Here is a look at sample GK questions for CLAT and AILET 2023. How many of these can you get right?
A. The session of the Conference of Parties (COP) is underway at Egypt, where, over two weeks, heads of government, diplomats, business heads, activists, journalists, and lobbyists will converge. The attempt is to inch ahead on a global rehaul of energy consumption to improve earth’s chances against catastrophic climate change.
While every COP ends with a hard-bargain document, the essential principle remains constant: how to ensure that all countries contribute to paying for what it takes to avoid the consequences of global warming without compromising on economic development, while accounting for their historical responsibility in exacerbating the crisis.
There are several countries, especially island nations, that stand to lose the most from global warming without having a role in causing it. Given that COP agreements are non-binding on the signatory member-states, and volte-faces not unusual — such as the United States unilaterally exiting the agreement only to join again — these meetings also serve as a forum for public posturing.
Countries announce their commitment to lofty environmental goals but do little to execute the often-stringent measures that these entail because they potentially involve political blowback. However, COPs do serve as an effective nudge. Even a decade ago, the link between global warming and climate change had sizeable critics; now, no country challenges fundamental science. A fossil fuel-free future is the direction that the world is moving towards.
(The Hindu)
1. Where was this held?
a)Cairo
b)Luxor
c)Shebeen El-Kom
d)Sharm El-Sheikh
2. Who is the current UN Secretary General?
a)Boutros-Boutros Ghali
b)Kofi Annan
c)Antonio Guterres
d)Kurt Waldheim
3. When was the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change adopted?
a)1992
b)1991
c)1997
d)1996
4. Which one of these is not one of the major outcomes of this conference?
a)Providing loss and damage funding to vulnerable countries.
b)Promoting climate technology solutions in developing countries.
c)Reducing carbon emissions to 0.25% strictly.
d)Revisiting and strengthening the 2030 targets in national climate plans.
5. Where will the next conference be held?
a)New Delhi
b)London
c)Dubai
d)Tokyo
Correct Answers:
1. d
2. c
3. a
4. c
5. c
B) On October 31, the [ 3 ] declared that any person conducting the ‘two-finger test’ on rape or sexual assault survivors will be found guilty of misconduct. The court said that the test is “regressive and invasive” and has “no scientific basis as it neither proves nor disapproves allegations of rape”.
(The Hindu)
1. Where was this held?
a)Cairo
b)Luxor
c)Shebeen El-Kom
d)Sharm El-Sheikh
2. Who is the current UN Secretary General?
a)Boutros-Boutros Ghali
b)Kofi Annan
c)Antonio Guterres
d)Kurt Waldheim
3. When was the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change adopted?
a)1992
b)1991
c)1997
d)1996
4. Which one of these is not one of the major outcomes of this conference?
a)Providing loss and damage funding to vulnerable countries.
b)Promoting climate technology solutions in developing countries.
c)Reducing carbon emissions to 0.25% strictly.
d)Revisiting and strengthening the 2030 targets in national climate plans.
5. Where will the next conference be held?
a)New Delhi
b)London
c)Dubai
d)Tokyo
Correct Answers:
1. d
2. c
3. a
4. c
5. c
B) On October 31, the [ 3 ] declared that any person conducting the ‘two-finger test’ on rape or sexual assault survivors will be found guilty of misconduct. The court said that the test is “regressive and invasive” and has “no scientific basis as it neither proves nor disapproves allegations of rape”.
It instead “re-victimises and re-traumatises women who may have been sexually assaulted.” In 2013, in [ 2 case ], the apex court had held that the two-finger test violates the right of rape survivors. Section [ 1 ] of the Evidence Act states that previous sexual experience “shall not be relevant to the issue of consent or the quality of consent” in prosecutions of sexual offences.
In 2014, the Union Ministry of Health issued ‘guidelines and protocols’ prescribing the application of the two-finger test. It directed health providers to conduct a medical examination as per the detailed ‘proforma for medico-legal examination of survivors/victims of sexual violence’, a copy of which was annexed to the guidelines.
(The Hindu)
1. What can be replaced by [ 1 ] in the above passage?
a) 53A
b) 51
c) 52A
d) 54
2. The two-finger test was previously examined by which committee?
a) Justice JJ Irani Committee
b) Justice AK Mathur Committee
c) Justice JS Verma Committee
d) Justice Sikri Committee
3. What is the section of rape under the Indian Penal Code?
a)340
b)375
c)355
d)310
4. What case has been redacted by [ 4 ]?
a)Lillu v. State of Haryana
b)Padma v. State of Gujarat
c)MC Mehta v Union of India
d)Hussainara Khatoon v State of Bihar.
5. Which court has been mentioned in [ 3 ]?
a)Bihar High Court
b)Karnataka High Court
c)Supreme Court of India
d)Madhya Pradesh High Court
Correct Answers:
1. a
2. c
3. b
4. d
5. c
(The Hindu)
1. What can be replaced by [ 1 ] in the above passage?
a) 53A
b) 51
c) 52A
d) 54
2. The two-finger test was previously examined by which committee?
a) Justice JJ Irani Committee
b) Justice AK Mathur Committee
c) Justice JS Verma Committee
d) Justice Sikri Committee
3. What is the section of rape under the Indian Penal Code?
a)340
b)375
c)355
d)310
4. What case has been redacted by [ 4 ]?
a)Lillu v. State of Haryana
b)Padma v. State of Gujarat
c)MC Mehta v Union of India
d)Hussainara Khatoon v State of Bihar.
5. Which court has been mentioned in [ 3 ]?
a)Bihar High Court
b)Karnataka High Court
c)Supreme Court of India
d)Madhya Pradesh High Court
Correct Answers:
1. a
2. c
3. b
4. d
5. c
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