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LRS is a facility provided by the Reserve Bank of India for all the resident individuals to freely remit a certain amount in terms of US dollar every financial year for a permissible set of current or capital account transactions. Here ‘LRS’ stands for ____.

A) Liquidity Remittance Scheme B) Liberalised Remittance Scheme
C) Liberalised Remittance Source D) Liberalised Revenue Scheme
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Liberalised Remittance Scheme

Explanation:

LRS stands for - Liberalised Remittance Scheme.
LRS is a facility provided by the Reserve Bank of India for all resident individuals to freely remit certain amount in terms of US dollar every financial year for a permissible set of current or capital account transactions.
Note:
* In April 2018, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened reporting norms for the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) under which individual can transfer up to US $2,50,000 abroad in a year.

* The purpose of tightening of norms is to improve monitoring and to ensure compliance with LRS limits.
* The scheme was introduced in February 2004 and its regulations are provided under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999.

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In April 2017, to address growing unemployment, which country has abolished the 457 Visa Programme used by thousands of temporary foreign workers, a majority of them Indians?

A) USA B) Canada
C) Australia D) UK
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Australia

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What was USA's rank in 2016 Human Development Index published by the United Nations Development Programme?

A) 1 B) 10
C) 100 D) 200
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10

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The first ever disaster management exercise of BIMSTEC countries was held _________ in October 2017.

A) Dhaka B) Colombo
C) New Delhi D) Karachi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) New Delhi

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Venus is the _______ planet from the Sun.

A) 2nd B) 4th
C) 6th D) 8th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2nd

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The judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the Vishakha Case pertains to

A) sexual harassment in the work-place B) Sati
C) dowry death D) rape
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) sexual harassment in the work-place

Explanation:

Vishakha and others v State of Rajasthan was a 1997 Indian Supreme Court case where Vishakhaand other women groups filed Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against State of Rajasthan and Union of India to enforce the fundamental rights of working women under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India.The court decided that the consideration of "International Conventions and norms are significant for the purpose of interpretation of the guarantee of gender equality, right to work with human dignity in Articles 14, 15, 19(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution and the safeguards against sexual harassment implicit therein.

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On January 16, 2018 the Supreme Court ruled the attacks and interference on adults opting for inter-caste marriage as ‘absolutely illegal’ in the petition filed by which NGO in 2010?

A) PRATHAM B) Shakti Vahini
C) Goonj D) Sammaan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shakti Vahini

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McAfee is a

A) Anti-virus software B) Programming language
C) Output device D) Computer device
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Anti-virus software

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