14-Feb-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements, with respect to the anti-defection law

1. It was originally mentioned in the constitution.

2. This law applies to both Parliament and state legislature.

3. The law specifies the time limit within that speaker has to decide the disqualification of the member.

Select the correct answer using the code given below: 

Bru-Reang refugee agreement’ is signed by

1. Union Government

2.  Governments of Tripura

3. Government of Mizoram

Select the correct answer using the code given below

Consider the following statements regarding Delimitation Commission:

1. It demarcates the boundaries of both the Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly constituencies.

2.  It is chaired by sitting or a retired Judge of the Supreme Court.

3. The orders of the Delimitation Commission cannot be challenged in a court of law

Select the correct answer using the code given below

The correct sequence of the Great Lakes of the USA from east to west is –

Consider the following statements:

1. The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 exempts several posts from disqualification on the grounds of ‘Office of Profit’.

2. The above-mentioned Act was amended five times.

3. The term ‘Office of Profit’ is well defined in the Constitution of India.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

 Consider following statements regarding Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) :

1. A JPC is set up by a joint resolution of the two Houses of Parliament, passed with simple majority.
2. Each JPC is set up with a specific purpose and there is no uniform Parliamentary rule on it.
3. It has members from both the Houses and from both the ruling parties and the opposition.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider following statements regarding Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Delimitation Commission:

1. In the erstwhile state of J&K, delimitation of constituencies for Legislative Assembly was governed by relevant provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and 1951.
2. After abrogation of J&K’s special status in 2019, the delimitation of both Assembly and parliamentary seats in J&K is governed by the Delimitation Act, 2002 under the Constitution of India.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the below statements is incorrect? As per Article 3 of Constitution of India, Parliament may by law—

Consider following statements regarding Index of Industrial Production (IIP)

1. It is an indicator that measures the changes in the volume of production of industrial products during a given period.
2. It covers both Broad sectors, namely, Mining, Manufacturing, and Electricity; as well as Use-based sectors, namely Basic Goods, Capital Goods, and Intermediate Goods.
3. It is compiled and published monthly by the Labour Bureau under the union Ministry of Labour and employment. 

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider following statements regarding microLED display technology

1. MicroLEDs are self-illuminating diodes that have brighter and better colour reproduction than OLED display technology.
2. MicroLEDs have limitless scalability, as they are resolution-free, bezel-free, ratio-free, and even size-free.
3. The basis of microLED technology is sapphire, which can shine on its own forever.

Which of the above statements are correct?