UPSC QUIZ 07.08.2023

Q1. Consider the following statements related to Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023:

1. Recently, the Parliament passed the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023.

2. The objective behind the move is to use the national wealth in the sea for the overall development of the country.The OAMDR Act of 2002 came into force in 2012.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

Q2. Consider the following statements:

1. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has launched a “Scheme for Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services in the States” under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for strengthening fire services in the States.

2. The Scheme finds its origin from the recommendation of the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV-FC) which allows an allocation of 22.5% of each of the NDRF and State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for the Funding Window of Preparedness and Capacity Building.

3. It aims to expand and modernize Fire Services in the States with a view that activities for strengthening of fire services

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q3. Consider the following statements:

1. The central government banned all imports of laptops, tablets, all-in-ones and small-factor personal computers or PCs from 3 August 2023, requiring a license to bring these products into the country and sell them to consumers.

2. In the notification, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said that import of computers and other items under seven categories of HSN code 8471 has been prohibited.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

Q4. Consider the following statements:

1. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has rolled out an in-house Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) technology-based Finger Minutiae Record – Finger Image Record (FMR-FIR) modality.

2. This technology, specifically designed to enhance Aadhaar-enabled Payment System (AePS) transactions, aims to tackle fraudulent activities, including the misuse of cloned fingerprints.

3. Statutory Authority: The UIDAI is a statutory authority established on 12th July 2016 by the Government of India under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, following the provisions of the Aadhaar Act 2016.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q5. Consider the following statements:

1. Since its launch in 1998, the International Space Station (ISS) has been a symbol of international cooperation and the center of scientific research in space.

2. As the ISS nears the end of its operational life, plans are underway to replace it with a state-of-the-art floating science laboratory called Starlab.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?