UPSC Current Affairs Quiz 15/06/2021

Consider the following statements regarding GST council:

1) It is a non constitutional body for making recommendations to the Union and State Government on issues related to Goods and Service Tax.

2) Prime minister is the chairperson of the GST council.

3) Centre has 2/3^rd voting power and states have 1/3^rd voting power in the GST council.

4) Any decision to be made needs 75% vote support.

Which among the above given statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Raja Parba festival.

1) A four-day festival celebrated in Tamilnadu and Kerala every year in June.

2) It is a four-day festival that celebrates womanhood.

3) The first day of the festival is called Mithuna Sankranti, which signifies the beginning of the solar month of Mithuna.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Banni Region.

1) Banni region is located in drought prone Bundelkhand in central India.

2) In the Banni region, land restoration was done by developing grasslands, which helped in achieving land degradation neutrality.

Which of the statements given above is/ are incorrect?

Consider the following statements on Generalised Scheme of Preference or GSP+

1) It is a special tariff incentive arrangement offered by the EU to developing and vulnerable countries.

2) Recently European Parliament adopted a resolution to consider temporarily withdrawing the GSP+ status given to India.

Which of the following statements is /are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding The Aspirational Districts Programme(TADP):

1) The program is coordinated by Niti Aayog with the support from Central Ministries and the state government.

2) The program ranks the districts based on their annual performance.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?