1) Recently, President nodded to amendment in Factories Act to allow woman to work in night shift in state of -
a. Bihar
b. Karnataka
c. Telangana
d. Maharashtra
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ANSWER: Maharashtra
Explanation:
- President nodded to amendment in Factories Act 1948 to allow woman to work in night shift.
- Earlier, section 66(1)(c) of the Factories Act provided that women cannot work at a factory between 7 pm and 6 am.
- The managements will have to ensure security of women working in the night shift, the amendment provides.
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2) Which of the following are provisions of Gujrat's labour law bill?
1. Settlement of disputes between workers and the management “out of court”.
2. Government can ban strikes in public utility services for up to one year.
3. It allows employers to change the nature of job of employees without prior notice.
a. 1,2
b. 2,3
c. 1,3
d. All
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ANSWER: All
Explanation:
Other Provisions of Gujrat's labour law bill:
1. Out of court settlement can be done by paying a certain payment/penalty to the government.
2. Definition of “contractor” will include “outsourcing agencies”, which in some cases, is the government itself.
3. It eased "hire and fire" by proposing to lift restriction on sacking of workers and payment of compensation in special investment regions, National Investment and Manufacturing Zone and some other economic zones.
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3) Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka was result of pact signed between Sri Lanka and -
a. UN
b. UK
c. Norway
d. India
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ANSWER: India
Explanation:
- India-Sri Lanka Accord was signed in 1987 between Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President J. R. Jayewardene.
- Hence the Sri Lankan Parliament passed the 13th Amendment and the Provincial Councils Act.
- Aims of amendments were creation of provincial councils in Sri lanka and enabling Sinhalese and Tamil as national languages while preserving English as the link language.
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4) Which of the following is/are criteria for inclusion of a currency in IMF basket?
1. A country’s exports of goods and services must be among the largest in the world.
2. Currency should be “widely used” and “widely traded”.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
Explanation:
- Currencies usability depends upon reserve holdings, international banking liabilities, international debt securities and foreign-exchange turnover.
- Chinese yuan was added in IMF basket beside dollar, euro, pound and yen.
- Yuan is widely exchanged in Asia, it accounts for a "small but growing share" of trading in Europe and only "thin" volumes in North America.
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5) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Polio IPV?
1. It is not a live vaccine.
2. IPV is used in area where polio virus is eradicated.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
Explanation:
- India was declared polio free by WHO in 2014.
- India has been polio free since January 2011. India embarked on the programme to eradicate polio 19 years ago in 1995.
- Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) injection which uses killed polio viruses, will be used alongside the oral polio vaccine (OPV).
- Immunisation using IPV will be restricted to Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
- Live viruses used in a weakened form can turn virulent, spread within communities and cause polio in unprotected children.
- IPV aims to prevent vaccine caused polio cases.
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6) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Altai Mountains?
1. Along the mountain range, Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together.
2. Golden Mountains of Altai is UNESCO world heritage site.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
Explanation:
- Golden Mountains of Altai is the name of an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- It consists of the Altai and Katun Natural Reserves, Lake Teletskoye, Belukha Mountain and the Ukok Plateau.
- Irtysh and Ob ivers have their headwaters in Altai Mountains.
- Snow leopard and the Altai argali can be found in Altai Mountains.
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7) Which of the following statements is/are correct about National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)?
1. It provide legal services to eligible candidates for minimum amount.
2. NALSA is headed by the Chief Justice of India.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 2
Explanation:
- NALSA was formed on 5 December 1995 under the authority of the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987.
Purpose:
1. To provide free legal services to eligible candidates
2. To organize Lok Adalats for speedy resolution of cases.
3. To burden of judiciary.
- NALSA is headed by the Chief Justice of India.
- On the same line of NALSA, State Legal Services Authority headed by Chief Justice of High Courts and District Legal Services Authority headed by Chief Judges of District courts is established.
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8) The Supreme Court has quashed Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act terming it "vague" and "unconstitutional”.
1. Section 66(A) was originally part of IT Act 2000.
2. Because of this result, court order is required to take down the content published on-line.
Which of the above statements is/are correct about Section 66(A)?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 2
Explanation:
- The Information Technology Act came into force in 2000, but Section 66A was added as an amendment in 2008, which was notified in February 2009.
- The section 66(A) can punish imprisonment up to three years, a fine of up to Rs. 5 lakh or both.
- It punishes a person for sending information which is grossly offensive or false or hatered or danger etc.
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9) What is the name of South Korean currency?
a. Ringgit
b. Yen
c. Won
d. Yuan
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ANSWER: Won
Explanation:
- Won is a currency of South Korea and North Korea.
- A single won is divided into 100 jeon.
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