Current Affairs Questions

Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)

Consider the following statements regarding the Sustainable Development Report 2021 released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN):

1. The report includes the SDG Index and Dashboards to track progress on the SDGs.
2. Finland tops the 2021 SDG Index, followed by Sweden and Denmark.
3. India ranks 125 out of 165 countries.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

Multipurpose Laboratory Module

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, Russia’s Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM), Nauka, successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS).
2. In 1998, Russia launched the first module of the International Space Station (ISS), Zarya.
3. The ISS orbits the Earth at an average altitude of approximately 800 miles.

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

Co-operatives In India

Consider the following statements with reference to the Co-operatives in India:

1. The Constitution (98th Amendment) Act, 2010 added a new Part IXB right after Part IXA (Municipals) regarding the cooperatives working in India.
2. A new Article 43B was added in the Directive Principles of State Policy (Part IV) regarding the “promotion of cooperative societies.

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

NASA’s

Consider the following statements:

1. NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) Mission is a part of NASA’s Discovery Program (1992).
2. The InSight spacecraft touched down on Venus at the end of 2018.
3. One Martian year is equivalent to almost two Earth years.

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

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Consider the following statements:

1. The EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ package proposes to cut greenhouse gases by 55 per cent by 2050.
2. The proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will require foreign producers to pay for the carbon emitted while manufacturing their products.
3. As per the proposal, a new Emissions Trading System (ETS) for buildings and road transport, separate from the EU’s current ETS, will become operational by 2026.

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

Exoplanet

Consider the following statements:

1. A moon-forming region around an exoplanet, PDS 70c, was recently discovered.
2. The Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) observatory is located in Brazil.
3. More than 4000 exoplanets have been discovered till date.

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

‘Shumang Leela’

A traditional form of theatre, ‘Shumang Leela’ belongs to which of the following Indian States?

Indian Constitution

Consider the following statements with reference to the articles of the Indian Constitution:

1. Under Article 150, States also get divided into territorial constituencies as per Delimitation Act after every Census.
2. Article 225 empowers the High Court to make rules regarding proceedings and other matters connected to the High Court.
3. Article 227 determines that every High Court shall have superintendence over all courts and tribunals throughout the territories in relation to which it exercises jurisdiction (except a court formed under a law related to armed forces).

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Hydrogen Production

Consider the following hydrogen production options:

1. Blue hydrogen is made from CH₄ where CO₂ is captured and stored.
2. Green Hydrogen is made from renewable energy and no CO₂ is emitted.
3. Brown Hydrogen is made from coal where CO₂ is emitted to the atmosphere.
4. Grey hydrogen is made from CH₄ and CO₂ is captured and liquefied.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Group Of Seven (G7)

Consider the following statements about Group of Seven (G7):

1. The Group of Seven (G7) is an inter-governmental political forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
2. ‘Cornwall Declaration’, aimed at preventing future pandemics was signed during the 47th G7 Leaders summit 2021.
3. India, Australia and South Korea were invited to participate in the proceedings of the summit as “guest countries”.
4. The G7 does not have a formal constitution or a fixed headquarters and the decisions taken by leaders during annual summits are binding.
5. All the G7 countries and India are a part of G20.

Which of the statements given above are correct?