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PMVVY (Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana) pension limit extends to which timeline?

A) March, 2021 B) March, 2019
C) March, 2022 D) March, 2020
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) March, 2020

Explanation:

PMVVY (Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana) pension limit extends to March, 2020.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved extending the investment limit from Rs 7.5 lakh to Rs 15 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY).
It also extended the last date for a subscription to the scheme till March 31, 2020. The time limit was earlier supposed to end on May 4, 2018.
The PMVVY is being implemented through Life Insurance Corp (LIC) to provide social security during old age and protect the elderly aged 60 years and above against a future fall in their interest income due to uncertain market conditions. The scheme provides an assured pension based on a guaranteed rate of return of 8 percent per annum for 10 years.

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Who Invented the 3-D printer?

A) Nick Holonyak B) Elias Howe
C) Chuck Hull D) Christiaan Huygens
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chuck Hull

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Dynamite was invented by?

A) Jean-Antoine Nollet B) Alfred Nobel
C) Joseph Nicephore Niepce D) Ted Nelson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Alfred Nobel

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From a point on a bridge across the river, the angles of depression of the banks on opposite sides of the river are 30° and 45° respectively. If the bridge is at a height of 2.5m from the banks, then the width of the river is (take √3 = 1.732)

A) 5.83m B) 6.83m
C) 5.76m D) 6.87m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6.83m

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English education was introduced in India by

A) Curzon B) Macaulay
C) Dalhousie D) Bentick
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Macaulay

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In Microsoft Word, font, font style, size, font color etc. are options of _____________

A) Character formatting B) Paragraph formatting
C) Sentence formatting D) Font formatting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Character formatting

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__________ is a type of computing that performs computation, storage and even applications as a service across a network.

A) Cloud Computing B) Distributed Computing
C) Parallel Computing D) Virtual Computing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cloud Computing

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The phenomena of raising the outer edge of the curved roads above the inner edge to provide necessary centripetal force to the vehicles to take a safe turn is called _____.

A) banking of roads B) cornering of roads
C) elevation of roads D) tempering of roads
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) banking of roads

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