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A)
Remission
B)
Reception
C)
Remuneration
D)
Reduction

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Remission


The Union Cabinet approved the Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP). It is a scheme for exporters to reimburse taxes and duties paid, like value added tax, coal cess and electricity duties which are not exempted or refunded under existing mechanism.
Last year, the RoDTEP scheme was announced by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at an estimated cost of Rs 50,000 crore, to incentivise exporters. It will replace the Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS) which will be phased out.

Published On : July 16, 2021
A)
2020
B)
2021
C)
2022
D)
2023

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 2021


Recruitment in railways, banks and lower levels of Central government to be done through Common Eligibility Test (CET) from 2021, National Recruitment Agency (NRA) to conduct this online test.

Published On : July 16, 2021
A)
Rohini Mohan
B)
Prachi Salve
C)
Pradeep Dwivedi
D)
Both B and C

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Both B and C


Prachi Salve of India Spend and Pradeep Dwivedi of Dainik Jagran jointly awarded first prize on road safety reporting by New Delhi-based Centre for Media Studies (CMS).

Published On : July 16, 2021
A)
Kerala
B)
Karnataka
C)
Tamil Nadu
D)
Gujarat

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Kerala


On March 14, 2020, the Kerala Government ordered poultry culling. Parappanagadi has been identified as the Epicenter of bird flu. The Government of Kerala is to cull poultry within one-kilometer radius.

Published On : July 16, 2021
A)
Gujarat
B)
Rajasthan
C)
Maharashtra
D)
Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Maharashtra


The Minister of State (I/C) for Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya is to inaugurate the ROPAX Ferry Vessel and its Terminal at Mandwa in Maharashtra on 15 March. Mandwa Port is an important passenger port on the coast of Maharashtra. Around 15 lakhs passengers commute annually by catamarans and launch from Gateway of India to Mandwa and then to Alibaug and other places in Raigad district.

Published On : July 16, 2021
A)
Iraq
B)
Iran
C)
Libya
D)
Sudan

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Iran


The US Congress approved a resolution to restrain the US President Donald Trump from attacking Iran. The House of Representatives joined the Senate in support of the resolution.
As per the resolution, no military action shall be taken against Iran without an explicit vote from the Congress. Earlier, a rocket fired on a military base north of Baghdad killed an American soldier, a British soldier and a US contractor. In January 2020, Trump ordered a drone strike that killed Iran’s military general, Qassem Soleimani, at the Baghdad airport of Iraq.

Published On : July 16, 2021
A)
LIC Ltd
B)
HDFC Ltd
C)
ICICI Ltd
D)
State Bank of India

Correct Answer : Option (D) - State Bank of India


The Reserve Bank of India drafted a reconstruction plan of Yes Bank recently. As per the plan, the investor bank shall buy 49% stake in Yes Bank.
Recently, the State Bank of India announced that the executive committee of its central board approved for purchase of 725 Crore shares in YES Bank at a price of Rs 10 per share subject to all regulatory approvals. The shareholding of SBI will remain within 49 per cent of the paid-up capital of YES Bank

Published On : July 16, 2021
A)
Coal
B)
Iron
C)
Bauxite
D)
Copper

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Coal


The Rajya Sabha passed ‘The Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020’, which proposes amendments to the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act 1957 and The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015.
The Lok Sabha had passed this Bill last week and it will come into force after the President’s assent. It seeks to allow companies which do not possess any prior coal mining experience in India to participate in coal auctions. It also seeks to remove the ‘specified end-use criterion’ of the companies.

Published On : July 16, 2021
A)
Uttar Pradesh
B)
Andhra Pradesh
C)
Bihar
D)
Odisha

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Uttar Pradesh


The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath recently announced that one ‘Arogya Mitra’ each is to be deputed at all Primary health centres in the state to inform people about health-related schemes of the government.
The Chief Minister also ‘Kaushal Satrang’ programme of the Department of Vocational Education and Skill Development and Department of Labour and Employment Exchange. The programme is aimed at generating employment and self-employment opportunities for the youth of the state.

Published On : July 16, 2021
A)
World Bank
B)
United Nations
C)
World Economic Forum
D)
International Monetary Fund

Correct Answer : Option (C) - World Economic Forum


The World Economic Forum recently launched a new platform with the support of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to convene the global business community for a collective support for the COVID-19 outbreak.
The newly formed platform is called ”COVID Action Platform” and is open to all businesses and industry groups and other stakeholders including the governments around the globe. This first of its kind platform will integrate the efforts of all the entities in tackling the outbreak together.

Published On : July 16, 2021