Consider the following statements: 1., In the election for Lok Sabha or State Assembly, the winning candidate must get at least 50 percent of the votes polled, to be declared elected. 2., According to the provisions laid down in the Constitution of India, in Lok Sabha, the Speaker’s post goes to the majority party and the Deputy Speaker’s to the opposition. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answered 7 yr ago
bhavishya kumarAnswer (d)The first statement is wrong answer. India has adopted the first-past-the-post electoral system. In this system, the candidate who gets votes more than all other candidates is declared as winner.The sec...Read more
In the context of mitigating the impending ‘global warming’ due to anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide, which of the following can be the potential sites for carbon sequestration? 1., Abandoned and uneconomic coal seams 2., Depleted oil and gas reservoirs 3., Subterranean deep saline formations 4., Select the correct answer using the code given below: (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answered 7 yr agoAnswer (d)Capturing CO2 from the major stationary sources and its storage into deep geological formations is considered as a potential mitigation option for combacting climate change.Depleted oil and gas reservoirs are prime candidates for CO2 storage as they p...Read more
RBI to regulate P2P lenders as non-banking finance cos
Answered 7 yr agoThe government has notified the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as the regulator for peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms that have been classified as nonbanking finance companies (NBFCs). While this could increase costs for online lenders through compliance requirements, most have welcomed the move sta...Read more