Which of the following statements are correct in respect of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)?
- REITs pool money from investors to invest primarily in income-generating real estate assets.
- REITs in India are regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
- REITs are required to distribute a major portion of their net distributable cash flows to unit holders.
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Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) acts as the banker to the Government of India.
Statement 2: The RBI manages the public debt of the Central and State Governments.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following statements:
Statement I: A well-developed corporate bond market reduces excessive dependence of companies on bank financing.
Statement II: Corporate bonds allow companies to raise long-term funds directly from investors.
Statement III: Banks are the only source of long-term finance for companies in an economy.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following with reference to Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
- It measures the total value of final goods and services produced within a country's domestic territory in a given period.
- It includes the value of intermediate goods to avoid double counting.
- It can be calculated using production, income, and expenditure methods.
How many of the above is/are correct?
The members of Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees are:
Consider the following statements regarding the Great Nicobar Infrastructure Project and environmental governance in India:
- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has the power to review environmental clearances granted to large infrastructure projects.
- Projects of strategic importance are automatically exempt from environmental safeguards under Indian law.
- The Great Nicobar project involves diversion of forest land and development of port, airport and township infrastructure.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding the revised Consumer Price Index (CPI) in India:
- The updated CPI basket has reduced the weight of food items, which can make headline inflation less volatile.
- A high share of food in CPI generally weakens the effectiveness of monetary policy.
- In most high-income countries, the weight of food in CPI is significantly higher than in India.
- Core inflation gains relative importance when the food weight in CPI declines.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding climate governance in India:
- India’s climate action framework includes measures related to air quality management, urban transport, and biodiversity conservation.
- India’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement are automatically enforceable in domestic courts as binding law.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
Statement I: The Supreme Court has held that women’s reproductive autonomy is an important factor while deciding late-term abortion cases.
Statement II: The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021 permits abortion up to 24 weeks under specified categories of women.
Statement III: The right to abortion in India has been recognised as an absolute fundamental right under the Constitution.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
With reference to the future of RuPay and Unified Payments Interface (UPI), consider the following statements:
- The government-backed study emphasises that the future growth of UPI and RuPay will rely significantly on value-added services.
- The report states that UPI has already eliminated major infrastructure and reliability challenges in India.
- Integrating services such as micro-credit, insurance, and loyalty programmes can deepen financial inclusion through digital payments.
- The incentive scheme for promoting RuPay debit cards and low-value BHIM-UPI transactions has seen increased government payouts in recent years.
How many of the statements given above are incorrect?