Current Affairs Questions

Uniform Gold Prices Based On The Bank Rate

Recently, which of the following became the first state in India to launch uniform gold prices based on the bank rate?

Elephant Death Audit Framework (EDAF)

Recently, which of the following state in India has started Elephant Death Audit Framework (EDAF)?

Har Ghar Gangajal Scheme

Which state has started Har Ghar Gangajal Scheme to provide Ganga water on tap in the parched areas of the state?

Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

Recently, which of the following becomes the first cluster to be completed under the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission?

Banking Concepts

Consider the following statements:

1. Cash-deposit ratio of scheduled commercial banks is the ratio of cash in hands and balances with the RBI as percentage of aggregate deposits.
2. Credit-Deposit Ratio is the ratio of how much a bank lends out of the deposits it has mobilised.
3. Investment-Deposit Ratio is calculated as Investments (Government securities and other approved securities)/aggregate deposits.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?

Nyingma Sect Of Buddhism

Consider the following statements with reference to the Nyingma Sect of Buddhism:

1. It is practiced under the Mahayana School of Buddhism.
2. It traces its origins back to the Buddha Samantabhadra, Vajrasattva, and Garab Dorje of Uddiyana.
3. The most important source of the Nyingma order is the Indian Guru, Padmasambhava, the founder of the Nyingma Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, who came to Tibet in the eighth century C.E.

Choose the correct statement(s) from the codes given below:

Rurban Cluster

With reference to the Rurban Cluster under Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission, consider the given statements:

1. Rurban Cluster is a cluster of geographically contiguous villages with a population of about 25000 to 50000 in plain and coastal areas and with a population of 5000 to 15000 in desert, hilly or tribal areas.
2. While selecting the Rurban cluster, the State may identify a large village/gram panchayat that are growth centers with resources available in the area that could potentially lead the economic transformation of the region.
3. The clusters could then be formed by identifying geographically contiguous villages/gram panchayats within a radius of 5–10 km (or radius appropriate to the population density and geography of the region) around the identified growth centre.

Choose the correct statements from the codes given below:

Law Commission Of India

Consider the following statements with referenceto the Law Commission of India:

1. It is an executive body, constituted by a notification of the Government of India, with definite terms of reference to carry out research in the field of law.
2. It works as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice.
3. The first Law Commission of independent India was established in 1965.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?

Ninth Schedule Of The Constitution Of India

Consider the following statements with reference to the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India:

1. The Schedule became a part of the Constitution in 1951, when the document was amended for the first time.
2. It contains a list of central and state laws which can be challenged in courts.
3. Most of the laws protected under the Schedule concern agriculture/land issues.

Choose the correct statement(s) from the codes given below:

India-Australia Economic Cooperation And Trade Agreement

Consider the following statements:

1. Recently, the Australian Parliament ratified the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA).
2. The India-Australia ECTA is the first trade agreement of India with a developed country in more than a decade.
3. As per the agreement, India will do away with Customs duties on 20 percent of products immediately and on 70.3 percent of tariff lines over a period of 10 years.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?