Daily Current Affair Quiz: 31st October 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The 44th Amendment to the Constitution of India introduced an Article placing the election of the Prime Minister beyond judicial review.
2. The Supreme Court of India struck down the 99th Amendment to the Constitution of India as being violative of the independence of judiciary.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: b
Justification:
- The National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) was a body tasked with appointing judges to the higher judiciary in India. Article 124 of the Constitution was amended through the 99th Amendment to reflect the change in the system of appointments from the collegium system, in which a body of judges would be consulted by the President to appoint the judges, with the judiciary’s opinion being final.
- The composition of the NJAC includes as the Chief Justice of India, the two senior most judges of the Supreme Court, the Law Minister and two “eminent persons”. A sub -committee was further constituted to appoint the “eminent persons”. The composition of the sub -committee includes the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice, and the Leader of the Opposition.
- The composition of the NJAC, presents a problem as it allows excessive executive interference in the appointment of judges. More specifically, the term “eminent persons” has not been defined with clarity, leaving a lot to the discretion of the executive.
- Therefore, it was natural for the judiciary to fear the abuse of such discretion by the executive, resulting in political appointments to the Supreme Court and the High Courts. Petitions were filed before the Supreme Court to strike down the 99th Amendment as being unconstitutional.
2. Which of the following pairs are rightly matched?
1. Prithvi : Surface-to-surface missile
2. Nag : Anti Tank Missile
3. Akash : Surface to Air Missile
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans: d
Justification:
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The Global Bio-India 2019 is one of the largest biotechnology stakeholders conglomerate will be held for the first time in India at New Delhi.
2. Ministry of Science & Technology along with its Public Sector Undertaking, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) is organizing this event.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- It is to bring together stakeholders to strengthen the indigenous research capabilities, bio-entrepreneurship, investments and last-mile-delivery of technology across rural India and tier-2, 3 cities.
4. NIRVIK scheme is associated with?
(a) Export Sector
(b) Agricultural Subsidies
(c) e- Governance
(d) CSR
Ans: a
Justification:
- Nirvik scheme announced by the Union Government recently is expected to give a fillip to export lending and insurance cover for export credit.
5. Which of the following countries participate in Exercise Shakti with India?
(a) France
(b) UK
(c) USA
(d) Sweden
Ans: a
Justification:
- Exercise Shakti is a series of joint military exercise between India and France.
- It was commenced in the year 2011 and it is a biennial exercise.
