Sarat Chandra IAS 8th October Quiz

Consider the following statements:

1. Repo rate is a rate at which the commercial banks give a loan to the central authority.
2. Reverse repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends money to the banking system for short durations.

Which of the statements given above is/are Not correct?

With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, consider the following statements:

1. It was launched by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
2. It aims to provide LPG connections to women from the Below Poverty Line (BPL) households.

With reference to Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), consider the following statements:

1. It promotes the application of jeevamrutha .
2. It relies on the principles of Agroecology.
3. It uses fermented microbial culture that adds nutrients to the soil.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the chemical element Lithium, consider the following statements:

1. It is highly reactive and flammable.
2. It is generally extracted through solar evaporation of large brine pools or by hard-rock extraction of the ore.

Which of the statements given above is/are  Not correct?