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Puucho CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 2020
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Question 1 of 5
1 points
Consider the following statements.
- The Sinho Commission was constituted to recommend welfare measures for the economically weaker sections (EWS)category, including reservation.
- At present persons who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SCs, STs and other backward classes (OBCs), and whose family has gross annual income below Rs 8 lakh, are identified as EWSs for benefit of reservation.
- The ceiling for determining EWS is the same as the limit for determining the OBC “creamy layer” for reservation.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: d)
The ceiling for determining EWS (Rs 8 lakh) is the same as the limit for determining the other backward classes (OBC) “creamy layer” for reservation for the children of people outside of government.
Under the 2019 notification, persons who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs, and whose family has gross annual income below Rs 8 lakh, are to be identified as EWSs for benefit of reservation.
EWS reservation was granted based on the recommendations of a commission headed by Major General (retd) S R Sinho. The Sinho Commission recommended that all below poverty line (BPL) families within the general category as notified from time to time, and also all families whose annual family income from all sources is below the taxable limit, should be identified as EBCs (economically backward classes).
IncorrectSolution: d)
The ceiling for determining EWS (Rs 8 lakh) is the same as the limit for determining the other backward classes (OBC) “creamy layer” for reservation for the children of people outside of government.
Under the 2019 notification, persons who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs, and whose family has gross annual income below Rs 8 lakh, are to be identified as EWSs for benefit of reservation.
EWS reservation was granted based on the recommendations of a commission headed by Major General (retd) S R Sinho. The Sinho Commission recommended that all below poverty line (BPL) families within the general category as notified from time to time, and also all families whose annual family income from all sources is below the taxable limit, should be identified as EBCs (economically backward classes).
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Question 2 of 5
1 points
Consider the following statements regarding Cooperative Societies.
- Under the Indian Constitution, Cooperatives are a concurrent subject.
- In India, there are many Cooperative societies whose members and areas of operation are spread across more than one state.
- At present the Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movement in India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: b)
Cooperatives are a state subject, but there are many societies such as those for sugar and milk, banks, milk unions etc whose members and areas of operation are spread across more than one state.
The Ministry of Co-operation is a ministry under the Government of India which was formed in July 2021. The ministry provides a separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movement in the country.
IncorrectSolution: b)
Cooperatives are a state subject, but there are many societies such as those for sugar and milk, banks, milk unions etc whose members and areas of operation are spread across more than one state.
The Ministry of Co-operation is a ministry under the Government of India which was formed in July 2021. The ministry provides a separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movement in the country.
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Question 3 of 5
1 points
Consider the following statements.
- The Department of Economic Affairs details the inflation situation in the country in its “Monthly Economic Review”.
- Major part of the year 2021 witnessed the wholesale price inflation of more than 10 percent.
- The RBI which has the mandate to maintain stable prices in the country, targets wholesale inflation instead of retail inflation.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: a)
When the Office of the Economic Adviser in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) released the data last week, it declared that the wholesale inflation rate had zoomed to 14.23% in November. In other words, wholesale prices in November this year were 14.23% higher than wholesale prices in November last year.
November is the 8th straight month when wholesale inflation has grown by double digits.
Department of Economic Affairs within the Finance Ministry detailed the inflation situation in the country in its “Monthly Economic Review”.
The RBI, which is India’s central bank charged with the mandate to maintain stable prices in the country, also chooses to “target” retail inflation instead of wholesale inflation.
IncorrectSolution: a)
When the Office of the Economic Adviser in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) released the data last week, it declared that the wholesale inflation rate had zoomed to 14.23% in November. In other words, wholesale prices in November this year were 14.23% higher than wholesale prices in November last year.
November is the 8th straight month when wholesale inflation has grown by double digits.
Department of Economic Affairs within the Finance Ministry detailed the inflation situation in the country in its “Monthly Economic Review”.
The RBI, which is India’s central bank charged with the mandate to maintain stable prices in the country, also chooses to “target” retail inflation instead of wholesale inflation.
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Question 4 of 5
1 points
Consider the following statements.
- The Red Fort was built during the reign of Shah Jahan in the mid-seventeenth century.
- Akbar was the last Mughal emperor to occupy the Red fort.
- The Red Fort was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Red Fort Complex.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: b)
The Red Fort was built during the reign of Shah Jahan in the mid-seventeenth century.
The Red Fort was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007 as part of the Red Fort Complex.
Bahadur Shah Zafar or Bahadur Shah II was the twentieth and last Mughal Emperor of India. The last Mughal emperor to occupy the fort, Bahadur Shah II, became a symbol of the 1857 rebellion against the British East India Company.
IncorrectSolution: b)
The Red Fort was built during the reign of Shah Jahan in the mid-seventeenth century.
The Red Fort was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007 as part of the Red Fort Complex.
Bahadur Shah Zafar or Bahadur Shah II was the twentieth and last Mughal Emperor of India. The last Mughal emperor to occupy the fort, Bahadur Shah II, became a symbol of the 1857 rebellion against the British East India Company.
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Question 5 of 5
1 points
Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC), sometimes seen in news, is related to
CorrectSolution: b)
The International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation, also known as the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC), was established on 25 November 2002 as an arrangement to prevent the proliferation of ballistic missiles.
IncorrectSolution: b)
The International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation, also known as the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC), was established on 25 November 2002 as an arrangement to prevent the proliferation of ballistic missiles.
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