Current Affairs Questions

With Reference to the North-Eastern Council(NEC), consider the following statements:

1. It came into being by an Act of Parliament, the North Eastern Council Act, 1971 to act as an advisory body in respect of socio-economic development and balanced development of the North Eastern Areas.
2. The NEC started functioning in the year 1973.
3. The members of the NEC consist of the Governors and the Chief Ministers of the eight member States including Sikkim, apart from the Chairman and the Members who are nominated by the President of India.

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Consider the following statements with reference to the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India:

1. The Schedule became a part of the Constitution in 1951, when the document was amended for the first time.
2. It contains a list of central and state laws which can be challenged in courts.
3. Most of the laws protected under the Schedule concern agriculture/land issues.

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With reference to the Constitution Order of 1950, consider the given statements:

1. It initially provided for recognising only Hindus as SCs, to address the social disability arising out of the practice of untouchability.
   
2. The Order was amended in 1956 to include Dalits who had converted to Sikhism.
3. It was amended in 1990 to include Dalits who had converted to Buddhism.

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

Consider the following statements with reference to the Parliamentary Committees in India:

1. Parliamentary committees draw their authority from Article 105 (on privileges of Parliament members) and Article 118 (on Parliament’s authority to make rules for regulating its procedure and conduct of business).
2. In India, the first Public Accounts Committee was constituted in April 1950.
3. The practice of regularly referring bills to committees began in 1989 after government departments started forming their own standing committees.

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Consider the following statements:

1. Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) regulates export of drugs in India. Any manufacturer with the certification from CDSCO can export drugs outside India.
2. Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is responsible for approval of licences of specified categories of drugs such as blood and blood products, IV fluids, vaccines and sera in India.

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct wit reference to the Constitution Bench of Supreme Court of India:

1. A constitution bench consists of at least five or more judges of the court which is set up to decide substantial questions of law with regard to the interpretation of the constitution in a case.
2. The provision for a Constitution bench has been provided in the Constitution of India under Article 145.

Consider the following statements with reference to the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022:

1. It replaces the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920, and authorises police officers to take measurements of people convicted, arrested or facing trial in criminal cases.
2. In March 2003, the Expert Committee on Reforms of the Criminal Justice System (Chair: Dr. Justice V. S. Malimath) recommended amending the 1920 Act to empower the Magistrate to authorise the collection of data such as blood samples for DNA, hair, saliva, and semen.

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

With reference to the process of creation of new district in India, consider the following statements:

1. The power to create new districts or alter or abolish existing districts rests with the State governments.
2. A new district can be created either through an executive order or by passing a law in the State Assembly.
3. The Centre has no role to play in the alteration of districts or creation of new ones. States are free to decide.

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Recently, which of the following two state governments signed the historic ‘Namsai Declaration’, in a bid to resolve the border issue between them?

Consider the following statements with reference to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA):

1. The Act is applicable to all associations, groups and NGOs which intend to receive foreign donations.
2. It was amended in 2010 to “consolidate the law” on utilisation of foreign funds, and “to prohibit” their use for “any activities detrimental to national interest”.
3. The 2020 amendments gave the government tighter control and scrutiny over the receipt and utilisation of foreign funds by NGOs.

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