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PMVVY (Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana) pension limit extends to which timeline?

A) March, 2021 B) March, 2019
C) March, 2022 D) March, 2020
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) March, 2020

Explanation:

PMVVY (Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana) pension limit extends to March, 2020.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved extending the investment limit from Rs 7.5 lakh to Rs 15 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY).
It also extended the last date for a subscription to the scheme till March 31, 2020. The time limit was earlier supposed to end on May 4, 2018.
The PMVVY is being implemented through Life Insurance Corp (LIC) to provide social security during old age and protect the elderly aged 60 years and above against a future fall in their interest income due to uncertain market conditions. The scheme provides an assured pension based on a guaranteed rate of return of 8 percent per annum for 10 years.

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______ is a thyroid hormone which controls the balance of calcium in the body.

A) Calcitonin B) Thyroxine
C) Calmodulin D) all of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Calcitonin

Explanation:

Calcitonin is 32-amino acid linear polypeptide hormone that is produced in humans primarily by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid, and in many other animals in the ultimopharyngeal body. It acts to reduce blood calcium, opposing the effects of parathyroid hormone.

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By which process the cells of the meristematic tissue take up a permanent shape, size, and a function?

A) Demarcation B) Organisation
C) Simplification D) Differentiation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Differentiation

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The _________ keeps the average temperature of the Earth fairly steady.

A) biosphere B) heliosphere
C) atmosphere D) photosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) atmosphere

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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of NASA are working on world’s most expensive earth-imaging satellite to use dual frequency. Its name is ______

A) Cartosat B) NISAR
C) APM D) NIJAR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) NISAR

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India is developing Chabahar Port in which of the following countries?

A) Iraq B) Oman
C) Iran D) Afghanistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Iran

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Cultivation is difficult on red soil because

A) Its water holding capacity is less B) It is highly contaminated
C) Biological components do not mix with it D) It is red in colour
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Its water holding capacity is less

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Which type of city administration controls larger urban area?

A) Nagar Panchayat B) Municipal Panchayat
C) Municipal Corporation D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Municipal Corporation

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