Current Affairs Questions
Government Policies And Interventions:
Electoral Bonds
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Electoral Bonds’:
- All Political Parties are eligible to receive donations through Electoral Bonds.
- Maturity Period of Electoral Bonds is 1 month.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
A
Only 1
B
Only 2
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
India Cooling Action Plan
Consider the following statements with respect to India Cooling Action Plan:
- Reduce cooling demand across sectors by 20% to 25% by 2037-38.
- Reduce cooling energy requirements by 25% to 40% by 2020.
- It will help skilled workforce for better livelihoods and environmental protection.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
A
1, 2 and 3
B
Only 1
C
2 and 3
D
1 and 3
New Mineral Policy, 2019
Consider the following statements regarding New Mineral Policy, 2019 (NMP 2019):
- The Policy proposes to grant status of industry to mining activity to boost financing of mining for private sector and for acquisitions of mineral assets in other countries by private sector.
- There is no provision regarding the private sector for participation in the new policy.
- NMP 2019 aims to attract private investment through incentives while the efforts will be made to maintain a database of mineral resources and tenements under mining tenement systems.
- The 2019 Policy also introduces the concept of Inter-Generational Equity that deals with the well-being not only of the present generation but also of the generations to come.
Which of the following statements given above is/are incorrect?
A
Only 1
B
Only 2
C
1 and 3
D
None of the above
The Mizoram Maintenance Of Household Registers Bill, 2019
Consider the following statements regarding the Maintenance of Household Registers Bill, 2019:
- The bill was passed by the Mizoram Legislative Assembly in order to detect illegal migrants at the village and town level.
- The bill defines citizens as a person registered as such or having requisite qualification as prescribed under the Citizenship Act, 1955.
- The bill proposes to create 3 registers namely one for the citizen residents, second for non-citizen residents and the third for occasional visitors.
- President of village council, town committee will be the registering authority.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A
1 and 2
B
2 and 4
C
3 and 4
D
1, 2 and 4
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)
Consider the following statements vis-à-vis REIT:
- All REITs have to be listed on Stock Exchange.
- REIT works on the same model as that of Mutual Funds.
- Minimum Investment has been pegged to Rs. 1 lakhs.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
A
2 only
B
1 and 2 only
C
1, 2 and 3
D
2 and 3 only
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)
Consider the following statements vis-à-vis Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT):
- The REIT pools the money from retail investors for investing money in the Real Estate Sector.
- 90% of the profit from REIT shall be given as dividends to the investors.
- It is regulated by the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
A
2 only
B
1 and 2 only
C
1, 2 and 3
D
2 and 3 only
Inner Line Permit
Consider the following statements:
- Inner Line Permit (ILP) is not required in the state of Arunachal Pradesh but is mandatory in the state of Nagaland for the non-residents of those states.
- P. J. Nayak Committee was constituted to look into the matters of giving Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) for six non Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe Communities.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
A
Only 1
B
Only 2
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
National Minimum Wage
Consider the following statements vis-à-vis ‘National Minimum Wage’:
- The national minimum wage for India is provided by the Ministry of Labour & Family Welfare.
- Anoop Satpathy Committee has recommended that minimum wage shall be adjusted as per Wholesale Price Index (WPI) every 1 year.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
A
Only 1
B
Only 2
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Pandharpur Movement
Choose the correct statement/s:
- World Investment Report gets released by the World Bank.
- The Ministry of Finance looks after the matter of FDI.
- According to RBI, USA is the largest source of FDI in India.
Select the correct statement/s using the code given below:
A
I and II
B
I and III
C
Only III
D
None
‘Rent-a-Lab’ Policy
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Rent-a-Lab’ Policy:
- It is the initiative by the big pharma companies to allow the small pharma countries to use their lab with nominal fee.
- It is an initiative that will help in the expansion of ‘Atal Tinkering Lab’.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A
Only I
B
Only II
C
Both I and II
D
None
Electoral Bonds
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Electoral Bonds’:
- All Political Parties are eligible to receive donations through Electoral Bonds.
- Maturity Period of Electoral Bonds is 1 month.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
| A |
Only 1
|
|
| B |
Only 2
|
|
| C |
Both 1 and 2
|
|
| D |
Neither 1 nor 2
|
|
India Cooling Action Plan
Consider the following statements with respect to India Cooling Action Plan:
- Reduce cooling demand across sectors by 20% to 25% by 2037-38.
