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  • Question
  • Union government retained the interest rate for General Provident Fund (GPF) at ___________ % for the first quarter of the current financial year 2019-2020.


  • Options
  • A. 9%
  • B. 5%
  • C. 8%
  • D. 12%

  • Correct Answer
  • 8% 

    Explanation
    Union government retained the interest rate for General Provident Fund (GPF), Contributory Provident Fund and other related schemes at 8% for the first quarter of the current financial year 2019-2020. The interest rate on these funds was at 8% in the January-March quarter of 2018-19 and government kept it unchanged for April to June for 2019-20. The Department of Economic Affairs, in a notification, the mentioned interest rate will be applicable on provident funds of central government employees, railways and defence forces.

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    • Options
    • A. TATA AIG
    • B. HDFC ERGO General Insurance
    • C. Apollo Munich Health Insurance
    • D. Max Bupa
    • Discuss
    • 2. Who was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Senegal?

    • Options
    • A. Syed Akbaruddin
    • B. Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas
    • C. Nirupama Menon Rao
    • D. Shivshankar Menon
    • Discuss
    • 3. Who has been elected as the General secretary of All India Federation of PTI Employees' Unions?

    • Options
    • A. K K Verma
    • B. Arvind Kumar Singh
    • C. M S Yadav
    • D. Salav Rastogi
    • Discuss
    • 4. Who has taken charge as the command of Air Force Station Faridabad?

    • Options
    • A. PK Tiwari
    • B. Chandra Shekhar Bhatt
    • C. Varthaman
    • D. NB Amaresh
    • Discuss
    • 5. As a part of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), Which state has distributed the Highest number of free LPG connection?

    • Options
    • A. West Bengal
    • B. Arunachala Pradesh
    • C. Maharashtra
    • D. Uttar Pradesh
    • Discuss
    • 6. What was the theme of the World Thalassaemia Day 2019?

    • Options
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    • B. Thalassaemia past, present and future: Documenting progress and patients' needs worldwide.
    • C. Access to safe and effective drugs in thalassaemia.
    • D. Universal Access to Quality Thalassaemia Healthcare Services: Building Bridges with and for Patients.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which bank has launched an Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies for the Asia and Pacific region?

    • Options
    • A. Asian Development Bank
    • B. International Monetary Fund
    • C. Islamic Development Bank
    • D. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following telescopes has recently helped to discover 300000 new galaxies?

    • Options
    • A. Hubble
    • B. LOFAR
    • C. Spitzer Space
    • D. Euclid
    • Discuss
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    • Options
    • A. AstroSat
    • B. Euclid
    • C. Athena
    • D. IXPE
    • Discuss
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    • Options
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