MCQ for 6-july-2020-mcqs-test

With reference to the India’s External Debt at the end of March 2020, consider the following statements:

1. Commercial borrowings remained the largest component of external debt, with a share of 39.4 %, followed by non-resident deposits (23.4 %) and short-term trade credit (18.2 %).

2. US dollar denominated debt continued to be the largest component of India’s external debt.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the International Comparison Program (ICP) 2017, consider the following statements:

1. The International Comparison Program (ICP) is the largest worldwide data-collection initiative, under the guidance of UN Statistical Commission (UNSC), with the goal of producing PPPs which are vital for converting measures of economic activities to be comparable across economies.

2. Along with the PPPs, the ICP also produces Price Level Indices (PLI) and other regionally comparable aggregates of GDP expenditure.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), consider the following statements:

1. It was enacted in 2015.

2. The 2019 amendment gave the Home Ministry the power to designate individuals as terrorists.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Botanists have recently “rediscovered” a rare and critically endangered plant species called Globba andersonii from:

With reference to the transgenders in armed forces, consider the following statements:

1. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has recently told the Union Home Ministry (MHA) that it is ready make its force “compatible” for the recruitment of transgender people as officers in their ranks.

2. Supreme Court in 2014 judgment declared transgender people as the Third Gender.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the India’s Balance of Payments during 2019-20, consider the following statements:

1. The Current Account Deficit (CAD) narrowed to 0.9 % of GDP in 2019-20 from 2.1 % in 2018-19.

2. Net invisible receipts were lower in 2019-20.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Prasar Bharati, consider the following statements:

1. Prasar Bharati is the Public Service Broadcaster of the country.

2. It is a statutory autonomous body established under the Prasar Bharati Act.

3. It is under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following article of the Indian Constitution mention “The total number of Ministers, including the Chief Minister, in the Council of Ministers in a State shall not exceed 15% of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State”?

With reference to the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), consider the following statements:

1. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), established by treaty in 1899, is an intergovernmental organization located in The Hague, Netherlands.

2. It is a United Nations agency.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following were the first trains allowed to be run by a ‘non-Railway’ operator?