3rd October 2020 : Daily Prelims Current Affairs MCQ Questions Cum Answers for Civil Services (UPSC/IAS/IPS/PCS) ( Arora IAS)

Q1. Consider the following statements with respect to Beijing Declaration, choose the correct option:

1. It is an agenda for women’s empowerment adopted by the UN.
2. The Beijing Declaration was adopted at the end of the 2nd World Conference on Women (WCW).
3. It set strategic objectives and actions for the achievement of gender equality in 12 critical areas of concern.

 

1. 1 and 3 only
2. 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

 

 

Q2. Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Bongosagar’, choose the correct option:

1. It is a trilateral Naval Exercise between India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
2. Its first edition was held in 2019.

 

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

 

 

Q3. Consider the following statements with respect to National Company Law Appellate

Tribunal (NCLAT), choose the correct option:

1. It was constituted under the Companies Act, 1956.
2. The chairperson and judicial members of the Appellate Tribunal shall be appointed after consultation with the Chief Justice of India.
3. It is the Appellate Tribunal to hear and dispose of appeals against any direction issued or decision made or order passed by the Competition Commission of India.

 

1. 2 and 3 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 1 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

 

 

Q4. Consider the following statements, choose the correct option:

1. The regulatory and administrative jurisdiction of minor minerals falls under the purview of state governments.
2. River sand is considered a minor mineral.
3. Power to notify the minor minerals lies with the Central Government.

 

1. 2 and 3 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 1 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

 

 

Answers

Q1. Consider the following statements with respect to Beijing Declaration, choose the correct option:

1. It is an agenda for women’s empowerment adopted by the UN.
2. The Beijing Declaration was adopted at the end of the 2nd World Conference on Women (WCW).
3. It set strategic objectives and actions for the achievement of gender equality in 12 critical areas of concern.

 

1. 1 and 3 only
2. 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

 

Answer: a

Explanation:

 The Beijing Declaration is an agenda for women’s empowerment and is considered a key global policy document on gender equality, adopted by the UN.

The United Nations has organized 4 world conferences on women: Mexico (1975), Copenhagen (1980), Nairobi (1985) and Beijing (1995).

The Beijing Declaration was adopted unanimously by the UN at the end of the 4th World Conference on Women (WCW) held in Beijing.

The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action identified 12 critical areas of concern and states strategic interventions to deal with these concerns

Twenty-five years have passed since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was ratified.

 

Q2. Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Bongosagar’, choose the correct option:

1. It is a trilateral Naval Exercise between India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
2. Its first edition was held in 2019.

 

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

 

Answer: b

Explanation:

Exercise Bongosagar, whose first edition was held in 2019, is aimed at developing inter-operability and joint operational skills through the conduct of a wide spectrum of maritime exercises and operations.

It is a Bilateral Exercise between the Indian Navy (IN) – Bangladesh Navy (BN).

 

Q3. Consider the following statements with respect to National Company Law Appellate

Tribunal (NCLAT), choose the correct option:

1. It was constituted under the Companies Act, 1956.
2. The chairperson and judicial members of the Appellate Tribunal shall be appointed after consultation with the Chief Justice of India.
3. It is the Appellate Tribunal to hear and dispose of appeals against any direction issued or decision made or order passed by the Competition Commission of India.

 

1. 2 and 3 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 1 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

 

Answer: a

Explanation:

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) was constituted under Section 410 of the Companies Act, 2013.

The chairperson and judicial members of the Appellate Tribunal shall be appointed after consultation with the Chief Justice of India.

It is the Appellate Tribunal to hear and dispose of appeals against any direction issued or decision made or order passed by the Competition Commission of India.

 

Q4. Consider the following statements, choose the correct option:

1. The regulatory and administrative jurisdiction of minor minerals falls under the purview of state governments.
2. River sand is considered a minor mineral.
3. Power to notify the minor minerals lies with the Central Government.

 

1. 2 and 3 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 1 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

 

Answer: d

Explanation:

The power to frame policy and legislation on the minor minerals are entirely subjected and delegated to the State Governments while policy and legislation relating to the major minerals are dealt with by the Ministry of Mines under the Central Government of India.

Power to notify the minor minerals lies with the Central Government.

River sand is considered a minor mineral.