1) Jawaharlal Nehru was not associated with which of the following newspapers?
1.The Independent
2. National Herald
3. Quami Awaz
4. The Leader
a. 1 2,3
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 4
d. 1 and 2
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ANSWER: 1 and 4
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- The National Herald was an Indian newspaper established in 1938 by Jawaharlal Nehru. The paper finally ceased operations in 2008.
- The Leader was one of the most influential English-language newspapers during British Raj founded by Madan Mohan Malviya
- The Independent newspaper begun by Motilal Nehru in 1919. The paper closed down under British repression two years later.
- Qaumi Awaz was Urdu and Navjeevan was Hindi version of National Herald
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2) Kavi Bilhana is famous for -
a. Translating Rajatarangini in Farsi
b. Caurapancasika
c. Nibandha Samgraha(Commentry on Sushruta Samhita)
d. None
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ANSWER: Caurapancasika
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- Kavi Bilhana was an 11th-century Kashmiri poet. He is known for his love poem, the Caurapancasika
- Bilhana is also known for writing, under the patronage of the Western Chalukya Empire King Vikramaditya VI, the Vikramankadevacharita.
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3) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Brent crude oil?
1. It is classified as sweet crude oil.
2. It is sourced from north sea.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
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- Brent Crude is a major trading classification of sweet light crude oil
- It serves as a major benchmark price for purchases of oil worldwide.
- Sweet crude oil is a type of petroleum with less than 0.42% sulfur.
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4) Heavy water in a nuclear reactor
a. cool down the reactor
b. Stop the nuclear reaction.
c. Increase the speed of nuclear reaction.
d. Slow down the speed of neutrons
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ANSWER: Slow down the speed of neutrons
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- Heavy water is a form of water that contains a larger than normal amount of the hydrogen isotope deuterium
- India is one of the world's largest producer of heavy water through its Heavy Water Board
- Some reactors that use heavy water can use unrefined uranium as a fuel, removing the expensive and time consuming enrichment process.
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5) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Consolidated fund of India?
1. It is the largest of all three funds.
2. Prime minister's authorization is required for the withdrawal of funds from the consolidated fund of India
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 1
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- Parliament shall have power to authorize by law the withdrawal of moneys from the Consolidated Fund of India for the purposes for which the said grants are made.
- The consolidated fund of India consisted of All the cash from direct and indirect taxes, all the loans taken by government of India and principle/interest of the loans given by Government of India
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6) Which of the following statements is/are correct about E-Kuber?
1. E-Kuber is the Core Banking Solution of Reserve Bank of India.
2. E-Kuber provides the provision of a single current account for each bank across the country.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
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- Core Banking Solutions (CBS) can enable banks to offer a multitude of customer-centric services on a 24x7 basis.
- E-Kuber provides decentralised access to this account from anywhere-anytime using portal based services in a safe manner.
- Technology partner for RBI for launching e-kuber is Polaris Ltd.
- The e-kuber system, implemented in 2012, is reported to be one of the foremost central bank oriented Core Banking Systems in the world.
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