Consider the following statements regarding National Strategy for Financial Education 2020-2025(NSFE)

  1. It has launched by the Reserve Bank of India
  2. It emphasizes a multi-stakeholder-led approach for empowering various sections of the population to develop adequate knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviour.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS:RBI releases National Strategy for Financial Education

The policy has recommended a ‘5 C’ approach for dissemination of financial education in the country:

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/business/rbi-releases-national-strategy-for-financial-education/article32401294.ece

Consider the following statements regarding National Centre for Financial Education

  1. It is a Non-for-Profit Company promoted by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
  2. It aims to promote Financial Education across India for all sections of society as per National Strategy for Financial Education of Financial Stability and Development Council

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS:RBI releases National Strategy for Financial Education

Key provisions:

About National Centre for Financial Education:

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/business/rbi-releases-national-strategy-for-financial-education/article32401294.ece

Consider the following statements regarding Teesta River

  1. It is a tributary of the brahmaputra river and flowing through India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
  2. It originates from the Pahunri glacier

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (b) 2 only

Explanation:

In NEWS:Explained: The China twist in India-Bangladesh Teesta river challenge

About Teesta River:

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/china-twist-in-teesta-river-project-challenge-6563398/

Consider the following statements regarding Thumbimahotsavam 2020

  1. It is the first-ever State Dragonfly Festival in Kerala.
  2. It is a part of a national dragonfly festival being organised by the WWF India, Bombay Natural History Society & Indian Dragonfly Society.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS:Kerala’s first-ever Dragonfly Festival to be held soon

About Dragonfly

Source: https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2020/aug/22/keralas-first-ever-dragonfly-festival-to-be-held-soon-2186639.html

Consider the following statements regarding Kala Azar

  1. It is caused by a protozoan parasite
  2. It is a zoonotic infection transmitted by the sand fly

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS:Oral nanomedicine may bring relief for Kala-Azar & other neglected diseases

About kala-azar

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/FtwqRYGjEyvIzqbc_HPUrfIw7gO0b3SWu-n_9ItAu2zHhEH-Ybh4xIKvsF7tpqz-IwJ2P0KnxvZxwa8Ftzgf00FJQs5qrL9IonWDJS8Gcjba9cPKidVCWlGs_3gKMgxTZIYF6y2lMjDtRhBrxA

Source:https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1647535#:~:text=Scientists%20from%20the%20Institute%20of,cargo%20system%20for%20combating%20visceral

Consider the following statements regarding Labour Bureau

  1. It is an attached office under Ministry of Labour and Employment
  2. The foundations of Labour Bureau can be traced to the The Royal Commission on Labour in 1931

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS:Labour ministry to give statutory powers to the labour bureau

About Labour Bureau

Functions of Labour Bureau:

The functions/activities of Labour Bureau can be classified under three major heads:

Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/labour-ministry-to-give-statutory-powers-to-the-labour-bureau/articleshow/77651827.cms

Consider the following statements regarding Somali sengi

  1. It is a type of elephant shrew
  2. It is found only in Somalia

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS:Lost species of elephant shrew rediscovered in Africa

About Somali sengi

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/YjZq62DuOUC7gwNc6qXojTo9mURjcWtownCtEcfG9oJys73HKGQIJxwMP0qv2Z93ympIrFCponot51qKtx5TFTvrfHnFSgsam2IijgPApN212_7lf_GdwBdo-8Lyh9Ma9PQvFaYMprU70nzQEQ

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53820395#:~:text=A%20little%2Dknown%20mammal%20related,after%2050%20years%20of%20obscurity.&text=The%20creature%20was%20found%20alive,Africa%2C%20during%20a%20scientific%20expedition.

Recently, the place Chora Church is seen in news, it is located in

  1. Turkey
  2. Libyan
  3. Iran
  4. Russia

Answer: (a) Turkey

Explanation:

In NEWS:After Hagia Sophia, Turkey’s historic Chora Church also switched to mosque

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reconverted the historic Chora church, one of Istanbul’s most celebrated Byzantine buildings, into a mosque on Friday, a month after opening the famed Hagia Sophia to Muslim worship.Hence option (a) is correct

Chora Museum:

Reason:

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/after-hagia-sophia-turkeys-historic-chora-church-also-switched-to-mosque-6564535/

Consider the following statements regarding Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana

  1. It is being implemented by Employee State Insurance Corporation.
  2. It aims to support the people who have lost their jobs due to changing employment pattern due to an international crisis or a domestic crisis

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS:Unemployed? ESIC to settle payment claim under Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana within 15 days

About Atal BimitVyakti Kalyan Yojana

Source: https://www.financialexpress.com/money/unemployed-esic-to-settle-payment-claim-under-atal-bimit-vyakti-kalyan-yojana-within-15-days/2062123/

Regarding Wood’s Dispatch, which of the following statements are true?

  1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced. 
  2. Establishment of universities was recommended.
  3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended

Select the correct answer using the code given below: 

  1. 1 and 2 only 
  2. 2 and 3 only 
  3. 1 and 3 only 
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

In 1854, Charles Wood prepared a despatch on an educational system for India. Considered the “Magna Carta of English Education in. India”, this document was the first comprehensive plan for the spread of education in India.