Prelims Power Play 15 November 2022

1. Consider the following regarding

1. The fundamental right to religion includes the right to convert another person to one’s own religion
2. The Supreme Court has held laws restricting religious conversions as unconstitutional.

Which of the above statements in /are correct?

2. G20 troika recently in news refers to

3. Consider the following statements about ‘Perform, Achieve and Trade’ (PAT) scheme:

1. It is a regulatory instrument to reduce specific energy consumption in energy intensive industries
2. It has been launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) under the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency.
3. Under it the energy savings is translated into tradable instruments called Energy Savings Certificates (ESCerts)
4. The price of the Energy Savings Certificate (ESCerts) is be determined by the ministry of power.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?  Select the correct answer using code given below:

4. Consider the following statements

1. The Act makes setting up of Gram Nyayalayas mandatory.
2. A Gram Nyayalaya can hear only civil cases and not and criminal cases.
3. The Central Government is responsible for establishing Gram Nyayalayas in consultation with the respective High Courts.
4. Gram Nyayalaya is guided by the principles of natural justice.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?  Select the correct answer using code given below:

5. Consider the following regarding sharia law

1. Tazir refers to offences result in the offender being subjected to the exact same affliction as the victim
2. Qisas refers to least serious offences and punishment are at the discretion of a judge

Which of the above is /are correct?