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Score 90% Marks with Our Super Current Affairs Pdf SCORE 90% MARKS WITH OUR SUPER CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF Page 1 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo SUPER Current Affairs MCQs 13th & 14th March 2021 By Dream Big Institution Team (SUPER Current Affairs) © Q.In 2021, India is observing which edition of the Dandi March celebrations, which was led by Mahatma Gandhi? A) 75 C) 82 B) 91 D) 100 Answer -B On 12 March 2021, nation observed the 91st anniversary of the historic Salt Satyagraha led by Mahatma Gandhi. It was on March 12, 1930, that Mahatma Gandhi walked from the Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi in Gujarat to break the salt-tax law imposed by the British. It was an act of civil disobedience to protest against British rule in India. PM Modi also launched the “Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav”, the initiative launched by the Government of India to mark 75 years of Independence. About Mahatma Gandhi . Full Name: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi . Born: 2 October, 1869 . Place of Birth: Porbandar, Gujarat . Death: 30 January, 1948 . Place of Death: Delhi, India . Cause of Death: Shot by Gun or assassination . Father: Karamchand Gandhi . Mother: Putlibai Gandhi . Nationality: Indian . Spouse: Kasturba Gandhi . Children: Harilal Gandhi, Manilal Gandhi, Ramdas Gandhi and Devdas Gandhi . Professions: Lawyer, Politician, Activist, Writer Page 2 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo Mahatma Gandhi: Awards • In 1930, Gandhi was named the Man of the Year by Time's Magazine. • In 2011, Time magazine named Gandhi as one of the top 25 political icons of all time. • He did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize despite being nominated five times between 1937 and 1948. • The Government of India institutionalized the annual Gandhi Peace Prize to distinguished social workers, world leaders, and citizens. Nelson Mandela, the leader of South Africa's struggle against apartheid was a recipient of the award. "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." - Mahatma Gandhi Q.The Cabinet has recently approved to increase the FDI limit in insurance sector to what percent? A) 85% C) 100% B) 49% D) 74% Answer -D The Union cabinet has approved an amendment to the Insurance Act, 1938 to increase the permissible foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in insurance sector to 74 percent.Currently, the FDI limit in the life and general insurance is 49 percent with ownership and management control with Indian. Important Acts related to RBI & Banks 1. Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 is the legislative act under which the Reserve Bank of India was formed. This act along with the Companies Act, which was amended in 1936, were meant to provide a framework for the supervision of banking firms in India. Page 3 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo 2. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES ACT 2006 An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Government securities and its management by the Reserve Bank of India and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. 3. Banking Regulation Act, 1949 The Banking Regulation Act, 1949 is a legislation in India that regulates all banking firms in India. Initially, the law was applicable only to banking companies. But, 1965 it was amended to make it applicable to cooperative banks and to introduce other changes. 4. Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) is an Act of the Parliament of India “to consolidate and amend the law relating to foreign exchange with the objective of facilitating external trade and payments and for promoting the orderly development and maintenance of foreign exchange market in India”. It was passed in the winter session of Parliament in 1999, replacing the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA). 5. Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to prevent money-laundering and to provide for confiscation of property derived from money-laundering. PMLA and the Rules notified there under came into force with effect from July 1, 2005. The Act and Rules notified there under impose obligation on banking companies, financial institutions and intermediaries to verify identity of clients, maintain records and furnish information in prescribed form to Financial Intelligence Unit – India (FIU-IND). Money-laundering: Whosoever directly or indirectly attempts to indulge or assist other person or actually involved in any activity connected with the proceeds of crime and projecting it as untainted property. Page 4 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo 6. Companies Act 2013 The Companies Act 2013 is an Act of the Parliament of India which regulates incorporation of a company, responsibilities of a company, directors, dissolution of a company. New Concepts: 1. One Person Company is a company with only one person as a member. 2. Woman Director: Every Listed Company /Public Company with paid up capital of Rs 100 Crores or more / Public Company with turnover of Rs 300 Crores or more shall have at least one Woman Director. 3. Corporate Social Responsibility: Clause (135) Every company having net worth of rupees five hundred crore or more, or turnover of rupees one thousand crore or more or a net profit of rupees five crore or more during any financial year shall constitute a Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the Board consisting of three or more directors, out of which at least one director shall be an independent director. 4. Dormant Company: Where a company is formed and registered under this Act for a future project or to hold an asset or intellectual property and has no significant accounting transaction, such a company or an inactive company may make an application to the Registrar for obtaining the status of a dormant company. 7. Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 The Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (also known as the Sarfaesi Act) is an Indian law .It allows banks and other financial institution to auction residential or commercial properties to recover loans. Page 5 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo The first asset reconstruction company (ARC) of India, ARCIL, was set up under this act. The law does not apply to unsecured loans, loans below Rs. 100,000 or where remaining debt is below 20% of the original principal. This law allowed the creation of asset reconstruction companies (ARC) and allowed banks to sell their non-performing assets to ARCs. Banks are allowed to take possession of the collateral property and sell it without the permission of a court. 8. Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 The PSS Act, 2007 provides for the regulation and supervision of payment systems in India and designates the Reserve Bank of India (Reserve Bank) as the authority for that purpose and all related matters. The Reserve Bank is authorized under the Act to constitute a Committee of its Central Board known as the Board for Regulation and Supervision of Payment and Settlement Systems (BPSS), to exercise its powers and perform its functions and discharge its duties under this statute. The Act also provides the legal basis for “netting” and “settlement finality”. This is of great importance, as in India, other than the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system all other payment systems function on a net settlement basis. 9. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 An Act to define and Law relating to negotiable instruments which are Promissory Notes, Bills of Exchange and cheques. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is an act in India dating from the British colonial rule, that is still in force largely unchanged. 10. State Bank of India Act, 1955 To constitute a State Bank for India, to transfer to it the undertaking of the Imperial Bank of India and to provide for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. 11. The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961 The functions of the DICGC are governed by the provisions of ‘The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961’ (DICGC Act) and ‘The Deposit Insurance and Page 6 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo Credit Guarantee Corporation General Regulations, 1961’ framed by the Reserve Bank of India in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of Section 50 of the said Act. The preamble of the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961 states that it is an Act to provide for the establishment of a Corporation for the purpose of insurance of deposits and guaranteeing of credit facilities and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. 12. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act, 1981 An Act to establish a development bank to be known as the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development for providing and regulating credit and other facilities for the promotion and development of agriculture, small-scale industries, cottage and village industries, handicrafts and other rural crafts and other allied economic activities in rural areas with a view to promoting integrated rural development and securing prosperity of rural areas and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. 13. Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 Regional Rural Banks were established under the provisions of an Ordinance passed on September 1975 and the RRB Act. 1976 to provide sufficient banking and credit facility for agriculture and other rural sectors. These were set up on the recommendations of The M. Narasimham Working during the tenure of Indira Gandhi’s government with a view to include rural areas into economic mainstream since that time about 70% of the Indian Population was of Rural Orientation. 15. National Housing Bank Act, 1987 An Act to establish a bank to be known as the National Housing bank to operate as a principal agency to promote housing finance institutions both at local and regional levels and to provide financial and other support to such institutions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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