Daily Current Affairs Quiz: March 14, 2026

Option (a) is correct: A Demand for Grants is the government’s formal request to Parliament to authorize expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India for a particular financial year. Each ministry submits its demand as part of the Union Budget, and the Lok Sabha debates and votes before funds can be withdrawn.

Option (b) is incorrect: The Finance Bill deals with taxation proposals and changes in tax laws presented along with the Union Budget. Demand for Grants concerns government expenditure, whereas the Finance Bill relates to the government’s revenue measures and taxation policy.

Option (c) is incorrect: Transfer of funds between ministries or expenditure heads may occur through administrative or accounting mechanisms such as re-appropriation. However, Demand for Grants specifically involves parliamentary approval for expenditure, not merely administrative transfer of funds.

Option (d) is incorrect: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) submits audit reports examining government expenditure and financial management after spending occurs. Demand for Grants, in contrast, is a pre-expenditure approval process by Parliament authorizing government spending.

Option (a) is correct: The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) refers to a single set of civil laws governing personal matters such as marriage, divorce, adoption, succession and inheritance for all citizens irrespective of religion. It aims to replace religion-based personal laws and create a uniform legal framework.

Option (b) is incorrect: Criminal law in India is already largely uniform through statutes such as the Indian Penal Code and related criminal procedure laws. UCC does not concern criminal law; it specifically addresses civil matters governed by personal laws.

Option (c) is incorrect: Administrative codes regulate government functioning and distribution of powers between institutions. The Uniform Civil Code relates to personal civil laws affecting citizens, not to administrative or governmental regulatory frameworks.

Option (d) is incorrect: Taxation frameworks relate to fiscal policy and government revenue systems such as income tax or GST. UCC does not deal with taxation but focuses on family-related civil laws that currently differ across religious communities.

Option (a) is incorrect: Blocking satellite navigation signals using strong radio frequency interference describes GPS jamming, not spoofing. In jamming, the genuine GNSS signal is overwhelmed by noise so the receiver cannot detect it, whereas spoofing manipulates the signal to provide false navigation information.

Option (b) is correct: GPS Spoofing is a cyber-electronic attack in which counterfeit GPS signals are transmitted to deceive navigation receivers. The receiver interprets the fake signals as legitimate, causing it to calculate incorrect position or timing data, potentially misdirecting ships, aircraft, drones, or military systems.

Option (c) is incorrect: Physical destruction of satellites refers to anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons or kinetic attacks in space. GPS spoofing is not a physical attack on satellites but an electronic manipulation of navigation signals received on Earth.

Option (d) is incorrect: Encryption of navigation signals is a protective security measure used in certain military navigation systems to prevent unauthorized access. GPS spoofing is the opposite—it involves deceptive signal transmission intended to trick navigation receivers.

Option (a) is incorrect: The pipeline does not transport natural gas from Bangladesh to India. Instead, it specifically carries refined petroleum product (diesel) from India to Bangladesh, aimed at strengthening bilateral energy cooperation and ensuring reliable fuel supply.

Option (b) is incorrect: The pipeline is not used for exporting crude oil to Southeast Asia. It is a bilateral cross-border pipeline between India and Bangladesh designed for the supply of refined diesel, not crude oil exports to other regions.

Option (c) is correct: The India–Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFPL) is a cross-border energy pipeline inaugurated in 2023 to transport high-speed diesel (HSD) from the Numaligarh Refinery Limited terminal in Siliguri, West Bengal, to the Parbatipur depot of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation, with a capacity of 1 MMTPA.

Option (d) is incorrect: Electricity transmission between India and Bangladesh occurs through cross-border power grid interconnections, not through the IBFPL. The pipeline is dedicated solely to the transportation of petroleum products (high-speed diesel).

Option (a) is incorrect: The President cannot remove the CEC merely on the advice of the Prime Minister or the executive. Such a process would undermine the independence of the Election Commission. The Constitution instead mandates a rigorous parliamentary removal procedure similar to judicial impeachment.

Option (b) is incorrect: Removal of the CEC cannot be done by a simple majority vote in Parliament. The Constitution requires a special majority—a majority of the total membership of each House and a two-thirds majority of members present and voting.

Option (c) is incorrect: The Election Commission does not recommend the removal of the Chief Election Commissioner. Instead, other Election Commissioners can be removed only on the recommendation of the CEC, whereas the CEC himself can be removed only through the parliamentary procedure specified in the Constitution.

Option (d) is correct: Under Article 324(5) of the Constitution, the Chief Election Commissioner can be removed in the same manner and on the same grounds as a judge of the Supreme Court. This requires a special majority in both Houses of Parliament after investigation for proved misbehaviour or incapacity, ensuring institutional independence.