1. Which state has been awarded ‘Ayushmann Utkrishta award 2022’?
Correct Answer: B [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:
Uttar Pradesh has been awarded Ayushmann Utkrishta award 2022 for adding various health facilities to health facility register.
It is the best performing state in the country with 28728 Health facilities added to National health facility register. It is also the second best State in creating Ayushmann Bharat health account (ABHA) with almost 2 crores ABH Accounts.
Uttar Pradesh has been awarded Ayushmann Utkrishta award 2022 for adding various health facilities to health facility register.
It is the best performing state in the country with 28728 Health facilities added to National health facility register. It is also the second best State in creating Ayushmann Bharat health account (ABHA) with almost 2 crores ABH Accounts.
2. The Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) was inaugurated in which city?
Correct Answer: B [Bengaluru]
Notes:
President of India Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru.
The facility houses over 70 hi-tech equipment and testing facilities for manufacturing cryogenic (CE20) and semi-cryogenic (SE2000) engines of Indian rockets. In 2013, HAL signed an MoU with ISRO for setting up the facility for manufacturing cryogenic engine modules at HAL.
President of India Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru.
The facility houses over 70 hi-tech equipment and testing facilities for manufacturing cryogenic (CE20) and semi-cryogenic (SE2000) engines of Indian rockets. In 2013, HAL signed an MoU with ISRO for setting up the facility for manufacturing cryogenic engine modules at HAL.
3. Which state has released the ‘Encyclopedia of Tribes’ of the state?
Correct Answer: C [Odisha]
Notes:
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik released the ‘Encyclopedia of Tribes in Odisha’. The five volumes of the encyclopedia were published by Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute (SCSTRTI) and Odisha State Tribal Museum.
The edited volumes contain 3800 pages and 418 research articles covering all 62 tribal communities and 13 particularly vulnerable tribal groups. The book will be a repository for academicians, researchers and policymakers.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik released the ‘Encyclopedia of Tribes in Odisha’. The five volumes of the encyclopedia were published by Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute (SCSTRTI) and Odisha State Tribal Museum.
The edited volumes contain 3800 pages and 418 research articles covering all 62 tribal communities and 13 particularly vulnerable tribal groups. The book will be a repository for academicians, researchers and policymakers.
4. What is PMGKAY, which was recently extended till December 2022?
Correct Answer: B [Free food-grain scheme]
Notes:
The Central Government has decided to extend the free food-grain scheme for those below the poverty line (BPL), for another three months till December 31, 2022.
This will be the seventh phase of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) which will cost the Centre an additional Rs 44,762 crore.
The Central Government has decided to extend the free food-grain scheme for those below the poverty line (BPL), for another three months till December 31, 2022.
This will be the seventh phase of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) which will cost the Centre an additional Rs 44,762 crore.
5. Pullampara, India’s is the first digitally literate panchayat, is located in which state?
Correct Answer: B [Kerala]
Notes:
Pullampara in Thiruvananthapuram has become the first digitally literate gram panchayat in Kerala. Pullampara became the first panchayat in the country to attain full digital literacy among its residents.
The ‘Digi Pullampara’ project was launched on August 15, 2021 to impart digital education to the most underprivileged sections of society in the panchayat. It was run with the assistance of volunteers from colleges, Kudumbashree units and other self-help groups.
Pullampara in Thiruvananthapuram has become the first digitally literate gram panchayat in Kerala. Pullampara became the first panchayat in the country to attain full digital literacy among its residents.
The ‘Digi Pullampara’ project was launched on August 15, 2021 to impart digital education to the most underprivileged sections of society in the panchayat. It was run with the assistance of volunteers from colleges, Kudumbashree units and other self-help groups.