Current Affairs Question - November 2022

Consider the following statements:

1. Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures iXn Asia (CICA) is an intergovernmental forum aimed at strengthening regional cooperation and ensuring peace, security, and stability in Asia.
2. To be a member of CICA, a state need not have its territory in Asia.
3. India co-chairs two CICA CBMs (Confidence Building Measures) on ‘Development of Secure and Effective Systems of Transportation Corridors,’ and ‘Energy Security’.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8^th August, 1985, in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
2. It is a ten-nation regional organization which was established to promote political and social stability amid rising tensions among the Asia-Pacific’s post-colonial states.
3. The Member States are: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. On 18^th October, 2022, the second India-Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD) was held on the sidelines of DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
2. The theme of the dialogue was ‘Adopting Strategy for Synergizing and Strengthening Defence and Security Cooperation’.
3. The first-ever India-Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD) was held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in conjunction with DefExpo in 2015.

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

Consider the following statements in the context of 'The Lancet countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels' report:

1. Between 2012-2021, infants under one year old experienced a higher number of heatwave days compared to 1985–2005.
2. Globally, between 2017-21, heat-related deaths increased 40%, reaching 3.1 lakh deaths per year.
3. In India, the number of heat-related deaths among those over 65 increased by 55% between 2000-04 and 2017-21.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, India's Prime Minister along with the Secretary General of the United Nations launched Mission LiFE.
2. It is a new initiative for sustainable and healthy lifestyle.
3. The Mission incorporates the spirit of the P3 model, i.e., Pro Planet People, as it is premised on the basic principles of ‘Lifestyle of the planet, for the planet and by the planet’.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. According to a new study, in 2022, glaciers in the Swiss Alps melted more than any other year on record.
2. This year, Switzerland’s glaciers have lost an average of 8.2 per cent of their ice.
3. The last time glaciers had an extreme melt season was in 2003, when 3.8 % of glacier ice melted across Switzerland.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. According to a recent study, the climate crisis has driven the world to the brink of multiple disastrous tipping points.
2. Climate Tipping Points (CTPs) are markers of a larger climate system which when triggered beyond a threshold, perpetuate warming on their own.
3. According to the study, five dangerous tipping points may already have been passed due to the 1.1°C of global heating caused by humanity to date.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) has been incorporated in 2022 as a wholly-owned Government of India Company, under the administrative control of Department of Space (DOS).
2. It is the commercial arm of ISRO.
3. It aims to excel in providing space-related products and services emanating from Indian Space Programme to global customers and to further spur the growth of Indian Industry in undertaking technologically challenging space-related activities.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released stunningly detailed images of the Pillars of Creation taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
2. The images were taken by the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) of the James Webb Space Telescope.
3. These pillars are essentially very dense clouds of molecular helium gas and dust that have survived longer than their surroundings.

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

Consider the following statements with reference to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India

1. It was established on 2^nd October, 2015 under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015.
2. It has regulatory oversight over the Insolvency Professionals, Insolvency Professional Agencies, Insolvency Professional Entities and Information.
3. It has also been designated as the ‘Authority’ under the Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation Rules), 2017 for regulation and development of the profession of valuers in the country.

Choose the incorrect statement(s) from the options given below:

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, ISRO’s heaviest rocket, Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3 or GSLV Mark 3), orbited 36 broadband communication satellites, successfully completing the LVM3 M2 / OneWeb India-1 Mission.
2. ISRO scientists have rechristened the launch vehicle LVM3 from GSLV-MK II
3. LVM3 M2 / OneWeb India-1 is a dedicated commercial mission for a foreign customer OneWeb, through NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the Department of Space, Government of India.

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

Recently, Mawmluh Cave in India has been listed as UNESCO’s one of the ‘First 100 IUGS International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) Geological Sites’ in the world.The cave is located in which of the following north east State?

With reference to the Monetary Policy Framework Agreement of the Reserve Bank of India, consider the following statements:

1. The Government of India and Reserve Bank of India signed a Monetary Policy Framework Agreement in 2014.
2. The objective of monetary policy framework is to primarily maintain price stability, while keeping in mind the objective of growth.
3. As per the agreement, RBI would set the policy interest rates and would aim to bring inflation below 6 per cent by January 2016 and within 4 percent with a band of (+/-) 2 per cent for 2016-17 and all subsequent years.

Choose the incorrect statement(s) from the options given below:

Consider the following statements with reference to the Global Hunger Index(GHI) 2022:

1. Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Chile, China and Croatia are the top five countries in GHI 2022.
2. In 2002 GHI, India ranks below Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
3. With a score of 29.1, the level of hunger in India has been labelled “serious”.

Choose the incorrect statement(s) from the codes given below:

Consider the following statements with reference to the Bhoota Kola Ritual of South India:

1. It is an annual folk ritual of Tulu-speaking people in Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Udupi in Karnataka.
2. It is a “non-vedic” ritual where Bhootas or Daivas (guardians and ancestors) are worshipped.
3. It has influenced Yakshagana folk theatre.

Choose the correct statement(s) from the options given below:

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?

With reference to the International Day of Rural Women, which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?

1. International Day of Rural Women is celebrated on 15th October every year.
2. The first International Day of Rural Women was observed on 15th October 2007.

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.

Choose the correct statement(s) from the codes given below:

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.

Chose the correct statement(s) from the option given below: