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Current Affairs Question - 18 February 2019

National Statutory, Regulatory & Quasi-judicial Bodies

Central Information Commission (CIC)

Consider the following statement vis-à-vis ‘Central Information Commission (CIC)’:

  1. Central Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners are appointed by a committee headed by the Prime Minister with leader of opposition of Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha as its member.
  2. CIC shall hold the office for a term of six years or till he/she attains the age of 65years.
  3. The decision of CIC is final and binding.

Which of the above statement is/are incorrect?

A
1 and 2 only
B
3 only
C
2 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3

International Intergovernmental Organizations, International Institutions, Agencies & Fora

Most Favored Nation Status (MFN)

India has not accorded MFN Status to which of the following countries?

  1. China
  2. Pakistan
  3. US
  4. Afghanistan

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

A
1 and 2 only
B
1, 2, 3 only
C
1, 2, 3 and 4
D
2 only

National Government Policies And Interventions

National Minimum Wage

Consider the following statements vis-à-vis ‘National Minimum Wage’:

  1. The national minimum wage for India is provided by the Ministry of Labour & Family Welfare.
  2. Anoop Satpathy Committee has recommended that minimum wage shall be adjusted as per Wholesale Price Index (WPI) every 1 year.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

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

International Science & Technology

Bacteria

Consider the following statement:

  1. Bacteria having NDM1 Genes are usually Superbugs.
  2. Antibiotics taken in unreasonable or partial dose is the cause of antimicrobial resistance.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

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

International Physical Geography

660 Km Boundary

‘660 Km Boundary’ sometimes seen in the news is related to:

A
Range of Brahmos Missile
B
Exclusive Economic Zone
C
Rocket sent in the stratosphere to study the atmospheric events
D
Earth’s Structure
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