1) Payments and Settlement Systems Regulations in India are managed by ______

A) RBI

B) SEBI

C) NABARD

D) None of the above

Answer : A

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2) Dharma Guardian is military exercise between India and _____

A) Japan

B) France

C) Sri Lanka

D) None of the above

Answer : A

Fact

3) Which of the following are features of MGNREGA?

1. All rural households in rural areas, whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work eligible

2. Job card under the Act is the right of every rural household willing to work on NREGA and applies for it

3. Work focuses on areas like water conservation, land development

A) 1 Only

B) 2 only

C) 3 only

D) All of the above

Answer : D

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FEATURES OF MNREGA

• All rural households in rural areas, whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work eligible

• Job card under the Act is the right of every rural household willing to work on NREGA and applies for it

• Choice of works done through village level plans and 50% or more of work to be executed by panchayati raj institutions

• Work focuses on areas like water conservation, land development, provision of irrigation facility on private land of people below the poverty line, rural connectivity etc.

• Contractors are totally banned in NREGA works

• Unemployment allowance to be paid if Government unable to provide jobs within 15 days of application. Social audit made mandatory

4) Which of the following statements are true regarding Dayanand Saraswati?

1. He founded Arya samaj

2. He wrote Satyartha Prakasha

A) 1 Only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1&2

D) None of the above

Answer : C

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5) Which of the following statements are true regarding MAHADAYI RIVER?

1. Originates in Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary (Western Ghats), Belagavi district of Karnataka

2. It joins the Arabian Sea in Goa

A) 1 Only

B) 2 Only

C) Both 1&2

D) None of the above

Answer : C

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