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Current Affairs Quiz, 22 Sep 2020
- September 24, 2020
- Posted by: DOTS ACADEMY
- Category: Quizes
1) Which among the following statements are incorrect about Select Committee of Rajya Sabha?
a) Chaired by ruling party
b) Disbanded after submitting report
c) Reports to be submitted within 1 month
d) None of the above
Answer: c
• Recently, the government pushed through two crucial agriculture Bills in Rajya Sabha, rejecting Opposition demands that they be referred to a Select Committee of Rajya Sabha.The Bill can only progress in Parliament after the committee has submitted its report. Usually, parliamentary committees are supposed to submit their reports in three months, but sometimes it can take longer.
2) CAROTAR 2020 Rules, recently heard in news, is associated with:
a) Trade deals
b) Non-Performing Assets
c) Covid Protocols
d) None of the above
Answer: a
• They set guidelines for enforcement of the ‘rules of origin’ for allowing preferential rate on imports under free trade agreements.They supplement the existing operational certification procedures prescribed under different trade agreements (FTA/ PTA/ CECA/ CEPA).
3) Feluda Test, recently seen in news, is used to diagnose
a) Covid 19
b) Tuberculosis
c) HIV
d) None of the above
Answer: a
• Feluda is the acronym for FNCAS9 Editor Linked Uniform Detection Assay.It is an accurate and low-cost paper-based test strip to detect Covid-19 in less than 30 minutes.
4) Bonda tribe and Didayi tribe, recently seen in news, are Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups from the state of
a) Odisha
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Assam
d) Chhattisgarh
Answer: a
• One member of the Bonda tribe and five from the Didayi tribe in Odisha tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the last week of August.
5) Which among the following Basel guidelines are not adopted in India?
a) Basel I
b) Basel II
c) Basel III
d) All of the above
Answer: c
• State Bank of India has raised ₹7,000 crore by issuing Basel III compliant bonds.
• The implementation date of the Basel III standards finalised in December 2017 has been deferred by one year to 1 January 2023. The accompanying transitional arrangements for the output floor has also been extended by one year to 1 January 2028.