| 17. | S&P Global Ratings slashed India's GDP growth forecast for the country to 3.5% from a previous downgrade of 5.2%. Where is headquaters of S&P Global Ratings? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: S&P Global Ratings slashed India's GDP growth forecast for the country to 3.5% from a previous downgrade of 5.2%. Fitch Ratings has estimated India's growth at 2% and India Ratings & Research has revised its FY21 forecast to 3.6% from 5.5% earlier.Headquarters of S&P Global Ratings is in New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 18. | Ministry of Labour and Employment has set up how many control rooms under the Office of Chief Labour Commissioner (CLC) across India to sort out the issues that are arising in the backdrop of COVID-19? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Ministry of Labour and Employment has set up 20 control rooms under the Office of Chief Labour Commissioner (CLC) (C) across India. The aim of the control room is to sort out the issues that are arising in the backdrop of COVID-19. The control rooms will address wage-related grievances of workers employed in Central Sphere. |
| 19. | The First remote health monitoring system has been set up in India by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in which of the following place along with Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited (BHEL)? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The First remote health monitoring system has been set up in India by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rishikesh along with Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited (BHEL), a Government of India Navratna company in the defense sector. The system is expected to be used in Uttarakhand state to monitor COVID-19 patients. |
| 20. | The National Agriculture Market portal, e-NAM completed how many years of implementation on 14 April 2020? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The National Agriculture Market portal, e-NAM completed four years of implementation on 14 April 2020. The portal aims to achieve the vision of the "One Nation, One Market" for Agri-produce.Over 1.66 crore farmers and 1.28 Lakh traders registered on the e-NAM platform. By registering, the farmers can upload their produce for sale online to the traders across all e-NAM mandis. Traders can then bid for the lots available for sale on e-NAM from any location. |
