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1.How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 2023? (a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four 2. The Constitution (71st Amendment) Act, 1992 amends the Eighth Schedule Constitution to include which of the following languages? 1. Konkani 2. Manipuri 3. Nepali 4. Maithili Select the correct answer using […]
1. Assam plans to ban polygamy Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati on Tuesday. The drive against child marriage provided the government with information about the extent of the social malaise: CM The BJP government in Assam has decided to set up a panel towards handling a “part of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC)” after […]
1. Geo-sciences community calls for broad panel of experts to power heritage Bill A draft Bill, aimed at protecting India’s geological heritage that includes fossils, sedimentary rocks, natural structures, has raised alarm in India’s geo-sciences and palaeontology community. The Draft Geo-heritage Sites and Geo-relics (Preservation and Maintenance) Bill, 2022, while deemed necessary by several researchers, […]
1. The buck stops with govt. to end hate speech: SC Govt. should step in when religious freedom, harmony and orderly progress are gravely affected, says court and flags hate speech on TV where anchors have become tools to peddle ‘agendas’ The Supreme Court on Friday said the “buck ultimately stops with the government” to clamp […]
1. Remote EVM ready to help migrants vote outside States: EC The machines can handle multiple constituencies from a single remote polling booth; panel to demonstrate prototype’s functioning on Jan. 16 The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday announced the development of a prototype of a multi-constituency remote electronic voting machine (RVM) to enable remote voting by […]
1. 81 cr. people to get free foodgrains for one year Those covered under National Food Security Act will benefit; Centre to bear the entire expenses estimated at ₹2 lakh crore; Food Minister terms it ‘another remarkable decision of government’ The Union Cabinet on Friday decided to provide free foodgrains to all 81 crore beneficiaries […]
1. Pause could prove costly, said Das; growth fragile, argued MPC’s Varma Economic growth not robust enough to withstand excessive monetary tightening, held Varma in voting against the 35 basis points repo rate increase at the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee’s December meeting, the minutes show The Reserve Bank of India could ill afford […]
1. SC offers to find solution to ‘deceitful conversions’ Bench says it will examine ‘veiled intentions’ behind religious conversions through allurement by offering food, medicines, treatment; purpose of charity should not be conversion, it adds The Supreme Court on Monday said acts of charity or good work to help a community or the poor should not […]
1. The Black Sea Grain Initiative Who facilitated the deal between Russia and Ukraine? How has it helped global food chain supplies? Did it have a role in reducing inflation and foodgrain Russia has re-joined the Black Sea Grain deal. “The Russian Federation believes that the guarantees it has received currently appear sufficient, and resumes […]
1. Understanding the Global Hunger Index On what indicators is the GHI computed? Why did the Ministry of Women and Child Development reject the report and call it “an erroneous measure of hunger”? Why are child-centric metrics used to calculate global hunger? The Ministry of Women and Child Development on Saturday rejected the Global Hunger […]
1. What is the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022? How is the recent legislation different from the earlier Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920? What are the main concerns and oppositions against the Act? The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 provides legal sanction to law enforcement agencies for “taking measurements of convicts and other persons for […]
1. How the maiden flight of ISRO’s SSLV went awry Why did the ISRO prefer a SSLV over the PSLV or GSLV? What was the designated function of the satellites on-board the vehicle? The SSLV D1/EOS-2 mission was carrying two satellites — the Earth Observation Satellite-2 (EOS-2 and AzadiSAT. However, the mission failed to place […]
