05-May-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

With reference to Mercy petition, consider the following statements

1. It is the last alternative available to the convict after exhausting all legal remedies.
2. The convict has to submit a mercy petition to the President or the Governor within 7 days of receiving the death warrant from the trial court.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), consider the following statements

1. It is a statutory body in India that adjudicates issues relating to Indian companies.
2. The tribunal was established under the Companies Act 2013.
3. It is based on the recommendation of the Balakrishna Eradi committee.

Which of the above statements are correct?

With reference to Global Press Freedom Index, consider the following statements

1. The report is released by United Nations.
2. India has slipped to 161 rank in 2023 compared to last year.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to Cyclone Mocha, consider the following statements

1. It is the recent tropical cyclone developing in Arabian sea.
2. The name was proposed by Yemen after the Red Sea port city.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to New Pension Scheme (NPS), consider the following statements

1. The NPS is meant both for government employees and private sector employees.
2. It is mandatorily applicable to all central government employees recruited on or after January 1, 2004.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following is not true about Scheduled Tribe(ST)?

With reference to the North East states, consider the following statements:

1. Kibithu is the easternmost point of India which lies in Arunachal Pradesh.
2. Lohit river enters India at Kibithu.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Inflation, which is correct:

With reference to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), consider the following statements:

1. NCLT was established in 2013 under Companies Act 2013.
2. It was established based on the recommendations of Eradi Committee.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), consider the following statements:

1. PMLA law was passed by the Parliament in 2002.
2. Money Laundering is the activity of showing taxable money as untaxable.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?