Quiz Of the Day


1.  Consider the following statements regarding the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020:
1) The draft bill proposes to abolish states’ power to determine electricity tariffs.
2) It makes it compulsory for the state power companies to buy a minimum percentage of renewable energy fixed by the centre.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? .

     1 Only
     2 Only
     Both 1 and 2
     Neither 1 nor 2


2.  Regional Maritime Information Fusion Centre (RMIFC) is based at:

     France
     Madagascar
     South Africa
     India


3.  Consider the following statements: 1) Health Silk Road is an integral and official policy of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) since the start of the BRI project. 2) China’s BRI is an ambitious programme to connect Asia with Africa and Europe via land and maritime networks. 3) Very limited countries have shown interest in the China’s BRI project. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

     1 and 2 only
     2 Only
     2 and 3 only
     1, 2 and 3


4.  Recently, Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council released compensation dues for the December 2019 to February 2020 period to the states. In this context, consider the following statements:
1) States were guaranteed a 14 per cent tax revenue growth in the first five years after GST implementation by the Central government.
2) States’ tax revenue as of Financial Year 2016 is considered as the base year for the calculation of revenue growth rate.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

     1 Only
     2 Only
     Both 1 and 2
     Neither 1 nor 2


5.  Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is funded by which of the following?

     Ministry of Science and Technology
     Department of Biotechnology
     Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
     Prime Minister’s Office