UPSC PRELIMS + MAINS CURRENT AFFAIRS DAILY TEST: 2 AUGUST, 2024

TODAY’S UPSC MAINS GS CURRENT AFFAIRS TEST MODEL

Question: Describe the principle “Equals should be treated equally and unequals unequally.” ———————should also follow this principle? (GS-4, Ethics)

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Question: With reference to blue straggler stars (BSS), consider the following statements:
1. They are formed through mass transfer from a close binary companion star
2. They are bigger and bluer than the rest of the stars.
3. Vampire stars are also known to astronomers as blue straggler stars.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Question: With reference to the Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) of FCI, consider the following statements:
1. Under this scheme, there is no fixed price to sell food grains.
2. Under the scheme, the FCI sells food grains through e-auctions.
3. Under the scheme, state governments can directly buy good grains from FCI.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

Question: With reference to the Scheduled Castes (SC), consider the following statements:
1. Article 341(2) gives power to Parliament and state legislatures to include or exclude any caste, race or tribe from the list of Scheduled Castes (SC).
2. Article 341(1) of the Constitution allows the President to list castes, races or tribes as Scheduled Castes.
3. States have power to create sub-classifications within the SC category.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

Question: With reference to the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), consider the following statements:
1. Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal is the first common forum of dispute resolution between Centre and States.
2. There will be one bench of GSTAT in each state.
3. There is a monetary limit for filing appeals by the tax department before the GST Appellate Tribunal.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

Question: With reference to the ‘Fully Accessible Route’ (FAR), consider the following statements:
1. It is a separate channel to invest in all asset classes in India.
2. It has been launched for non-resident investment.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question: Consider the following statements:
1. The SRY gene provides instructions for making a protein called the sex-determining region Y protein.
2. Swyer syndrome is a rare genetic disease that causes an individual to have male genitals yet has female or XX as their sex determining chromosomes.
3. Men and women don’t compete together in any Olympic events.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

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