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Government Schemes [India & States] Current Affairs MCQs

1. Which state government has recently launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana’?

[A] Gujarat
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Andhra Pradesh

Answer: B [Uttar Pradesh]

Notes:
The state government of Uttar Pradesh Government has recently launched Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana. Under the scheme financial assistance of Rs. 5 Lakh will be provided to the family of farmers on their death or occurrence of physical disability while working. The farmers in the age group of 18 to 70 are covered under the scheme.
The assistance program will also cover the people who work in the fields of other owners and receive the crops after harvesting. The state has also decided to implement Mukhyamantri Paryatan Samvardhan Yojana to boost tourism in state.

2. Which state recently launched “Mukhyamantri Parivar Samridhi Yojana”, which provides an annual assistance of Rs 6000 to the needy families?

[A] Odisha
[B] Haryana
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Punjab

Answer: B [Haryana]

Notes:
The Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal has recently launched Mukhyamantri Parivar Samridhi Yojana. Under this scheme, an annual financial assistance of Rs 6000 is to be provided to the families in the State, whose annual income is up to Rs 1.80 lakh and who own land below 5 acres.
This ensures that the premiums for various welfare schemes of the Central Government, pension scheme and crop insurance are paid automatically from the bank accounts of the needy families.

3. What is the name of the mobile application launched by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), to connect farmers to supply chain?

[A] Kisan Rath
[B] Kisan Sabha
[C] Kisan Suraksha
[D] Kisan Samriddhi

Answer: B [Kisan Sabha]

Notes:
The Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), a New Delhi-based laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has recently launched a mobile application named ‘Kisan Sabha’ to connect farmers to supply chain, amidst the nation-wide lockdown.
The application aims to provide logistics support to the farmers so that they can directly connect with the institutional buyers. This linkage with the freight transportation Management System would minimize middlemen and increase the profit of farmers

4. ‘Ayush Kavach-Covid’, an application developed the Ministry of AYUSH, has been launched by which Indian state/UT?

[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Haryana
[D] Bihar

Answer: B [Uttar Pradesh]

Notes:
The state government of Uttar Pradesh has recently launched a mobile application called ‘Ayush Kavach-Covid’, which has been developed the Ministry of AYUSH.
The application was launched with an aim of providing health remedies and measures to boost immunity in the process of fighting Covid-19. The app provides a lot of information authorised by the AYUSH Ministry about the medicinal properties of certain ingredients. It also enables the users to seek advice from experts in the AYUSH field.

5. ‘HOPE’ – Helping Out People Everywhere, portal is an initiative of which Indian state?

[A] Odisha
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Punjab
[D] Kerala

Answer: B [Uttarakhand]

Notes:
Uttarakhand government has recently launched a portal named ‘HOPE’ – Helping Out People Everywhere, to assist the workers of the state to find suitable employment.
The portal has started to collect data on the youngsters of the state and migrant workers returned from other states. The workers can upload their skill-sets on the website and based on that, they will be able to find suitable jobs at home-state. The data collected will be used for implementing the Mukhyamantri Swarojgar Yojana, implemented by the state earlier.

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6. Operation Greens that was in news recently, is a scheme under which Union Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
[B] Ministry of Food Processing Industries
[C] Ministry of MSME
[D] Ministry of Rural Development

Answer: B [Ministry of Food Processing Industries]

Notes:
Operation Greens was introduced in 2018, under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, with a main aim to enhance value realisation of TOP (Tomatoes, Onion and Potatoes) farmers by strengthening production clusters and FPOs and to connect them with market.
In the recent stimulus package, it was announced that Operation Greens will be extended from Tomatoes, Onion and Potatoes (TOP) to ALL fruits and vegetables (TOTAL), as a pilot project for 6 months. 50% subsidy on transportation from surplus to deficient markets and 50% subsidy on storage, including cold storages will be provided.

7. What is the name of the initiative launched by the Finance Minister, to provide psychosocial support to students, teachers and families?

[A] PM Educare
[B] PM Support
[C] Manodarpan
[D] Manosamridhi

Answer: C [Manodarpan]

Notes:
As a part of the economic stimulus package, the Union Finance Minister launched an initiative called ‘Manodarpan’, which aims to provide psychosocial support to students, teachers and families, at the backdrop of the global pandemic, the time when students, teachers and their families need support for their mental well-being.
The initiative is proposed to be launched through a website, a toll-free helpline through a national directory of counsellors. In another step, top 100 universities are allowed to start online courses and online component in conventional Universities and programmes will also be raised from present 20% to 40%.

