Current Affairs Questions

Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project

Consider the following statements with respect to the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project:

1. The Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project is under development in accordance with the Mahakali Treaty between India and Nepal.
2. The primary objective of the project is to delineate the boundary between the two nations.

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

Revamped Pharmaceuticals Technology Upgradation Assistance Scheme

Which ministry introduced the recently highlighted Revamped Pharmaceuticals Technology Upgradation Assistance (RPTUAS) Scheme?

22nd Law Commission

Consider the following statements:

1. The 22nd Law Commission, led by Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, recommended the introduction of new legislation to protect trade secrets.
2. The recommended exceptions proposed by the Law Commission concerning the protection of trade secrets include whistle-blower protection, compulsory licensing, government use, and public interest.

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

Wheat Blast Disease

Which of the following causes Wheat Blast, a disease, in wheat crops?

Gram Panchayat

Consider the following statements:

1. Only 1% of the revenue collected by Panchayats comes from taxes, while the majority originates from Central and State grants.
2. At the block level, the elected body is known as the Gram Panchayat.

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

Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, the Union Cabinet approved the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Governments of India and Poland.
2. Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs) in criminal matters are the bilateral treaties entered between countries for forging international cooperation and assistance.
3. Section 110 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) provides for reciprocal arrangements to be made by the Central Government with the Foreign Governments with regard to the service of summons/warrants/judicial processes.

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

'Made In India' Coronavirus Vaccines

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, India provided 10 lakh doses of 'Made in India' coronavirus vaccines and a grant of 10,000 tonnes of rice and wheat to Myanmar.
2. India had, earlier, voted in favour of the United Nations General Assembly‘s (UNGA) resolution for an arms embargo against Myanmar.
3. India has called for return of democracy at the earliest in the country and release of political prisoners.

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

Economically Weaker Section (EWS)

Consider the eligibility criteria for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) reservations:

1. The main criterion is that those above an annual income limit of Rs. 6 lakh are excluded (income from all sources such as salary, business, agriculture and profession for the financial year prior to the application) of the family (applicants, their parents, siblings and minor children).
2. Six or more acres of agricultural land.
3. A residential plot of 100 square yards and above in notified municipalities, and a residential plot of 200 square yards and above in other areas.

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

International Energy Agency (IEA)

Consider the given statements in contest to the India and the International Energy Agency (IEA):

1. India in March 2017 became an associate member of the Paris-based body which advises industrialised nations on energy policies.
2. According to IEA, a member country must maintain "crude oil and/or product reserves equivalent to 120 days of the previous year's net imports, to which the government has immediate access (even if it does not own them directly) and could be used to address disruptions to global oil supply."
3. Also, a member of IEA has to show "a demand restraint programme to reduce national oil consumption by up to 10%."

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) formally launched negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
2. Currently the UAE is India’s second-largest trading partner.
3. The UAE is the eighth-largest investor in India, having invested USD 11 billion between April 2000 and March 2021.

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