Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 16-12-2024 (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)

1. It consists of 6 members with three Members from RBI and three are appointed by the Central Government.
2. The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India is the ex-officio chairperson of the MPC.
3. The tenure of the Members of the Monetary Policy Committee appointed by the Central Government is four years.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

2) Jumped Deposit, sometimes seen in the news recently, is associated with?

3) Consider the following statements with respect to High Courts Judges

1. Article 217 deals with transfer of a judge from one High Court to another.
2. The tenure of the High court judges is until the age of 62.
3. The Features of the removal of high court judges in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from the British Constitution.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

4) Consider the following statements with respect to Indian star tortoise

1. Indian star tortoises are primarily herbivorous and are popular as exotic house pets.
2. It is listed in in Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5) Consider the following statements with respect to the Spices Board of India

1. It was constituted on 1987, under the Spices Board Act 1986 with the merger of the erstwhile Cardamom Board and Spices Export Promotion Council.
2. It is an autonomous body responsible for the export promotion of the 52 scheduled spices and development of Cardamom.
3. It works under the aegis of the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare.

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