8. What is the name of the Internship Program launched to provide internship opportunities to fresh graduates in all Urban Local Bodies?

[A] CHAMPIONS
[B] TULIP
[C] BHARAT INTERN
[D] URBAN INTERN

Answer: B [TULIP]

Notes:
Union Minister for Human Resources and MoS Housing & Urban Affairs jointly launched TULIP, an Internship Program with Urban Local Bodies across the country.
The initiative TULIP, which stands for `The Urban Learning Internship Program (TULIP)’, provides internship opportunities to fresh graduates in all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and Smart Cities across the country. It was initially announced in the Union Budget 2020-21 under the theme ‘Aspirational India’.

9. Which Indian state has approved an ordinance to insert imprisonment and fine for acts related to cow slaughter?

[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Bihar
[D] Jharkhand

Answer: B [Uttar Pradesh]

Notes:
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has recently approved Cow-Slaughter Prevention (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 by amending Cow slaughter act, 1955.
The amendments seek to protect cows and prevent crimes related to cow slaughter. The ordinance has also inserted an imprisonment provision of up to 7 years for physical damage to cow and fine up to Rs 3 lakh for cases related to cow slaughter.

10. In the Credit Guarantee scheme CGSSD, launched to help the distressed MSME sector, what does ‘SD’ stand for?

[A] Small Debt
[B] Sub-ordinate Debt
[C] Stressed Debt
[D] Strategic Debt

Answer: B [Sub-ordinate Debt]

Notes:
Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Minister Nitin Gadkari has launched the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Sub-ordinate Debt, CGSSD.
Under the scheme, a guarantee  cover of Rs 20000 crore rupees will be provided to the promoters who are willing take loan from banks to invest in their stressed MSMEs as equity. Promoters will be given credit equal to 15 percent of their stake or 75 lakh rupees whichever is lower.

11.’10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute’ is an Anti-Dengue campaign organised in which Indian state/UT?

[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] New Delhi
[C] Bihar
[D] Jharkhand

Answer: B [New Delhi]

Notes:
Around two crore people in Delhi are to collaborate to participate in the ’10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute’ Anti-Dengue campaign.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the 10-week campaign that aims to create awareness on vector-borne diseases. It urges the people to inspect their houses for any signs of stagnant clean water and to drain it. Last year, Delhi launched a similar campaign.

12.The Aspirational District Programme (ADP) was launched by which organisation?

[A] NITI Aayog
[B] Oxfam
[C] The Energy and Resources Institute
[D] National Development Council

Answer: A [NITI Aayog]

Notes:
The CEO of NITI Aayog, Amitabh Kant has stated that the organization is fine tuning parameters and indicators used in ranking the 112 Aspirational Districts of India.
The Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) was launched by the national think tank NITI Aayog in January 2018. It aims to transform 112 most backward districts that have shown relatively lesser progress in key social areas.

13. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘CSIR- Technologies for rural development’?

[A] Ministry of Science and Technology
[B] Ministry of Education
[C] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
[D] Ministry of Rural Development

Answer: A [Ministry of Science and Technology]

Notes:
Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan has launched the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Technologies for Rural Development.
The technologies have been launched under a joint initiative of CSIR, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) and Vijnana Bharti (VIBHA). The technologies include improved beehive, dehumidified drier and agricultural waste-based biodegradable plates.

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14. Which Indian state/UT has launched “Hath dhona – Roke corona” campaign?

[A] Maharashtra
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Bihar

Answer: B [Uttar Pradesh]

Notes:
The Government of Uttar Pradesh has launched a campaign named “Hath dhona – Roke corona” on the occasion of Global Handwashing Day.
The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath stressed that good habits of personal hygiene like hand washing can help to combat Covid19 and enable people lead a healthy life.

15. Which state/UT has implemented Smart Black Board scheme in 80,000 Government schools?

[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Kerala
[D] Odisha

Answer: B [Tamil Nadu]

Notes:
Tamil Nadu state government has started implementing the Smart Black Board scheme in 80,000 government schools.
Under the Smart Black Board scheme, audio visual teaching material is used that can be fed into the computer screens using pen drives. This project is expected to ensure better teaching environment.

16. ‘Tarang Suposhit Maharashtracha’, a scheme that was seen in news recently, is associated with which field?

