Current Affairs Questions

Current Affairs :

Repo Rate

Consider the following statements:

  1. Repo rate is the rate at which the central bank of a country lends money to commercial banks in the event of any shortfall of funds.
  2. In Overnight Repo, banks sell securities to the RBI for money, and repurchase those the following day, thus, returning the money to the central bank.

Which of the statement’s given above is/are correct?

A
Only 1
B
Only 2
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2

Mt. Aconcagua

Consider the following statements:

  1. Mt. Aconcagua is the highest mountain outside Asia and by extension the highest point in both the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
  2. It is of volcanic origin, but it is not itself an active volcano.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A
Only 1
B
Only 2
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2

Ban On CFL And Incandescent Bulbs

Recently, which of the following state decided to impose ban the sale of both Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) and Incandescent (filament) Bulbs from November, 2020?

A
Karnataka
B
Tamil Nadu
C
Telangana
D
Kerala

Shallow Gas

Recently, in which of the following country, fourth largest reservoir of shallow gas in the world has been discovered?

A
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
B
Russia
C
Qatar
D
Turkmenistan

Reverse Osmosis

Consider the following statements with reference to Reverse Osmosis (RO):

  1. Reverse Osmosis is a technology that is used to remove a large majority of contaminants from water by pushing the water through a semi-permeable membrane.
  2. Unlike osmosis, which is a passive process, reverse osmosis requires external force (pressure) to work.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A
Only 1
B
Both 1 and 2
C
Only 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2

Project-75 India

Consider the following given statements:

  1. The Project 75I-class submarine is follow-on of the Project 75 Kalvari-class submarines for the Indian Navy.
  2. Under this project, the Indian Navy intends to acquire eight diesel-electric submarines, which will also feature advanced air-independent propulsion systems.
  3. The Russian Naval Group is among the five Original Equipment Manufactures (OEM) who have been shortlisted for the Indian Navy’s project for advanced submarines under Project-75I.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A
Only 1
B
1 and 2
C
1 and 3
D
1, 2 and 3

Monetary Policy Committee

Consider the following statement with reference to the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC):

  1. Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has been instituted by the Central Government of India under Section 45ZB of the RBI Act, 1934.
  2. The committee comprises six members - three officials of the Reserve Bank of India and three external members nominated by the Government of India.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A
Only 1
B
Only 2
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2

Vadhavan Port

In which of the following state, Union Cabinet has given in principle approval for setting up India’s 13th major port?

A
Tamil Nadu
B
Maharashtra
C
Karnataka
D
Gujarat

YUva VIgyani KAryakram

Which of the following has launched YUva VIgyani KAryakram (Yuvika) in order to provide basic knowledge on Space Technology, Space Science and Space Applications to the younger aspirants in the country?

A
Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO)
B
Department of Science & Technology
C
Jointly by Indian Space Research Organisation and Department of Science & Technology
D
None of the Above

Dihing River

Dihing River is a tributary of a river flowing in north east India.What is the name of that river?

A
Brahmaputra
B
Manas
C
Lohit
D
Dihang
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