DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS CLASS TEST – 19

1. With respect to the Geographical Indication Tag (GI Tag), consider the following statements:

  1. GI Tag ensures that none other than those registered as authorized users are allowed to use the popular product name. 
  2. The registration of a geographical indication is valid for a period of 10 years.
  3. In order to function as a GI, a sign must identify a product as originating in a given place.

Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

2. With respect to the Veto Power of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which of the following statement(s) given below is/are correct?

  1. The first veto ever recorded by the Soviet Union when it blocked a draft resolution regarding the withdrawal of foreign troops from Lebanon and Syria. 
  2. UK has used the veto the least out of all permanent members
  3. Vetoes cannot be applied during emergency special sessions in the General Assembly.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

3. Justice B.N. Srikrishna Committee, sometimes seen in news is related to

 

 
 
 
 

4. In context to Hubble Telescope, consider the following statements:

  1. It is a part of NASA’s Great Observatories Program.
  2. James Webb is the successor to the Hubble telescope.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

5. In context to the Recusal of the judges, consider the following:

  1. It is known as the act of abstaining from participation in an official action such as a legal proceeding due to a conflict of interest.
  2. The process of recusal of a judge is prescribed under the Indian constitution.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

6. Consider the following statements regarding the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC):

  1. A Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) is set up only to examine a particular bill presented before the Parliament.
  2. The JPC is an ad-hoc body.
  3. It is set up for a given period of time and is aimed at addressing a specific issue.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are not correct?

 
 
 
 

7. Consider the following with regard to ‘Leather Industry’ in India:

  1. Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal are major production centers of leather and footwear products.
  2. Malaysia is the largest importer of leather and leather products from India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

8. Consider the following statements: 

  1. Each person’s DNA, except for identical twins, is unique.
  2. DNA can be extracted from clothes, linen and combs.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

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

  1. High Courts have the power to structure their calendars according to the service rules.
  2. A Vacation Bench of the Supreme Court is a special bench constituted by the Chief Justice of India.
  3. Justice Malimath Committee, set up to recommend reforms in the criminal justice system suggested that the period of vacation should be reduced.
 
 
 
 

10. Which among the following statements is the best description of the EAGLE Act? 

 

 
 
 
 

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