[A] Education
[B] Nutrition
[C] Sports
[D] Industries

Answer: B [Nutrition]

Notes:
Maharashtra has recently inaugurated the platform named ‘Tarang Suposhit Maharashtracha’, to fulfil the nutritional requirements of lactating mothers and children in the state.
The platform is based on the interactive voice response system. The platform also aims to create awareness about the nutritional requirements of women and children in the state. The state stood first in the ‘Poshan Mah’ observed this year.

17. What is the name of the challenge launched to prevent hazardous cleaning of Sewers and Septic Tanks?

[A] Safaimitra Suraksha
[B] Pradhan Mantri Safaimitra
[C] Safe Safaimitra
[D] Swachh Bharat Safaimitra

Answer: A [Safaimitra Suraksha ]

Notes:
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri has recently launched the Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge, to ensure no life of any sewer or septic tank cleaner is lost due to ‘hazardous’ cleaning.
The campaign is launched on the occasion of World Toilet Day, in 243 cities across the country. In the virtual event, representative of the 243 cities pledged to mechanize all sewer and septic tank cleaning operations by 30th April 2021.

18. SATAT initiative, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which Union Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
[B] Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
[C] Ministry of New and Renewal Energy
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer: B [Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas]

Notes:
A MoU was signed between the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and leading oil & gas marketing companies and technology providers to set up Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) plants across India.
The CBG plants are to be set up under the Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiative. The Union Government has set a target to set up 5000 CBG plants by 2023-24 with production target of 15 MMT.

19. UJALA and SLNP schemes, which has completed six years, is implemented by which ministry?

[A] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
[B] Ministry of Power
[C] Ministry of Rural Development
[D] Ministry of Communication

Answer: B [Ministry of Power]

Notes:
The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi launched the Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) and Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) in 2015.
The two programmes are being implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of PSUs under the Ministry of Power. Under the schemes, EESL distributed LED bulbs and LED street lights across the country, to save energy.

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20. ‘Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai’ mission has been launched in which state/UT?

[A] New Delhi
[B] Punjab
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Rajasthan

Answer: B [Punjab]

Notes:
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh virtually launched the ‘Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai’ mission.
This scheme is a part of the government’s campaign to provide 100 per cent potable piped water supply in all rural households by March 2022. The Chief Minister also launched ‘Mega Surface Water Supply Scheme’.

21. Which Indian state/UT has introduced a new “School bag policy”?

[A] Gujarat
[B] Odisha
[C] Delhi
[D] Rajasthan

Answer: C [Delhi]

Notes:
The Delhi Government has introduced a new “School bag policy”, to reduce the weight of school bags of the students, in line with the National Education Policy (NEP).
The Government also directed the schools in the National Capital Region to implement the policy soon. As per the policy, the weight of school bags for students between classes 1-10 should not be more than 10 per cent of their body weight.

22. ‘Dheeiyan Di Lohri’ and ‘BASERA’ are the recently launched scheme of which Indian state?

[A] Rajasthan
[B] Punjab
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Bihar

Answer: B [Punjab]

Notes:
The Chief Minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh announces several welfare schemes for the state.
He also dedicated the January month to girl child through ‘Dheeiyan Di Lohri’ programme. He also announced to provide free sanitary pads for girl students of high schools and colleges. ‘BASERA’ scheme was also announced for slum dwellers.

23. What is the name of the virtual intelligence tool recently launched, which can help in Government’s policy decisions?

[A] Apna
[B] Tejas
[C] Surya
[D] Vishnu

Answer: B [Tejas]

Notes:
Minister of Electronics and IT and Communications has recently launched virtual intelligence tool Tejas.
The tool can extract critical information for policy decisions thereby improving efficiency in government services. The Minister also launched a virtual portal to access routine office applications called ‘Work from Anywhere’ portal and ‘e-Auction India’.

24. ‘e-Chhawani portal’, which was making news recently, was launched by which Union Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Defence
[B] Ministry of Finance
[C] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
[D] Ministry of Rural Development

Answer: A [Ministry of Defence]

Notes:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched e-Chhawani portal, which aims to provide online municipal services to citizens across 62 Cantonment Boards.
Through the portal, application for renewal of leases, online registration of births and deaths and online application for water and sewerage connection can be made easier. Residents of the cantonment areas can also lodge complaints on civic issues online.

