Which state power discoms has become the India’s first state-owned discoms to accept payments through Bharat QR?
- Andhra Pradesh
- Chattisgarh
- Rajasthan
- Odisha
Explanation:
Andhra Pradesh’s Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd (EPDCL) and the Southern Power Distribution Corporation of AP Ltd. (SPDCL) have become the India’s first state-owned distribution companies to accept payments through Bharat QR. The Bharat QR is the world’s first interoperable quick response code acceptance solution launched by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). It is secure, network-agnostic interface that enables customers to use their smartphones to make payments without divulging information like card numbers and CVV. To pay power bills via Bharat QR, customers must log in to their bank’s app and scan the QR code on their electricity bill for instant payment. Alternatively, they may enter their unique customer IDs online and generate a QR code that can be scanned using their bank’s app.
- Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
- Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
- Firoz Tughlaq
- Akbar
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Jayprakash Narayan
- Vinoba Bhave
- Datta Dharmodhikari
- Bijal Vachharajani
- Roopa Pai
- Rachel Ignotofsky
- Sumana Roy
Explanation:
The book “So You Want to Know About the Environment” has been authored by Bijal Vachharajani. The book will make children analyze, explore, love and respect the environment. It looks at climate change, food, waste, water and wildlife; explains scientific concepts and asks important questions. It is packed with facts, jokes, activities and stories from people working in the field in different parts of the world.
The amendment of the constitution can be initiated in which of the following?
- Loksabha only
- Rajyasabha only
- Any House of the Parliament
- Assembly of a state
Explanation:
Part XX of the Constitution of India has only one article that is Article 368 that deals with the amendment of the Constitution. As per this article, Parliament may add, amend or repeal any provision of the constitution as per the procedure laid down for this purpose
A constitution amendment bill can be introduced in any house of the parliament. A bill for the purpose of amendment of constitution can NOT be introduced in any state legislature.
- Sharad Jain
- S. Masood Husain
- Usha Gupta
- Kirti Kumar
Explanation:
Dr. Sharad Kumar Jain has assumed the additional charge of Director General (DG) of National Water Development Agency (NWDA) under Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. Presently, he is working as Scientist G with National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee. Jain succeeds S. Masood Husain who has moved over as Member (WP and P), Central Water Commission.
- Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
- Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
- Ministry of External Affairs
- Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Explanation:
Recently, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has imposed a 5-year ban on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and its journalists from filming in all Indian tiger reserves for allegedly misrepresenting facts in a documentary on poaching in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam. The BBC documentary “Killing for Conservation” by its journalist Justin Rowlatt, talks about Kaziranga’s rhino conservation which claims that forest guards have the power to ‘shoot and kill’ poachers. The documentary also criticizes anti-poaching policies in wildlife reserves as affecting the life of tribal people living in the vicinity of the park. The NTCA is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) constituted under enabling provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2006, for strengthening tiger conservation.
Which among the following is not a security / privacy risk?
- Spam
- Virus
- Hacking
- Phishing
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- Basanti Devi
- Sarojini Naidu
- Lata Mangeshkar
- Meera kumar
