Answer is B

• The report also states that 15 of the top 20 nations in terms of digital currency ownership were developing countries, with India ranking 7th, one position behind the US.

What is the news?

• 7.3% of Indians owned digital currency in 2021, 7th highest in world: UN

Answer is C

• Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) on Monday said India's first underwater metro service is likely to be completed by June 2023.

Answer is A

• State 2 is incorrect: Removal of Chairman and members: By President (Although they are appointed by the Governor, only President can remove them from their post)
• They can resign by writing to Governor but President can remove them from their post.

Answer is B

• Only the President can remove the chairman or any other member of SPSC from the office.

Answer is B

• Ozone layer depletion is simply the wearing out (reduction) of the amount of ozone in the stratosphere.
• Depletion begins when CFCs get into the stratosphere where Ultra Violet radiation from the sun breaks up these CFCs.

Answer is C

6 years or the age of 62 years, whichever is earlier

• 6 years or until they attain the age of 62 years (Initially, the retirement age was 60 years. It was extended to 62 years by the 41st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976)

Answer is B.

Explanation:

• Gerrymandering is when a political group tries to change a voting district to create a result that helps them or hurts the group who is against them.
• A filibuster is a political procedure where one or more members of parliament or congress debate over a proposed piece of legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision being made on the proposal.
• A spoils system (also known as a patronage system) is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government, civil service jobs to its supporters, friends, and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party.
• patron/client system can be defined as a mutual arrangement between a person that has authority, social status, wealth, or some other personal resource (patron) and another who benefits from their support or influence (client).
  Patronage refers to an intra-party flow of benefits to members.

Answer is C

• Nakai misl was founded by Hari Singh, a Sandhu jatt of Lahore district area.The Nakka region lay southwest of Lahore between the rivers Ravi and Sutlej.Raj kaur, who was married to Maharaja Ranjit Singh was also a Nakai princess.