UPSC Quiz- 2019 : IASbaba’s Daily Current

Affairs Quiz [Day 36]

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Q.1) Consider the following statement with respect to Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)

1. It can increase or decrease the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF)
2. The Governor of Reserve Bank of India is the chairperson ex officio of the committee

Select the correct statements

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.2) Consider the following statements about ‘Perform Achieve and Trade Scheme (PAT)’

1. It aims to improve energy efficiency in industries by trading in energy efficiency certificates in energy intensive sectors
2. It is a component of the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE)

Select the correct statements

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.3) Consider the following statements about Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB)

1. It was established in pursuance of the recommendations of the Gajendragadkar Committee.
2. It is under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development

Select the correct statements

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.4) Consider the following statements about NASA’s ‘TESS’

1. It is an all-sky survey mission that will discover thousands of exoplanets around nearby bright stars
2. TESS detected its first confirmed exoplanet, a super-Earth named HIP 116454b in 2014

Select the correct statements

1. 1 Only
2. 2 Only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.5) The debt service ratio in government finance measures

1. Overall public debt liability of the Union Government
2. Contribution of Service sector in debt management of the country
3. Burden of external debt
4. None of the above

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