B [2000]
Notes: In the year 2000, the Special Fund Facility for Security Settlement, which was introduced as an amendment to Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956. The main purpose behind introducing such a facility was regularization and smoothening of security-related transactions.

[B] Reserve Bank of India

[C] Mysore

B [ Blue-green algae]
Notes:
Bio-fertilizers such as Rhizobium, Azotobacter, Azospirillum and blue green algae (BGA) have been in use a long time. Anabaena, a blue green alga in association with water fern Azolla contributes nitrogen and also enriches soils with organic matter.

D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:
The Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) scheme allows duty-free imports of machinery and parts against an undertaking that a firm will export a specified amount within a stipulated time. This scheme is a part of Foreign Trade Policy of India (FTP 2015-20). Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) and Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) were introduced under the Foreign Trade Policy of India (FTP 2015-20). Under SEIS, the service providers of notified services are incentivized in the form of Duty Credit Scrips at the rate of 3 or 5% on their net foreign exchange earnings. Similarly, Export Promotion from Capital Goods scheme provides Duty Credit Scrips to exporters from India. Under Advance authorization Scheme (AAS), exporter can import raw-materials and related inputs under 100% duty exemption schemes. The DGFT is the licensing authority for this scheme. This is also a part of Foreign Trade Policy of India (FTP 2015-20).

C [Potash Fertilizer]
Notes: Almost the entire demand for potash in India is met through imports. Indian Potash Ltd (IPL) is the largest importer of MoP. In 2016-17, it imported 4 million tonnes from countries like Belarus, Russia and Canada. Potash imports are expected to be lower by 5-7 per cent.

D [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:
NITI Aayog consists of a number of specialized wings such as the research wing, the consultancy wing, the team India wing. NITI Aayog functions in close cooperation, consultation and coordination with the Ministries of the Central Government, and State Governments of India.

B [Additional utlity]
Notes:
Marginal Utility is the additional utility derived from the consumption of an additional unit of commodity. It quantifies the added satisfaction that a consumer garners from consuming additional units of goods or services.

B [Tax]
Notes:
Tax is the cost imposed by the government over goods and services in an economy to generate revenue for the government for its expenditure. This includes capital as well as revenue expenditure.

D [Dadabai Naoroji]
Notes:
Dadabai Naoroji who is known as the grand old man of India is a critique of the drain of wealth. He explained the British exploitation of Indian wealth and Indian resources through his book “Poverty and un-British rule in India”.