03-Mar-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

As per the recent judgment of Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, who among the following should be members of high-power committee to select Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs).

1. Prime Minister

2. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha

3. Chief Justice of India

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Methane Global Tracker report is published by which organisation-

Consider the following statements:

1. The Election Commission of India is a five-member body.

2. Union Ministry of Home Affairs decides the election schedule for the conduct of both general elections and bye-elections.

3. Election Commission resolves the disputes relating to splits/mergers of recognised political parties.

 Which of the statements given above is/are correct

Consider the following statements about International Space Station (ISS) 

1. It is multi-nation construction project of United States, Russia, Canada and Japan.

2. It is set up in low Earth orbit (LEO) 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) hears the appeals against the orders of:

1. National Company Law Tribunal

2. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India

3. The Competition Commission of India (CCI).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider following statements regarding National Statistical Office (NSO):

1. NSO was created in 2019 after merger of  the Central Statistical Office (CSO) and the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO).

2. NSO acts as the nodal agency under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) for planned development of the statistical system in the country.

3. It also conducts the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI).

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the difference between good domestic product (GDP) and gross value added (GVA):

1. While the GDP measures the total value of final goods and services produced in the country, the GVA measures the value added to the product in order to enhance its worth.

2. GDP estimates economic activity from the supply side while GVA estimates from the demand side.

3. In India, usually GDP and GVA values match closely to each other as they both measure the same parameters.

Which of the above statements are incorrect?

Any non-profit organisation (NPO) or for-profit social enterprise (FPSE) that establishes the primacy of social intent would be recognised as a social enterprise (SE) on the recently operationalised social stock exchange (SSE) of India. In this context, which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

Consider the following statements regarding Non-profit organisation (NPO) making use of India’s social stock exchange (SSE):

1. NPOs can raise money through SSE using private placement or public issue, or donations from mutual funds.

2. However, NPOs are not allowed to raise money through instruments in the nature of zero coupon bonds (ZCBs) as they are not always able to repay their loans.

Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

India is importing the S-400 / Triumf air defence systems from—