CLAT Current Affairs & General Knowledge 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Indian legislation governs data protection and privacy rights as of 2023?
- Information Technology Act, 2000
- Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (Correct answer)
- Right to Privacy Act, 2017
- Cyber Security and Data Act, 2021
Correct answer: Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 was enacted to regulate how personal data of Indian citizens is processed and stored.
Question 2: The 'One Sun, One World, One Grid' initiative promoted by India aims to achieve what?
- Establish a global nuclear energy grid
- Create an interconnected solar energy grid across continents (Correct answer)
- Build a unified satellite communications network
- Develop a common carbon trading market
Correct answer: Create an interconnected solar energy grid across continents
This initiative proposes a global solar power grid that would allow countries to share solar energy across time zones, reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
Question 3: Which principle of international law holds that a state cannot invoke domestic law to justify a failure to perform an international obligation?
- Pacta sunt servanda (Correct answer)
- Jus cogens
- Rebus sic stantibus
- Erga omnes
Correct answer: Pacta sunt servanda
Pacta sunt servanda, meaning 'agreements must be kept,' is codified in Article 26 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and prohibits using domestic law as an excuse for non-performance.
Question 4: The Wage Code, 2019 consolidates how many existing labor laws?
- 2
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 6
- 8
Correct answer: 4
The Code on Wages, 2019 consolidates four central laws: the Payment of Wages Act, the Minimum Wages Act, the Payment of Bonus Act, and the Equal Remuneration Act.
Question 5: Which country became the first to legally recognize cryptocurrency as legal tender?
- China
- United States
- El Salvador (Correct answer)
- Singapore
Correct answer: El Salvador
El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in September 2021, requiring all businesses to accept it.
Question 6: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in India was established following which terrorist attack?
- 2001 Parliament attack
- 2006 Mumbai train bombings
- 2008 Mumbai attacks (Correct answer)
- 2016 Pathankot attack
Correct answer: 2008 Mumbai attacks
The NIA was established by the NIA Act of 2008 in response to the 26/11 Mumbai attacks to investigate terrorism-related offenses at the national level.
Question 7: The concept of 'Blue Economy' primarily refers to which sector?
- Digital financial technology
- Sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth (Correct answer)
- Clean water supply management
- Outer space resource extraction
Correct answer: Sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth
The Blue Economy refers to the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods, and preservation of ocean ecosystem health.
CLAT Current Affairs & General Knowledge 4
Which Indian legislation governs data protection and privacy rights as of 2023?