Master your Daily Current affairs - 27th Aug
1. What is plea bargaining in the context of the criminal justice system?
A) A process where the court imposes a mandatory sentence on the defendant
B) A process in which a defendant pleads guilty in exchange for some concession from the prosecutor or the court
C) A process where the defendant automatically receives the maximum sentence
D) A procedure where the trial is skipped and the defendant is declared innocent
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2. Under which legal framework was plea bargaining introduced in India?
A) Indian Penal Code, 1860
B) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
C) Evidence Act, 1872
D) Constitution of India
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3. Which of the following offenses in India is eligible for plea bargaining?
A) Offenses punishable with death
B) Offenses punishable with imprisonment for more than seven years
C) Offenses punishable with imprisonment for a term of seven years or less
D) Offenses related to terrorism
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4. What must the court ensure before accepting a plea-bargaining application in India?
A) That the plea was made under duress
B) That the plea was made voluntarily and with full knowledge of its consequences
C) That the plea was suggested by the prosecutor
D) That the defendant is unable to afford a lawyer
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5. What happens if the accused breaches the terms of the plea-bargaining agreement?
A) The court may set aside the agreement and proceed with the trial
B) The court dismisses the case
C) The accused is immediately sentenced to the maximum punishment
D) The plea-bargaining agreement is automatically upheld
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6. Under which article of the Indian Constitution was the Election Commission of India (ECI) established?
A) Article 324
B) Article 326
C) Article 327
D) Article 329
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7. What is the primary role of the Election Commission of India (ECI)?
A) Conducting elections for urban local bodies
B) Conducting elections to the Parliament, state legislatures, and the offices of the President and Vice President of India
C) Appointing members of the judiciary
D) Enforcing tax laws during elections
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8. What is the significance of Article 326 of the Indian Constitution in relation to elections?
A) It ensures no one is excluded from electoral rolls based on religion, race, caste, or sex.
B) It establishes adult suffrage, granting voting rights to all citizens aged 18 and above.
C) It empowers the ECI to supervise elections.
D) It prohibits judicial interference in electoral matters.
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9. Which role does the Election Commission of India (ECI) NOT perform?
A) Advising the President on the disqualification of members of Parliament
B) Supervising elections for municipalities and panchayats
C) Handling the delimitation of electoral constituencies
D) Monitoring political campaign expenditures
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10. How can the Chief Election Commissioner of India be removed from office?
A) By a simple majority vote in the Parliament
B) By the President of India alone
C) Through a special majority in both Houses of Parliament, similar to the removal of a Supreme Court judge
D) By the Prime Minister of India
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11. What is the primary goal of the Polaris Dawn mission?
A) To land on the Moon
B) To conduct the first-ever private spacewalk by non-professional astronauts
C) To establish a permanent space station
D) To repair the International Space Station (ISS)
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12. Which spacecraft will be used for the Polaris Dawn mission?
A) NASA's Orion spacecraft
B) SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule
C) Blue Origin's New Shepard
D) Roscosmos' Soyuz spacecraft
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13. What are the Van Allen Belts, which the Polaris Dawn mission will navigate through?
A) Regions of low gravity in space
B) Regions of intense radiation composed of charged particles trapped by Earth's magnetosphere
C) Layers of Earth's atmosphere
D) Safe zones for space travel
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14. Which health risks will the Polaris Dawn mission contribute to researching?
A) Common cold in space
B) Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS) and decompression sickness (DCS)
C) Diabetes in space
D) Weight loss in microgravity
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15. What innovation in space communications will be tested during the Polaris Dawn mission?
A) Radio frequency communications
B) Laser communications using SpaceX’s Star-link satellite network
C) Morse code communication
D) Satellite phone technology
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16. What is the purpose of the PARIVESH 2.0 portal recently mandated by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)?
A) To facilitate online shopping for exotic pets
B) To register and monitor exotic species listed under Schedule IV of the Wildlife Act
C) To monitor air quality levels across India
D) To manage agricultural subsidies
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17. What are exotic species, as described in the context of the Wildlife Act?
A) Species that are native to India and found only in one region
B) Animals or plants that are moved from their natural habitat to a new location, often due to human activities
C) Species that are entirely domesticated
D) Marine species found in coastal regions
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18. Which of the following is NOT a concern associated with the unregulated trade and ownership of exotic species?
A) Zoonotic diseases
B) Smuggling of endangered exotic animals
C) Increased agricultural productivity
D) Pandemic risk
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19. Under which section of the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022, is the registration of exotic species mandated?
A) Section 48B
B) Section 52C
C) Section 49M
D) Section 45A
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20. Which exotic species has NOT been registered by Delhi's forest and wildlife department as mentioned in the content?
A) Ball python
B) Kangaroo
C) African grey parrot
D) Red-eared slider turtle
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21. What is the primary objective of the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY)?
A) To provide large-scale industrial loans
B) To "fund the unfunded" by offering affordable credit to micro and small enterprises
C) To offer subsidies to agricultural businesses
D) To support foreign businesses setting up in India
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22. Which category under the MUDRA scheme has had its loan limit increased to Rs 20 lakh in the Union Budget 2024?
A) Shishu
B) Kishore
C) Tarun
D) None of the above
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23. What percentage of MUDRA loan accounts are held by women, promoting gender equality under the scheme?
A) 25%
B) 51%
C) 69%
D) 82%
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24. Which of the following is NOT a category of loans under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY)?
A) Shishu
B) Kishore
C) Tarun
D) Uday
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25. What is one of the proposed enhancements for MUDRA 2.0?
A) Introducing a new category of loans exclusively for large corporations
B) Implementing an Enhanced Credit Guarantee Scheme (ECGS) to reduce risks for financial institutions
C) Offering interest-free loans to all applicants
D) Restricting loans to urban areas only
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