2020
1) In India, which among the following doesn’t have the power to punish against the contempt? a) Judiciary b) Legislative c) Executive d) None of the above Answer: c • Article 129 and 215 of the Constitution of India empowers the Supreme Court and High Court respectively to punish people for their respective contempt. • […]
1) Same person can be appointed as Governor of two or more states. This provision is added to the constitution with a) 42nd Constitution Amendment Act b) 44th Constitution Amendment Act c) 7thConstitution Amendment Act d) 92nd Constitution Amendment Act Answer: c • According to 7th Constitutional Amendment Act 1956, the same person can be […]
1) Open Credit Enablement Network (OCEN)is a protocol infrastructure for the democratization of credit.It is developed by a) Reserve Bank of India b) Niti Aayog c) National Payment Corporation Ltd d) None of the above Answer: d • It is developed by a think tank, Indian Software Products Industry Round Table (iSPIRT). 2) China National […]
1) Madhubani paintings, often seen in news, has developed in a) Bihar b) Assam c) Gujarat d) Kashmir Answer: a • Madhubani-based artist, Raman Kumar Mishra, was flooded with orders for his handmade masks painted with Mithila artwork after word spread about his work on a microblogging site last week.It is also known as Mithila, […]
1) ANASIS-II, the country’s first-ever military communications satellite is a launch by a) Israel b) UAE c) North Korea d) South Korea Answer: d • South Korea’s launched its first-ever military communications satellite “ANASIS-II” by private operator SpaceX on 21 July 2020. 2) KAPP-3, India’s first 700 MWe unit, and the biggest indigenously developed variant […]
1) National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA)was constituted under the Companies Act in a) 2013 b) 2014 c) 2018 d) 2019 Answer: c • National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) was constituted on 1st October, 2018 under section 132 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013.The audit regulator, National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA), has constituted a Technical Advisory […]
1) Malabar naval exercise, recently heard in news, doesn’t include a) Japan b) Australia c) US d) None of the above Answer: b • In April 2007, the Malabar exercise was held in the Western Pacific Ocean along with Japan for the first time. In 2015, realizing its security benefits, Japan officially joined the bilateral […]
1) PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) is implemented by a) NAFED b) SIDBI c) NABARD d) RBI Answer: b • Last month, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs signed MoU with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) in order to engage SIDBI as the Implementation Agency for the scheme. 2) Trinity […]
1) Chattogram Port, often seen in news, is located in a) Sri Lanka b) India c) Bangladesh d) None of the above Answer: c • Union minister of state for shipping (I/C) Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday flagged off the first trial container ship from Kolkata to Agartala. … The ship has been launched under the […]
1) Which among the following is known as “White mountain” and “Roof of Europe”? a) Mont Blanc mountain range b) Alps mountain range c) Mount Elbrus d) All of the above Answer: a • A melting glacier at Europe’s Mont Blanc mountain range recently disentombed Indian newspapers buried there for 54 years –- some of […]