Answer (d) Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the creation of a Rs. 500-crore Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF). It has a corpus of Rs. 500 crores in which the RBI has made an initial contribution of Rs. 250 crores. The remaining will come from the card-issuing banks and card networks operating in the country. The fund will be utilised for around 5 million active Point of Sale machines.
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Answer (d) Agriculture infrastructure fund is a central sector scheme. It provides medium to long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets. Credit guarantee coverage will be available for eligible borrowers under Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) scheme for a loan up to Rs. 2 crores. All loans under this financing facility will have interest subvention of 3 per cent per annum for maximum period of 7 years.
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Answer(c) Scheme provides for healthcare of up to INR 5 lakh per family per year. It can be used by one or all members of the family. It provides for secondary and tertiary hospitalization treatment. It also provides for three days of pre-hospitalization and 15 days of post- hospitalization expenses irrespective of age and gender. It also aims to set up 150,000 health and wellness centres to provide primary health care to all.
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Answer (a) Global Energy Transition index is published by world Economic Forum. Sweden is in the first position followed by Norway (2nd), Denmark (3rd) and India ranks 87th.
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Answer (b) The Union Budget for 2021-22 has announced a National Hydrogen Energy Mission (NHM) that will draw up a road map for using hydrogen as an energy source. The mission focus on the generation of hydrogen from green power resources, where electricity is used to break water molecules to produce hydrogen replacing grey power sources like fossil fuels. The mission focuses on the R&D of hydrogen energy. And plan to replace fossil fuels in many sectors which will help in import substitution
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Answer (b) The procedure to appoint the CJI is not clearly mentioned in the constitution. The closest mention is in Article 126, which deals with the appointment of an acting CJI. The procedure to appoint the next CJI is laid out in the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) between the government and the judiciary. Salaries, allowances, privileges, leave and pension are charged upon a consolidated fund of India. However, his terms and conditions cannot alter to their disadvantage after they get appointed. It can be altered only when there is a financial emergency.
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Answer (b) Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary is the only Ramsar site in Tamil Nadu. It is home for blackbuck antelope.
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Answer (a) Global Climate report is published by World Meteorological organisation.
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Answer (d) Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems" (GIAHS) are outstanding landscapes of aesthetic beauty that combine agricultural biodiversity, resilient ecosystems and valuable cultural heritage. Three recognised GIAHS sites in India:o Kuttanad below Sea Level Farming System of Keralao Koraput Traditional Agriculture of Odishao Pampore Saffron Heritage of Kashmir
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Answer (d) The 2018 tiger census was quite a big upgrade from the previous three cycles as it was undertaken using the best available science, technology and analytical tools. The M-STrIPES app, CaTRAT software and the Extract Compare programs made this tiger census the most accurate.
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Answer (c) In 1932 Communal award by Prime Minister Ramsey Macdonald gave a separate electorate for backward classes, Muslims, Sikhs, and Europeans. With the Poona pact between Gandhi and Ambedkar, the communal electorate for backward classes was abolished. Instead, the number of seats reserved for them was increased.
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Answer (a) Neptune declaration is related to seafarer welfare. It was by global maritime forum.
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