MCQS
Consider the following statements and choose the incorrect options :
- Competition Commission of India (CCI) is a statutory body established under the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969.
- The Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) hears and disposes of appeals against any direction issued or decision made or order passed by the CCI.
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: c
Explanation:
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) was established under the Competition Act, 2002 for the administration, implementation and enforcement of the Act, and was duly constituted in March 2009.
The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 (MRTP Act) was repealed and replaced by the Competition Act, 2002.
The Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) has ceased to exist effective 26 May 2017.
The appellate function under the Competition Act, 2002 would now confer to the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).
Q2: Consider the following statements with respect to Mission Shakti and choose the incorrect options:
- It is a joint programme of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
- Under the mission, an anti-satellite (A-SAT) weapon was launched and it targeted an Indian satellite that had been decommissioned.
- India is the first country to acquire the capability to defend its assets in outer space.
- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 3 only
- None of the above
Answer: c
Explanation:
Mission Shakti is a joint programme of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
‘Mission Shakti’ was India’s first-ever Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Missile Test successfully conducted in March 2019 from Dr AP J Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha, where a fast-moving Indian orbiting target satellite in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) was neutralised with pinpoint accuracy.
This made India the fourth nation in the world with the capability to defend its assets in outer space. Till now, only the US, Russia and China had the capability to hit a live target in space.
Q3: Consider the following statements about Saffron Cultivation and choose the correct option:
- Saffron in India is cultivated in the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim and Meghalaya.
- Recently, Kashmir Saffron has got the GI tag.
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
Answer : b
Explanation
Saffron is a plant whose dried stigmas (thread-like parts of the flower) are used to
make saffron spice.
Saffron cultivation is believed to have been introduced in Kashmir by Central Asian immigrants around the 1 Century BCE.
Saffron production has long been restricted to a limited geographical area in the
Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir. Pampore region, commonly known as Saffron bowl of Kashmir, is the main contributor to saffron production.
However, a pilot project of saffron cultivation has yielded successful results in
Yangyang village of Sikkim, which produced its first crop of saffron recently. The Ministry of Science and Technology, through the Department of Science and Technology (DST), is now looking at extending its cultivation to some states in the Northeast (Sikkim now, and later to Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh).
Recently, the Kashmir saffron got Geographical Indication (GI) tag status.
Q4:
With reference to recommendations of National Education Policy 2020, consider the
following statements and choose the correct option :
- Vocational Education shall start from Class 10 with Internships.
- By 2030, the minimum degree qualification for teaching will be a 4-year integrated B.Ed. degree.
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
Answer : b
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