UPSC Current Affairs Practice Questions – 13 June 2024

1. Consider the following statements:

1. National Disaster Management Authority, the apex body for Disaster Management in India, is headed by the Union Home Minister
2. ‘Notified disasters’ category under the Disaster Management Act includes Cyclone, drought and heat waves.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

2. Consider the following:

1. Income Distance
2. Area
3. Population
4. Demographic performance

How many of the above criteria are used to determine the share of states in horizontal tax devolution?

3. He was one of the chief founders of the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) along with Sachindra Nath Sanyal and Jadugopal Mukherjee. He was known for his cult song “Mera rang de Basanti chola”. He was:

4. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the?

5. The Headquarters of the International Energy Agency (IEA) is in?