DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS CLASS TEST – 06

1. In the Context to the El Nino and La Nina, which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?

    1. 1. The northeast monsoon is known to receive a boost from El Niño, when the sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, off the western coast of South America, are warmer than usual.
    2. 2. And, when the opposite phenomena La Niña happens, rainfall during the northeast monsoon is known to get depressed.

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2. Which of the following are the favourable conditions for the formation of the Cyclone?

    1. 1. Large sea surface with a temperature higher than 27° C
    2. 2.Absence of the Coriolis force
    3. 3.Small differences in the vertical wind speed
    4. 4.Upper divergence above the sea level system

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3. Nagaland is bordered by which of the following states?

    1. 1. Arunachal Pradesh
    2. 2. Mizoram
    3. 3. Assam
    4. 4. Manipur

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4. With reference to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution, which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?

    1. 1. In Keshavananda Bharati case, the court held that the basic elements or the fundamental features of the constitution as contained in the preamble cannot be altered by an amendment under article 368.
    2. 2. The preamble has been amended only once by the 44th constitutional amendment act, 1978.

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5. Consider the following, with regard to Public Accounts Committee

    1. 1. It is one of the three Financial Parliamentary committees.
    2. 2.It was established by Montford Reforms in 1921.
    3. 3. It comprises 22 members of the Parliament.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

 
 
 
 

6. Consider the following:

    1. 1. The President appoints the judges of the High Court in consultation with the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and the Chief Minister of the State.
    2. 2. The High Court judges are recommended by a Collegium comprising the CJI and two senior-most judges.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

7. Consider the following, with regard to Wage Rate Index (WRI):

    1. 1. It is compiled and maintained by the Labour Bureau.
    2. 2. The base year for WRI has been changed to 2016 from 1963-65.
    3. 3. The oil mining industry has been introduced in the WRI basket in place of the mica mines industry.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

8. Consider the following statements with respect to Private Member’s Bill:

    1. 1. A member of the ruling dispensation who is not a minister or that of the opposition can be said to be a ‘Private Member’.
    2. 2. No private member’s Bill has been passed by Parliament since 1970.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

 
 
 
 

9. With respect to Lesser florican, which of the following statements is/are correct?

    1. 1. It is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent.
    2. 2. The bird is listed as “critically endangered” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species.

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10. Consider the following statements:

    1. 1. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) helps in promoting financial inclusion in the country.
    2. 2. NPCI has launched RuPay, a card payment scheme.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

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