Sarat Chandra IAS 17th January Quiz

Welcome to your Sarat Chandra IAS 17th January Quiz

1.Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Government e-Marketplace (GeM) recently seen in the news?

It operates under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
It ensures public procurement of goods and services in India (done by government bodies) worth more than Rs. 5 lakh crore annually.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1 only

2 only

Both 1 & 2

Neither 1 nor 2

2.Consider the following statements with reference to the Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiative:

It is an initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture.
It establishes an ecosystem for the production of Compressed BioGas from various waste and biomass sources in the country.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

3.Recently, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) was seen in the news, it is a

Statutory body

Constitutional body

Quasi-judicial body

Judicial body

4.With reference to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 & 2

Neither 1 nor 2

5.What is the purpose of the ‘evolved Laser interferometer Space Antenna (eLISA)’ project?

To detect neutrinos

To gravitational waves

To study the effect of solar flares on our communication systems

To detect the effectiveness of missile defence system