Current Affairs Quiz: March 03, 2020
March 3, 2020 May 21, 2021
1. The term ‘Delimitation’ which was in news recently, is associated with which process?
[A] Fixing limits of Income tax
[B] Fixing limits of Affordable housing
[C] Fixing limits of territorial constituencies
[D] Fixing limits of Chairperson’s salary
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Correct Answer: C [Fixing limits of territorial constituencies]
Notes:
Delimitation literally means the process of fixing limits of territorial constituencies in a country with a legislative body.
The government recently cancelled its earlier notifications which postponed delimitation in Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh due to security issues. The exercise to re-adjust the division of each state into territorial constituencies for the purpose of Lok Sabha and state assembly elections on the basis of 2001 census figures, is to be carried out in the four states.
2. Which state hiked the MLAs’ Local Area Development Fund to Rs.3 Crore per year?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Punjab
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: C [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:
The Uttar Pradesh assembly Speaker recently announced that the state’s MLAs’ Local Area Development Fund (MLALAD Fund) to Rs.3 Crore per annum.
The fund has been increased from the previous limit of Rs. 2 Crore a year. This hike in the limit is expected to accelerate the developmental activities made in the constituencies. In 2018, the state government had increased MLALAD funds from Rs 1.5 crore to Rs 2 crore per annum
3. NITI Aayog has selected which Union Territory for first pilot project on Sustainable Developmental Goals?
[A] Jammu and Kashmir
[B] Goa
[C] Lakshadweep
[D] Chandigarh
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Correct Answer: A [Jammu and Kashmir]
Notes:
Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir has been selected by the NITI Aayog for first pilot project on Sustainable Developmental Goals.
The newly formed UT will also get an opportunity to work with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Under the programme, information would be collected from District Commissioners for providing ranks on certain parameters.
4. As per the second advance estimates released by Central Statistics Office (CSO), what is the projected GDP growth in FY 20?
[A] 4.8%
[B] 5 %
[C] 5.2%
[D] 5.4%
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Correct Answer: B [5 %]
Notes:
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) recently released the GDP growth data for the October-December quarter of 2019 (third quarter of FY20). It said the GDP growth was 4.7 per cent in the third quarter, which is a slight improvement over the previous quarter’s GDP- 4.5%.
As per the data, the projections for economic growth in FY20 has been retained at 5 per cent in the second advance estimates.
5. Which Public sector Enterprise is the implementing agency of ‘Renewable Energy Management Centre’ scheme?
[A] PowerGrid Corporation
[B] NHPC Limited
[C] NTPC Limited
[D] Solar Energy Corporation of India
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Correct Answer: A [PowerGrid Corporation]
Notes:
11 Renewable Energy Management Centres (REMCs) were inaugurated by the Union Power Minister R K Singh, for renewable energy integration. He also inaugurated the Northern Region Renewable Energy Management Centre (NR-REMC).
The government had approved the implementation of the Renewable Energy Management Centres -REMCs as a central scheme. Maharatna CPSE under the Ministry of Power, PowerGrid was named as the implementing agency.
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