Daily Current Affairs Quiz 13-12-2019

1. Consider the following statements regarding “Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme for NBFC”:

  1. 1.It involves purchase of assets from Public sector banks (PSBs) by financially-sound non-banking financial companies (NBFCs).
  2. 2.This Scheme did not cover the assets of NBFCs that had slipped into Special Mention account (SMA) category.
  3. Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

2. Which of the following statements correctly describes ‘Carbon Offsetting’?

 
 
 
 

3. Consider the following statements regarding Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019:

  1. 1.The Bill seeks to grant Indian Citizenship only to Muslim immigrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh.
  2. 2.It adds an additional ground for cancelling Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) registration.
  3. Choose the correct answer using the code given below:

 
 
 
 

4. ‘SEA ranching’, recently in news refers to:

 
 
 
 

5. Consider the following statements about “Operation IceBridge”

  1. 1.It aims to understand connections between polar regions and the global climate system.
  2. It is a mission by countries in Arctic Council.
  3. Which of the above statements are correct?

 
 
 
 

6. Consider the following statements:

  1. 1.Reflation is a reduction in the rate of inflation over time, even though inflation itself may be positive.
  2. 2.Disinflation is an attempt to bring back inflation in an economy, which is in deflation so as to induce growth.
  3. 3.Stagflation is when the economy does not grow and prices continue to rise.
  4. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are Incorrect?

 
 
 
 

7. The ‘Composite Water Management Index’ is released by,

 
 
 
 

8. Consider the following statements regarding the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY):

  1. 1.It aims to provide LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) connections to poor households.
  2. 2.Under this scheme, 5 crore connections were targeted to be provided for BPL families.
  3. 3.The Scheme is implemented by the local governing bodies such as municipalities and the corporations.
  4. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

9. With reference to CAR-T a treatment for cancer, consider the following statements

  1. 1.It is a form of chemotherapy
  2. 2.It uses gene therapy technique.
  3. 3.It involves turbocharge of T cells in Immune System.
  4. Which of the statements given above are correct?

 
 
 
 

10. In context to Bharat Petroleum Cooperation Ltd (BPCL), Consider the following:

  1. 1.It is a Public Sector Unit which holds Navratna status.
  2. 2.It is under the administrative control of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
  3. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

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