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The Mizoram Maintenance Of Household Registers Bill, 2019

Consider the following statements regarding the Maintenance of Household Registers Bill, 2019:

  1. The bill was passed by the Mizoram Legislative Assembly in order to detect illegal migrants at the village and town level.
  2. The bill defines citizens as a person registered as such or having requisite qualification as prescribed under the Citizenship Act, 1955.
  3. The bill proposes to create 3 registers namely one for the citizen residents, second for non-citizen residents and the third for occasional visitors.
  4. President of village council, town committee will be the registering authority.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Thakurani Jatra Festival

In which Indian State, Thakurani Jatra, a biennial festival is celebrated with much religious devotion?

A
Odisha
B
West Bengal
C
Assam
D
Maharashtra

Drugs And Clinical Trials Rules, 2019

Consider the following statements regarding the Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019:

  1. In the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019, the time for approving applications for drugs manufactured in India has been reduced to 60 and 120 days for those developed outside the country.
  2. The Nodal Ministry for implementing the rule is Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
  3. As per the new rule, the requirement of a local clinical trial may be waived off for approval of a new drug if it is approved and marketed in any of the countries EU, UK, Australia, Japan and US.
  4. The new rule imposes restrictions to launch Orphan Drugs in India.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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

National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey 2018-19

Consider the following statements with respect to National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey (NARSS 2018-19):

  1. This was the third National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey (NARSS 2018-19) to establish the progress over the baseline established by second NARSS 2017-18.
  2. The NARSS 2018-19 is a third-party survey that has been conducted by the Independent Verification Agency (IVA) under the United Nations Development Programme.
  3. The Survey used the Probability Proportion to Size (PPS) sampling methodology, which yields results within a confidence interval of 95 percent.
  4. According to the Survey, about 93.1 per cent of rural Indian households have access to toilets and 96.5 per cent of these toilets are in constant usage.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Institution Of Lokpal

Consider the following statements with respect to Institution of Lokpal in India:

  1. The institution of Lokpal is a non -statutory body.
  2. The Constitution Review Commission headed by M.N. Venkatchaliah recommended appointment of the Lokpal for the first time.
  3. Lokpal is a multimember body, made up of one chairperson and maximum of 10 members.
  4. Former Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose has beenappointed as India’s first anti-corruption ombudsman i.e.Lokpal.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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

Mountain Passes In India

Which among the following pass is not present in the state of Jammu & Kashmir?

  1. Khardung La Pass
  2. Zoji La Pass
  3. Banihal pass
  4. Lipulekh pass

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

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

Mission SHAKTI - Anti-Satellite Missile Test (ASAT)

Consider the following statements vis-à-vis ASAT Missile Test:

  1. It demonstrates ISRO’s capability to hit and destroy satellites in space through missiles launched from the ground.
  2. India became the 2nd country after US to have this capability.
  3. India’s ASAT maximum range is up to 1000 km only.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

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

Mission SHAKTI - Anti-Satellite Missile Test (ASAT)

‘Mission Shakti’ sometimes seen in the news is related to?

A
Empowerment of Women
B
Vaccination of Children
C
App to Report Human Trafficking of Girls
D
Anti-satellite Missile Test

Small Farmer’s Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC)

Consider the following statements about Small Farmer’s Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC):

  1. The SFAC is an autonomous body that is promoted by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
  2. e-NAM portal is implemented by the SFAC.
  3. The role of State SFACs is to aggressively promote agribusiness project development in their respective states.

Choose the incorrect statement(s) from the code given below:

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

Financial Intelligence Unit - India (FIU-IND)

Consider the following statements about Financial Intelligence Unit - India (FIU-IND):

  1. It is a central regulatory authority responsible for the analysis and processing of the data related to suspected financial transactions done across India and outside India.
  2. It acts as central repository for the data base on cash transactions and suspicious transactions.

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
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