QUIZ: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 43

The Central Government has recently given tax sops to sugar mills in order to boost ethanol production. With reference to ethanol, which of the following statements are incorrect?

1. Ethanol can be derived not only from sugarcane, but also corn and sorghum
2. In India, 10 per cent blending of ethanol with petrol is mandatory
3. Bootleggers mix it with country-made liquor to increase its potency

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Consider the following statements:

1. India, Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh have recently signed a Motor Vehicles Agreement
2. The Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1950 between India and Nepal is still in force

Which of the above statements are correct?

It is known that agroforestry can not only alleviate poverty and reduce malnutrition, but also help develop resilience to climate change. With reference to agroforestry in India, consider the following statements:

1. India is the first nation in the world to have adopted an agroforestry policy
2. Various elements of agroforestry lie scattered across various existing missions, programme and schemes under different ministries
3. All policies on agroforestry will be subsumed under the National Agroforestry Policy

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

It is said that India has the most progressive agroforestry policy in the world. Which of the following statements about India’s ‘National Agroforestry Policy’ is/are correct?

1. Its ‘National Agroforestry Board’ will be under the Ministry of Agriculture
2. Apart from promoting agroforestry research, it also seeks to usher in land reforms

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The Supreme Court recently decided to set up another Constitution Bench to have a relook at the question whether right to privacy is a fundamental right or not. Consider the following statements about the Constitution Bench:

1. The minimum number of Judges who are to sit in it shall be five
2. Article 32 of the Constitution contains a provision dealing with setting up of the Constitution Bench

Which of the above statements are incorrect?