Current Affairs - 2019-20

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The Vishakhapatnam railway station in Andhra Pradesh has been adjudged as the cleanest railway station among the 75 busiest stations in the country in category A1, followed by Secunderabad, Jammu Tawi, Vijayawada and Anand Vihar railway stations. This was revealed by Third Party Audit Report on Station Cleanliness i.e. released by Ministry of Railway in New Delhi on May 17, 2017. The railway stations are categorised — A1, A, B, C, D, E and F — based on their annual passenger revenue by the ministry. Among the ‘A’ category stations, Beas railway station in Punjab was rated the cleanest station followed by Khammam station in Telangana and Ahmednagar station in Maharashtra. Zone wise South-East Central railway has been ranked first followed by East Coast railway and Central Railway. The survey was carried out by the Quality Council of India (QCI) and was based on criteria such as toilets on platforms, management of tracks and dustbins.

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After 2018 amendment, the salaries of judges of higher judiciary in India are:

Chief Justice of India	Rs. 2,80,000
Supreme Court Judge	Rs.2,50,000
Chief Justice of High Court	Rs. 2,50,000
Judge of High Court	Rs. 2,25,000

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AC = BC = 5 cm
∴ AB

Hence option [A] is the right answer.

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Kelo irrigation project is implemented in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh on Kelo River, a tributary of Mahanadi River. The project is targeted to be completed by year 2018. The project was recently in news due to tussle between Chhattisgarh and Odisha state government over sharing of water of Mahanadi.

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On 20 July 2015, the United Nation Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2231 (2015) endorsing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The full implementation of Resolution 2231 (2015) provides for the termination of the provisions of previous Security Council resolutions on the Iranian nuclear issue and establishes specific restrictions that apply to all States without exception.

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World Bank’s analytical report classifies the economies into four groups’ viz. high-income group; upper-middle- income group; lower-middle-income group and low-income group. This classification is made on the basis of Gross National Income per capita (GNI per capita). India’s GNI per capita was $1670 in 2016.

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The Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) 2017 has been released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in partnership with the World Bank Group. The BRAP includes 405 recommendations for reforms on regulatory processes, policies, practices and procedures spread across 12 reform areas, that is, labour regulation enablers; contract enforcement; registering property; inspection reform enablers; single window system; land availability and allotment; construction permit enablers; environmental registration enablers; obtaining utility permits; paying taxes; access to information and transparency enablers and sector specific reforms spanning the lifecycle of a typical business. BRAP 2017 includes two new sectors i.e. Healthcare and Hospitality.

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Maharashtra was the first State in India to launch a nutrition mission, in 2005, followed by five other States, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Gujarat and Karnataka, covering a total population of 300 million. Recently, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh joined the list with the focus of the nutrition mission and inter-sectoral coordination to improve child nutrition in the first 1000 days.

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First option is the correct answer

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Recently, a one-day Mega Conclave called “Nirman Samvaad”, a first ever interaction between the Ministry of Railways and the Construction Industry was organised. This Conclave was organized by Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL), a dedicated arm of Ministry of Railways for fast track implementation of railway projects. The conclave aimed at taking measures to ensure expeditious implementation of ambitious Railway Infrastructure Development Plans.