Consider the following statements :

1) Recently NITI Aayog announced the establishment of a Frontier Technologies Cloud Innovation Center (CIC) with Google, LLC.

2) CIC addresses a core mission of identifying and deploying leading-edge technologies to drive continuous innovation in delivering citizen services.

Which of the above statements is/ are correct ?

Consider the following statements regarding The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019:

1) The Bill governs the processing of personal data by the government, companies incorporated in India, and foreign companies dealing with personal data of individuals in India.

2) There is no exemption to any agencies from the provisions of this act.

3) The Bill amends the Information Technology Act, 2000 to delete the provisions related to compensation payable by companies for failure to protect personal data.

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Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding antibodies?

Which of the following statements regarding the Ayushman Sahakar Scheme is/are correct?

1) It is a unique scheme to assist cooperatives play an important role in creation of healthcare infrastructure.

2) It is formulated by National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).

3) NCDC is the apex autonomous development finance institution under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

Select the correct option

IFSCA has introduced a Framework for Regulatory Sandbox,with reference to the above statement consider the following statements:

1) Under this Sandbox framework, entities operating in the capital market, banking, insurance and financial services space shall be granted facilities to experiment with innovative FinTech solutions.

2) It will be compulsory for every operating entities to apply the framwork within 30 days.

Which of the following is/ are correct?

Recently The CSIR-CMERI developed Municipal Solid Waste Processing Facility. Consider the following statements in this regards:

1) In the Pyrolysis process conversion of plastics into gas and fuel are done.

2) In Solid Waste Disposal using Plasma Arc the residues generated having good carbon content are used in agriculture as fertilizer.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to State Development Loans (SDLs) consider the following statements:

1) Reserve Bank of India will conduct its first-ever Open Market Operation (OMO) purchase of State Developments Loans (SDLs) on 22nd October.

2) State Development Loans (SDLs) are dated securities issued by states for meeting their market borrowings requirements.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following events' names related to the ONAM festival is incorrect?

Which of the following areas of business regulation are covered in the Doing Business Report (DB) of the World Bank?

1) Trading across borders

2) Getting Electricity

3) Resolving Insolvency

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Consider the following statements regarding Financial Action Task Force (FATF):

1) It was formed in 1989 by the G- 20 group of countries.

2) One of its objectives is to stop funding for weapons of mass destruction.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the Zozila Tunnel :

1) Zojila Tunnel will provide all-weather safe connectivity between Srinagar, Dras, Kargil and Leh regions.

2) It will be the longest road tunnel in Asia once completed.

The Voices of the Hungry (VOH) project is an initiative of which of the following organization?

Consider the following statements regarding the International Monetary and Financial Committee:

1) It is a Ministerial-level committee of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

2) The Committee discusses matters of common concern affecting the global economy and advises the IMF on the direction of its work.

3) The IMFC meets twice a year.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Which of the following statements is/are correct.

1.The STAR project is being implemented to strengthen the education system of school and to provide education to all under the New Education Policy (NEP).

2.The project is being started on the basis of partnership between India and New Development Bank ( NDB).

“India Component” of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)–Transport Initiative for Asia (TIA) is launched by which of the following?

Recently the Government launched the KAPILA program with the aim of :

Consider the following statements with regards to the Regional Raw Drug Repository (RRDR) for ASU&H Medicine:

1) Ministry of AYUSH, through the National Medicinal Plants Board, initiated establishment of National Raw Drug Repository and Regional Raw Drug Repositories.

2) NMPB have identified National Institute of Siddha as the lead Institute with the Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Chennai and the Siddha Central Research Institute, Chennai as the Collaborating Institutes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding recently released the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020?

1) It has been prepared by the NITI Aayog in collaboration with the Institute of Competitiveness.

2) Tamil Nadu has emerged as the top-performing state in the ‘Coastal States’ category.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Recently a pilot ‘Aquaponics facility’ developed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Mohali at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary University (GADVASU), Ludhiana was inaugurated. Which of the following statement(s) regarding Aquaponics is / are correct?

1) Aquaponics is an emerging technique in which both fishes, as well as the plants, are grown in an integrated manner.

2) The fish waste provides fertilizer for growing plants and the plants absorb nutrients and filter the water.

Which of the following statements regarding the Blue Flag Certification is/are correct?

1) It is an eco label for the beaches only.

2) It is accorded by The Foundation of Environment Education, FEE Denmark.

3) Shivrajpur, Ghogla, Rushikonda are some of the blue flag certified beaches.

Select the correct option.

With reference to the Asia-Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering, consider the following statements:

1) APG is a regional affiliate of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

2) The APG Secretariat is located in Sydney, Australia.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding “BEAMS” (Beach Environment & Aesthetics Management Services) :

1) It is a project launched under the Integrated coastal zone management project by SICOM.

2) Objective of the BEAMS program is to promote sustainable development of beach amenities/ facilities.

Which of the following statements is /are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘SVAMITVA’ scheme:

1) It aims to provide rural people with the right to document their residential properties so that they can use their property for economic purposes.

2) The scheme is for surveying the land parcels in rural inhabited area using Drone technology.

3) The survey shall be done across the country in a phase-wise manner over the period of four years (2020 -2024)

Which of the following is/are correct?

The International Coalition of Inclusive and Sustainable Cities (ICCAR) is an initiative launched by

Consider the following statements regarding the Zozila Tunnel :

1) Zojila Tunnel will provide all-weather safe connectivity between Srinagar, Dras, Kargil and Leh regions.

2) It will be the longest road tunnel in Asia once completed.

With reference to the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), consider the following statements:

1) It aims at organizing one-woman member from each rural poor household into Self Help Groups (SHGs) and enabling them to implement their livelihoods plans through accessing financial resources from their own institutions and the banks.

