Current Affairs Question - 28 October 2021
National
Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA)
With reference to the Disturbed Area under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), consider the following statements:
- A disturbed area is one which is declared by notification under Section 3 of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act.
- The Central Government or the Governor of the State or administrator of the Union Territory can declare the whole or part of the State or Union Territory as a disturbed area.
- Once declared ‘disturbed’, the region is maintained as disturbed for a period of six months straight, according to The Disturbed Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1976.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?
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Only 1
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| B |
2 and 3
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| C |
Only 3
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| D |
1 and 3
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Science & Technology
Indian Institute Of Science
Consider the following statements:
- Recently, scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) developed a technology to produce low-carbon bricks that can serve as energy efficient walling materials.
- The team developed low embodied carbon bricks from construction and demolition waste (CDW) through an alkali activation process using fly ash and ground slag and characterising the thermal, structural, and durability characteristics of Low-C bricks and their masonry.
- These bricks require high-temperature firing and also use high-energy materials such as Portland cement.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
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1 and 2
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| B |
2 and 3
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| C |
1 and 3
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| D |
All of the above
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