UPSC QUIZ 11.07.2023

Q1. Consider the following statements:

1. India has made it clear that it will not join the proceedings initiated by Pakistan at the Permanent Court of Arbitration on two hydroelectric projects in Kashmir.

2. The Indus Waters Treaty is a water-sharing agreement between India and Pakistan.The treaty was brokered by the World Bank and signed on September 19, 1965.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

Q2. Consider the following statements:

1. After New Delhi and Chennai, Taiwan has announced plans to expand its official presence in India by setting up a new representative office in Mumbai.

2. The TECC was established in New Delhi, India, in 1985 as the first TECC in South Asia. Taiwan later opened another TECC in Chennai in 2012.

3. The move, which involves establishing a TECC, is aimed at enhancing economic linkages and strengthening bilateral cooperation between Taiwan and India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q3. Consider the following statements:

1. An executive magistrate in Srinagar has sent 11 people to jail after taking them into custody for not standing for the national anthem at an event where the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir was also present.

2. The order noted that “there is every likelihood that they may commit breach of peace and disturb public tranquillity if released”.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

Q4. Consider the following statements:

1. Ministry of Education released the report on Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 for States/UTs for the year 2021-22.

2. The report evaluates the performance of States/UTs on a uniform scale.

3. PGI-D assesses the performance of the school education system at the district level by creating an index for comprehensive analysis.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q5. Consider the following statements:

1. According to a new government notification, Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance for projects to be developed along the coastline has been increased to 10 years from the present seven as per the 2019 notification.

2. Already it was four years.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?