24 July : Daily Current Affairs Quiz

Correct Answer: (c) Concerns of large-scale disenfranchisement of genuine voters

• (a) Incorrect: The protests are not primarily about the number of polling booths.

• (b) Incorrect: The issue isn’t primarily about minors being enrolled.

• (c) Correct: Civil society groups fear that many legitimate voters may lose their right to vote due to aggressive and error-prone verification processes.
• (d) Incorrect: SIR is a state-wide initiative, not confined to one city.

Correct Answer: (c) Advanced drones and autonomous unmanned systems

• (a) Incorrect: Steam-powered tanks are not part of modern conflicts.

• (b) Incorrect: Chemical weapons have not been central in recent warfare innovations.

• (c) Correct: Drone technology, loitering munitions, and autonomous systems are now core to battlefield tactics and strategy.
• (d) Incorrect: Nuclear submarines are relevant at sea, not the defining change in recent land/air warfare.

Correct Answer: (c) Vague definitions of "unlawful activity" allow suppression of dissent

• (a) Incorrect: The Bill is not restricted to emergencies.

• (b) Incorrect: Cyberattacks are not the core focus of the controversy.

• (c) Correct: The Bill's broad and ambiguous definitions can lead to targeting political opponents or critics, raising concerns over misuse and threats to freedom of speech.
• (d) Incorrect: There is no mandatory NGO participation mandated by this law.

Correct Answer: (b) Providing social security and integrating waste pickers into formal systems

• (a) Incorrect: The policy does not push for total incineration.

• (b) Correct: Integration of informal waste pickers into formal systems and offering benefits like health insurance is a key initiative.

• (c) Incorrect: Informal sector is being integrated, not banned.
• (d) Incorrect: Waste-to-energy is being developed, but not exclusively for rural hamlets

Correct Answer: (b) It imposed judicially enforceable timelines for the President and Governors to act on Bills

• (a) Incorrect: No dissolution of Assemblies was ordered.

• (b) Correct: For the first time, the Supreme Court directed that action (assent, return, or reservation) on State Bills must be taken within judicially prescribed timeframes, preventing indefinite delays.

• (c) Incorrect: The ruling did not give veto powers to Governors without limits.
• (d) Incorrect: The Election Commission’s role remains unchanged.