Current Affairs Quiz , 01 Aug 2019

1) Mission Shakti, India’s anti-satellite (A-SAT) weapon programme was a joint implementation of

a) AAI
b) HAL
c) DRDO
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• Specialists from various scientific and technical organisations including DRDO, National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) participated.

2) Which of the following is the name of the committee constituted for the purpose of OBC subcategorization?

a) Rohini
b) Yashpal
c) Kasturi Rangan
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• The Commission was constituted under article 340 of the Constitution with the approval of President on 2nd October, 2017. The Commission, headed by Justice (Retd.) Smt. G. Rohini commenced functioning in October, 2017 and has since interacted with all the Stats/UTs which have subcategorized OBCs, and the State Backward Classes Commissions.

3) India doesn’t have an ISRO Technical Liaison Unit at

a) Washington
b) Moskow
c) Paris
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• Department of Space has instituted technical Liaison Units, namely ISRO Technical Liaison Units (ITLU) at Washington, USA and Paris, France.
• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the setting up of ISRO Technical Liaison Unit (ITLU) at Moscow, Russia.

4) Who has the power to increase the number of judges of Supreme Court?

a) Parliament
b) Executive
c) Chief Justice of India
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Once the bill to increase the number of judges gets parliamentary nod, the number of judges would go up to 34, including the CJI, the Minister told reporters after the Cabinet meeting.

5) Convention on International Settlement Agreements, recently signed by India, is also known as

a) Singapore Convention
b) Washington Convention
c) Vienna Convention
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• India signed a key UN convention on international settlement agreements, even as experts called for local laws to support the treaty’s implementation in business contracts.
• Forty-six countries signed the treaty named Singapore Convention on Mediation.