Current Affairs Question - 22 September 2021
Science & Technology
‘Fund For Industrial Research Engagement (FIRE)’
Consider the following statements:
- Recently, Government of India launched the first-of-its-kind research initiative called ‘Fund for Industrial Research Engagement (FIRE)’.
- The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) is a statutory body of Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
- ‘FIRE’ is a joint initiative between the government and industry and Intel India is a partner in it.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
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1 and 2
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| B |
2 and 3
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| C |
1 and 3
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| D |
1,2 and 3
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National
Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (AHRCs)
Consider the following statements with reference to Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (AHRCs) scheme under PM AwasYojana – Urban:
- Under the scheme, existing vacant government-funded housing complexes will be converted in ARHCs through Concession Agreements for 25 years.
- The concessionaire will make the complexes livable by repair/retrofit and maintenance of rooms and filling up infrastructure gaps like water, sewer/ septage, sanitation, road, etc.
- Complexes will revert to ULB after 25 years to restart next cycle like earlier or run on their own.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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1 and 2
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| B |
2 and 3
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| C |
1 and 3
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| D |
1, 2 and 3
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