1. The Odisha government
has recently increased the dearness allowance of the state employees by what
percentage?
a. Five percent
b. Seven percent
c. Ten percent
d. Eight percent
ANSWER: a. Five percent of
this decision will benefit lakhs of state government employees and
pensioners. The increased dearness allowance will be effective from 01
January 2020. With this increase, the total DA of the state government
employees has increased to 14 percent. Apart from this, the government has
also approved 10 percent arrears under the 7th Pay Commission. This
arrears will be given to the employees in the year 2017 under Odisha Revised
Scales of Pay Rules (ORSP).
2. India and Portugal
recently signed how many agreements in the field of maritime, intellectual
property rights, airspace and scientific research?
a. Ten
b. Eight
c. Seven
d. Four
ANSWER: c. Seven
India and Portugal have decided to strengthen
their defense partnership. India and Portugal also decided to help on the
new drone technology of unmanned aircraft in the link of defense
cooperation. India and Portugal signed a cooperation agreement on
shipping, transportation and port development. Both countries are very
important partners on international issues.
3. According to the Income
Tax Department, if the Permanent Account Number (PAN) is not linked to Aadhaar
by what date it will become inactive (useless)?
a. 25 February
b. 02 March
c. 30 April
d. 31 March
ANSWER: d. The
deadline for adding PAN and Aadhaar has been
extended several times on 31 March and the current deadline will expire on 31
March 2020. According to the department, by January 27, 2020, 30.75 crore
PANs have already been linked to Aadhaar. However, 17.58 crore PANs are
yet to be linked to the 12-digit Aadhaar. Aadhaar card is an identity card
issued by the Government of India to the citizens of India. Aadhaar is the
world’s largest biometric ID system.
4. Recently in which state
India’s first intercity electric bus service has been started?
a. Bihar
b. Jharkhand
c. Maharashtra
d. Punjab
ANSWER: c. The
first intercity electric bus service
between Maharashtra Mumbai
and Pune was started on 14 February 2020. Union Transport Minister Nitin
Gadkari inaugurated this electric bus service. This bus has a seating
capacity of 43 people. This bus can cover a distance of 300 km on a single
charge. Government of India will also start this type of bus service in
other parts of Maharashtra. This bus will be run under the public-private
partnership model.
5. Which of the following
countries will host the 13th COP (Conference of Parties) on conservation of
migratory species of wildlife?
a. Nepal
b. Pakistan
c. China
d. India
ANSWER: d. India
will
include the Asian Elephant and the Great Indian
Bustard in the Global Conservation List in this conference. The conference
will be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 17-22 February 2020. India has
been named the President of the Conference of Parties (COP) for the next three
years.
