Current Affairs Quiz 09 August 2023
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1. Question
Which of the following are the objectives of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act,1996?
1. To extend the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution relating to the panchayats to the scheduled areas.
2. To prevent panchayats at the higher level from assuming the powers of panchayats at the lower level.
3. To have village governance with participatory democracy and to make gram sabha a nucleus of all activities.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.CorrectAnswer: D
The objectives of the PESA Act are as follows:
o To extend the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats to the scheduled
areas with certain modifications.
o To provide self-rule for the bulk of the tribal population.
o To have village governance with participatory democracy and to make the gram sabha a nucleus of
all activities.
o To evolve a suitable administrative framework consistent with traditional practices.
o To safeguard and to preserve the traditional customs of tribal communities,
o To empower panchayats at the appropriate levels with specific powers conducive to tribal
requirements.
o To prevent panchayats at the higher level from assuming the powers and authority of panchayats at
the lower level of the gram sabha.IncorrectAnswer: D
The objectives of the PESA Act are as follows:
o To extend the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats to the scheduled
areas with certain modifications.
o To provide self-rule for the bulk of the tribal population.
o To have village governance with participatory democracy and to make the gram sabha a nucleus of
all activities.
o To evolve a suitable administrative framework consistent with traditional practices.
o To safeguard and to preserve the traditional customs of tribal communities,
o To empower panchayats at the appropriate levels with specific powers conducive to tribal
requirements.
o To prevent panchayats at the higher level from assuming the powers and authority of panchayats at
the lower level of the gram sabha. - Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to U.S.-India Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP)
1. India had elevated the India-US Energy dialogue into a Strategic Energy Partnership in 2018.
2. Under the Partnership, India can store its crude oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserves of the United States of America (USA).
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?CorrectAnswer : a
• The second India-US strategic energy partnership (SEP) Ministerial Meet was held recently.
• The ministerial was co-chaired by India’s petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan and US energy secretary Dan Brouillette.
• During the meeting, the two sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to begin cooperation on Strategic Petroleum Reserves operation and maintenance, including exchange of information and best practices.
• They also discussed the possibility of India storing oil in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of its energy security strategy to increase their nation’s strategic oil stockpile.
• Such an arrangement will help India, the world’s third-largest oil importer, to tackle emergency situations and help it tide over short-term supply disruptions.
• India has an existing storage capacity of 5.3 million tonnes —Visakhapatnam (1.33 mt), Mangaluru (1.5 mt) and Padur (2.5 mt).
• This is operational and can support 9.5 days of net imports.
• The Indian government has also approved the construction of an additional 6.5 mt of strategic crude oil reserves at Chandikhol (4 mt) in Odisha and Padur (2.5 mt) in Karnataka.
• The SEP also supports USG (US government) efforts under the Asia EDGE initiative, which establishes India as a strong energy partner in the Indo-Pacific region.
India-U.S. Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP)
• In February 2018, India had elevated the India-US Energy dialogue into a Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP).
• The first ministerial meet was held in New Delhi on April 17, 2018.
• The United States and India share an all-of-the-above approach to energy security and energy access.IncorrectAnswer : a
• The second India-US strategic energy partnership (SEP) Ministerial Meet was held recently.
• The ministerial was co-chaired by India’s petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan and US energy secretary Dan Brouillette.
• During the meeting, the two sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to begin cooperation on Strategic Petroleum Reserves operation and maintenance, including exchange of information and best practices.
• They also discussed the possibility of India storing oil in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of its energy security strategy to increase their nation’s strategic oil stockpile.
• Such an arrangement will help India, the world’s third-largest oil importer, to tackle emergency situations and help it tide over short-term supply disruptions.
• India has an existing storage capacity of 5.3 million tonnes —Visakhapatnam (1.33 mt), Mangaluru (1.5 mt) and Padur (2.5 mt).
• This is operational and can support 9.5 days of net imports.
• The Indian government has also approved the construction of an additional 6.5 mt of strategic crude oil reserves at Chandikhol (4 mt) in Odisha and Padur (2.5 mt) in Karnataka.
• The SEP also supports USG (US government) efforts under the Asia EDGE initiative, which establishes India as a strong energy partner in the Indo-Pacific region.
India-U.S. Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP)
• In February 2018, India had elevated the India-US Energy dialogue into a Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP).
• The first ministerial meet was held in New Delhi on April 17, 2018.
• The United States and India share an all-of-the-above approach to energy security and energy access. - Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Which among the following take the oath of defending the constitution?
