Which of the following statements are correct in respect of the liquidity management function of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
- The RBI uses instruments such as repo rate, reverse repo rate and open market operations to influence liquidity conditions in the banking system.
- The RBI can inject liquidity into the banking system when it seeks to address a temporary shortage of funds in the financial system.
- The RBI's liquidity management operations can influence short-term interest rates and overall monetary conditions in the economy.
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Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is given exclusively to actors for their contribution to Indian cinema.
Statement 2: The award is named after Dadasaheb Phalke, who directed Raja Harishchandra, regarded as India's first full-length feature film.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following statements:
Statement I: Nepal and Bhutan are landlocked countries with India as one of their immediate neighbours.
Statement II: Nepal does not shares its southern, eastern and western borders with India.
Statement III: Bhutan lies between India and Bangladesh, with Bangladesh sharing a direct land boundary with Bhutan.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following with reference to the High Courts in India:
- The Constitution provides for a High Court for each State, but Parliament may establish a common High Court for two or more States or for two or more States and a Union Territory.
- A High Court exercises jurisdiction over the entire territory of the State in which it is established, unless a common High Court has jurisdiction over more than one State or Union Territory.
- The Chief Justice and judges of a High Court are appointed by the President of India.
How many of the above is/are correct?
Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution specifically deals with the duties of the Prime Minister with respect to furnishing information to the President?
With reference to the statutory social security architecture under the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, consider the following statements:
- Under the statutory framework, the mandatory employee contribution of 12% is apportioned between the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) and the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS).
- The employer’s statutory 12% contribution is split such that 8.33% is diverted to the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS) and 3.67% to the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF).
- The Central Government contributes 1.16% of wages to the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS), subject to the statutory wage ceiling.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following pairs regarding bilateral agreements, digital payments, and international bodies in the news:
- 1991 India-Pakistan Agreement (Article 10): Prohibits naval warships and submarines of both countries from closing within three nautical miles of each other in international waters.
- Merchant Discount Rate (MDR): Processing commission paid by merchants to acquiring banks, payment gateways, and network rails for facilitating digital retail transactions.
- P2PM Category: Special UPI classification for micro-merchants receiving up to Rs 1 lakh per month, exempt from standard MDR charges.
- European Security Council: Proposed cross-continental security coordination mechanism aimed at countering hybrid warfare threats.
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
With reference to the recovery of loans and repossession of financed assets by banks and financial institutions, consider the following statements:
- Banks and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) may appoint recovery agents, but such agents cannot resort to physical force, intimidation or other extra-legal means for recovery of dues or repossession of financed assets.
- The Supreme Court has held that recovery of loans and repossession of vehicles must be undertaken through procedures recognised by law and that the use of musclemen or coercive methods is impermissible.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Read the following statements carefully:
- It is an elevated thermal boundary in alpine and polar environments where the ambient air temperature fluctuates around zero degrees Celsius.
- Accelerating climate change has shifted this line upward across the Himalayas at roughly 100 meters per decade.
- Its vertical migration causes permafrost degradation and bedrock warming, compromising the structural stability of high-elevation mountain peaks and precipitating catastrophic rock-ice avalanches.
Which of the following geographical terms is described above?
Regarding the transport, financial and digital governance policies reported recently, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?