- Reduce cooling energy requirements by 25% to 40% by 2020.
- It will help skilled workforce for better livelihoods and environmental protection.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
| A |
1, 2 and 3
|
|
| B |
Only 1
|
|
| C |
2 and 3
|
|
| D |
1 and 3
|
|
New Mineral Policy, 2019
Consider the following statements regarding New Mineral Policy, 2019 (NMP 2019):
- The Policy proposes to grant status of industry to mining activity to boost financing of mining for private sector and for acquisitions of mineral assets in other countries by private sector.
- There is no provision regarding the private sector for participation in the new policy.
- NMP 2019 aims to attract private investment through incentives while the efforts will be made to maintain a database of mineral resources and tenements under mining tenement systems.
- The 2019 Policy also introduces the concept of Inter-Generational Equity that deals with the well-being not only of the present generation but also of the generations to come.
Which of the following statements given above is/are incorrect?
| A |
Only 1
|
|
| B |
Only 2
|
|
| C |
1 and 3
|
|
| D |
None of the above
|
|
The Mizoram Maintenance Of Household Registers Bill, 2019
Consider the following statements regarding the Maintenance of Household Registers Bill, 2019:
- The bill was passed by the Mizoram Legislative Assembly in order to detect illegal migrants at the village and town level.
- The bill defines citizens as a person registered as such or having requisite qualification as prescribed under the Citizenship Act, 1955.
- The bill proposes to create 3 registers namely one for the citizen residents, second for non-citizen residents and the third for occasional visitors.
- President of village council, town committee will be the registering authority.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
| A |
1 and 2
|
|
| B |
2 and 4
|
|
| C |
3 and 4
|
|
| D |
1, 2 and 4
|
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)
Consider the following statements vis-à-vis REIT:
- All REITs have to be listed on Stock Exchange.
- REIT works on the same model as that of Mutual Funds.
- Minimum Investment has been pegged to Rs. 1 lakhs.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
| A |
2 only
|
|
| B |
1 and 2 only
|
|
| C |
1, 2 and 3
|
|
| D |
2 and 3 only
|
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)
Consider the following statements vis-à-vis Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT):
- The REIT pools the money from retail investors for investing money in the Real Estate Sector.
- 90% of the profit from REIT shall be given as dividends to the investors.
- It is regulated by the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
| A |
2 only
|
|
| B |
1 and 2 only
|
|
| C |
1, 2 and 3
|
|
| D |
2 and 3 only
|
|
Inner Line Permit
Consider the following statements:
- Inner Line Permit (ILP) is not required in the state of Arunachal Pradesh but is mandatory in the state of Nagaland for the non-residents of those states.
- P. J. Nayak Committee was constituted to look into the matters of giving Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) for six non Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe Communities.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
| A |
Only 1
|
|
| B |
Only 2
|
|
| C |
Both 1 and 2
|
|
| D |
Neither 1 nor 2
|
|
National Minimum Wage
Consider the following statements vis-à-vis ‘National Minimum Wage’:
- The national minimum wage for India is provided by the Ministry of Labour & Family Welfare.
- Anoop Satpathy Committee has recommended that minimum wage shall be adjusted as per Wholesale Price Index (WPI) every 1 year.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
| A |
Only 1
|
|
| B |
Only 2
|
|
| C |
Both 1 and 2
|
|
| D |
Neither 1 nor 2
|
|
Pandharpur Movement
Choose the correct statement/s:
- World Investment Report gets released by the World Bank.
- The Ministry of Finance looks after the matter of FDI.
- According to RBI, USA is the largest source of FDI in India.
Select the correct statement/s using the code given below:
| A |
I and II
|
|
| B |
I and III
|
|
| C |
Only III
|
|
| D |
None
|
|
‘Rent-a-Lab’ Policy
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Rent-a-Lab’ Policy:
- It is the initiative by the big pharma companies to allow the small pharma countries to use their lab with nominal fee.
- It is an initiative that will help in the expansion of ‘Atal Tinkering Lab’.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
| A |
Only I
|
|
| B |
Only II
|
|
| C |
Both I and II
|
|
| D |
None
|
|