25. Which Union Ministry has launched the “Gender Samvaad” event?

[A] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[B] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
[C] Ministry of Rural Development
[D] Ministry of Science and Technology

Answer: C [Ministry of Rural Development]

Notes:
Ministry of Rural Development organised the “Gender Samvaad” event. It is ajoint attempt between the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) and the Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy (IWWAGE).
The event aims to create a common platform to share experiences and awareness on gender related interventions under DAY-NRLM, and as part of the ongoing Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

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26. What is the insurance cover extended to healthcare workers under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package?

[A] Rs 5 lakh
[B] Rs 10 lakh
[C] Rs 25 lakh
[D] Rs 50 lakh

Answer: D [Rs 50 lakh]

Notes:
The Government of India has recently extended the insurance scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package for health workers for a period of one year.
This insurance scheme convers loss of life due to COVID 19 and accidental death due to COVID related duty. A sum of Rs. 50 lakh would be paid to the claimant of insured person.

27. ‘MPLADS’ programme is administered by which Ministry?

[A] MHA
[B] MoSPI
[C] MoRD
[D] MeitY

Answer: B [MoSPI]

Notes:
The MPLADS (Member of Parliament Local Area Development Fund) is administered by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
In view of the ongoing COVID pandemic, the Government of India has permitted the use of MPLADS funds for setting up oxygen manufacturing units in government hospitals, for the FY 2021-22.

28. Under which scheme, the Central government approves to set up AIIMS institutes?

[A] PM Jan Arogya Yojana
[B] PM Swasthya Suraksha Yojana
[C] PM Vaya Vandana Yojana
[D] PM Matru Vandana Yojana

Answer: B [PM Swasthya Suraksha Yojana]

Notes:
The Central government has approved setting up 22 new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) so far under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).
The Union Health Ministry announced that under the 22 institutes so far, six AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur and Rishikesh are already fully functional and in another seven AIIMS, OPD facility and MBBS classes have started.

29. Which state is to implement ‘Smart kitchen scheme’?

[A] Goa
[B] Karnataka
[C] Kerala
[D] Odisha

Answer: C [Kerala]

Notes:
The Government of Kerala has established a 3 membered Secretary level committee, to draft the operational guidelines for the Smart Kitchen scheme.
The scheme aims to reduce the work load of women in kitchen, by providing them financial assistance in the form of loans to modernize and refurbish their kitchens.

30. Which Union Ministry formulated the draft national strategy for rural development?

[A] Ministry of Rural Development
[B] Ministry of Tourism
[C] Ministry of Agriculture
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer: B [Ministry of Tourism]

Notes:
The Ministry of Tourism has formulated a Draft National Strategy and Roadmap for Development of Rural Tourism in India.
This is an initiative towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat, driven by the concept of “Vocal for Local”. The Ministry of Tourism has invited feedback/comments/suggestions on the draft National Strategy and Roadmap.

31. Digi Saksham programme, which was making news recently, was launched by which Union Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Labour and Employment
[B] Ministry of Finance
[C] Ministry if MSME
[D] Ministry of Electronics and IT

Answer: A [Ministry of Labour and Employment]

Notes:
Union Labour and Employment Minister Bhupendra Yadav announced a collaboration with Microsoft India to launch Digi Saksham programme.
Through Digi Saksham, 10 million active registered job seekers will be able to access the training including computing and computer science training on the National Career Service Portal. The programme is aimed to impact 3,00,000 job seekers in the first year by training them in subjects like programming languages, data analytics, software development etc.

32. Aatmanirbhar Skilled Employees Employer Mapping (ASEEM) portal is managed by which Union Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
[B] Ministry of Labour and Employment
[C] Ministry of Education
[D] Ministry of Minority Affairs

Answer: A [Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship]

Notes:
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has launched Aatmanirbhar Skilled Employees Employer Mapping (ASEEM) portal.
The portal acts as a platform that matches supply of skilled workforce with the market demand. ASEEM portal is being managed by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). As of July, 1.3 crore candidates have been registered on ASEEM portal.

33.’Gram UJALA programme’ is the flagship scheme of which Union Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Rural Development
[B] Ministry of Power
[C] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[D] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Answer: B [Ministry of Power]

Notes:
On National Energy Conservation Day, the Power Ministry will distribute LED bulbs at a subsidised rate at 10 Rupees in over 2,500 villages in five states – Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka.
This will be done under the expansion of flagship Gram UJALA programme. The programme has been launched in March 2021 and achieved a distribution mark of more than 33 lakh LED bulbs in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

34. Padhe Bharat campaign is launched by which ministry?

[A] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[B] Ministry of Home Affairs
[C] Ministry of Education
[D] Ministry of Defence

Answer: C [Ministry of Education]

Notes:
The Union Ministry of Education has launched a reading campaign named Padhe Bharat campaign for 100 days starting from January 1, 2022.
This campaign is aimed to improve the reading capabilities, vocabulary and thinking abilities of students studying between Balvatika and Class 8. The Government has released a comprehensive guideline on Reading Campaign for the states / UTs to follow.

