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On 5 January 2018, Lok Sabha passed High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2017. The Bill proposes to hike the salary of Chief Justice of India (CJI) to nearly ______.

 

A) Rs 2.80 lakh per month B) Rs 3.9 lakh per month
C) Rs 2 lakh per month D) Rs 5 lakh per month
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs 2.80 lakh per month

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Which one is not the key objective of the Jan Aushadhi Campaign?

A) Make quality the hallmark of medicine availability B) Redefine the unit cost of treatment per person
C) Develop a model which can be replicated only in India D) To be adopted by the Private Sector also
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Develop a model which can be replicated only in India

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On 3 January 2018, Lok Sabha passed Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Site and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which amends the ______.

 

A) Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1958 B) Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1978
C) Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1988 D) Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1996
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1958

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Which  one  of  the  following  statements  is not correct regarding the Office of the Vice President of India?

A) The  vice  President  is  elected  by  an electoral   college   consisting   of   the elected members of both the Houses of the Parliament. B) The    vice    President    is    elected    in accordance    with    the    system    of proportional  representation  by  means of single transferab
C) The   Vice   President   shall   not   be   a member    of    either    House    of    the Parliament   or   of   a D) The  Vice  President  of  India  shall  be  ex officio   Chairman   of   the   Council   of States  and  shall  not  hold  any  office 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The  vice  President  is  elected  by  an electoral   college   consisting   of   the elected members of both the Houses of the Parliament.

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The Vice-President is elected by an electoral  college  consisting  of  both elected and nominated members of both   Houses   of   Parliament,   in accordance   with   the   system   of proportional     representation     by means  of  the  single  transferable vote   and   the   voting   in   such election  is  by  secret  ballot.  The Vice-President  is  not  a  member  of either  House  of  Parliament  or  of  a House of a Legislature of any state. 

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On 2 January 2018, who launched the ‘NARI’ portal in New Delhi to provide important information about Government schemes?

 

A) Sushma Swaraj B) Maneka Gandhi
C) Nirmala Sitharaman D) Anupriya Patel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Maneka Gandhi

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On 22 November 2017, cabinet approved expansion of "Beti Bacho Beti Padhao" for a Pan India coverage in how many districts of the country?

 

A) 640   B) 820  
C) 1000   D) 1100
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 640  

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Who is the Home Minister of India as of February 2018?

A) Rajnath Singh B) Sushma Swaraj
C) Narendra Modi D) Arun Jaitley
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rajnath Singh

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On 17 October 2017, who launched the online Campaign ‘women for women : #IAmThatWomen’ to end gender bias?

 

A) Nirmala Sitharan B) Sushma Swaraj
C) Sonia Gandhi D) Maneka Gandhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Maneka Gandhi

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