Paris City Council is preparing to reduce car traffic in the centre of the French capital by which year? A. 2022 B. 2025 C. 2030 D. 2040 Explanation: Recently the Paris City Council is preparing a plan to drastically reduce car traffic in the centre of the French capital by 2022. The plan will ban […]
Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the ‘hike in compensation to self-employed’? A. Supreme Court has recently held that an extra 40% should be added to the income of deceased road accident victims who are aged below 40 years and are self-employed, while calculating compensation. B. The Supreme Court judgment recognises
Who was Indu Jain, recently seen in news? A. Indian Athlete B. Former Judge of the Supreme Court C. Prominent Indian media personality D. None of these Explanation: Times Group chairperson Indu Jain passed away due to Covid-related complications at the age of 84. Indu Jain (1936 – 2021) was a prominent Indian media personality
Indicative Notes, recently seen in news, is elated to A. Space Technology B. Nuclear Weapon C. Court and judgments D. None of these Explanation: CHIEF Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana recently launched a special facility for granting media access to the Supreme Court’s new mobile application. The apex court’s website would have a new
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Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Sovereign Gold Bonds scheme 2021-22? A. The minimum permissible investment will be one gram of gold. B. The tenor of the Bond will be for a period of 8 years with exit option after 5th year to be exercised on the next interest payment
Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the house arrests in India? A. Recently the Supreme Court has thrown open the door to the legislature to “ponder” over the idea of placing convicts under house arrest to avoid overcrowding of prisons. B. The number of undertrial prisoners in 2019 constituted 69.05% of
The COVID Working Group, recently seen in news, is headed by A. NK Arora B. TA Ghebreyesus C. K. VijayRaghavan D. Desh Deepak Verma Explanation: The Union government has accepted the recommendation for extension of the gap between the first and second doses of Covishield vaccine to 12-16 weeks. The present one is 6-8 weeks.
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Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Housing Finance Companies (HFCs)? A. Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) have come under the direct supervision of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). B. HFCs base their lending rates on prime lending rate (PLR) and offer a discount on it to customers. C. Both A
Rivali Park, recently seen in news, located in A. Delhi B. Mumbai C. Kolkata D. Bengaluru Explanation: Union Finance & Corporate Minister recently handed over possession to homebuyers virtually as Government of India’s Special Window for Affordable & Mid-Income Housing (SWAMIH) completes its first residential project. The residential project – Rivali Park, located in suburban
Which of the following has recently developed a prototype of a moveable electric cremation system? A. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi B. Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar C. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay D. Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai Explanation: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) recently developed a prototype of a moveable electric cremation
