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Q1. Who is the current chief justice of 2019
a. Ranjan Gogoi
b. Deepak Mishra
c. JS Kehar
d. TS Thakur
Correct Option: A
The Supreme Court allowed the Ayodhya mediation committee to resume talks with the disputing Hindu and Muslim parties. By giving mediation another chance, the court has opened the doors again for an amicable settlement of the dispute among the parties. The court said mediation should continue to remain confidential and would be carried on simultaneously with the court proceedings On September 17, the court asked the lawyers to chalk out a timeline to present their oral arguments in the appeals.
Q2. Which chemical do E-cigarettes produce by heating a solution containing nicotine in it?
a. Nicotine
b. Acrolein
c. Aerosol
d. Formaldehyde
Correct Option: C
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a ban on e-cigarettes, citing the need to take early action to protect public health. Upon promulgation of the ordinance, any production, manufacturing, import, export, transport, sale (including online sale), distribution or advertisement (including online advertisement) of e-cigarettes shall be a cognisable offence punishable with imprisonment of up to one year, or fine up to ₹1 lakh. As per a release issued by the Centre, owners of existing stocks of e-cigarettes on the date of commencement of the ordinance will have to suo motu declare and deposit these with the nearest police station E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that produce aerosol by heating a solution containing nicotine, which is the addictive substance in combustible cigarettes. Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan had also written to the Commerce Secretary to block the entry of a U.S.-based company manufacturing vaping devices like e-cigarettes,
Q3. Which is the largest city in China?
a. Shanghai
b. Beijing
c. Xi’an
d. Wuhan
Correct Option: A
China on Tuesday signalled that the Kashmir issue is unlikely to be spotlighted during the informal summit in India between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping. China had earlier criticised India, especially for its August 5 decision to accord Union Territory status to Ladakh, which shares a disputed border with China. Regarding the India-China boundary question, Ms. Hua signalled that the talks were likely to focus on Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) to keep the borders calm Observers point out that India, during the upcoming summit, would prefer to talk about resolving the border issue, pushing the envelope beyond CBMs
Q4. Which refinery of India has highest refining capacity?
a. IOCL, Mathura
b. ESSAR, Jamnagar
c. HPCL, Mumbai
d. RIL, Jamnagar
Correct Option: D
Oil marketing companies on Wednesday raised petrol and diesel prices by 0.25 paise and 0.24 paise a litre, respectively, the largest such increase in nearly two-and-a-half months. Petrol will now cost ₹72.42 a litre and diesel ₹65.82 in Delhi, the reference market for the nation. The price of petrol in Mumbai now stands at ₹78.1 and diesel ₹69.04 a litre. The prices in Chennai stand at ₹75.26 and ₹69.57, respectively. The attack affected half of Saudi Arabia’s crude oil production and about 5% of global production. The two successive increases come days after a major drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s crude oil processing units in Abqaiq and Khurais
Q5. what position does india hold in the global hunder index?
a. 120
b. 103
c. 102
d. 100
Correct Option: B
Two-thirds of the 1.04 million deaths in children under five years in India are still attributable to malnutrition It is highest in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam, followed by Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Nagaland and Tripura. Malnutrition is still the leading risk factor for death in children under five years, and is also the leading risk factor for disease burden for all ages considered together in most States. the government is now intensifying its efforts to address the issue of malnutrition across the country.
Q6. What is the characteristic of loan rates in teaser loans?
a. Fixed
b. Floating
c. Floating-cum-fixed
d. Fixed-cum-floating
Correct Option: D
State Bank of India’s (SBI) plan to offer fixed-cum-floating home loan rates — known as teaser loans — is likely to hit a regulatory hurdle as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is uncomfortable with such products. According to sources, the RBI is of the view that some borrowers may find it difficult to service the loans once the normal interest rate, which is higher than the rate applicable in the initial years, becomes effective. SBI’s decision to ponder over such products came after the banking regulator mandated banks to link floating rate retail and MSME loans to an external benchmark. Many other public sector banks followed suit before the RBI mandated such products for the entire banking system from October 1. SBI, however, decided to withdraw the product earlier this month following the RBI norms on external benchmark-linked floating rate loans.
Q7. Which of the following kind of roads shares the maximum length out of total length of roads available in India?
a. State Highways
b. National Highways
c. Rural Roads
d. Urban Roads
Correct Option: C
In a new trend in the road infrastructure space in India, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and private equity funds from Canada, Abu Dhabi, Australia and Singapore are seen emerging as new owners of road assets.Some of the other foreign investors in Indian assets include AMP Capital and National Infrastructure & Investment Fund (NIIF), in which Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has made significant investment.Some of the investment programmes that had been planned before, like Bharat Mala [Road Programme] which is close to 6 lakh crore, Sagar Mala [Port] which is close to 8 lakh crore are going to be there. The Centre, which has already started asset monetisation programme, has found good success on roads and airports. Now it is looking at telecom towers, pipelines and the power distribution companies.
Q8. Right to internet represents which article?
a. article 40
b. article37
c. article21
d. article22
Correct Option: A
The Kerala High Court on Thursday held that the right to have access to the Internet is part of the fundamental right to education as well as the right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution. The verdict came on a petition filed by Faheema Shirin, a third-semester B.A. English student of the college at Chelanur, challenging her expulsion for not adhering to restrictions on the use of mobile phone. The court added that the hostel authorities were expected to enforce only those rules and regulations for enforcing discipline. Enforcement of discipline shall not be by blocking the ways and means of the students to acquire knowledge
Q9. National Rural Employment Gaurantee Act came into being in which year?
a. 2001
b. 2005
c. 2010
d. 1998
Correct Option: B
Staring at a slump in rural demand and a slowdown in the rural economy, the Centre plans to inject more money into the UPA’s flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme by linking wages under the Act to an updated inflation index. The national average wage of an MGNREGA worker is ₹178.44 per day, less than half of the ₹375 per day minimum wage. Rural workers today spend a much smaller percentage of their money on subsidised food, and an increasingly larger amount on health, education and transport costs. Wage rate revisions are usually notified at the beginning of a financial year, but the Ministry is trying implement the hike during the current year itself. MGNREGA received a budgetary allocation of ₹60,000 crore, of which more than 75% has already been released by the Centre even before the halfway point of the year.
Q10. Shola forests are present in which mountain ranges of India?
a. Eastern Ghats
b. Western Ghats
c. Himalayas
d. Satpura Range
Correct Option: B
A team of researchers have reported the discovery of two new plant species belonging to the Asclepiadaceae or milkweed family from the shola forests of the Western Ghats. Tylophora balakrishnanii, a straggling vine, has been discovered from the Thollayiram shola in Wayanad, a biodiversity hotspot in the Nilgiri biosphere reserve. Flowers of the plant are reddish pink and the species is similar to the coastal plant Tylophora flexuosa. The species has been christened after V. Balakrishnan, member-secretary, Kerala State Biodiversity Board. Ylophora neglecta has been discovered from the shola forest on the Thooval Mala hill under the Achencoil forest division in Kollam. “We could find five to six Tylophora balakrishnanii and 15 to 16 Tylophora neglecta plants in the respective areas, Dr. Mathew said.
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