7 May CA — ca quiz Current Affairs

• The Union Cabinet approved increasing Supreme Court judges from 33 to 37 (excluding the Chief Justice of India).

• Including the Chief Justice, the total strength will become 38.

• This will be done through the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill 2026, which amends the 1956 Act.

• Earlier in 2019, the strength was raised from 31 to 33 (34 including CJI).

• The current 53rd Chief Justice of India is Justice Sanjay Kumar Surya Kant. Supreme Court was inaugurated on 28 January 1950 and is located in New Delhi.

• The Union Cabinet decided to amend the Prevention of Insult to National Honour Act 1971 to give Vande Mataram equal status to the National Anthem.

• Vande Mataram was composed by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1876 and first sung by Rabindranath Tagore at the Kolkata Congress session in 1896.

• It was declared India's National Song on 24 January 1950.

• New protocol: Vande Mataram will be sung before Jan Gan Man; duration is 3 minutes 10 seconds (190 seconds).

• Violating the new rules is a cognizable offence — punishment includes up to 3 years imprisonment or fine or both.

• The state-of-the-art ship repair facility at Vadinar, Gujarat will be implemented by Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) and Cochin Shipyard Limited.

• The total investment for this project is ₹1570 crore.

• Vadinar is a port town in Gujarat's Devbhumi Dwarka district — strategically important for ship repair.

• Cochin Shipyard Limited is India's largest public sector shipyard, located in Kochi, Kerala.

• This initiative aims to reduce India's dependence on foreign countries for ship maintenance and repair.

• Romania's Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan lost a no-confidence motion, leading to the collapse of the government.

• Bolojan was a member of the National Liberal Party and assumed the office of PM in June 2025.

• Romania is a European country; its capital is Bucharest and currency is Romanian Leu.

• Romania became a member of the European Union on 1 January 2007 and has been part of the Schengen Area since 2024.

• Romania's neighbours are Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary.

• NCERT launched the PRASHAST 2.0 mobile app to identify symptoms of disabilities in children early and provide timely support under Samagra Shiksha.

• The app aims to ensure every child gets their right to education regardless of their physical or mental condition.

• NCERT stands for National Council of Educational Research and Training, established in 1961.

• NCERT headquarters is in New Delhi; it designs school syllabi and publishes textbooks.

• Current Director of NCERT is Professor Dinesh Prasad Saklani.

• India's first commercial Gallium Nitride (GaN) display facility will be established at Dholera, Gujarat by Crystal Mattis Limited.

• This will house India's first commercial mini/micro LED display manufacturing unit based on GaN technology.

• A second semiconductor project — an OSAT (Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Testing) unit — will also come up in Surat, Gujarat.

• Both projects were approved by the Union Cabinet with a combined investment of over ₹3,936 crore.

• India's Semiconductor Mission was launched in 2021 to reduce dependence on China for electronic chips and displays.

• The Santa Marta Climate Conference 2026 is being held in Santa Marta, Colombia with the Netherlands as co-host country.

• More than 50 countries are participating in this climate summit.

• The main objective is to end the use of fossil fuels and transition to clean energy globally.

• COP 30 was held in Brazil; COP 31 is scheduled to be held in Ethiopia.

• Fossil fuels (coal, crude oil) are formed over millions of years by decomposition of buried vegetation and organisms under the earth.

• All three statements are correct as per the new Union Cabinet protocol for Vande Mataram.

• Statement 1 ✓ — Vande Mataram will be sung before Jan Gan Man at government functions.

• Statement 2 ✓ — The stipulated duration for singing Vande Mataram is 3 minutes 10 seconds (190 seconds).

• Statement 3 ✓ — Government schools will begin their day by first singing Vande Mataram, then Jan Gan Man.

• Additionally, all persons must stand at attention (Savadhan posture) while Vande Mataram is being sung — same as during the National Anthem.

• Shashi Shekhar Vempati was appointed as the new Chairperson of CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification), also known as the Censor Board.

• He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati.

• CBFC certifies films before their release and can order cuts if content is found objectionable.

• CBFC functions under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, currently headed by Ashwini Vaishnaw.

• Every film released in India must carry a CBFC certificate visible at the beginning of the movie.

• Statement 1 ✓ — India is currently the world's largest producer of cotton.

• Statement 2 ✓ — Current productivity is 440 kg/hectare; the government's target under MCP is to raise it to 755 kg/hectare.

• Statement 3 ✗ — INCORRECT. Cotton is a KHARIF crop (not Rabi) that requires black soil. Kharif crops are sown in summer and harvested in autumn. Cotton is also called 'White Gold'.

• Cotton cultivation is prominent in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh regions.

• Cotton requires high water and black (regur) soil — both characteristic of Kharif farming season.