INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

 Consider the following statements with reference to the provisions of ‘Consumer Protection Act, 2019’:

1. State governments are required to set up a Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) to promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumers.

2. Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions (CDRCs) will also be set up at the district and state levels to address issues related to unfair trade practices. 

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are NOT correct?

With reference to the Right to Information Act, 2005, consider the following statements:

1. The Act has established a three-tier structure for enforcing the right to information guaranteed under the Act.

2. The first request for information goes to Central/State Assistant Public Information Officer designated by the Public Authorities. 

3. The Officers are required to provide information to an RTI applicant within 30 days of the request.  

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In post-independent India, there have been several attempts to work out a mechanism to identify the number of poor people in the country. In this context, which of the statements given below is/are correct?

1. The existing mechanism for determining the poverty Line in India does not take into consideration social factors that sustain poverty. 

2. The government uses Monthly Per Capita Income (MPCI) as a measure for income of households to identify the poor.

3. ‘Head Count Ratio’ is the number of poor estimated as the proportion of people below the poverty line.

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Investment in human capital formation is often considered as most efficient and growth enhancing. Which among the following are considered as the main sources of human capital?

1. Investment in education.

2. Migration for better jobs.

3. On the job training.

4. Investment in Health.

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An economic system is a means by which societies or governments organize and distribute available resources, services, and goods within the country. Which of the following is/are examples of different types of economic systems?

1. Mixed economy.

2. Command economy.

3. Market economy.

4. Cartel economy.

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 Consider the following statements:

1. Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana intends to transfer all the benefits of government schemes and subsidies to account holders directly. 

2. In pre-independent India, B. R. Ambedkar was the first person to discuss the concept of a poverty line. 

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Which among the following are certification marks assuring that the product conforms to a standard/quality as notified by the Government of India?

1. Hallmark

2. ISI mark

3. Agmark

4. GI Tag (Geographical Indication)

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Who among the following are the members of the selection committee to appoint Central Information Commissioners?

1. Prime Minister as chairman.

2. Union Home Minister.

3. Chief Justice of India.

4. A Union Cabinet Minister nominated by Prime Minister.

5. Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha.

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Which of the following statements about ‘Sponges’ is/are correct?

1. Sponges are generally marine organisms and are multicellular symmetrical animals. 

2. In sponges, eggs and sperms are produced by the same individual. 

3. Sponges reproduce asexually by formation of gametes and sexually by fragmentation. 

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Read the following statements carefully with reference to ‘World Trade Organisation (WTO)’:

1. WTO was founded as the successor organisation to the General Agreement on Trade and Tariff to facilitate international trade. 

2. WTO agreement spells out principles of liberalisation and it covers goods, services and intellectual property. 

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are NOT correct?