1) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Road Transport and Safety Bill, 2014?
1. The bill proposes to set up an independent agency ,the Motor Vehicle Regulation & Road Safety Authority of India for vehicle regulation and road safety.
2. It would be legally empowered and accountable to Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 1
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The Motor Vehicle Regulation & Road Safety Authority of India would be accountable to Parliament.
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2) Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Competition Appellate Tribunal?
1. The Competition Appellate Tribunal is a statutory organization established under the provisions of the Competition Act, 2002 to hear and dispose of appeals against any direction issued or decision made or order passed by the Competition Commission of India.
2. The Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal has been a Judge of the Supreme Court only.
3. The Appellate Tribunal shall consist of not more than two Members to be appointed by the Central Government.
a. 1,2
b. 2,3
c. 1,3
d. All
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ANSWER: 1,3
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The Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal shall be a person, who is, or has been a Judge of the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice of a High Court.
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3) The 'Call to Action Summit 2015' is related to -
a. Climate change
b. Maternal and Child Health
c. Terrorism
d. Poverty and hunger deaths
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ANSWER: Maternal and Child Health
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The 'Call to Action Summit 2015', a global meet to end preventable child and maternal deaths, was hosted for the first time in India.
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4) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Road Transport and Safety Bill, 2014?
1. The bill proposed a simpler transparent, single window driver licensing system that is based on biometric to avoid duplication.
2. It proposes a Unified Vehicle Registration System integrating all stakeholders like manufacturer, owner, transport authority, insurer, enforcement agency all in one eco-system.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
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The bill proposes innovative financing mechanism for funding safety programs which would save over 200,000 lives in first 5 yrs due to reduction in road traffic accident deaths.
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5) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Jarawa tribe?
1. Jarawa are probably the world’s only Paleolithic people surviving today without contact with any other group or community.
2. There is no evidence of either agricultural practices or methods of producing fire.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
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Sentinelese are an indigenous people of the Andaman Islands are probably the world’s only Paleolithic people surviving today without contact with any other group or community.
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6) Baikonur Cosmodrome is in -
a. Russia
b. Kazakastan
c. Kyrgyzstan
d. Uzbekistan
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ANSWER: Kazakastan
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Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world's first and largest operational space launch facility. It is located in the desert steppe of Kazakhstan. It is leased by the Kazakh government to Russia (until 2050) and is managed jointly by the Russian Federal Space Agency and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces.
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7) Which of the following statements is/are correct about APEC?
1. Ecuador is a member of APEC.
2. The venue for 2015 APEC summit is Phillipines.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 2
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India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Macau, Mongolia,Laos,Cambodia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama,and Ecuador,are among a dozen other economies seeking membership of APEC.
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8) Which of the following sectors are excluded from MAT?
1. Corporate
2. Industry
3. Information Technology
4. Infrastructure
5. Power
a. 2,3
b. 2,3,4
c. 4,5
d. All
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9) The government of India has proposed merger of the Forwards Markets Commission with -
a. NABARD
b. Unit Trust of India
c. SEBI
d. Agricultural Marketing Board
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ANSWER: SEBI
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In the budget speech finance minister Arun Jaitley proposed the merger of the Forwards Markets Commission with Sebi to strengthen regulation of commodity forward markets and reduce wild speculation. It will amend the Government Securities Act and the RBI Act is proposed in the Finance Bill, 2015.
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10) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Central Bureau of Narcotics?
1. Central Bureau of Narcotics is affiliated with CBI.
2. The Central Bureau of Narcotics headquarter is located at Luknow.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: None
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Central Bureau of Narcotics is affiliated with India's Department of Revenue (IRS) and regulated by the country's Central Board of Excise and Customs. The Central Bureau of Narcotics headquarter is located at Gwalior.
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11) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Astrosat?
1. Astrosat is India's first dedicated astronomy satellite.
2. It is scheduled to launch on board the GSLV in October 2015.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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12) Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit.
2. A Micromoon happens when there's a full Moon or a new Moon at the same time as the Moon's approach to its apogee – the point on its orbit farthest to the Earth.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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13) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Schengen Area?
1. Countries in the Schengen Area have eliminated internal border controls with the other Schengen members and strengthened external border controls with non-Schengen states.
2. All EU members participate in the Schengen Area.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 1
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Twenty-two of the twenty-eight European Union (EU) member states participate in the Schengen Area. Of the six EU members that do not form part of the Schengen Area, four– Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Romania– are legally obliged and wish to join the area, while the other two – Ireland and the United Kingdom – maintain opt-outs.
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14) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Ninth Schedule?
1. The Ninth Schedule to the Constitution of India protects any legislation inserted within it from judicial review.
2. The Ninth Schedule was added to the Constitution by the 1st Amendment.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
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The 1st Amendment also inserted a new article 31B which declares that any Acts and Regulations specified in the Ninth Schedule cannot be declared void on the ground that these are inconsistent with, or take away or abridge any of the Fundamental Rights conferred by Part III of the Constitution.
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