Current Affairs – 18042020 Date April 17, 2020 Comments 0 comment 1. Consider the following statements regarding the Business Correspondent (BCs) model for financial inclusion1.Business Correspondents are retail agents engaged by banks for providing banking services at locations other than a bank branch/ATM2.The BC model allows banks to provide door-step delivery of services3.As per the RBI guidelines, only NGOs and Self Help Groups (SHG) can act as a Business CorrespondentsWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?2 and 3 only1 only1 and 2 only1, 2 and 3 2.Consider the following pairs Traditional martial arts Practiced in 1. Gatka - Punjab 2. Kalarippayattu - Kerala 3. Thang Ta - Sikkim Which of the above given pairs is/are correctly matched?2 and 3 only2 only1 and 2 only1, 2 and 33. With reference to International energy agency (IEA), consider the following statements1. IEA is an autonomous intergovernmental organisation established to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for its member countries and beyond2. Only a member country of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) can become a member of IEAWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?1 only2 onlyBoth 1 and 2Neither 1 nor 2The term ‘Yanomami’ recently in news is associated withSubspecies of archaic humanStrato volcanoDiamond reserveIndigenous tribal groupThe term ‘Seismic noise’ sometimes in news refers toThe effects of deep sea drilling on ground stabilityRelatively persistent vibration of the ground due to a multitude of causesIt is the unwanted component of signals recorded by a seismometerBoth b and c Name Email Mobile Time is Up! Share: admin Next post Current Affairs - 09052020 May 9, 2020