Current Affairs Questions

Megha-Tropiques-1

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) conducted a successful controlled re-entry of its decommissioned satellite, Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT1).
2. Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT1) satellite, launched jointly by ISRO and the French space agency CNES in 2011, was designed for facilitating communication.
3. This was the first time that the space agency attempted such a manoeuvre to clear out space debris despite the satellite not being built to do so.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

OneWeb Constellation

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched 36 OneWeb satellites on its second commercial launch of the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3) rocket.
2. The launch completed the OneWeb Constellation wherein OneWeb will use 588 active satellites for global connectivity.
3. In the OneWeb Constellation, satellites are arranged in 10 rings (Orbital planes) with 49 satellites in each plane.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

Resham Keet Bima

Which of the following state launched the country's first "Resham Keet Bima" program to safeguard its sericulturists?

Captive Employment Initiative

Recently, under which of the following scheme, Ministry of Rural Development initiated ‘Captive Employment’ initiative?

Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code (IBC) 2016

Which of the statement(s) is/are correct regarding the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) 2016?

1. It sets out three classes of persons who can trigger the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) – financial creditors, operational creditors and corporate debtors.
2. It covers all individuals, companies, Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) and partnership firms.
3. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has been appointed as a regulator and it can oversee these proceedings.
4. National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for companies and LLPs and Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) for individuals and partnership firms.

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First Indigenous Calf Clone

Recently, the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) achieved new milestone by producing country's first indigenous calf clone of a cattle breed? What is the name of the indigenous cattle breed?

Tibetan Buddhism

With reference to the Tibetan Buddhism, consider the following statements:

1. It combines the essential teachings of Mahayana Buddhism with Tantric and Shamanic, and material from an ancient Tibetan religion called Bon.
2. Since 1640, the Gelugpa School has been the predominant school of Tibetan Buddhism.
3. The Dalai Lama belongs to Gelugpa School (‘Dalai’ means ‘ocean’ in Mongol).

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Constitutional Provisions Related To Reservation

Consider the following statements with reference to the constitutional provisions related to the reservation in India:

1. Reservation is mentioned in Article 46 of Part IV of the Constitution of India, which contains Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSPs).
2. Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act 2019 provides for 20% reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for the economically weaker section in the unreserved category.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?

Kudumbashree

‘Kudumbashree’ - one of the largest women’s self-help networks in the world, belongs to which of the following State in India?

Inter-State Water Disputes In India

Consider the following statements with reference to the constitutional provisions for Inter-State Water Disputes in India:

1. Article 263 provides for the adjudication of inter-state water disputes.
2. Entry 56 of Union List empowers the Union Government for the regulation and development of inter-state rivers and river valleys to the extent declared by Parliament to be expedient in the public interest.
3. Entry 17 of State List deals with water i.e. water supply, irrigation, canal, drainage, embankments, water storage and water power.

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