01-Feb-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements regarding the latest current account deficit (CAD) level of India as per Economic Survey 2022-23 :

1. Economic Survey 2022-23 stated that India’s CAD continues to shrink because of depressed global commodity prices.
2. A current account deficit occurs when the total value of goods and services a country exports exceeds the total value of goods and services it imports.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the eight core sectors of India:

1. They comprise nearly 60% of  the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), an indicator that measures the changes in the volume of production of industrial products during a given period.
2. The industry having highest weightage in India’s 8 core sectors is Crude Oil.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)

1. It is compiled and published monthly by the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MoCI).
2. It is a composite indicator that measures the growth rate of industry groups, calculated on the Base Year of 2015-16.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding PM Gati Shakti :

1. It is a digital platform that will bring 16 ministries including railways and roadways together for integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects.
2. the Rs 110 lakh crore National Infrastructure Pipeline that was launched in 2019, will now be subsumed under PM Gati Shakti.
3. PM Gati Shakti has sectoral complementarity of logistics facilitation through the National Logistics Policy launched in 2022

Which of the above statements is/re correct?

Consider the following statements regarding permanent commission (PC) as well as command postings to women officers in Indian Armed Forces (AFs):

1. In the Babita Puniya case of 2020, Supreme Court (SC) of India directed that women officers in the Indian Army be granted PC as well as command postings in all services other than combat posts.
2. In the subsequent Lt. Col. Nitisha case of 2021, SC directed Indian Army to grant women officers in Indian Armed Forces command postings as well.

Which of the above statements is/re correct?

All India Survey on Higher Education report is released by which of the followings?

With reference to the Economic Survey of India, consider the following statements:

1. The first Economic Survey in India was presented in the year 1947-48.
2. It is prepared under the guidance of Chief Economic Adviser.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the National Cadet Corps (NCC), consider the following statements:

1. It was formed in 1948 on the recommendation of H.N. Kunzru Committee.
2. It also expanded to include the girl’s division in 1991.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Electoral Bonds, consider the following statements:

1. State Bank of India is authorised to issue and encash these bonds.
2. They are purchased anonymously by donors and are valid for 30 days from the date of issue.
3. These can be redeemed only by an eligible party by depositing the same in its designated account maintained with a bank.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the G 20 countries, consider the following statements:

1.    It is an informal group of 19 countries and the European Union, with representatives of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
2.    The G20 Presidency rotates every 2 year according to a system that ensures a regional balance over time.
 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?