QUIZ: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 8

The Union Cabinet recently approved a new policy for the auction of small and marginal oilfields. Consider the following statements about the new policy:

1. Both, private as well as foreign companies can bid for these blocks
2. Unlike before, it provides for a unified license for extraction of different hydrocarbons
3. Companies selling gas will not be bound by the government’s allocation policy

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

List III of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution refers to the

Part XI of the Constitution deals with

With reference to ‘Law Commissions’, consider the following statements:

1. The first such Commission in British-India was established in 1834 under the Charter Act of 1833
2. Its major function is to work for legal reform

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to ‘King Tides’, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It occurs during a ‘Supermoon’
2. They are also known as ‘Perigean Spring Tides’
3. When King Tides coincide with surface gravity waves, coastal flooding and erosion usually occurs

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Consider the following statements regarding Dengue:

1. There are four dengue virus serotypes
2. Dengue is a mosquito-borne parasitic infection

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is responsible for the development, maintenance, management and operation of:

1. National Highways
2. State Highways
3. Border Roads
4. Village Roads

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Consider the following statements regarding NITI Aayog:

1. Prime Minister of India acts as the chairperson of this body.
2. Vice-Chairperson of the Aayog will be appointed by the Prime Minister.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the Saansad Gram AdarshYojana:

1. The Project was launched on the occasion of birth anniversary of LokNayak Jai Prakash Narayan.
2. Under the Scheme, a separate fund will be created at the state level and will be attached to the consolidated fund of the State.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?