Daily Current Affairs Quiz : August 15-16, 2021
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1. Which ministry has launched the brand – ‘SonChiraiya’ – for marketing of Urban SHG products?
[A] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[B] Ministry of Rural Development
[C] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[D] Ministry of Women and Child Development
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Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs]
Notes:- Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) secretary, Durga Shanker Mishra, on 13th August, 2021 launched ‘SonChiraiya’ (A brand and logo).
- SonChiraiya was launched with the aim of marketing of urban Self-Help Group (SHG) products.
- Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), which comes under MoHUA, has been focusing on equipping the urban poor women with adequate opportunities and skills to enable them to promote sustainable micro-enterprises.
- SHGs are engaged in producing goods such as handicrafts, textiles, toys, eatables, etc and they were being sold in local markets and often faced barriers in finding wide market access. To overcome these challenges, Ministry has tied up with Amazon and Flipkart.
2. Bhindawas has been recognized as a Ramsar site. In which state is it located?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Odisha
[D] Haryana
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Correct Answer: D [Haryana]
Notes:- Recently, four more wetlands from India have been recognized from the Ramsar Secretariat as Ramsar sites.
- These sites are Wadhwana and Thol from Gujarat and Sultanpur and Bhindawas from Haryana.
- The number of Ramsar sites in India is 46 and the surface area covered by these sites is now 1,083,322 hectares.
- While Haryana gets its first Ramsar sites, Gujarat gets three more after Nalsarovar which was declared in 2012.
- The goal of the Ramsar List is to develop and maintain an international network of wetlands vital to the conservation of global biodiversity and sustaining human life through the maintenance of benefits, ecosystem components and processes.
3. In which state/UT, Investor Summit 2021 is being organized?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Gujarat
[C] Karnataka
[D] Delhi
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Correct Answer: B [Gujarat]
Notes:- The Investor Summit is being organized by the Gujarat government in collaboration with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
- The Investor Summit will focus on the synergies presented by the ship-breaking industry at Alang, for the development of an integrated scrapping hub.
- It is being conducted in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
- This summit will see participation from various potential investors, industry experts and the concerned central and state government ministries.
- The National Vehicle Scrappage Policy was announced by the PM on 13th August, 2021.
4. Which bank has launched a MSME mentoring programme in West Bengal?
[A] State Bank of India
[B] ICICI Bank
[C] Indian Bank
[D] HDFC Bank
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Correct Answer: C [Indian Bank]
Notes:- Indian Bank has launched its flagship Business Mentoring Programme MSME Prerana in West Bengal.
- MSME Prerana is an innovative and unique business mentoring program in collaboration with Poornatha and Co. to enable MSME entrepreneurs to run their businesses more efficiently by maximizing value and capability.
- The programme will be in the local language of the state which is Bengali.
- MSME Prerana was launched with the aim of developing the financial and managerial capacities of MSME entrepreneurs, in addition to sensitizing them to the various initiatives of the Union and State Governments as well as other governing bodies.
5. Which state/UT’s, police department has launched an e-FIR initiative?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Kerala
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Madhya Pradesh]
Notes:- Madhya Pradesh Police has launched a pilot initiative to allow people to register FIRs online related to vehicle theft or theft of cash and items up to Rs 1 lakh.
- Any victim of vehicle theft (up to Rs 15 lakh) and monetary theft which can be any item such as cash, jewellery, mobile phones, equipment (up to Rs 1 lakh), can lodge an e-FIR.
- The mediums through which online complaints can be lodged are https://mppolice, citizen portal https://citizen.mppolice.gov.in, and by logging in through a mobile app (MPECOP).
- The e-FIR registration facility will be available round the clock.
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