35. Which Union Ministry implements the ‘UJALA’ programme?

[A] Ministry of Power
[B] Ministry of Environment
[C] Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
[D] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Answer: A [Ministry of Power]

Notes:
The Power Ministry successfully completed seven years of distributing LED lights under its flagship UJALA programme.
It is one of the world’s largest zero subsidy domestic lighting programmes with more than 36 crore LEDs distributed across the country. Launched in 2015, UJALA stands for Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All. It reduced the retail price of LED bulbs and CO2 emissions.

36. Which Ministry released the ‘Drone certification scheme’?

[A] Ministry of Science and Technology
[B] Ministry of Civil Aviation
[C] Ministry of Electronics and IT
[D] Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Answer: B [Ministry of Civil Aviation]

Notes:
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) notified a ‘Drone certification scheme (DCS)’ to ensure minimum safety and quality requirements and to boost indigenous manufacturing.
The objective of this DCS, released under liberalized Drone Rules, 2021, is to provide the minimum requirements for security requirements for drones and enable their evaluation for certification. The liberalised Drone Rules, 2021,was released by the MoCA in August 2021.

37. Which state has framed a ‘Draft policy for senior citizens’ recognising Demographic transition?

[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Odisha
[D] Telangana

Answer: B [Tamil Nadu]

Notes:
The Government of Tamil Nadu has framed a draft policy for senior citizens, acknowledging the State’s demographic transition.
The policy also proposes to create a Directorate for the Welfare of Senior Citizens. The draft document is based on Article 41 of the Constitution, which requires the State ‘to secure the right to work, education and to public assistance in cases of unemployment, old age, sickness and disablement’.

38. What is the objective of the ‘Parvat Mala’ scheme announced recently?

[A] Promotion of Adventure Sports
[B] Transportation in Hills
[C] Promotion of Pilgrimage Sites
[D] Protection of Wildlife

Answer: B [Transportation in Hills]

Notes:
The Union Budget announced a new scheme called ‘Parvat Mala’ or National Ropeways Development Programme.
The scheme will be launched for regions like Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, J&K, and the northeast to facilitate a modern system of transportation and connectivity in hills.

39. Which Ministry unveiled the draft National Air Sports Policy (NASP 2022)?

[A] Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
[B] Ministry of Civil Aviation
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Answer: B [Ministry of Civil Aviation]

Notes:
Ministry of Civil Aviation has prepared a draft National Air Sports Policy (NASP 2022) to promote air sports in the country.
The policy will cover most of the air sports including aerobatics, aero-modelling, amateur, drones, gliding, hang gliding and paragliding micro-lighting and para -motoring skydiving and vintage aircraft. Domestic design, development and manufacturing of air sports equipment will be promoted.

40. The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme was launched un which year?

[A] 2014
[B] 2016
[C] 2019
[D] 2020

Answer: C [2019]

Notes:
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme was launched 24th of February in 2019  to provide income support to all landholding farmer’s families.
Under the Scheme, an amount of Rs 6000 per year is transferred in three equal installments of two thousand rupees directly into the bank accounts of the farmers. Over 1.80 lakh crore rupees have been transferred directly, under PM KISAN scheme.

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41. Which Union Ministry implements the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)?

[A] Ministry of Labour and Employment
[B] Ministry of Rural Development
[C] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
[D] Ministry of Law and Justice

Answer: B [Ministry of Rural Development]

Notes:
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is the flagship scheme of Ministry of Rural Development.
From the next financial year, the Centre will not give funds for MGNREGS to states that do not appoint ombudspersons in 80 per cent of their districts where the scheme has been applied. States are mandated to appoint Ombudsperson for each district to receive grievances and pass awards.

42. ‘NIESBUD’ is an autonomous organisation under which Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
[B] Ministry of Education
[C] Ministry of Rural Development
[D] Ministry of Defence

Answer: A [Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship]

Notes:
National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) is an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
The Union Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and the National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) have signed a memorandum understanding (MoU) to develop a sustainable model for promoting entrepreneurship at the grass roots by initiating the ‘start-up village entrepreneurship programme’ (SVEP).

