QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz- 82

The BTIA (Broadbased Trade and Investment Agreement) recently seen in the news is

Under the National Energy Efficient Agriculture Pumps Programme

1. Farmers will be helped with replacing old agricultural pumps across the country with new-age energy efficient agricultural pumps
2. Pumps will come enabled with a smart control panel, giving farmers the flexibility to switch-on and switch-off these pumps from their mobile phones

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The nodal agency for implementing the provisions of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 is

With reference to the Public Interest Litigation or PIL, which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

1. The mid-day meal that children now receive in government and government-aided schools is because of a PIL
2. A PIL can be filed only in the Supreme Court

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The nodal Ministry on the subject ‘Solid Waste Management’ is

The ‘Pindari glacier’ lies in the state of

Which of the following statements with regard to the ‘36^th International Geological Congress (IGC)’ is/are correct?

1. This will be the first time that India hosts the IGC
2. It will be hosted jointly by the Ministry of Mines and Ministry of Earth Sciences
3. Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan will be co-hosts

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