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  • Question 1/10
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    Prakash Padukone is famous in which field?

    Solutions

    Prakash Padukone has been a famous former badminton player. He brought laurels to the country by winning the All England Championship of Badminton. 

     

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    Consider the following statements regarding ‘Australia-India Water Security Initiative’.

    1. The initiative would reinforce bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the area of urban water security.

    2. It was signed by the Ministry of Jal Shakti and Department of Foreign Trade of the Government of Australia.

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    Select the correct statement(s).

    Solutions

    The initiative would reinforce bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the area of urban water security statements regarding ‘Australia-India Water Security Initiative’ is correct.

     

  • Question 3/10
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    In the Union Budget for 2020-21, which type of tax is estimated to yield the highest amount?

    Solutions

    In the Union Budget for 2020-21, it is estimated to get Rs 6,90,500 crores from goods and services tax, Rs 6,81,000 crores from corporation tax and Rs 6,38,000 crores from income tax.

     

  • Question 4/10
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    Which among the following statements is incorrect regarding the 'Chief Minister Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme'?

    Solutions

    The wrong statement about 'Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojana' is: Families covered under Ayushman Bharat Mahatma Gandhi Rajasthan Health Bima Yojana cannot avail this facility.

    Those families covered under Ayushman Bharat Mahatma Gandhi Rajasthan Swasthya Bima Yojana, along with contractual workers and small and marginal farmers, can also avail of this scheme for free. Rajasthan is the first state to provide Universal Health Coverage for its citizens through Chief Minister Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme.

     

  • Question 5/10
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    Which of the following organization brings out the publication known as “World Employment and Social Outlook”?

    Solutions

    The "World Employment and Social Outlook" is a publication brought up by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

    The main aims of the ILO are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue on work-related issues.

     

  • Question 6/10
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    Which of the following statements are true about the Cabinet Secretariat?

    a. It came into existence in 1950.

    b. It operates under the direction of the Prime Minister.

    c. It is a Line agency.

    d. It functions as the Chief coordinating agency in the Central Government.

    Solutions

    The Cabinet Secretariat is under the direct charge of the Prime Minister. So, statement b is true. ​When any policy is made in the Cabinet Secretariat there must be the signature of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary of India. The Prime Minister of India is the Head of the Union Government, as distinct from the President of India, who is the Head of State. Since India has a parliamentary system of constitutional democracy, it is the Prime Minister who oversees the day-to-day functioning of the Union Government of India.

    Executive Office of the President of USA, White House Office, National Security Council set by National Security Act 1947, Bureau of Budget in the USA and British Treasury, Cabinet Secretariat, Cabinet Committees are the examples of staff agencies. So, statement c is false.

    The Cabinet Secretariat is responsible for the administration of the Government of India. So, statement d is true. 

    The Cabinet Secretariat is responsible for the administration of the Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961 and the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules 1961, facilitating a smooth transaction of business in Ministries/ Departments of the Government by ensuring adherence to these rules. So, statement a is false.

     

  • Question 7/10
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    Quartz is extensively used as a piezoelectric material. It contains-

    Solutions

    Quartz is a crystalline form of silica. Quartz consists of silica and oxygen atoms in a continuous manner of SiO4. It is silicon-oxygen tetrahedral where each oxygen atom is shared by two tetrahedral.

    It is the second most abundant mineral on the Earth.

     

  • Question 8/10
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    Which type of development has displaced the maximum number of persons in India?

    Solutions

    Development-induced displacement and resettlement (DIDR) occur when people are forced to leave their homes in a development-driven form of forced migration. Historically, it has been associated with the construction of dams for hydroelectric power and irrigation, but it can also result from various development projects such as mining, agriculture, the creation of military installations, airports, industrial plants, weapon testing grounds, railways, road developments, urbanization, conservation projects, and forestry. The actual experience of displacement due to big dams in India in 50 years.

     

  • Question 9/10
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    Which of the following statements regarding Central Information Commission is correct?

    Solutions

    The Central Information Commission is a statutory body, set up under the Right to Information Act in 2005 under the Government of India to act upon complaints from those individuals who have not been able to submit information requests to a Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer due to either the officer not have been appointed, or because the respective Central Assistant Public Information Officer or State Assistant Public Information Officer refused to receive the application for information under the Right to Information Act.

    • The Commission consists of a Chief Information Commissioner and not more than ten Information Commissioners. So, statement 1 is incorrect. 
    • They are appointed by the President on the recommendation of a committee consisting of the Prime Minister as Chairperson, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and a Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister. So, statement 2 is incorrect. 
    • They should be persons of eminence in public life with wide knowledge and experience in law, science, and technology, social service, management, journalism, mass media, or administration and governance.
    • They should not be a Member of Parliament or Member of the Legislature of any State or Union Territory. They should not hold any other office of profit or connected with any political party or carrying on any business or pursuing any profession.
    • The Chief Information Commissioner and an Information Commissioner hold office for a term of 5 years or until they attain the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier. So, the statement 3 is incorrect.
    • They are not eligible for reappointment. But Information Commissioner is eligible for appointment as Chief Information Commissioner but cannot hold office for more than a total of five years including his term as Information Commissioner. So, the statement 4 is correct. 

     

     

  • Question 10/10
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    State the full form of GUI.

    Solutions

    The full form of GUI is Graphical User Interface.

    A graphical user interface (GUI) is a type of user interface that serves to display visual indicators and graphic icons to users through computer devices. The graphical user interface was created in the year 1981 by Alan Kaye of Xerox Pars, Douglas Engelbert with the help of other scientists. Earlier computer operating systems used to be based on CUI i.e., Character User Interface, such as - MS-DOS and some Linux versions currently in use.

     

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