Q.6589·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyWho among the following won India’s first ever gold medal in the International Youth Olympic Games (2018) held in Argentina?View question
Q.6590·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyConsider the following statements about a scheme launched by the Government of India: It was launched to provide social security during old age and to protect elderly persons aged 60 years and above against a future fall in their interest income due to uncertain market conditions. The scheme enables old age income security for senior citizens through provision of assured pension/return linked to the subscription amount based on government guarantee to Life Insurance Corporation of India (LICI). Identify the scheme.View question
Q.6591·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyConsider the following statements about the Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI): 1. It is the implementing agency of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP). 2. It has been registered as an independent society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.6592·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyIn October 2018, India was elected as a member to the United Nations Human Rights Council for a period ofView question
Q.6593·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyAtmospheric conditions are well-governed by humidity. Which one among the following may best define humidity?View question
Q.6595·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyEight States have achieved more than 99% household electrification prior to the launch of ‘Saubhagya Scheme’. Which one of the following is not among them?View question
Q.6596·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyMatch List–I with List–II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List–I (Author) List–II (Book) A. Sekhar Bandyopadhyay 1. Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography, Vol-I, 1889–1947 B. Sarvepalli Gopal 2. From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India C. David Hardiman 3. The Ascendancy of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, 1926–1934 D. Gyanendra Pandey 4. Gandhi in His Time and Ours Code:View question
Q.6597·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyWhich politician in British India had opposed to a Pakistan that would mean “Muslim Raj here and Hindu Raj elsewhere”?View question
Q.6598·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyShimla was founded as a hill station to use as strategic place for billeting troops, guarding frontier and launching campaign during the course ofView question
Q.6599·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyIn 1921, during which one of the following tours, Gandhiji shaved his head and began wearing loincloth in order to identify with the poor?View question
Q.6600·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyWhich one of the following statements about the provisions of the Constitution of India with regard to the State of Jammu and Kashmir is not correct?View question
Q.6601·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyZimbabwe’s prolonged political crisis reached the boiling point earlier this month when President Robert Mugabe dismissed the Vice-President, Emmerson Mnangagwa. A battle to succeed the 93-year-old liberation hero-turned President had already been brewing within the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF), with the old guard backing Mr. Mnangagwa, himself a freedom fighter, and “Generation 40”, a grouping of younger leaders supporting Mr. Mugabe’s 52-year-old wife, Grace. Ms. Mugabe, known for her extravagant lifestyle and interfering ways, has been vocal in recent months about her political ambitions. Mr. Mugabe was seen to have endorsed her when on November 6 he dismissed Mr. Mnangagwa. But Mr. Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe since its independence in 1980, erred on two counts: he underestimated the deep connections Mr. Mnangagwa has within the establishment and overestimated his own power in a system he has helped shape. In the good old days, Mr. Mugabe was able to rule with an iron grip. But those days are gone. Age and health problems have weakened his hold on power, while there is a groundswell of anger among the public over economic mismanagement. So when he turned against a man long seen by the establishment as his successor, Mr. Mugabe left little doubt that he was acting from a position of political weakness. This gave the security forces the confidence to turn against him and make it clear they didn’t want a Mugabe dynasty. The military doesn’t want to call its action a coup d’etat, for obvious reasons. A coup would attract international condemnation, even sanctions. But it is certain that the army chief, Gen. Constantino Chiwenga, is in charge. His plan, as it emerges, is to force Mr. Mugabe to resign and install a transitional government, perhaps under Mr. Mnangagwa, until elections are held. The security forces of Zimbabwe staged a coup against the President becauseView question
Q.6602·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyWhich one of the following statements about the National Green Tribunal is not correct?View question
Q.6603·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyWhich one of the following statements with regard to India’s surgical strike mission inside Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is correct?View question
Q.6604·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyThe Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund is operated by which one of the following bodies?View question
Q.6605·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyAfro-Asian solidarity as a central element of India’s foreign policy was initiated by which of the following Prime Ministers?View question
Q.6606·Miscellaneous·2019·EasyConsider the following statements relating to Coal India Limited: 1. It is designated as a ‘Maha Ratna’ company under the Ministry of Coal. 2. It is the single largest coal-producing company in the world. 3. The Headquarters of Coal India Limited is located at Ranchi, Jharkhand. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question