12 October 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
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1. Question
Regarding ‘Atal Pension Yojana’, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1)It is a minimum guaranteed pension scheme mainly targeted at unorganized sector workers.
2) Only one member of a family can join the scheme.
3) Same amount of pension is guaranteed for the spouse for life after subscriber’s death.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.CorrectSolution: C
Justification: Statement 1: The Yojana mainly addresses the longevity risks among the workers in unorganised sector and encourages them to voluntarily save for their retirement. So, 1 is correct.
Statement 2: Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is open to all bank account holders who are not members of any statutory social security scheme. So, 2 is wrong.
Statement 3: As per the Ministry of Finance, “The spouse of the subscriber shall be entitled to receive the same pension amount as that of the subscriber until the death of the spouse. After the death of both the subscriber and the spouse, the nominee of the subscriber shall be entitled to receive the pension wealth, as accumulated till age of 60 years of the subscribe”. So, clearly 3 is correct.
IncorrectSolution: C
Justification: Statement 1: The Yojana mainly addresses the longevity risks among the workers in unorganised sector and encourages them to voluntarily save for their retirement. So, 1 is correct.
Statement 2: Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is open to all bank account holders who are not members of any statutory social security scheme. So, 2 is wrong.
Statement 3: As per the Ministry of Finance, “The spouse of the subscriber shall be entitled to receive the same pension amount as that of the subscriber until the death of the spouse. After the death of both the subscriber and the spouse, the nominee of the subscriber shall be entitled to receive the pension wealth, as accumulated till age of 60 years of the subscribe”. So, clearly 3 is correct.
- Question 2 of 5
2. Question
With reference to the collegium system for the appointment of judges to the Supreme
Court, consider the following statements:
1. The collegium for the selection of a Supreme Court judge comprises of the Chief Justice of India along with two senior-most judges of the Supreme Court.
2. In case of lack of consensus within the collegium system, the Chief Justice of India can exercise veto power.
3. Once a recommendation is approved by the collegium, the Ministry of Law and Justice is required to approve or send back for reconsideration within thirty days.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?CorrectAnswer: D
• The Chief Justice of India should consult a collegium of four senior most judges of Supreme Court
for appointment of judge to Supreme Court.
• The appointments of the judges are formally made by the President of India on the
recommendation of the collegium and the proposals are processed through the Ministry of Law and
Justice, Government of India. As no timeline is prescribed by the Supreme Court in its judgments
during which the central government is bound to clear the names of recommended persons as judges, this lacuna helps the central government to delay the judicial appointments if the government does not like such persons recommended by the collegium. The government cannot refuse to accept the recommendation of the collegium but it can certainly delay the appointment of the recommended person by delaying in clearing the names of recommended persons as judge. Hence statement 3 is not correct.
• Sometimes there is lack of consensus in collegium resulting in stalemate. It leads to deadlock in collegium which delays in recommending names of persons to be appointed as judge. It leads to delay in appointment of judges. Recently it has been reported that the collegium, which is headed by CJI SA Bobde, has met at least three times in last one month to decide on names of judges for elevation to the apex court, but each time, it has been unable to decide on any name simply because of the lack of consensus. Hence statement 2 is not correct.IncorrectAnswer: D
• The Chief Justice of India should consult a collegium of four senior most judges of Supreme Court
for appointment of judge to Supreme Court.
• The appointments of the judges are formally made by the President of India on the
recommendation of the collegium and the proposals are processed through the Ministry of Law and
Justice, Government of India. As no timeline is prescribed by the Supreme Court in its judgments
during which the central government is bound to clear the names of recommended persons as judges, this lacuna helps the central government to delay the judicial appointments if the government does not like such persons recommended by the collegium. The government cannot refuse to accept the recommendation of the collegium but it can certainly delay the appointment of the recommended person by delaying in clearing the names of recommended persons as judge. Hence statement 3 is not correct.
• Sometimes there is lack of consensus in collegium resulting in stalemate. It leads to deadlock in collegium which delays in recommending names of persons to be appointed as judge. It leads to delay in appointment of judges. Recently it has been reported that the collegium, which is headed by CJI SA Bobde, has met at least three times in last one month to decide on names of judges for elevation to the apex court, but each time, it has been unable to decide on any name simply because of the lack of consensus. Hence statement 2 is not correct. - Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following pairs: National park/ sanctuary Wildlife State
1. Jaldapara National Park : Assam
2. Sainj Wildlife Sanctuary : Himachal Pradesh
3. Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary : OdishaWhich of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
CorrectAnswer: B
Jaldapara National Park- Situated at foothills of Eastern Himalayas in northern West Bengal on the bank of river Torsa.
Turtle wildlife sanctuary: The ‘Kachhua’ or Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary (TWS), the world’s only
protected area dedicated to freshwater turtles. The Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary is a 7 km river stretch
starting from upstream Ramnagar fort to Malviya bridge in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The city of Varanasi
lies on the western bank of the sanctuary. Hence option (b) is the correct answer.IncorrectAnswer: B
Jaldapara National Park- Situated at foothills of Eastern Himalayas in northern West Bengal on the bank of river Torsa.
Turtle wildlife sanctuary: The ‘Kachhua’ or Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary (TWS), the world’s only
protected area dedicated to freshwater turtles. The Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary is a 7 km river stretch
starting from upstream Ramnagar fort to Malviya bridge in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The city of Varanasi
lies on the western bank of the sanctuary. Hence option (b) is the correct answer. - Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Gwadar Port is located in which of the following countries?
CorrectAnswer: B
IncorrectAnswer: B
- Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements about Congress Socialist Party:
1. It was founded by the efforts of Jayaprakash Narayan, Minoo Masaani and others.
2. It worked within the Congress Party and accepted Congress as the primary body leading the National Movement.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?CorrectAnswer: C
Both the statements are correct.IncorrectAnswer: C
Both the statements are correct.
