08-02-2021 MCQs Test

1. Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) scheme, which is a unique identity card scheme, is followed in which of the following state?

2. Which of the following country recently has approved a plan to build the world’s first energy island in the North Sea?

3. Which of the following countries  borders the North Sea?

1. Great Britain
2. Portugal
3. France
4. Denmark
5. Norway
6. Spain

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4. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Government securities?

1. It is a tradeable instrument issued by the central government.
2. They carry no risk of default.

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5. Consider the following statements about the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY):

1. It covers all Food & Oilseeds crops and Annual Commercial/Horticultural Crops.
2. It merged schemes include National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) and Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (MNAIS).

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

6. Consider the following statements about the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) :

1. It is a committee constituted by the Ministry of Finance and Reserve Bank of India.
2. It is entrusted with the responsibility of deciding the different policy rates including MSF, Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate, only.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

7. Which of the following statements about the Cotton imports in India is/are incorrect?

1. India is a major importer of Pima from USA and Giza cotton from Africa.
2. India imports mainly extra-long staple (ELS) cotton, organic cotton, contamination-free cotton and sustainable cotton due to either nil or meagreproduction of these varities in India.

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8. What is Microbiome?

9. WASP-62b, which is recently seen in news, refers to :

10. Identify the island nation with the help of following description:

It is a sovereign state in the Persian Gulf. It comprises a small archipelago made up of 40 natural islands and an additional 51 artificial islands. It shares border with Saudi Arabia. The capital and largest city is Manama.