DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS CLASS TEST –APRIL 13

1. Consider the following statements regarding the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT):

  1. It is a quasi-judicial body constituted under the Section 410 of the Companies Act, 2013.
  2. The President, chairperson and Judicial Members of the Appellate Tribunal are appointed after consultation with the President of India.
  3. It can only hear and dispose appeals against any orders passed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

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

 
 
 
 

2. Consider the following statements regarding Competition Commission of India:

  1. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) was established under the Competition Act, 2002 for the administration, implementation and enforcement of the Act, and was duly constituted in March 2009. 
  2. The Chairman and members are appointed by the central government.
  3. The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 (MRTP Act) was repealed and replaced by the Competition Act, 2002, on the recommendations of Raghavan committee.

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

 
 
 
 

3. With respect to the Detention Laws, which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?

  1. In general the person arrested has to be informed for the cause he has been arrested, but in the case of the National Security Act, the person can be held up to ten days without being informed of the reason.
  2. Article 22(1) of the Constitution allows the detainee to seek legal advice from a legal practitioner, but under the NSA, he is not allowed for a lawyer during the period.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

4. A person being under trial is being denied his speedy trial for years. Which of the following Fundamental Right is being affected?

 

 
 
 
 

5. How many of the following statements are true about Mahatma Jyotiba Phule? 

  1. Mahatma Jyotiba Phule established the first girls’ school in India.
  2. Deenbandhu, a weekly Marathi newspaper was founded by him.
  3. He founded the Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873 to focus on the rights of women and backward castes.

Options:

 
 
 
 

6. Identify the correct statements regarding the JUICE Mission: 

  1. It is a NASA Mission that will be launched in April 2023.
  2. It aims to explore 3 of Jupiter’s moons to find if they have the right conditions for life.

Options:

 
 
 
 

7. What do you understand by the “National Credit Framework”? 

 

 
 
 
 

8. Consider the following:

  1. Preventive detention is when a person is held in police custody only on the basis of a suspicion that they would conduct a criminal act or cause harm to society.
  2. Article 20 grants protection to persons who are arrested or detained.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

9. Consider the following with regard to Wheat Crop:

  1. It requires a cool growing season and bright sunshine at the time of ripening.
  2. India is the world’s second-biggest wheat producer after China.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

10. In context to United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF), consider the following:

  1. UNDEF was established in 2005 as a United Nations General Trust Fund to support democratization efforts around the world.
  2. India is the third largest contributor to UNDEF.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

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