Weekly Current Affairs Quiz 25/04/2021

Abhijit Sinha Committee, recently seen in news, is related to:

Rewaconodon indicus, a recently discovered fossil of rat like species in India, belongs to which of the following states?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Aditya-L1’ mission of ISRO:

1) It is a mission to study the Sun and the region between the Sun and the Earth from space.

2) ARIES (Aryabhata Research Institute for observational Sciences) will provide the ground support centre to monitor and coordinate the work for this mission.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Cholistan Desert, recently seen in news, is located in:

Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary, recently seen in news, is located in:

Consider the following statements regarding ‘World Heritage Day’:

1) It is celebrated on 18^th April every year.

2) The theme for 2021 is ‘Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures’.

3) Currently, there are 28 World Heritage Sites located in India.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements regarding Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC):

1) It aims to protect the health of consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade.

2) It is established under Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding International Space Station (ISS):

1) ISS is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies viz. USA, Russia, Japan, Europe and Canada.

2) Recently, Russia has announced that it will withdraw from ISS to set up its own space station.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements regarding Employee Provident Fund (EPF):

1) It is India’s biggest pension scheme with a Rs 12 lakh crore corpus.

2) Employers with more than 10 employees make mandatory 24 per cent payroll deductions for employees earning up to Rs 15,000 per month.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

RESPOND programme, often seen in news, is an initiative of:

Consider the following statements:

1) Article 224A of the Constitution deals with the appointment of retired judges as ad-hoc judges in High Courts.

2) The Chief Justice of a High Court can initiate the process of recommending a name if the number of judges’ vacancies is more than 20 per cent of the sanctioned strength.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements regarding the project on ‘Cities Combating Plastic Entering the Marine Environment’:

1) It aims at enhancing practices to prevent plastic entering the marine environment.

2) This project is a Joint Declaration of Intent regarding cooperation in the field of ‘Prevention of Marine Litter’ between India and Netherlands.

3) Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata are the participating cities from India.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1) PP15 and PP17A are patrolling points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India in China.

2) These patrolling points have been decided by the China Study Group (CSG).

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements with regards to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF):

1) It has for the first time recommended to put India on ‘Countries of Particular Concern’ (CPCs) list for the worst violations of religious freedoms.

2) The key concerns of the 2021 report with regards to India include the Citizenship Amendment Act.

3) Russia, Syria and Vietnam are new recommendations for the CPC list in the Commission’s 2021 report.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?