Answer(a) Parliamentary privileges are special rights, immunities and exemptions available to the members and committees of two houses of Parliament under Article 105. However, these privileges do not extend to the President of India.
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Answer (c) The first NRC list was made in 1951 as per the census. This was intended to decide the Bonafede citizen and illegal migrants respectively in the nation. However, in 2019 NRC updating exercise was carried out only in Assam by the Office of Registrar General under the Ministry of Home Affairs. NRC was updated in Assam to include the name of those personsdescendants who appear in NRC 1951 or in any of the electoral rolls up tomidnight of March 24, 1971.
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Answer(b) Bashan Char is an island in Bangladesh where Rohingyas are now relocated. Rakhine is a province in Myanmar where Rohingyas are a considerable minority.
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Answer(c) Cloud seedingartificial rain is the process of spraying either dry ice or silver iodide into the upper part of clods to stimulate the precipitation process and form rain. The goal of cloud seeding is to alter the natural development of the cloud to enhance precipitation, suppress hail, dissipate fog, or reduce lightning. It is also widely practiced in airports to control harsh weather conditions such as hail or fog.
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Answer (d) British India Association in 1851 East India Association in 1866 Poona Sarvajanik Sabha in 1870 Indian Association in 1876
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Answer(d) Lord Dufferin initially did not take Congress much seriously. He initially called Congress as representative of “microscopic minority of India” but later in the fourth session of Allahabad, the Government servants were disallowed to take part in the proceedings of the Congress.
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Answer(a) The Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of information on household wealth worldwide. As per the Global Wealth Report 2020, the covid-19 pandemic had led to decline in individual wealth globally but it has increased in India and China.
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Answer(c) The incremental capital output ratio (ICOR) is a frequently used tool that explains the relationship between the level of investment made in the economy and the consequent increase in the gross domestic product (GDP). ICOR indicates the additional unit of capital or investment needed to produce an additional unit of output. Capital Investment= Growth rate* ICOR It also gives the efficiency of inputs employed as ICOR equals Incremental Capital divided by Incremental Output.
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Answer(b) It is the country’s first agricultural futures trading index developed by NCDEX(National Commodities and Derivatives Exchange). It comprises 10 commodities traded on NCDEX. This is useful for participants in hedging their commodity risk.
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Answer(a) The sanctuary in Meghalaya falls in the Eastern Himalayan global biodiversity hotspot. Recently, India’s first bamboo-dwelling bat with sticky disks, has been found near Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary in Meghalaya.
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Answer (c) The Russian Defence ministry says that COSMOS-2543 is an inspector satellite to monitor the condition of Russian satellites. However, USA and UK accused it as a space based anti-satellite weapon.
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Answer(a) Neutrinos were detected for the first time in 1959, and are now considered to be the second most abundant particle in the universe — after the photon, or light particle. They are extremely small and with no charge, so can pass easily through all kinds of matter. The world’s largest underground neutrino observatory is being built in Kamiokande, Japan.
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