43. Which Indian state/UT implements the ‘Mukhyamantri Park Saundaryakaran Yojana’?

[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] New Delhi
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Gujarat

Answer: B [New Delhi]

Notes:
Mukhyamantri Park Saundaryakaran Yojana is a scheme being implemented by the Government of Delhi.
As part of the scheme, the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal directed officials to transform 17 city forests in the national capital in an area of about 3000 acres to ‘World-Class level’ Forests.  1,500 parks are being transformed in collaboration with 450 Resident Welfare Association (RWAs) under ‘Community Parks’ initiative.

44. PACER Initiative, which was seen in the news recently, is implemented by which Union Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[B] Ministry of Earth Science
[C] Ministry of Defence
[D] Ministry of Science and Technology

Answer: B [Ministry of Earth Science]

Notes:
The Polar Science and Cryosphere Research (PACER) scheme is implemented through National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
It comprises of the Antarctic program, Indian Arctic program, Southern Ocean program and Cryosphere and Climate program. The scheme is organising 41st Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica. PACER scheme has recently been approved for continuation during 2021-2026.

45. Which country launched “Dare2eraD TB”, a Data-Driven Research to eradicate TB?

[A] Bangladesh
[B] India
[C] Nepal
[D] China

Answer: B [India]

Notes:
Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh launched the Data-Driven Research to Eradicate TB named “Dare2eraD TB” by the Department of Biotechnology, on World TB Day.
“Dare2eraD TB” will be the umbrella TB program comprising initiatives like, Indian Tuberculosis Genomic Surveillance Consortium, Indian TB Knowledge Hub- Webinar Series and Host Directed therapies against TB and Evidence-based procedure for treating extra-pulmonary TB.

46. Which is the first Union Territory of India to launch its MyGov platform?

[A] Puducherry
[B] Lakshadweep
[C] Jammu and Kashmir
[D] Chandigarh

Answer: C [Jammu and Kashmir]

Notes:
Jammu and Kashmir is the first India’s first Union Territory to launch its MyGov platform. It was launched by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
The platform aims for citizen engagement and achieve the goal of ‘Good Governance’. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014. At present, MyGov has more than 2.29 Crore registered users named MyGov Saathis.

47. ‘Ambedkar Young Entrepreneur (AYE)-Mentor program’ is a new scheme of which Union Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Finance
[B] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
[C] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[D] Ministry of Education

Answer: B [Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]

Notes:
The venture capital fund (VCF) scheme was implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to help aspiring entrepreneurs belonging to SCs and OBCs new businesses. As the performance of the scheme is not satisfactory, the Ministry is set to launch a “mentorship” programme.
Named the ‘Ambedkar Young Entrepreneur-Mentor’ (AYE-Mentor) programme, the IFCI Venture, which is the VCF manager, will empanel businessmen or heads of companies or veterans of banking and financial institutions, as ‘mentors’.

48. Which Indian state launched ‘She Auto’ stands, to provide safe transport to women and girl students?

[A] Kerala
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] New Delhi
[D] Odisha

Answer: B [Andhra Pradesh]

Notes:
The Police Department in Chittoor of Andhra Pradesh has set up ‘She Auto’ stands, the first of its kind in the state.
It aims to provide safe transportation to women and girl students. Tirupati is the first city in the state to set up special auto stands for women.

49. Which Union Ministry hosted the ‘National Metallurgist Award 2021’ event?

[A] Ministry of Science and Technology
[B] Ministry of Steel
[C] Ministry of MSME
[D] Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Answer: B [Ministry of Steel]

Notes:
The Union Ministry for Steel hosted “National Metallurgist Award 2021” event at New Delhi. The program was chaired by the Union Minister of Steel, Ram Chandra Prasad Singh.
The program aims to recognise the outstanding contribution of metallurgists and engineers working in the field of Iron and Steel. Awards are provided under the categories of Lifetime Achievement Award, National Metallurgist Award, Award for R&D in Iron & Steel Sector and Young Metallurgist (Metal Science) Award.

50. Which is the nodal agency of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)?

[A] ICMR
[B] AIIMS
[C] NHA
[D] Niti Aayog

Answer: C [NHA]

Notes:
The National Health Authority (NHA) under its flagship scheme of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has launched a public dashboard. It has information on the mission’s progress at state level.
The dashboard will display detailed information on core registries under the mission – Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) numbers, Healthcare Professionals Registry (HPR) and Health Facility Registry (HFR).

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