2) DAY-NRLM has been implemented in the erstwhile state of J&K by the Jammu and Kashmir State Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKSRLM) as "Umeed" program.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

The Voices of the Hungry (VOH) project is an initiative of which of the following organization?

Consider the following statements regarding International Monetary and Financial Committee:

1) It is a Ministerial-level committee of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

2) The Committee discusses matters of common concern affecting the global economy and advises the IMF on the direction of its work.

3) The IMFC meets twice a year.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1) PARAKH will set standards for the 60-odd examination boards in the country.

2) It is proposed under the STARS Project of NEP.

Recently NTPC Ltd. has started to collaborate with cement manufacturers across the country to supply fly ash as part of its endeavour to achieve 100% utilisation of the by-product produced during power generation. Consider the following statements in this regards:

1) In the past, fly ash was generally released into the atmosphere, but air pollution control standards now require that it be captured prior to release by fitting pollution control equipment.

2) Presently, about 73% of total ash is being utilized for production of cement and fly ash bricks, road embankment construction, mine filling, low-lying land development, and ash dyke raising.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with regards to the Regional Raw Drug Repository (RRDR) for ASU&H Medicine:

1) Ministry of AYUSH, through the National Medicinal Plants Board, initiated establishment of National Raw Drug Repository and Regional Raw Drug Repositories.

2) NMPB have identified National Institute of Siddha as the lead Institute with the Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Chennai and the Siddha Central Research Institute, Chennai as the Collaborating Institutes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding recently released the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020?

1) It has been prepared by the NITI Aayog in collaboration with the Institute of Competitiveness.

2) Tamil Nadu has emerged as the top-performing state in the ‘Coastal States’ category.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

1) China is the world’s largest importer of soyabean in the world

2) The current average traded price of the Soyabean oilseed in Indian Market is almost half of the government declared MSP

3) Internationally, soyabean prices have been falling due to the impact of COVID pandemic.

Which of the following statements regarding the Blue Flag Certification is/are correct?

1) It is an eco label for the beaches only.

2) It is accorded by The Foundation of Environment Education, FEE Denmark.

3) Shivrajpur, Ghogla, Rushikonda are some of the blue flag certified beaches.

Select the correct option.

With reference to the Asia-Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering, consider the following statements:

1) APG is a regional affiliate of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

2) The APG Secretariat is located in Sydney, Australia.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the Global Gender Gap Report:

1) The Global Gender Gap Report is released by United Nations Development Program.

2) As per the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2020 rankings, India ranks 112 among 153 countries.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Now a days eSanjeevani, Ministry of Health’s telemedicine initiative, is rapidly gaining popularity amongst patients and doctors. Which of the following statement(s) regarding eSanjeevani is/ are correct?

1) eSanjeevani AB-HWC was launched by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in November 2019

2) At present 26 States are using eSanjeevani’s two variants of telemedicine namely - doctor to doctor (eSanjeevaniAB-HWC) and patient to doctor (eSanjeevaniOPD).

With reference to the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), consider the following statements:

1) India’s GDP would contract by 9.5 per cent in the current fiscal due to the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

2) On inflation, the RBI expects a steady increase.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding “BEAMS” (Beach Environment & Aesthetics Management Services) :

1) It is a project launched under the Integrated coastal zone management project by SICOM.

2) Objective of the BEAMS program is to promote sustainable development of beach amenities/ facilities.

Which of the following statements is /are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to Kalapani dispute between India and Nepal:

1) Kalapani is a region located in the easternmost corner of Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district.

2) Nepal’s claims to the region is based on Kali river as it became the marker of the boundary of the kingdom of Nepal following the Treaty of Sugauli signed between the Gurkha rulers of Kathmandu and the East India Company after the Gurkha War/Anglo-Nepal War (1814-16).

3) Lipulekh is a Himalayan pass on the border between India's Uttarakhand state and the Tibet region of China, near their trijunction with Nepal.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1) Indian Supreme Court in NALSA vs India ruled that transgender people should be recognized as a third gender and enjoy all fundamental rights

2) Section 354 of the IPC dealing with offence of sexual assault extends to the transgenders.

Select the correct option.

Recently the Ministry of Railways (MOR) had invited Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for private participation in operation of passenger train services over 12 Clusters. Consider the following statements in this regard :

1) This is the first major initiative of attracting private investment for running Passenger Trains over Indian Railway Network.

2) The project is expected to entail private sector investment of about Rs 30,000 crores.

Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct?

“Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases ’’ falls under which of the following categories:

Consider the following Statements regarding the International Barcode of Life:

1) It is an intergovernmental agency.

2) It works to barcode the DNA sequence of biodiversity.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to Features of Constitutional Secularism:

1) Critical respect for all religions is a feature of Constitutional Secularism.

2) Indian secularism abandons strict separation but keeps a principled distance from all religions.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the ‘Natural Gas Marketing Reforms’, consider the following statements:

1) The policy aims to provide standard procedure for sale of natural gas in a transparent and competitive manner to discover market price by issuing guidelines for sale by contractor through e-bidding.

2) The policy has also permitted Affiliate companies to participate in the bidding process in view of the open, transparent and electronic bidding.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Recently India got its first ever Brand & Logo for its Cotton on 2nd World Cotton Day. Consider the following statements regarding this :

1) Now India’s premium Cotton would be known as ‘Kasturi Cotton’ in the world cotton Trade.

2) India is the 3rd largest cotton producer and the largest consumer of cotton in the world.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?

With reference to the monetary policy committee (MPC), consider the following statements:

1) The new members nominated have been given a four-year term.

2) The six-member MPC has the mandate to maintain annual inflation at 4 percent, with an upper tolerance of 6 percent and a lower tolerance of 2 percent.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?