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169. International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) executive board has recently recommended to exclude which among the following sports from the 2020 Games?
Wrestling The final decision had yet to be taken.
170. . G7 plus which among the following countries make G8?
Russia The G7 powers are the US, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Canada and Italy. G7+Russia is G8
171. The disputed region Golan Heights is located in which part of the World?
West Asia region The Golan Heights also called the Golan or the Syrian Golan, is a region in the Levant. The region is the disputed region between Syria and Israel.
172. Which among the following countries is providing Pilatus trainer aircraft to Indian Air Force (IAF)?
Switzerland Recently, the first of the 75 Swiss Pilatus trainer aircraft procured by the IAF under a Rs 2,800 crore deal to train its rookie pilots are landed at Jamnagar in Gujarat. The fleet of 75 aircraft will help in replacing the fleet of HPT-32 basic trainers which were grounded after a fatal crash in 2009. The Pilatus plane flew in from the firm’s headquarters in Stans in Switzerland for its maiden flight.
173. Recently, India signed its 13th Tax Info Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with which of the following countries?
Gibraltar A Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) was signed between India and Gibraltar that among other things calls for transparent sharing of information. This is the 13th TIEA being signed by India. So far India has signed TIEAs with Bahamas, Bermuda, BritishVirgin Islands, Isle of Man, Cayman Islands, Jersey, Macau, Liberia, Argentina, Guernsey, Bahrain and Monaco. As per the agreement information must be predictably relevant to the administration and enforcement of the domestic laws of the Contracting Parties concerning taxes covered by the agreement. Other features of the agreement include tax examination abroad and have specific provisions for providing banking and ownership information. It also says that the requesting state has to provide some minimum details about the information requested in order to justify the predictably relevant criteria.
174. Who among the following heads the RBI working group on boosting Export Finance?
G. Padmanabhan The Reserve Bank of India has decided to set up a technical working group to iron out existing issues and boost bank finance for exports. The group will be led by G. Padmanabhan, Executive Director, RBI, and also involve key agencies such as the Export Import Bank of India, Export Credit Guarantee Corporation, Federation of Indian Export Organisations, Fixed Income, Money Market and Derivatives Association, Indian Banks’ Association.
175. Which of the following committees is looking into the issues regarding certification under the Cinematograph Act?
Mukul Mudgal In the wake of various controversies about film releases as well as their broadcast on television, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has set up a panel to examine issues regarding certification under the Cinematograph Act. The committee, which will submit its report within two months, will be chaired by retired Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal. The committee will suggest measures to equip the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to deal with the increasing number of contemporary requirements of certification and increase in its transparency and efficiency. Some of the issues that the committee will look into include the process of certification under the Act as well as the mechanism followed by the examining and revising committees, categories of certification that exist as well as the ones that have been proposed in the Amendment Bill. It will also look into whether there is a requirement of special categories of certification for broadcasting of films on TV channels and radio stations.
176. Which among the following state governments has launched a state-wide Computerisation of Registration Project titled “Panjeeyan” in recent times?
Assam Assam’s Computerisation of Registration (Panjeeyan) Project has earned laurels for the state. The Project has won the prestigious Gold Icon National Award by the Union department of administrative reforms and public grievances for 2012-13. The state-wide Computerisation of Registration (Panjeeyan) Project in Assam was implemented by the revenue and disaster management department with support of the finance department, under the Assam Governance and Public Resource Management Project (AGPRMP) funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Under the Project, all 75 sub-registrar offices across the state have been computerised replacing the earlier manual system of maintaining records and registers. The registration process carried out in sub-registrar offices is a means of recording documents like sale deed, mortgage, agreement, lease deed, power of attorney, will, etc., as provided for in the Registration Act, 1908. It confers a legal status to the document and provides a measure of security to the transaction and minimises scope of disputes.
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