Current Affairs Quiz – 5th July 2024

1. Consider the following statements about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO):

1. NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty signed in 1949.
2. NATO’s headquarters are located in Brussels, Belgium.
3. The most recent member state to join NATO was North Macedonia in 2020.
4. NATO has never invoked its collective defense clause (Article 5) in response to an attack on its members.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

2. Consider the following statements about the Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme:

1. The TDF scheme is a flagship program of the Ministry of Defence executed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). 
2. The main objectives of the TDF scheme are to provide grant-in-aid to Indian industries, including MSMEs and startups, as well as academic and scientific institutions for the development of defense and dual-use technologies. 
3. The TDF scheme supports indigenous development of components, products, systems, and technologies by MSMEs and startups, with a maximum project cost of ₹10 crore and up to 90% funding support. 
4. The TDF scheme has never supported any MSME or startup under the program.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

3. Consider the following statements about the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC):

1. The CAC is a joint intergovernmental body of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
2. The CAC is responsible for developing international food standards, guidelines and codes of practice to protect consumer health and ensure fair practices in the food trade.
3. India became a member of the CAC in 1964.
4. The CAC has 189 member countries and one member organization (the European Union).

Which of the statements given above are correct?

4. Consider the following statements regarding the recent reconstitution of the eight Cabinet Committees by the Government of India:

1. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet continues to have only two members – the Prime Minister and the Home Minister.
2. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) now includes representatives from the Janata Dal (Secular) and Janata Dal (United) parties.
3. The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) has added two members from the NDA alliance partners – the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
4. The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) remains unchanged with the same members as before.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

5. Consider the following statements about the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA):

1. The AMCA is India’s fifth-generation multirole fighter jet being developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
2. The AMCA will have advanced stealth features to avoid detection by enemy radar, including a large internal fuel tank and internal weapons bay.
3. The AMCA Mk1 variant will be powered by the indigenous 110 kilonewton (kN) engine developed by DRDO’s Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE).
4. The AMCA project was initially planned as a joint development with Russia under the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) program, but India withdrew from the project in 2018.

Which of the statements given above are correct?