Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 14-11-2022 (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP):

1. It is an initiative of the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA).
2. The platform helps in preventing the illegal actions against the indigenous people across the world.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

2) Consider the following statements with respect to Isolated Proton Auroras (IPA):

1. They occur when protons precipitating from the magnetosphere interact with electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves.
2. Both polar auroras and IPAs are responsible for depletion of the ozone layer.
3. IPAs can also occur at lower latitudes than the polar auroras.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

3) Consider the following statements with respect to Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA):

1. It is an initiative of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
2. It aims to finance the decommissioning of coal and accelerate clean energy deployment in developing countries.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

4) Consider the following statements regarding the US’ Currency Monitoring List:

1. The list reviews the policies and monitors the currency practices of the US’ trading partners.
2. When on the US' Currency Monitoring List, a country is considered a currency manipulator.
3. India was recently added to the US’ Currency Monitoring List.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

5) Consider the following statements with respect to the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution:

1. It contains a list of both central and state laws which cannot be challenged in courts.
2. Though a law which violates the basic structure of the Indian Constitution, if placed in the 9th Schedule cannot be challenged in the court.
3. The Schedule became a part of the Constitution in 1951, when it was amended for the first time.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?