Daily Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC : 13 Aug 2025

With reference to the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025, consider the following statements:

1. The Bill mandates that all National Sports Federations (NSFs) must have at least 30% representation of former sportspersons in their Executive Committees.

2. It empowers the Sports Dispute Resolution Tribunal (SDRT) as the sole appellate authority over disputes relating to selection of players for international events.

3. Under the Bill, the tenure of the office bearers of NSFs is limited to two consecutive terms, after which a cooling-off period is mandatory.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to the Sports Dispute Resolution Tribunal (SDRT) proposed under the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025, consider the following statements:

1. The SDRT will function as a permanent statutory body with powers similar to a civil court for adjudicating disputes in sports federations.

2. Appeals from the SDRT will lie directly to the Supreme Court of India, bypassing High Courts.

3. Only disputes related to doping violations are within the jurisdiction of the SDRT.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the proposed Creditor-Initiated Insolvency Resolution Process (CIIRP) under the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) framework, consider the following statements:

1. CIIRP allows financial creditors to initiate insolvency proceedings without approaching a court, under the supervision of a resolution professional.

2. During CIIRP, management control of the debtor company always shifts immediately to the creditors.

3. If the resolution is not achieved within 150 days, the case is converted into the standard CIRP.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Earth’s satellite orbits:

1. Satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) typically have higher latency than those in Geostationary Orbit (GEO) due to their shorter orbital period.

2. Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites are often used for navigation systems such as GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo.

3. A geostationary satellite remains fixed relative to a point on the Earth’s surface because it orbits in the equatorial plane at the same rotational speed as the Earth.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?