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1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF):
- Liquidity adjustment facility is a monetary policy tool which allows banks to borrow money through repurchase agreements or repos.
- LAF is used to aid banks in adjusting the day to day mismatches in liquidity.
- LAF is a facility extended by the Reserve Bank of India to the scheduled commercial banks, cooperatives banks, RRBs and primary dealers.
Which of the following statement is correct?
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Liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) is a monetary policy tool which allows banks to borrow money through repurchase agreements or repos.
LAF is used to aid banks in adjusting the day to day mismatches in liquidity.
Liquidity of a more durable nature are managed with other instruments like, cash reserve ratio (CRR) or Market Stabilization Scheme (MSS).
LAF is a facility extended by the Reserve Bank of India to the scheduled commercial banks (excluding RRBs) and primary dealers to avail of liquidity.
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Liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) is a monetary policy tool which allows banks to borrow money through repurchase agreements or repos.
LAF is used to aid banks in adjusting the day to day mismatches in liquidity.
Liquidity of a more durable nature are managed with other instruments like, cash reserve ratio (CRR) or Market Stabilization Scheme (MSS).
LAF is a facility extended by the Reserve Bank of India to the scheduled commercial banks (excluding RRBs) and primary dealers to avail of liquidity.
- Question 2 of 6
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Marginal Standing Facility (MSF):
- Marginal Standing Facility refers to the penal rate at which banks can borrow money from the central bank over and above what is available to them through the LAF window.
- MSF is always fixed above the repo rate.
Which of the following statement is correct?
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Marginal Standing Facility refers to the penal rate at which banks can borrow money from the central bank over and above what is available to them through the LAF window.
MSF, being a penal rate, is always fixed above the repo rate.
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Marginal Standing Facility refers to the penal rate at which banks can borrow money from the central bank over and above what is available to them through the LAF window.
MSF, being a penal rate, is always fixed above the repo rate.
- Question 3 of 6
3. Question
1 pointsIndia wage report is published by:
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Recently, India Wage Report has been published by International labour organisation (ILO).
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Recently, India Wage Report has been published by International labour organisation (ILO).
- Question 4 of 6
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Antibiotic resistance:
- It is a specific type of drug resistance where a microorganism withstands the effects of an antibiotic.
- It can be produced artificially as well as naturally in an organism.
Which of the following statements are correct.
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Antibiotic resistance is the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of an antibiotic. It is a specific type of drug resistance. Antibiotic resistance evolves naturally via natural selection through random mutation, but it could also be engineered by applying an evolutionary stress on a population.
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Antibiotic resistance is the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of an antibiotic. It is a specific type of drug resistance. Antibiotic resistance evolves naturally via natural selection through random mutation, but it could also be engineered by applying an evolutionary stress on a population.
- Question 5 of 6
5. Question
1 pointsAccording to the recently released report ‘Strengthening Forest Fire Management in India’ by the MoEFCC and World Bank, which of the following regions have highest percentage of active forest fires.
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About 70 per cent of the forest area in India experiences forest fire. Of the total area affected by forest fires during 2003-16, 56% was in Central India, and 48% (24,000 sq km) in 20 districts. However Northeast India has maximum active forest detections(55%) against 27% in Central India, 10% in South India and 4% in Western Himalaya.
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About 70 per cent of the forest area in India experiences forest fire. Of the total area affected by forest fires during 2003-16, 56% was in Central India, and 48% (24,000 sq km) in 20 districts. However Northeast India has maximum active forest detections(55%) against 27% in Central India, 10% in South India and 4% in Western Himalaya.
- Question 6 of 6
6. Question
1 pointsConsider the following the statements regarding Environmental Flow (e-flow):
- It is the quantity and timing of water that is essential for the river to perform its ecological functions.
- Recently the government issued e-flow norms for whole Ganga stretch to regulate the minimum required environmental flow.
Which of the following statements are correct.
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Environmental flows refers to the acceptable flow regimes required to maintain a river in the desired environmental or predetermined state. It is the quantity and timing of water that is essential for the river to perform its ecological functions and also important from the social and cultural standpoint.
- The e-flow of Ganga has been categorized only for Upper Ganga River Basin ( not whole river) for the stretch between Gaumukh, its origin to the confluence at Devprayag up to Haridwar.
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Environmental flows refers to the acceptable flow regimes required to maintain a river in the desired environmental or predetermined state. It is the quantity and timing of water that is essential for the river to perform its ecological functions and also important from the social and cultural standpoint.
- The e-flow of Ganga has been categorized only for Upper Ganga River Basin ( not whole river) for the stretch between Gaumukh, its origin to the confluence at Devprayag up to Haridwar.
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