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CSMRS stands for

 

A) Central & State Ministry for Road Safety B) The Central Soil and Material Research Station
C) The Central Soil & Mining Research Station D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Central Soil and Material Research Station

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Which country has made the world’s largest amphibious aircraft named AG600?

 

A) United States of America B) Russia
C) China D) Saudi Arabia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) China

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Q:

____ was the first female Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

 

A) Ranasinghe Premadasa B) Dingiri Banda Wijetunge
C) Sirimavo Bandaranaike D) Chandrika Kumaratunga
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sirimavo Bandaranaike

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Which of the following is not allowed to trade in over-night borrowing market?

A. Scheduled commercial banks

B. Regional rural bank

C. Cooperative banks

D. Primary dealers

A) Only A and B B) Only B
C) Only A, B, And D D) Only A And D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only B

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The regional rural bank is not allowed to trade in over-night borrowing market.Scheduled commercial banks (excluding RRBs), co-operative banks (other than Land Development Banks) and Primary Dealers (PDs), are permitted to participate in call/notice money market both as borrowers and lenders.Overnight borrowing market, also known as call market, generally involves borrowing and lending of funds for one day and generally takes place against government securities.

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Prime Minister of India is de-facto head of which of the following bodies?

I. NITI Aayog

II. National Integration Council

III. Indian Board of Wildlife

A) Only I B) Only II
C) Both II and III   D) All I, II and III
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All I, II and III

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Q:

DRDL stands for

A) Defence Research and Development Laboratory B) Department of Research and Development Laboratory
C) Differential Research and Documentation Laboratory D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Defence Research and Development Laboratory

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Q:

Which of the following is/ are credit rating agency/agencies in India?

 

A) CRISIL B) CARE
C) ICRA D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Some of the Top Credit Rating Agencies in India are:

1.Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited (CRISIL)

2.ICRA Limited

3.Credit Analysis &Research limited (CARE)

4.Brickwork Ratings (BWR)

5.India Rating and Research Pvt. Ltd.

6.Small and Medium Enterprises Rating Agency of India (SMERA)

 

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Which one of the following statements about India is not correct?

 

A) India has 12 major ports and about 200 non-major ports. B) 95 percent of India’s trade by volume and 68 percent by value are moved through maritime transport.
C) India has a coastline of about 7500 km. D) In the Maritime Agenda, 2010-2020, a target of 300 MT port capacity has been set for the year 2020.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) In the Maritime Agenda, 2010-2020, a target of 300 MT port capacity has been set for the year 2020.

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Statement 1 and 3 are factual and are correct.The Maritime Agenda projects a total traffic of 2494.95 million tonnes for all major and non-major ports taken together and a capacity of 3280.04 million tonnes. Hence, statement 4 is incorrect.

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