23-Nov-24: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following with reference to the basic factors that are used for classifying enterprises as MSMEs in India:

1. Annual turnover only
2. Investment in plant & machinery/equipment and annual turnover
3. Export Volume and Market share

How many of the above is/are correct?

Consider the following with reference to the focus areas of the World Bank:

1. Infrastructure Development
2. Poverty Reduction
3. Monetary Policy Regulation
4. Climate Change Mitigation

How many of the above is/are correct?

What does the  term "horse trading" commonly refer to in politics?

Which of the following organisation is responsible for coordinating the global implementation of the SDGs?

Consider the following statements:

1. India's foreign exchange reserves include Indian rupee held by foreign investors and gold reserves only.
2. Ministry of Finance manages India’s foreign exchange reserves.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following provisions:

1. Added three new words (socialist, secular and integrity) in the Preamble. 
2. Added Part IV-A to the constitution
3. Raised the term of Loksabha and Vidhansabha from 5 to 6 years.
4. Shifted five subjects from the state list to the concurrent list
5. Placed the disputes relating to the president, Vice President, prime minister and Speaker beyond the scope of the judiciary. 

How many of the above provisions were added/modified by 42^nd Constitution Act, 1976?

Which one of the following statements about Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres (MRCCs) in India is not correct?

Consider the following statements about Lokayukta in India:

1. The appointment of the Lokayukta is made jointly by the Governor, the Chief Justice of the respective High Court, and the Leader of the Opposition in the State Legislative Assembly.
2. The Lokayukta Act, 2013, passed by the Parliament, made it mandatory for all states to establish a Lokayukta by 2014.
3. The jurisdiction and powers of the Lokayukta in each state are uniform and are determined by the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013.

Which of the statements above are not correct?

Recently, the Justice Indu Malhotra Committee was in the news. It is associated with:

Consider the following statements about the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) is correct?

1. PCAF is a global initiative that enables financial institutions to measure and disclose the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with their loans and investments.
2. PCAF was launched during the Paris Climate Agreement negotiations in 2015.
3. Participation in PCAF is mandatory for all financial institutions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
4. PCAF provides a standardized methodology for calculating Scope 3 emissions in financial portfolios.

Which of the statements above are correct?