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- Question
The Headquarters of the International Tropical Timber Organization is located at
Options- A. New Delhi
- B. Yokohama
- C. Madrid
- D. Jakarta
- Correct Answer
- Yokohama
ExplanationThe International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is an intergovernmental organization that promotes conservation of tropical forest resources and their sustainable management, use and trade.Headquarters: Yokohama, Japan
- 1. Eminent poet, litterateur and Jnanpith awardee C. Narayana Reddy who passed away in June 2017, he was a famous poet of _________ and ____________ language.
Options- A. Kannada and Hindi
- B. Telugu and Malayalam
- C. Hindi and Urdu
- D. Telugu and Urdu Discuss
- 2. Government has announced to fix MSP at a level of at least ________________ per cent of the cost of production for kharif crops 2018-19 which redeems the promise made in the Union Budget for 2018-19.
Options- A. 50 per cent
- B. 250 per cent
- C. 200 per cent
- D. 100 per cent Discuss
- 3. R.K.Laxman excelled as
Options- A. Journalist
- B. Writer
- C. Cartoonist
- D. None of these Discuss
- 4. The difference between exports and imports is called-?
Options- A. assets and liabilities
- B. balance of payment
- C. GDP
- D. balance of trade Discuss
- 5. Who is the Creator of the popular cartoon characters Mandrake the Magician and the Phantom? Discuss
- 6. The Law of Demand is based on the concept that people _______.
Options- A. buy more of a good as their income increases.
- B. buy more of a good as the price of the good falls.
- C. will spend all of their money on something.
- D. want more of everything even if they have no money to buy anything. Discuss
- 7. Govind Talwalkar,recipient of the recently announced B.D.Goenka Award for excellence in Journalism, was the editor of which of the following newspapers
Options- A. LokSatta
- B. The Maharastra Times
- C. The Tribune
- D. Nay Bharat Times Discuss
- 8. What does 'C' stands for 'CAGR', a business specific term for the geometric progression ratio that provides a constant rate over the specific time period?
Options- A. Control
- B. Compound
- C. Credit
- D. Call Discuss
- 9. The first Indian who was choosen as the secretary general of commonwealth is
Options- A. Krishnamurthy
- B. Kamalesh Sharma
- C. Rakesh Verma
- D. Gopalaswamy Discuss
- 10. PMVVY (Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana) pension limit extends to which timeline?
Options- A. March, 2021
- B. March, 2019
- C. March, 2022
- D. March, 2020 Discuss
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Correct Answer: Telugu and Urdu
Explanation:
Eminent poet, litterateur and Jnanpith awardee C. Narayana Reddy, popularly known as CiNaRe, passed away. CiNaRe was known for his use of Telugu in its pure form, and would not be swayed by filmmakers on the use of the language. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1977 and the Padma Bhushan in 1992. His compilation of poems, titled ?Viswambhara?, got him the Jnanpith award in 1988. In 1997, he was nominated as a Member of the Rajya Sabha.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Government has announced its historic decision on 04.07.2018 to fix MSP at a level of at least 150 per cent of the cost of production for kharif crops 2018-19 which redeems the promise made in the Union Budget for 2018-19.The MSPs fixed by Government, cost and returns over all-India weighted average cost of production of crops for 2017-18 and 2018-19 is at Annexure.Cost of production varies in different states on account of difference in levels of irrigation, resource endowment, farm mechanization, land holding size, yield of crops etc.
Correct Answer: Cartoonist
Correct Answer: balance of trade
Explanation:
The difference between exports and imports is called the balance of trade. If imports are greater than exports, it is sometimes called an unfavourable balance of trade. If exports exceed imports, it is sometimes called a favourable balance of trade.
Correct Answer: Lee Falk
Correct Answer: buy more of a good as the price of the good falls.
Correct Answer: The Maharastra Times
Correct Answer: Compound
Explanation:
CAGR stands for Compound Annual Growth Rate. So, C stands for Compound. Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is a business and investing specific term for the geometric progression ratio that provides a constant rate of return over the time period.
Correct Answer: Kamalesh Sharma
Correct Answer: 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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