial investigation agencyunder the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.
On 1^stMay 1956, an ‘Enforcement Unit’ was formed, in the Department of Economic Affairs, for handling Exchange Control Laws violations under Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947.
- In the year 1957, this Unit was renamed as ‘Enforcement Directorate’.

Q) What is IUCN Status of Monarch Butterfly?

Critically Endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
None of the above

मोनार्क बटरफ्लाई की IUCN स्थिति क्या है?

गंभीर रूप से लुप्तप्राय
लुप्तप्राय
सुभेद्य
इनमे से कोई भी नहीं

Ans: 2. Endangered

Explanation:

Migratory monarch butterflies have been declared endangered in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
About:
- It’s a sub-species of the Danaus plexippus butterfly.
- It travels around 4,000 kilometers across America.
- Specification: They follow a unique lifestyle as they breed in only one particular plant “Milkweed”.
Population decline:
- Population in the continent has declined 23-72% in last ten years.
- Population of the eastern monarchs (migrate from the eastern US) shrunk by 84% from 1996-2014.

Q) Consider the following statements in respect of Finance Commission:

The Finance Commission (FC) is a constitutional body, that determines the method and formula for distributing the tax proceeds between the Centre and states.
Under Article 280 of the Constitution, the President of India is required to constitute a Finance Commission at an interval of five years or earlier.
The 15th Finance Commission was constituted by the President of India in November 2017, under the chairmanship of NK Singh.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3

वित्त आयोग के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें:

वित्त आयोग (एफसी) एक संवैधानिक निकाय है, जो केंद्र और राज्यों के बीच कर आय को वितरित करने के लिए विधि और सूत्र निर्धारित करता है।
संविधान के अनुच्छेद 280 के तहत, भारत के राष्ट्रपति को पांच साल या उससे पहले के अंतराल पर एक वित्त आयोग का गठन करना आवश्यक है।
15वें वित्त आयोग का गठन भारत के राष्ट्रपति ने नवंबर 2017 में एनके सिंह की अध्यक्षता में किया था।

उपरोक्त में से कौन से कथन सही हैं?

केवल 1 और 2
केवल 2 और 3
केवल 1 और 3
1, 2 और 3

15^th Finance Commission

The Finance Commission (FC)is a constitutional body, that determines the method and formula for distributing the tax proceeds between the Centre and states, and among the states as per the constitutional arrangement and present requirements.
UnderArticle 280 of the Constitution, the President of India is required to constitute a Finance Commission at an interval of five years or earlier.
The 15^thFinance Commission was constituted by the President of India in November 2017, under the chairmanship of NK Singh. Its recommendations will cover a period of five years from the year 2021-22 to 2025-26.

Q) Consider the following statement Gulf Cooperation Council

GCC was established by an agreement concluded in 1981 among Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and UAE.
The Secretariat is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2

निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें गल्फ कोऑपरेशन काउंसिल

जीसीसी की स्थापना 1981 में बहरीन, कुवैत, ओमान, कतर, सऊदी अरब, यमन और संयुक्त अरब अमीरात के बीच हुए एक समझौते द्वारा की गई थी।
सचिवालय सऊदी अरब के रियाद में स्थित है।

उपरोक्त में से कौन सा/से कथन सही है/हैं?

केवल 1
केवल 2
दोनों 1 और 2
न तो 1 और न ही 2

Gulf Cooperation Council

GCC was established by an agreementconcluded in 1981 among Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE in view of their special relations, geographic proximity, similar political systems based on Islamic beliefs, joint destiny and common objectives.
The structureof the GCC consists of the Supreme Council (the highest authority), the Ministerial Council and the Secretariat General. The Secretariat is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
It is a political, economic, social, and regional organisationaccording to its charter.

Q) Sittwe port located in which country?

Myanmar
Bangladesh
Oman
Djibuti

सित्तवे बंदरगाह किस देश में स्थित है?

म्यांमार
बांग्लादेश
ओमान
जिबूती

Sittwe Port is a deepwater port constructed by Indiaat on Lakadan river mouth, Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State in Myanmar, on the Bay of Bengal.
Situated at the mouth of the Kaladan River, the port is being financed by India as a part of the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project.
The project is aimed at developing transport infrastructure in southwestern Myanmar and northeastern India.

Q) Consider the following statement:

Afghanistan became the newest member of SAARC at the 13th annual summit in 2015.
The Headquarters and Secretariat of the Association are at New Delhi, India.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2

निम्नलिखित कथन पर विचार करें:

2015 में 13वें वार्षिक शिखर सम्मेलन में अफगानिस्तान सार्क का सबसे नया सदस्य बना।
एसोसिएशन का मुख्यालय और सचिवालय नई दिल्ली, भारत में हैं।

उपरोक्त में से कौन सा/से कथन सही है/हैं?

