Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – November 24-25, 2022 [Mock Test]
December 2, 2022 December 2, 2022
1. Constitution of India empowers which of the following to draw up a list of schedule castes and tribes in a state?
[A] Governor of that state
[B] State legislature of that state
[C] President of India
[D] Chief Minister of that state
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Correct Answer: C [President of India]
Notes:- Articles 341 and 342, empower the President of India to draw up a list of schedule castes and tribes.
- If such a notification is related to a state, then also President will notify the same. However, it can be done after consultation with the governor of the state
- According to Article 341 of the Constitution, any change to the list of Scheduled Castes specified in the President’s order can only be made by Parliament by law.
- If any question arises whether or not particular tribe is a tribe within the meaning of this article one has to look at the public notification issued by the president.
2. Which of the following committees and respective subject matters are matched correctly?
- Amitava Roy Committee – Criminal law
- Verma Committee – Prison reforms
- V S Malimath Committee – Criminal justice system
- K V Kamath Committee – Restructuring of loans
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 3
[B] Only 2 & 4
[C] Only 3 & 4
[D] Only 1 & 2
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Correct Answer: C [Only 3 & 4]
Notes:- The Supreme Court has formed a Committee on Prison Reforms chaired by former apex court judge, Justice Amitava Roy, to examine the various problems plaguing prisons in the country, from overcrowding to lack of legal advice to convicts to issues of remission and parole.
- Justice Verma Committee was constituted to recommend amendments to the Criminal Law so as to provide for quicker trial and enhanced punishment for criminals accused of committing sexual assault against women.
- In 2000, the government created a panel led by former Chief Justice of Kerala and Karnataka, Justice V.S. Malimath, to suggest improvements to India’s century-old criminal justice system.
- The Reserve Bank of India has set up the K.V. Kamath Committee for restructuring of loans impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Its main objective was to recommend parameters for one-time restructuring of corporate loans.
3. ‘BPal’ which was in news recently is a treatment for which of the following?
[A] Cancer
[B] AIDS
[C] Tuberculosis
[D] Diabetes
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Correct Answer: C [Tuberculosis]
Notes:- Short anti-Tuberculosis Treatment ‘BPal’ is a 6-month oral regimen (BPaL= ‘B’ for bedaquiline, Pa for Pretomanid and L for Linezolid) for treating extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), as an alternative for at least 20 months of regular treatment.
