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Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – February 18, 2023 [Mock Test]
Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – February 18, 2023 [Mock Test]
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1. ‘Ghaem 100’, was in news recently, it is a:
[A] China’s anti-submarine aircraft
[B] Iran’ three-state launch vehicle
[C] WHO’s approved vaccine
[D] Distributed Denial of Service
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [Iran’ three-state launch vehicle]
Notes:
- Iran’s powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched a new satellite-carrying rocket, the Ghaem 100. It is Iran’s first three-stage launch vehicle which will be able to place satellites weighing 80 kg (180 pounds) in an orbit 500 km (300 miles) from the earth’s surface.
2. National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) comprises who among the following?
- Chief Justice of India
- Union Minister of Law and Justice
- An eminent person nominated by a committee consisting of CJI, Union Miniter of Law and Justice, Leaders of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
- One of the two nominated eminent persons should be a woman.
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 1, 2 & 3
[C] Only 1, 2 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
Show Answer
Correct Answer: A [Only 1 & 2]
Notes:
- Article 124A created the National Judicial Appointments Commission(NJAC), a constitutional body to replace the collegium system
- The Constitution (99th Amendment) Act, which established the NJAC and the NJAC Act, was passed by Parliament in 2014 to set up a commission for appointing judges, replacing the Collegium system.
- The NJAC was to comprise the Chief Justice of India as the ex officio Chairperson, two senior-most Supreme Court Judges as ex officio members, the Union Minister of Law and Justice as ex officio member, and two eminent persons from civil society — one of whom would be nominated by a committee consisting of the CJI, Prime Minster and the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and the other would be nominated from the SC/ST/OBC/minority communities or women.
- The laws were repealed in October 2015 after the Supreme Court struck them down.
3. Which of the following species are both endemic to India and listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List?
- Asiatic lion
- Nilgiri tahr
- Lion-tailed macaque
- Purple frog
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 & 2
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
Show Answer
Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:
All four species—Asiatic lion, Nilgiri tahr, Lion-tailed macaque, and Purple frog—are endemic to India and are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List. Asiatic lions inhabit Gujarat’s Gir forest, Nilgiri tahr and Lion-tailed macaque are found in the Western Ghats, and the Purple frog is restricted to the Western Ghats’ rainforest.
Originally written on
March 5, 2023
and last modified on
March 5, 2023.
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