25-Mar-23: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz

Consider the following statements regarding defamation:

1. In India, defamation can both be a civil wrong and a criminal offence, depending on the objective they seek to achieve.
2. A Civil offence sees a wrong being redressed with monetary compensation, while a criminal law seeks to punish a wrongdoer with a jail term to create a deterrence effect.
3. In a Criminal Offence, defamation has to be established beyond reasonable doubt but in a civil defamation suit, damages can be awarded based on probabilities.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the disqualification of members of parliament (MPs):

1. Representation of the People (RPA) Act of 1951 provides grounds for disqualification of MPs.
2. MPs can be disqualified from membership of Parliament if they are convicted inn a court of law of offences including promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony.
3. Section 8(3) of the RPA, 1951 mandates that an MP can be disqualified if convicted and sentenced to at least 2 years of imprisonment.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the disqualification of members of parliament (MPs):

1. As per existing law in India, an MP can be disqualified from Parliament if convicted and sentenced to at least 2 years of imprisonment.
2. However, the disqualification takes effect only after 3 months have elapsed from the date of conviction, within which period the convicted MP can file an appeal against the sentence before the High Court.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Vedic Heritage Portal’ recently in news:

1. It is a digital repository of Vedic heritage of India, in form of information about oral traditions, textual tradition including published books/manuscripts etc.
2. It has been created by the union ministry of education.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Torres Strait Islands come under the territory of—

Consider the following statements, with respect to National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)

1. It is a statutory body which is constituted under section Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972

2. Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change is ex-office chairperson of NTCA.

3. It provides financial and technical support to tiger reserve.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements, with respect to Project Tiger

1. It was launched by Govt. of India in 1992 to promote conservation of the tiger.
2. Under central sector scheme funding support is provided to tiger reserves for Project tiger
3. Currently, more than fifty tiger reserves are recognised by National Tiger Conservation Authority for tiger conservation

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match the following pairs

Tiger Reserve                                                               Location

1.  Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve                Rajasthan
2. Ranipur  Tiger Reserve                                  Uttar Pradesh
3. Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve         Tamil Nadu

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

1. According to the Constitution of India, a person who is eligible to vote can be made a minister in a State for six months even if he/she is not a member of the Legislature of that State.
2.  According to the Representation of People Act, 1951, a person convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for five years is permanently disqualified from contesting an election even after his release from prison.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following countries:

1. China

2. France

 3. India

4. Israel

5. Pakistan

Which among the above are Nuclear Weapons States as recognized by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)?