Current Affairs Questions

GDP Deflator

Consider the following statements with respect to GDP Deflator:

  1. GDP Deflator is better indicator to capture inflation compared to Consumer Price Index (CPI)
  2. GDP Deflator details are released annually with the GDP estimates

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
Only I
B
Only II
C
Both II and II
D
None

Inflation

Which of the following are the cost push factors of inflation?

  1. Increase in income of workers i.e. salary increase
  2. High Fiscal Deficit
  3. Uncertain weather conditions
  4. Increase in population

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
I, II, IV
B
I, III, IV
C
II, III, IV
D
I, II, III

No-confidence Motion

Consider the following statements with reference to ‘No-confidence Motion’:

  1. It can be introduced by any member in any House of the Parliament.
  2. It needs the support of 50 members in Rajya Sabha and 100 members in Lok Sabha for its introduction.
  3. It can be moved against an individual minister too.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
I, II, III
B
I and III
C
I and II
D
None of the above

Parker Solar Probe

Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Parker Solar Probe’:

  1. It is a joint initiative by NASA, European Space Agency and Italy to study the Sun's atmosphere.
  2. This is the 1st mission by NASA, ESA and Italy to study the Sun's atmosphere.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
Only I
B
Only II
C
Both I and II
D
Neither I nor II

Moth Species

Consider the following statements with reference to Moth species and choose the correct statement/s

  1. Recently found moth species ‘Apatani Glory’ has been found in Western Ghats.
  2. Moth species are generally indicator species.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:


A
Only I
B
Only II
C
Both I and II
D
Neither I nor II

Nabakalebar Festival

Which of the following statements is/are true about ‘Nabakalebar Festival’?

  1. This is associated with ‘Black Pagoda’ temple of India.
  2. It is an ancient ritual related to replacement of old set of idols with the new one.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
Both I and II
B
Only I
C
Only II
D
Neither I nor II

India And Its Neighbourhood

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

  1. Duqm Port - Oman
  2. Mattala Airport - Sri Lanka
  3. Trincomalee - Sri Lanka
  4. Assumption Island - Seychelles

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
I and II only
B
I and IV only
C
I and III only
D
I, II, III, IV

Cryptojacking

Which of the following statements is correct with respect to ‘Cryptojacking’?

  1. It is using someone's computer to store and do the transactions with crypto currency.
  2. It is using someone’s computer to mine the crypto currency.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
Only I
B
Only II
C
Both I and II
D
Neither I nor II

Commission For Agricultural Costs And Prices (CACP)

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)?

  1. It decides the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
  2. It is a statutory body.
  3. At present it covers 10 kharif crops and 10 rabi crops.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
Only II
B
I, II, III
C
I, III
D
None of the above

GST Council

Consider the following statements vis-a-vis ‘GST Council’:

  1. GST Council is a statutory body dealing with deciding the taxes and their rates.
  2. States will have 1/3rd voting rights and Centre will have (2/3rd)
  3. Any decisions of the GST Council are taken by more than 50% of the votes cast.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
Only I
B
I, II and III
C
I, III
D
None
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