With reference to the Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA), consider the following statements:
1. It is a “not–for–profit” Section-8 Public Private Partnership (PPP) company.
2. It is promoted jointly by the Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to the president’s powers to pardon, consider the following statements:
1. Unlike the US President, whose powers to grant pardons are almost unfettered, the President of India has to act on the advice of the Cabinet.
2. Under Article 62 of the Indian Constitution, the President shall have the power to grant pardon any death sentence.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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With reference to the cold wave conditions, consider the following statements:
1. A cold wave is declared when there’s a significant drop in minimum or night time temperature.
2. The IMD’s criteria for a cold wave in the plains is that the minimum temperature should be 10 degrees or lower and the departure from normal minimum temperature 4.5 degrees or less for two consecutive days.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines 2020, consider the following statements:
1. License issued by the State Government is a mandatory re-requisite for permitting business operations by the aggregator.
2. These Guidelines seek to establish a regulatory framework for aggregators by State Governments to ensure that the aggregator’s are accountable and responsible for the operations executed by them.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to the Indian Economy, consider the following statements:
1. India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted 10% in the second quarter of 2020-21, following the record 23.9% decline recorded in the first quarter, as per estimates released by the National Statistical Office.
2. The country has now entered a technical recession with two successive quarters of negative growth.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to the helmet standards, consider the following statements:
1. Helmets in India will not come under compulsory Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification and publication of Quality Control Order (QCO) from 2021 onwards.
2. The rule restricted the sale of imported helmets in India that did not carry the ISI mark and weighed considerably more than the weight cap under the BIS norms.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to the India Climate Change Knowledge Portal, consider the following statements:
1. The portal will have all the major steps the Government is taking at both national and international levels to address the climate change issues.
2. It is an initiative of NITI Aayog.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to the International Cricket Council (ICC), consider the following statements:
1. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1940 by representatives from Australia, England and South Africa.
2. It headquarters is located at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to the Archery Association of India, consider the following statements:
1. Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry has restored the government recognition to Archery Association of India as a Nation Sports Federation (NSF) for promotion and regulation of Archery Sport in the country.
2. Government recognition of AAI will be valid for ten years.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to the Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN), consider the following statements:
1. It is a unique number given to documents attested by Chartered Accountants in Practice.
2. It was introduced to curb fake certifications by non-CAs misrepresenting themselves as Chartered Accountants.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?