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Q.1) Consider the following statements in regard to ‘Payment Banks’.
1. Payment Banks can issue both credit cards and debit cards.
2. Payment Banks cannot undertake lending activities.
3. Airtel Payments Bank has become the first payments bank to start operations.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Q.2) ‘Tianlian I-04’, a data satellite was recently launched by
a) China
b) USA
c) India
d) Japan
Q.3) Recently, DARIN III aircraft was upgraded from DARIN I Standard Jaguar. It was indigenously developed by
a) ISRO
b) DRDO
c) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
d) NASA
Q.4) Recently, India has launched the implementation of the ‘Sustainable Tourism Criteria for India (STCI)’, consider the following statements in this regard.
1. These guidelines have been evolved under the guidance of the UNEP and UNWTO
2. STCI had been developed for the accommodation, tour operators and beaches, backwaters and lakes sectors of the tourism industry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.5) With reference to ‘Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CPJ), consider the following statements.
1. CPJ is an independent non-profit, governmental organization, based in Washington, D.C.
2. CPJ promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists.
3. The American Journalism Review has called the organization “Journalism’s Red Cross”
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Q.6) With reference to ‘Stand Up India Scheme’ which of the following statements is/are correct?
1.Its purpose is to promote entrepreneurship among SC/ST and women entrepreneurs.
2.It provides for refinance through SIDBI.
Select the correct answer using the code given below: (CSP-2016)
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Q.7) The FAO accords the status of ‘Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS)’ to traditional agricultural systems. What is the overall goal of this initiative?
1.To prove modern technology, training in modern farming methods and financial support to local communities of identified GIAHS so as to greatly enhance their agricultural productivity
2.To identify and safeguard ecofriendly traditional farm practices and their associated landscapes, agricultural biodiversity and knowledge systems of the local communities.
3.To provide Geographical Inclination status to all the varieties of agricultural produce in such identified GIAHS
Select the correct answer using the code given below. (CSP-2016)
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1,2 and 3
Q.8) Which of the following is/are tributary/tributaries of Brahmaputra?
1.Dibang
2.Kameng
3.Lohit
Select the correct answer using the code given below. (CSP-2016)
A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1,2 and 3
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