UPSC Current Affairs Practice Questions – 16 December 2023

1. Consider the following statements with reference to the Impeachment of president in India:

1. Article 61 of the Constitution provides for the impeachment.
2. Resolution for the impeachment needs to be passed by not less than 2/3rd of total membership of each House.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2. Recently, the term Oilzapper and Oilivorous-S were in the news. They are

3. Consider the following statements:

1. Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) is a statutory body that was established under the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008.
2. As per AERA (Amendment) Act 2019, an airport an annual passenger traffic of at least 35 lakhs are designated as a major airport.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. Which one of the following best describes the term Inverted duty structure?

5. Consider the following statements with respect to Electron Rocket:

1. It is the only reusable orbital-class small rocket.
2. It is a three stage rocket that was launched by the SpaceX.
3. It uses Rutherford engine which is the world’s first 3D-printed, electric-pump-fed rocket engine.

How many of the statements given above are correct?