Quiz 2021: Prelims Power Play 25 April 2021

1. Breakthrough infection recently in news refers to

2. ISS is an international partnership of space agencies. Which of the following are these principal agencies?

1. United States
2. Russia
3. Europe
4. Japan
5. Canada
6. India

Select the correct answer

3. Consider the following statements regarding Chief Justice of India

1. Constitution mandates that senior most judge can only be made the Chief Justice of India
2. Till now India has not had any woman chief justice.
3. He/she decides the number of judges that will hear a case
4. He/she is responsible for allocating cases to particular benches.

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

4. Consider the following regarding R number 

1. It signifies the average number of people that one infected person will pass the virus to.
2. A place that is densely populated is likely to have a higher R than a sparsely populated area.
3. Vaccination will reduce R number.

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

5. Consider the following statements regarding appointment and removal of the Judges of the Supreme Court:

1. The Constitution of India lays down the procedure for appointment of the Chief Justice of India (CJI).
2. Seniority in appointment of the CJI is decided by the age of the judges.
3. An impeachment motion for removal of the judges introduced by at least 100 members in Lok Sabha or 50 members in Rajya Sabha may or may not be admitted by the chairperson of the house.
4. Under the ‘consultation process’ with the collegium for appointment of judges, the collegium takes decisions by the majority in case of difference of opinions.