AJ 8-10 Flashcards
The 52nd GST Council recently met under the Chairpersonship of Union Minister for Finance
& Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi. It has made various recommendations
related to changes in GST tax rates, measures for facilitation of trade and measures for
streamlining compliances in GST. Which of the following services supplied to Governmental
Authorities has been exempted from GST?
(1) Water Supply
(2) Sanitation conservancy
(3) Solid waste management
(4) Slum improvement and upgradation
(5) Public Health
[a] 1, 3 and 5
[b] 3, 4 and 5
[c] 1, 2 and 3
[d] 2, 3 and 4
[e] 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
E
Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has unveiled R&D Roadmap for the National Green
Hydrogen Mission on the eve of World Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day (8th October). How much is
budget of this R&D Roadmap?
[a] Rs. 800 Crores
[b] Rs. 600 Crores
[c] Rs. 400 Crores
[d] Rs. 250 Crores
[e] Rs. 100 Crores
C
Where is National Academy of Agricultural Sciences along with ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries
Research Institute hosting 16th Agricultural Science Congress?
[a] Kochi
[b] Bhopal
[c] Kolkata
[d] Varanasi
[e] Dehradun
A
Which Ministry has unveiled system based automatic ‘Status Holder’ certificates under
Foreign Trade Policy 2023?
[a] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[b] Ministry of MSME
[c] Ministry of Heavy Industries
[d] Ministry of Finance
[e] Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
A
District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) are being set up by State Governments under Section
9B of the MMDR Act, 1957 as a non-profit body in all the districts affected by mining. Funds
under DMFs are used to implement projects under Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojna
(PMKKKY) launched in ________ by Ministry of Mines. As per the PMKKKY guidelines, at least
________ of the funds under DMFs are to be spend on High Priority areas and ___________on
Other Priority areas. Fill the gaps
[a] 2014, 40%, 60%
[b] 2015, 60%, 40%
[c] 2016, 30%, 70%
[d] 2017, 20%, 80%
[e] 2018, 50%, 50%
B
Across the world, urban areas are the productive hubs of economies, with more than 75% of
the world’s GDP generated here. In India, despite the relatively low urbanisation, cities already
contribute __________ to the national GDP. Fill the gap
[a] 35%
[b] 45%
[c] 66%
[d] 72%
[e] 55%
C
