1. What scale have the government made to give 10 percent reservation to the economically backward people of the general category?
1. Earn less than eight lakhs
2. Agricultural land is less than 5 hectares
3. House is less then 1000 square feet
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 and 2 are correct
B. 1 and 3 are correct
C. 2 and 3 are correct
D. All of the above
Answer: D
Explanation
The Cabinet has approved 10 percent reservation for economically backward category in the general category. In the general category, the quota for financially backward will be more than the current 50 percent reservation. The government can bring the Constitution Amendment Bill on the quota for the economically weaker sections in Parliament tomorrow. In this case reservation quota can increase from 50% to 60%. The government has set up some scales to give reservation to the backward classes.
These upper castes will come under the purview of reservation
2. The Union Cabinet on January 8, 2019 approved a Constitution Amendment Bill to provide 10% reservation to the economically backward sections in the general category.Who are eligible for this benefit?
A. Those who have an annual salary of less than Rs. 5 lakh per year and possess less than 5 acres of land
B. Those who have an annual salary of less than Rs. 6 lakh per year and possess less than 4 acres of land.
C. Those who have an annual salary of less than Rs. 7 lakh per year and possess less than 4 acres of land.
D. Those who have an annual salary of less than Rs. 8 lakh per year and possess less than 5 acres of land.
By taking a major decision in the first cabinet meeting of the year 2019, the Modi government is going to arrange 10 percent reservation for the backward classes. For this, the constitution has been prepared for amendment. Government has made some scales to give reservation to the upper castes. Reservation will be available only to those upper classes whose annual income is less than Rs. 8 lakhs.
3. Which film won the Best Foreign Language Film award at he Golden Globe Award 2019?
A. Girl
B. Roma
C. Shoplifters
D. Green Book
Answer: B
Golden Globe awards were presented on January 6, 2019. The winners are:
4. Which of the followings has resigned from the post of President of World Bank?
A. Moon Ja In
B. Joe Seong Jin
C. Koo Bon Moo
D. Jim Yong Kim
World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim has made the surprise announcement that he is stepping down after six years in the post. His resignation will take effect from 1 February. Mr. Kim, 59, was not due to leave until 2022 after he was re-elected for a second five-year term in 2017. The World Bank stated that he will join a firm and focus on increasing infrastructure investments in developing countries.
5. With reference to the ‘Citizenship (Amendment) Bill’ 2019 consider the following statements:
1. The Bill seeks to facilitate acquisition of citizenship by six identified minority communities namely Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Christians and Parsis from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
2. The Bill seeks to facilitate acquisition of citizenship to the illegal migrants from three countries, who came to India before 31st Dec., 2014
3. The minimum residency period for citizenship is being reduced from existing 26 years under the present law to 7
Answer: A
The Citizenship Amendment bill seeking to provide Indian citizenship to persecuted minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan was passed by Lok Sabha. The Bill provides for Indian citizenship to such immigrants after six years of residence in India instead of 12 years currently.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh moved the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha and was passed after a discussion. The Bill seeks to amend the Citizenship Act of 1955 in order to grant citizenship to Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan if they have lived in India for six years.
6. Who has joined International Monetary Fund as its chief economist?
A. Jayanti Ghosh
B. Gita Gopinath
C. Arundhati Bhattacharya
D. Indira Nooyi
Mysore-born Gita Gopinath has joined International Monetary Fund as its chief economist, becoming the first woman to occupy the top IMF post. Gopinath’s joined last week at a time, when she believes the world is experiencing a retreat from globalisation, posing challenges to multilateral institutions.Geeta is the second Indian to reach this post in IMF. Prior to them, former Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan has also been the chief economist at IMF.
7. Erna Solberg is the Prime Minister of which country?
A. Sweden
B. Iceland
C. Norway
D. Switzerland
Answer: C
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg will pay a three-day visit to India next week during which she will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a host of issues. Ms Solberg, who will arrive in India on January 7, will deliver the inaugural address at the Raisina Dialogue and address India-Norway Business Summit during her visit, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.
8. INS Kohassa, a new Indian Navy airbase has been established. At which place?
A. Near Kochi
B. Near Kavaratti
C. Near Port Blair
D. Near Kanyakumari
The Indian Navy is planning to commission a new airbase 100 miles north of Port Blair in the strategically located Andaman and Nicobar islands. Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba will commission the base, INS Kohassa on January 24.
This will be India’s fourth air base and the third naval air facility in the archipelago, which are more closer to Southeast Asia than to the Indian mainland, overlooking key sea lanes of communication and strategic choke points. The base will initially operate choppers and Dornier short-range surveillance aircraft. The base can also act as an alternate runway to Port Blair for civilian traffic in case of emergencies.
9. Which country’s defence industry giant ‘NORNICO’ announced that it has developed a massive bomb, said to be the country’s answer to the US-built ‘Mother of All Bombs’?
A. China
B. Israel
C. Iran
D. North Korea
China has developed a massive bomb, said to be the country’s answer to the US-built ‘Mother of All Bombs’, the most powerful non-nuclear weapon. China’s defence industry giant NORINCO for the first time showcased the aerial bomb, the country’s largest non-nuclear bomb.
The bomb was airdropped by an H-6K bomber and caused a gigantic explosion, showed a promotional video released by China North Industries Group Corporation Limited (NORINCO) on its website at the end of December.
10. Taking cognizance of the incidents of suicides by the students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, the Ministry of Human Resource Development has constituted a Task Force under the Chairmanship of which of the followings?
A. Madhav Gadgil
B. Jitendra Nagpal
C. Naresh Trehan
D. Devi Shetty
The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) are fully residential schools managed and run by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Human Resource Development. Recently, a news report had appeared in a leading newspaper regarding suicides by the students of JNVs over the last few years.Taking cognizance of the incidents of suicides by the students of JNVs, the Ministry of Human Resource Development has constituted a Task Force under the Chairmanship of Dr. Jitendra Nagpal, Psychiatrist, with the approval of HRD Ministeron.
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