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Consider the following statements and choose the correct ones:
A) Yogik farming refers to a system where it is believed that farmers can channelize
cosmic energy to their fields by performing yoga.
B) Rishi krishi is based on pre-Vedic, Vedic and medieval texts
C) Gou mata kheti is a system of farming which uses cow dung and urine from
indigenous breeds of lactating cows.
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & C are correct
3) Only A is correct
4) B & C are correct
Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY),
farmers will be eligible for an assistance of Rs 48,700 per hectare for a three-year period for
adopting these traditional methods of cultivation.
Q2) Consider the following statements :
A) Article 280 of the constitution provides for Finance Commission as a quasi
judicial body.
B) The recommendations made by the Finance Commission are binding in nature
C) N. K. Singh is the chairman of the 15th Finance commission which will give
recommendations for five fiscal years commencing on 1 April 2020 Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & C are correct
3) A & B are correct
4) B & C are correct
Q3) Consider the following statements :
A) e-FRRO scheme (e-Foreigners Regional Registration Office) is aimed at building a centralized,
transparent online platform for the foreigners to avail visa related services.
B) In the e-FRRO system, foreigners would be able to get as many as 27 Visa and Immigration
related services in India from the comfort of their place of stay.
C) In the present system, foreigners staying in India on Visa duration of more than 90 days have to get themselves registered with their respective FROs/FRRO Options:
1) A, B & C are correct
2) C & D are correct
3) A & C are correct
4) A & B are correct
Q4) Consider the following statements :
A) The concept of Open Acreage Police will enable E&P companies choose the blocks from
the designated area.
B) Under Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP), Blocks are to be awarded
twice in a year.
C) India is the third largest importer of oil in the world and aims to reduce dependency in oil
and gas by 10% by 2022.
Options:
1) All are correct
2) Only A is correct
3) B & C are correct
4) A & B are correct
Q5) Consider the following statements :
A) The Election Commission of India told the Supreme Court that it should be
given the power to make rules under the electoral law, instead of the Centre.
B) Article 324 of the constitution provides security of tenure to both Chief
Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners.
C) The constitution has not debarred the retiring election commissioners from
any further appointment by the government.
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & B are correct
3) B & C are correct
4) A & C are correct
Article 324 is inadequate and requires an amendment to provide the very same
protection and safeguard in the matter of removability of Election Commissioners from
office as is available to the CEC.
Q6) Consider the following statements :
A) ISA is the first international intergovernmental treaty based organization to be headquartered in India.
B) The International Solar Alliance (ISA) countries, which lie either completely or partly between
the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
C) The property of the ISA will be exempted from any form of direct taxes, GST, custom duty and from
restrictions on imports and exports.
D) The post of Director General will be equivalent to the rank of diplomatic envoy and to that of the High Commissioners of Commonwealth Countries.
Options:
1) A & D are correct
2) B & C are correct
3) All are correct
4) A & B are correct
Q7) Consider the following statements :
A) PMNCH (The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health) was
launched in September 2005 when the world’s three leading maternal,
newborn and child health alliances joined forces under the new name of The
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health.
B) Partner countries of PMNCH are : India, Nigeria, Tanzania & Vietnam
C) The secretariat of PMNCH are located at Geneva, Switzerland.
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & B are correct
3) B & C are correct
4) A & C are correct
Q8) consider the following statements :
A) Banks Board Bureau (BBB) is an autonomous body of the Government of
India tasked to improve the governance of Public and Private Sector Banks
B) BBB also has the responsibility of selecting board members, including MD & CEO
of PSBs.
C) The chairman and its committee members had a two-year term which ended in
March this year.
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & C are correct
3) B & C are correct
4) A & B are correct
Bhanu Pratap Sharma has been selected as
the new chairman of BBB
Q9) Consider the following statements :
A) A Massive MIMO radio laboratory has been set up at IIT Bangalore.
B) MIMO stands for multiple-input and multiple-output.
C) MIMO will do research on WI FI
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & C are correct
3) B & C are correct
4) A & B are correct
MIMO” specifically refers to a practical technique for
sending and receiving more than one data signal
simultaneously over the same radio channel by
exploiting multipath propagation.
Q10) Consider the following statements :
A) (POCSO) e-Box is an online complaint box for reporting child sexual abuse.
B) NCERT’s books of Class 5 to Class 12 will now carry information about
Childline (1098) 24×7 Helpline for children and POCSO e-box.
Options:
1) Both are correct
2) Only B is correct
3) Only A is correct
4) Neither A nor B
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