Current Affairs Question - 21 July 2018

International Defence & Security

Cryptojacking


Which of the following statements is correct with respect to ‘Cryptojacking’?

  1. It is using someone's computer to store and do the transactions with crypto currency.
  2. It is using someone’s computer to mine the crypto currency.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
Only I
B
Only II
C
Both I and II
D
Neither I nor II

National Statutory, Regulatory & Quasi-judicial Bodies

Commission For Agricultural Costs And Prices (CACP)


Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)?

  1. It decides the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
  2. It is a statutory body.
  3. At present it covers 10 kharif crops and 10 rabi crops.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
Only II
B
I, II, III
C
I, III
D
None of the above

National Constitutional Bodies In India

GST Council


Consider the following statements vis-a-vis ‘GST Council’:

  1. GST Council is a statutory body dealing with deciding the taxes and their rates.
  2. States will have 1/3rd voting rights and Centre will have (2/3rd)
  3. Any decisions of the GST Council are taken by more than 50% of the votes cast.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
Only I
B
I, II and III
C
I, III
D
None

National Government Policies And Interventions

‘Rent-a-Lab’ Policy


Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Rent-a-Lab’ Policy:

  1. It is the initiative by the big pharma companies to allow the small pharma countries to use their lab with nominal fee.
  2. It is an initiative that will help in the expansion of ‘Atal Tinkering Lab’.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:


A
Only I
B
Only II
C
Both I and II
D
None
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