केवल 1
केवल 2
दोनों 1 और 2
न तो 1 और न ही 2

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established with the signing of the SAARC Charter in Dhaka on 8 December 1985.
The idea of regional cooperation in South Asia was first raised in November 1980. After consultations, the foreign secretaries of the seven founding countries—Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka—met for the first time in Colombo in April 1981.
- Afghanistan became the newest member of SAARC at the 13th annual summit in 2005.
- The Headquarters and Secretariatof the Association are at Kathmandu, Nepal.

Q) Consider the following statement:

National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
It was constituted under enabling provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2

निम्नलिखित कथन पर विचार करें:

राष्ट्रीय बाघ संरक्षण प्राधिकरण (NTCA) पर्यावरण, वन और जलवायु परिवर्तन मंत्रालय के तहत एक वैधानिक निकाय है।
इसका गठन वन्यजीव (संरक्षण) अधिनियम, 1972 के प्रावधानों को सक्षम करने के तहत किया गया था।

उपरोक्त में से कौन सा/से कथन सही है/हैं?

केवल 1
केवल 2
दोनों 1 और 2
न तो 1 और न ही 2

National Tiger Conservation Authority

National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
It was established in 2005 following the recommendations of the Tiger Task Force.
It was constituted under enabling provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2006, for strengthening tiger conservation, as per powers and functions assigned to it.

Q) Consider the following statements regarding DPSP:

The concept of DPSP emerged from Article 45 of the Irish Constitution.
Part IV of the Constitution of India (Article 36–51) contains the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP).
Constitution of India classified DPSP in three category.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3

डीपीएसपी के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें:

DPSP की अवधारणा आयरिश संविधान के अनुच्छेद 45 से उभरी है।
भारत के संविधान के भाग IV (अनुच्छेद 36-51) में राज्य के नीति निर्देशक सिद्धांत (DPSP) शामिल हैं।
भारत के संविधान ने DPSP को तीन श्रेणियों में वर्गीकृत किया।

उपरोक्त में से कौन से कथन सही हैं?

केवल 1 और 2
केवल 2 और 3
केवल 1 और 3
1, 2 और 3

The concept of DPSP emerged from Article 45 of the Irish Constitution.

Constitutional Provisions:Part IV of the Constitution of India (Article 36–51) contains the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP).
Directive Principles are affirmative directions on the other hand, Fundamental Rights are negative or prohibitive in nature because they put limitations on the State.
The DPSP is not enforceable by law; it is non-justiciable.
The Directive Principles are classified on the basis of their ideological source and objectives. These are Directives based on:
Socialist Principles
Gandhian Principles
Liberal and Intellectual Principles

Q) Which Article of the Constitution of India safeguards one’s right to marry the person of one’s choice?

(a) Article 19
(b) Article 21
(c) Article 25
(d) Article 29

भारत के संविधान का कौन सा अनुच्छेद व्यक्ति से शादी करने के अधिकार की रक्षा करता है अपनी पसंद का?

(a) अनुच्छेद 19
(b) अनुच्छेद 21
(c) अनुच्छेद 25
(d) अनुच्छेद 29

Answer: B

The right to marry is a part of right to life under Article 21 of Indian Constitution. Right to marriage is also stated under Human Rights Charter within the meaning of right to start a family.
The right to marry is a universal right and it is available to everyone irrespective of their gender.
Various courts across the country have also interpreted right to marry as an integral part of right to life under Article 21.

Q) In India, ‘extended producer responsibility’ was introduced as an important feature in which of the following?

(a) The Bio-medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998
(b) The Recycled Plastic (Manufacturing and Usage) Rules, 1999
(c) The e-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011
(d) The Food Safety and Standard Regulations, 2011

भारत में, ‘विस्तारित निर्माता जिम्मेदारी‘ को निम्नलिखित में से किसमें एक महत्वपूर्ण विशेषता के रूप में पेश किया गया था?

(a) जैव-चिकित्सा अपशिष्ट (प्रबंधन और हैंडलिंग) नियम, 1998
(b) पुनर्नवीनीकरण प्लास्टिक (विनिर्माण और उपयोग) नियम, 1999
(c) ई-अपशिष्ट (प्रबंधन और हैंडलिंग) नियम, 2011
(d) खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक विनियम, 2011

Answer: C

The e-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 recognizes producers‘ liability for recycling and reducing e-waste in the country.
It introduced – extended producer responsibility’, that is, the responsibility of producers of electronic equipment for effective channelization of E-waste to the registered recyclers.