MCQ for 1-august-2020-mcqs-test

With reference to the Sample Registration System (SRS) 2018 report, consider the following statements:

1. Bihar has the highest under-five mortality rate.

2. In India as a whole and in most states, the deaths in the 0-4 age group constitute a higher proportion of total deaths in rural than in urban areas.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Sample Registration System’s 2018 report, consider the following statements:

1. The SRS 2018 report estimates that in 2018, nearly 66% of the Indian population was between 15 and 59.

2. Two states Andhra Pradesh and Telangana had over 70% of their populations in the working-age bracket.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following state is having the highest fertility rate in India according to Sample Registration System (SRS) 2018 report?

With reference to the UN Economic Commission For Europe (UNECE), consider the following statements:

1. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) was set up in 1947 by United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

2. It is one of five regional commissions of the United Nations.

3. It is headquartered in New York.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The principle of “one country, two systems”, is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of:

With reference to the stressed companies, consider the following statements:

1. A company would be eligible to be called stressed if it has defaulted on its payment obligations for more than 90 days or if the credit rating agencies have downgraded its securities to ‘D’.

2. An entity, which has an inter-creditor agreement in terms of Reserve Bank of India (Prudential Framework for Resolution of Stressed Assets) Directions 2019, will also be identified as stressed.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Haryana state employment of local candidates ordinance, 2020, consider the following statements:

1. It reserves 75% private sector jobs for residents of the state.

2. The employers will have the option to recruit local candidates from one district to only 10 per cent.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the long term repo operations (LTRO), consider the following statements:

1. Under LTRO, RBI will conduct term repos of one-year and three-year tenors of appropriate sizes for up to a total amount of Rs 1 lakh crore at the policy repo rate.

2. It is a measure that market participants expect will bring down short-term rates and also boost investment in corporate bonds.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the draft Code on Wages (Central) Rules 2020, consider the following statements:

1. The normal working day shall comprise of “eight hours of work and one or more intervals of rest which in total shall not exceed one hour”.

2. The Centre shall constitute a technical committee which would advise on the skill categories, while an advisory board may recommend the minimum wage.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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