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Q.1) Late Comrade Umraomal Purohit Memorial Research Centre is related to which of the following?
a) Research work related to Defence
b) Research work related to Aviation
c) Research work related to Biotechnology
d) Research work related to Trade Union Movement
Answer d
Explanation:
Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu today inaugurated Comrade Umraomal Purohit Memorial Research Centre situated in All India Railwaymen’s Federation (AIRF) Office Complex, 4, State Entry Road, New Delhi. AIRF has taken initiative for the establishment of this center which will prove to be a mile stone in the history of Labour movement as all kind of Research work related to Trade Union Movement in India as also in foreign countries will be undertaken here. The center will also maintain digital database both from national and international sources which will cover labour related issues as well as issues pertaining to railway safety and railway infrastructure. The center will be open to all railwaymen and other interested persons.
Q.2) Which of the following will be the conditions of new aviation policy?
- Government is planning to allow domestic airlines with 10 aircraft to fly international routes.
- Government is planning to remove restriction of five years of local operations.
- Airlines would also be required to deploy at least 20 per cent of their total aircraft capacity on domestic sectors in order to secure international flight permits according to new policy.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) All of the above
d) None of the above
Answer b
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Q.3) Consider the following statements regarding current aviation policy?
- Airlines in India are permitted to fly abroad only if it has five years of domestic flying experience
- Airlines should have at least 20 aircraft in its fleet.
Select the correct statement using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither are correct
Answer c
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Q.4) Consider the following statements regarding applications of Geospatial maps
- It can be used to capture the extent and nature of air pollutants around us.
- It can be used to plot the unsustainable plundering of our groundwater.
- It can be used to gauge the spread of a new flu outbreak.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answers-d
Explanation:-
Applications of Geospatial maps
- They allow us to capture the extent and nature of air pollutants around us.
- Plot the unsustainable plundering of our groundwater.
- Gauge the spread of a new flu outbreak to confirm if official estimates of, say, a malaria outbreak are understated.
- Simply plot restaurant options in a neighbourhood.
Q.5) Consider the following statement regarding sites of nuclear tests
- Pokhran, in Jodhpur served as the test site for India’s first underground nuclear weapon detonation.
- Pakistan conducted its nuclear tests in the Chagai District of Punjab Province.
Select the correct statement using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither are correct
Answer-d
Explanation:–
Pokhran
Pokhran is a city and a municipality located in the Jaisalmer district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a remote location in the Thar Desert region and served as the test site for India’s first underground nuclear weapon detonation.
Chagai
Chagai-I is the code name of five simultaneous underground nuclear tests conducted by Pakistan on 28 May 1998.The tests were performed at Ras Koh Hills in the Chagai District of Balochistan Province.
Q.6) The government now needs to create state capacity for the four pillars of institutional infrastructure required for the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) to work.Which of the following is not considered as on of its pillars
a) Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
b) Insolvency professional
c) Insolvency professional agencies
d) Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRT)
Answer-d
Explanation
- The government now needs to create state capacity for the four pillars of institutional infrastructure required for the Code to work.
- And it needs to plan a transition from existing provisions of laws, pending cases and financial regulations.
- The IBC is a complex procedural law which prescribes what must happen after default. The prescribed procedure assumes that the four pillars of institutional infrastructure exist:
(i) Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India,
(ii) insolvency professionals,
(iii) insolvency professional agencies
(iv) information utilities.
Unless these four pillars are in place, the Code will fail.
Q.7) Consider the following statement regarding Lok Sabha speaker
- Lok Sabha speaker is chosen by the members from among themselves, after the first meeting of the Lok Sabha.
- He can vacate his office by addressing a resignation letter to President.
Select the correct statement using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither are correct
Answer-a
Explanation:- Lok Sabha Speaker is the presiding officer or head of Lok Sabha. He is the guardian of powers and privileges of members and committees of Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha speaker is chosen by the members from among themselves, after the first meeting of the Lok Sabha. When the office of Lok Sabha speaker falls vacant, the members elect another speaker on a date fixed by the President.
Resignation and Removal
The speaker automatically ceases to be so if he is disqualified to be a member of Lok Sabha due to reasons whatsoever. He can vacate his office by addressing a resignation letter to Deputy Speaker. He can also be removed by the members of Lok Sabha by a resolution passed by absolute majority {majority of the total members of the House} of Lok Sabha.
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