Current Affairs Question - September 2022

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, published the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022.
2. The new rules will replace Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001.
3. The rules cover all types of batteries except industrial batteries.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, NITI Aayog and World Resources Institute (WRI), India, jointly launched the ‘Forum for Decarbonizing Transport’ in India as part of the NDC-Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA) project.
2. The project aims to bring down the peak level of GHG emissions (from transport sector) in Asia resulting in problems like congestion and air pollution.
3. India’s transport sector is the country’s third largest CO2 emitter.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is an international agreement that was adopted in 1982. It is also known as the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea Treaty.
2. It lays down a comprehensive regime of law and order in the world's oceans and seas establishing rules governing all uses of the oceans and their resources.
3. India is not associated with UNCLOS.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. The Ramsar Convention refers to the Convention on Wetlands held in the Iranian city of Ramsar in 1971.
2. An intergovernmental treaty was adopted in the Convention. It came into force in 1985.
3. The Convention aims for the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local and national actions and international cooperation as a contribution towards achieving sustainable development throughout the world.

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

Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct about Group of Seven (G7)?

1. It is an intergovernmental organisation of seven countries that are the world’s most industrialized and developed economies.
2. It does not have a formal constitution or a fixed headquarters and the decisions taken by leaders during annual summits are non-binding.
3. It traces its origin to an informal meeting of the Finance Ministers of France, West Germany, the US, Great Britain and Japan (Group of Five) in the wake of the 1973 oil crisis.
4. It was called the G8 after the original seven were joined by Russia in 1997 and it returned to being called G7 when Russia was expelled as a member in 2014 following the latter’s annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine.

Consider the following statements:

1. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of a country extends from its coast to about 200 nautical miles or 370 km into the sea, till where it has special rights for exploration. Waters beyond that are known as open seas or high seas.
2. The high seas comprise nearly 60% of the Earth’s surface.
3. Typically the focus of mining activity in the high seas has been for gas hydrates, precious metals and other fossil fuel resources.

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

With reference to the Universal Postal Union(UPU), consider the following statements:

1. Established in 1874, UPU, it is the oldest international organization worldwide.
2. Established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874, it is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system.
3. Any member country of the United Nations may become a member of the UPU.
4. India joined the UPU in 1896.

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

Recently, which of the following country invoked the ‘porcupine strategy’ to protect itself if China attacks?

Consider the statements with reference to the different types of steel:

1. Stainless steels contain a minimum of 10% chromium and are more resistant to corrosion than normal steels.
2. Electrical steel, also known as silicon steel, it is specialty steel made from the alloying of silicon with iron.
3. Tool steels are wear-resistant, ferrous alloys based on iron and carbon with high levels of alloying (hardenability and property modifying) elements such as chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, and vanadium.

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

In which State, India's first commercial space situational awareness (SSA) observatory to monitor space activity, is going to be setup?

With reference to the British Indian Association, consider the following statements:

1. British Indian Association was established in 1851 in Kolkata with Radhakanta Deb as its first President.
2. The first general secretary of the association was Debendranath Tagore.
3. The Association ceased operations in 1954 when the Zamindari system was abolished in India.

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

Consider the following statements with reference to the government interventions in Urea and DAP/MOP DAP (di-ammonium phosphate) MOP (muriate of potash):

1. Government sets a controlled Maximum Retail Price (MRP) at which urea must be sold to farmers.
2. Government involvement in DAP and MOP is limited to paying producers and importers a fixed nutrient based subsidy which works out to be roughly 35 per cent of the cost of production.
3. DAP and MOP producers and importers receive a Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) based on a formula that determines the amount of N, P and K in a given amount of fertiliser.
4. In case of Urea, imports are canalised—only selected agencies are allowed to import urea into India.

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

Shumang Leela, a traditional theatrical art form, belongs to which of the following state of India?

With reference to the Mandala Art, consider the following statements:

1. Mandala art is a geometric design that holds a great deal of symbolism only in Buddhist cultures.
2. Basically mandalas are circles contained within a square and arranged into sections that are all organized around a single, central point.
3. Mandalas are typically produced on paper or cloth and drawn on a surface with threads, fashioned in bronze, or built-in stone.

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

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 given statements in context to the National Action Plan for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) Scheme:

1. It is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) as a joint initiative of the MoSJE and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) that envisages safety and dignity of sanitation workers.
2. National Safai Karamchari Financial Development Corporation (NSKFDC) would be implementing agency for NAMASTE.
3. In the first phase, four hundred cities (converging with AMRUT cities) will be taken up under NAMASTE.

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

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.

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