UPSC Current Affairs Practice MCQs – 13 January 2024

1. Consider the following statements:

1. Article 72 of the Constitution deals with President’s discretionary power to remit a sentence.
2. Parole and Furlough offers permanent relief from a prison term whereas Remission offers temporary relief.
3. Constitution allows only the state where the jurisdiction takes place to consider an application seeking remission

How many of the statements given above are correct?

2. Consider the following statements:

1. Sanskrit is the first language to receive classical language tag in 2004
2. Having a discontinuity between the classical language and its later forms or its offshoots is one of the criteria for according classical language status

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

3. Consider the following statements:
1. Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti started preaching in India after the first Battle of Panipat.
2. Sufism is mainly a devotion to God seeking the divine of love and knowledge
3. Chistiyya order emphasises the unity of being not with God
Which of the above is/are correct are correct?

4. Consider the following statements:
1. Snow Leopard is considered as the State animal of Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh.
2. It is considered as a flagship as well as an indicator species of mountain regions of India.
Choose the correct option from below:

5. CERAVAC in news, is protection for: