Daily Current Affairs (MCQ's) | 11-10-2022

Q1. Consider the following statements about the Constitution Bench

1. It consists of at least five judges of the court
2. This provision has been mandated  by  Article 145 (3) of  the Constitution of India
3. The Chief Justice of India has the power to constitute a Constitution Bench and refer cases to it

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 1 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer (d)

Explanation:

It consists of at least five judges of the court who sit to decide any case involving a substantial question of law as to the interpretation” of the Constitution of India or for the purpose of hearing any reference” made by the President of India under Article 143. This provision has been mandated by Article 145 (3) of the Constitution of India. The Chief Justice of India has the power to constitute a Constitution Bench and refer cases to it.

Q2. Consider the following statements about non-permanent members of the UNSC

1. Africa has the highest representation among all continents
2. The total number of non-permanent members is 10

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer (c)

Explanation:

Q3. The Kerch strait connects

1. The Sea of Azov and the Black Sea
2. The Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea
3. The Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
4. The Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Azov

Answer (a)

Explanation:

Q4. Which of the following Parliamentary Committees examines and informs the House whether the Executive is appropriately using the authority granted by the Constitution or delegated by the Parliament to make regulations, rules, sub-rules, by-laws, etc. within the bounds of such delegation?

1. Committee on Government Assurances
2. Committee on Subordinate Legislation
3. Rules Committee
4. Business Advisory Committee

Answer (b)

Explanation:

The functions of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation are to scrutinise and report to Rajya Sabha whether the powers to make rules, regulations, bye-laws, schemes or other statutory instruments conferred by the Constitution or delegated by Parliament are being properly exercised within such conferment or delegation, as the case may be. The Committee examines such rule, regulation, bye-law, scheme or other statutory instrument framed in pursuance of the Constitution or the legislative functions delegated by Parliament to a subordinate authority, irrespective of the fact whether it is required to be laid before the House or not and, in particular, considers: (a) whether it is in accord with the general objects of the Constitution or the Act pursuant to which it is made; (b) whether it contains matter which in the opinion of the Committee should more properly be dealt within an Act of Parliament; (c) whether it contains imposition of any tax; (d) whether it directly or indirectly bars the jurisdiction of the courts; (e) whether it gives retrospective effect to any of the provisions in respect of which the Constitution or the Act pursuant to which it is made does not expressly give any such power; (f) whether it involves expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India or the public revenues; (g) whether it appears to make some unusual or unexpected use of the powers conferred by the Constitution or the Act pursuant to which it is made; (h) whether there appears to have been unjustifiable delay in its publication or in laying it before Parliament; and (i) whether for any reason its form or purport calls for any elucidation.

The Committee examines Bills which seek to delegate powers to make rules, regulations, by-laws, etc. or amend earlier Acts delegating such powers, with a view to seeing whether suitable provisions for the laying of the rules, regulations, etc. before Parliament have been made therein. The Committee also examines representations made to it in regard to rules, regulations, bye-laws, etc. made or required to be made under an Act. The reports of the Committee are presented to the House from time to time by the Chairman of the Committee or in his absence, by any member of the Committee.

Q5. Which of the following National Parks is not in Assam?

1. Raimona National Park
2. Manas National Park
3. Kuno National Park
4. Nameri National Park

Answer (c)

Explanation:

Q6. Consider the following statements

1. Seawater is normally alkaline, with a pH value of around 8. 1
2. Sea-ice melting is the key mechanism responsible for rapid pH decrease

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer (c)

Explanation:

A team of researchers has flagged the changing chemistry of the western region of the Arctic Ocean after discovering acidity levels increasing three to four times faster than ocean waters elsewhere.

Key takeaways:

The team also identified a strong correlation between the accelerated rate of melting ice and the rate of ocean acidification. The study, published on Thursday in ‘Science’, the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, is the first analysis of Arctic acidification that includes data from 1994 to 2020.

Scientists have predicted that by 2050, Arctic sea ice in this region will no longer survive the increasingly warm summers. As a result, the ocean’s chemistry will grow more acidic, creating life-threatening problems for the diverse population of sea creatures, plants and other living things that depend on a healthy ocean. Crabs, for example, live in a crusty shell built from the calcium carbonate prevalent in ocean water. Polar bears rely on healthy fish populations for food, fish and sea birds rely on plankton and plants, and seafood is a key element of many humans’ diets.

• Seawater is normally alkaline, with a pH value of around 8.1.

• Researchers point to sea-ice melt as the key mechanism to explain this rapid pH decrease, because it changes surface water in three primary ways.

• The water under the sea ice, which had a deficit of carbon dioxide, now is exposed to the atmospheric carbon dioxide and can take it up freely. The seawater mixed with meltwater is light and can’t mix easily into deeper waters, which means the carbon dioxide is concentrated at the surface. The meltwater dilutes the carbonate ion concentration in the seawater, weakening its ability to neutralise the carbon dioxide into bicarbonate and rapidly decreasing ocean pH.