1. President
2. Judges of Supreme Court
3. Governor
4. Judges of High Court
5. Prime Minister
Select the correct answer using the code given below.CorrectAnswer: B
Under the third schedule of the Indian Constitution: President and Governor take the oath of
preserving, protecting, and defending the Constitution.
SC and HC judges take the oath of upholding the constitution.
PM takes the oath of bearing true faith and allegiance to the Constitution and abiding by it.IncorrectAnswer: B
Under the third schedule of the Indian Constitution: President and Governor take the oath of
preserving, protecting, and defending the Constitution.
SC and HC judges take the oath of upholding the constitution.
PM takes the oath of bearing true faith and allegiance to the Constitution and abiding by it. - Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Which of the following statements regarding Quit India Movement are correct?
1. Women did not participate in the movement.
2. The Hindu Mahasabha boycotted the movement.
Select the correct answer using the code below.CorrectAnswer: b
About Quit India Movement
• The Quit India Movement also known as the August Movement, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British Rule of India.
• The Cripps Mission had failed, and Gandhi made a call to Do or Die in his Quit India speech, followed by the launch of a mass protest demanding what Gandhi called “An Orderly British Withdrawal” from India.
• Almost the entire leadership of the Indian National Congress was imprisoned without trial within hours of Gandhi’s speech.Extent of Mass Participation
• The participation was on many levels.
• Youth, especially the students of schools and colleges, remained in the forefront.
• Women, especially school and college girls, actively participated, and included Aruna Asaf Ali, Sucheta Kripalani and Usha Mehta.
• Workers went on strikes and faced repression.
• Peasants of all strata were at the heart of the movement. Even some zamindars participated. These peasants concentrated their offensive on symbols of authority and there was complete absence of anti-zamindar violence.
• Government officials, especially those belonging to lower levels in police and administration, participated resulting in erosion of government loyalty.
• Muslims helped by giving shelter to underground activists. There were no communal clashes during the movement.
• The Communists did not join the movement; in the wake of Russia (where the communists were in power) being attacked by Nazi Germany, the communists began to support the British war against Germany and the ‘Imperialist War’ became the ‘People’s War’
• The Muslim League opposed the movement, fearing that if the British left India at that time, the minorities would be oppressed by the Hindus.
• The Hindu Mahasabha boycotted the movement.
• The Princely states showed a low-key response.IncorrectAnswer: b
About Quit India Movement
• The Quit India Movement also known as the August Movement, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British Rule of India.
• The Cripps Mission had failed, and Gandhi made a call to Do or Die in his Quit India speech, followed by the launch of a mass protest demanding what Gandhi called “An Orderly British Withdrawal” from India.
• Almost the entire leadership of the Indian National Congress was imprisoned without trial within hours of Gandhi’s speech.Extent of Mass Participation
• The participation was on many levels.
• Youth, especially the students of schools and colleges, remained in the forefront.
• Women, especially school and college girls, actively participated, and included Aruna Asaf Ali, Sucheta Kripalani and Usha Mehta.
• Workers went on strikes and faced repression.
• Peasants of all strata were at the heart of the movement. Even some zamindars participated. These peasants concentrated their offensive on symbols of authority and there was complete absence of anti-zamindar violence.
• Government officials, especially those belonging to lower levels in police and administration, participated resulting in erosion of government loyalty.
• Muslims helped by giving shelter to underground activists. There were no communal clashes during the movement.
• The Communists did not join the movement; in the wake of Russia (where the communists were in power) being attacked by Nazi Germany, the communists began to support the British war against Germany and the ‘Imperialist War’ became the ‘People’s War’
• The Muslim League opposed the movement, fearing that if the British left India at that time, the minorities would be oppressed by the Hindus.
• The Hindu Mahasabha boycotted the movement.
• The Princely states showed a low-key response. - Question 5 of 5
5. Question
An ordinance can amend
1. the Constitution
2. any other ordinance
3. a tax law
Select the correct answer using the code given below.CorrectAnswer: B
An ordinance like any other legislation, can be retrospective, that is, it may come into force from a back
date. It may modify or repeal any act of Parliament or another ordinance. It can alter or amend a tax law
also for example the Goods and Services tax (compensation to States) ordinance, 2017. However, it
cannot be issued to amend the Constitution.IncorrectAnswer: B
An ordinance like any other legislation, can be retrospective, that is, it may come into force from a back
date. It may modify or repeal any act of Parliament or another ordinance. It can alter or amend a tax law
also for example the Goods and Services tax (compensation to States) ordinance, 2017. However, it
cannot be issued to amend the Constitution.
