Correct Answer : Option (C) - Only three
Note : S3i has signed a landmark shareholders’ agreement to invest in a 250-megawatt solar power plant located in Rajasthan. Collaborating with strategic and institutional investors, S3i aims to invest in large-scale infrastructure projects in developing countries focusing on its mandated areas of affordable housing, renewable energy and health. Hence, option c is the correct answer.Source : PES
Correct Answer : Option (B) - Only three
Note : * For the horizontal tax devolution, the Fifteenth Finance Commission used the following as criteria:
Note : The assets that cannot be touched are known as intangible assets. They are non-physical in nature and can be used for a year or more and the list includes brand value, goodwill, and intellectual property like trademarks, patents, and copyrights etc.A tangible asset is an asset that has physical substance. Examples include inventory, a building, rolling stock, manufacturing equipment or machinery, and office furniture.Hence, (c) is the correct answer..Source : Investopedia
Correct Answer : Option (B) - Only two
Note : The government provides MSP for Niger Seeds. Hence, statement 1 is correct.Niger Seed is cultivated as Kharif crop. Hence, statement 2 is correct.The tribal population uses niger seed oil for cooking, the press cake post oil-extraction as livestock feed, and also consume the seeds as a condiment. Hence, statement 3 is correct..Source : Downtoearth
Correct Answer : Many marginal farmers in an area organize themselves into groups and synchronize and harmonize selected agricultural operations
Note : “Small Farmers Large Field (SFLF)” is an agri model to overcome the disadvantages faced by millions of small and marginal farmers due to diseconomies of scale and lack of bargaining power in the supply chain. This model is participatory and flexible and allows small farmers to benefit from achieving economies of scale by organising themselves into groups and synchronising and harmonising selected operations.Source : Indian Eexpress
Note : * Government bond market is a part of the Capital Market. Hence, option 1 is correct.* Call money rate is the rate at which short term funds are borrowed and lent in the money market. Hence, option 2 is not correct.* Treasury bills are short-term debt securities issued by thgovernment. They have a maturity of up to one year and are considered to be the safest type of money market instrument. Hence, option 3 is not correct.* The Stock Market is a part of the Capital Market. Hence, option 4 is correct.
Correct Answer : Conducting 'Open Market Operations'
Note : * Sterilisation refers to the process by which the RBI takes away money from the banking system to neutralise the fresh money that enters the system. Classical sterilisation involves central banks conducting buy and sell operations in open markets. Hence, option a is the correct answer.* For sterilisation, the RBI usually adopts the Market Stabilisation Scheme (MSS).
Correct Answer : Option (B) - Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
Note : Carbon markets, for years short of puff, have at last become one of the most widespread tools in the fight against climate change. By the end of 2021 more than 21% of the world’s emissions were covered by some form of carbon pricing, up from 15% in 2020. Hence, Statement 1 is correct.Like taxes, carbon markets transfer resources from the private sector to the state. Hence, statement 2 is correct.However, Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I.Source : Economist
Correct Answer : Option (A) - Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-1
Note : In the post-pandemic recent past, many Central Banks worldwide had carried out interest rate hikes to contain the post pandemic inflation. For Example, since May 2022, the Monetary Policy Committee (RBI) has gone for rate hikes many times. Hence, statement 1 is correct.The central banks generally are mandated with the task of containing the rising prices of the commodities. Central banks use monetary policy to manage economic fluctuations and achieve price stability. Hence, Statement 2 is correct.
Correct Answer : Option (D) - Statement-I is incorrect Statement-II is correct
Note : Interest income that InvIT gets from its underlying SPVs and passes on to unitholders is taxed. The dividends that InvIT pays also get taxed. Both interest and dividend are taxed per the income tax slab. This is applicable where the InvIT has opted for taxation under section 115BAA of the Act. Hence, statement 1 is not correct.InvITs are recognized as borrowers under the SARFAESI Act 2002. The SARFAESI Act and the Recovery of Debts Act have been amended. Now, a pooled investment vehicle can be considered a borrower under these laws. This means that a debenture trustee for listed secured debt securities issued by an InvIT or REIT can use the protections and enforcement mechanisms under the SARFAESI Act. Hence, statement 2 is correct.Source : Money Control
