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ARCHIVES 21 May 2014 Today’s Questions 1. With reference to National Waqf Development Corporation Limited (NAWADCO), consider the following statements It is a public sector undertaking by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises It is being established for the development of Waqf properties for the community welfare particularly for Muslims in India. It is being established …
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ARCHIVES 20 May 2014 Today’s Questions 1. With reference to Information Technology Agreement (ITA) and India , consider the following statements It has benefited India as far as manufacturing in the domestic hardware industry is concerned. It is a plurilateral agreement of WTO under which participants have to reduce all product tariffs to zero level Which of …
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ARCHIVES 14 May 2014 Today’s Questions 1. With reference to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), consider the following statements It is established as an Attached Office of the Planning Commission It is a statutory authority Its mission is to issue a unique identification number (UIDAI) to 1 Billion Indians by 2015 Which of the statements given above …
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ARCHIVES 12 May 2014 Today’s Questions 1. With reference to NABARD and its various development initiatives , consider the following statements NABARD is the National Implementation Entity for the overall management of the projects and programmes financed by the Adaptation Fund under UNFCC Rural Innovation Fund (RIF), an initiative of NABARD is a fund designed to support innovative, …
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ARCHIVES 8 May 2014 Today’s Questions 1. With reference to Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares (PNCPS), consider the following statements These are type of preferred stock that has no maturity date Recently union cabinet agreed to convert these shares held by India in various public sector banks into equities Converting them to equity ensures adequate Tier-I capital in public …
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ARCHIVES 6 May 2014 Today’s Questions 1. With reference to provision of allowing a candidate to contest from multiple seats in Indian elections, consider the following statements It has been made possible by an amendment to the Constitution of India Under section 70 of the Representation of the People Act a candidate can not hold …
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ARCHIVES 5 May 2014 Today’s Questions 1. With reference to Tablighi Jamaat movement, consider the following statements It came forth as an offshoot of the Deobandi movement. Largest number of followers of this movement are in Saudi Arabia It has a following of large number of Shia Muslims Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect? a. …
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ARCHIVES 29 April 2014 Today’s Questions 1. With reference to Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS), consider the following statements ISRO Navigation Centre (INC) at Byalalu, is the nerve center of the IRNSS Ground Segment. All of its seven Satellites will be placed in the Geostationary Equatorial orbit The navigation software for IRNSS is being developed with the …
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