Current Affairs Quiz - March, 2021
41. Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Yojana is the initiative of which Indian state/UT?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Rajasthan]
Notes:
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced that the Universal Health Scheme (UHS) will be launched on May 1, 2021.
The scheme is to be named Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Yojana with an outlay of Rs 3,500 crore in the upcoming financial year. Under the scheme, cashless health services up to Rs 5 lakh will be provided to all families in the state.
42. Which organisation has extended its support for India’s H2Ooooh! – Waterwise Program?
[A] World Bank
[B] UNESCO
[C] UNICEF
[D] OECD
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Correct Answer: B [UNESCO]
Notes:
UNESCO has partnered with United Schools Organization India (USO India), Water Digest magazine and Toonz Media Group for water conservation awareness programme.
The H2Ooooh! – Waterwise Program is conducted for school students, in partnership with National Mission for Clean Ganga. The animation videos created by students will be launched on March 22, the World Water Day.
43. As per the National Accounts Statistics (NAS) 2021, the private final consumption expenditure of which sector had the steepest rise?
[A] Education
[B] Restaurants
[C] Health
[D] Alcoholic Beverages
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Correct Answer: C [Health]
Notes:
As per the National Accounts Statistics (NAS) 2021, released by MoSPI, the private final consumption expenditure (PFCE) on health, education and restaurants recorded an increase in 2019-20.
The highest increase is recorded in the field of health at 9.5%, followed by education and restaurants. The PFCE on Alcoholic beverages, clothing and foot wear recorded a steep fall during the said period.
44. Nawal Saadawi – a feminist, psychiatrist and novelist who died recently, belonged to which country?
[A] India
[B] Pakistan
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Egypt
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Correct Answer: D [Egypt]
Notes:
The renowned Egyptian feminist, novelist and psychiatrist Nawal Saadawi died recently at the age of 89. She was a famous writer, and a strong advocate of women rights in Egypt and the Arab world.
Born in 1931, she studied medicine at Cairo University and Columbia University in New York. She practiced medicine as a psychiatrist and has authored dozens of books including Off Limits (2020) and A Daughter of Isis (2018).
45. The Union Cabinet approved the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between which country in water cooperation?
[A] Nepal
[B] Japan
[C] Australia
[D] Germany
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Correct Answer: B [Japan]
Notes:
The Union Cabinet approved the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) signed between the Jal Shakti Ministry of India and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan.
The MoC was signed for development of a long-term cooperation in the field of Water and Delta management. It also encourages implementation of joint projects between the two countries and exchange of information, knowledge, technology and scientific allied experience.
46. Who are the heads of two high level task forces formed by the Government of India to lay roadmaps for enforcement of contracts and conciliation mechanisms?
[A] Narendra Modi and Rajnath Singh
[B] Nirmala Sitaraman and Amit Shah
[C] Rajiv Kumar and Amitabh Kant
[D] YM Deosthalee and Urjit Patel
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Correct Answer: C [Rajiv Kumar and Amitabh Kant]
Notes:
The Government of India has set up two high-level task forces to lay roadmap for enforcement of contracts and conciliation mechanisms respectively.
One of the task force is headed by NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar and the other is being chaired by the NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant. These task forces are aimed to fast-track implementation of infra development in the country.
47. Where was the 116th Meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission between India and Pakistan held?
[A] Lahore
[B] Mumbai
[C] New Delhi
[D] Porbandar
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Correct Answer: C [New Delhi]
Notes:
The 116th Meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission meeting between India and Pakistan was held recently in New Delhi. This meeting took place after a gap of more than two and half years.
This meeting coincided with the National Day of Pakistan. It is a 2-day meeting which on the Indian side is headed by Indus Water Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Saxena.
48. Which country has the largest caseload in absolute numbers of Tuberculosis patients globally?
[A] China
[B] Indonesia
[C] India
[D] USA
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Correct Answer: C [India]
Notes:
India has the largest caseload in absolute numbers of Tuberculosis patients globally, estimated at 2.64 million patients. It also has 30% of the world’s TB cases.
As per the ‘India TB Report 2021’, India reported a 24% year-on-year fall in tuberculosis registrations last year, due to the Covid-led disruptions and lockdowns.
49. Which Ministry has set up an interdisciplinary team of experts for exploring Yoga as a productivity enhancing tool?
[A] Ministry of Health
[B] Ministry of Women
[C] Ministry of AYUSH
[D] Ministry of Defence
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Correct Answer: C [Ministry of AYUSH]
Notes:
The Union Ministry of Ayush has set up an interdisciplinary team of experts headed by Dr. H. R Nagendra, to explore the potential of Yoga as a productivity enhancing tool for the people.
The team comprises representatives from AIIMS New Delhi, IIM Bangalore, IIT Bombay, various leading Yoga institutions, the corporate sector and the AYUSH Ministry.
50. From which country, the torch relay for the Tokyo Summer Olympic has commenced?
[A] USA
[B] Canada
[C] Russia
[D] Japan
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Correct Answer: D [Japan]
Notes:
The torch relay for the Tokyo Summer Olympic games 2021 has commenced from Japan. This relay is set to make its way across Japan for a duration of 121 days and would culminate the start of games in July this year.
The journey will take the torch to 859 municipalities in all 47 Japanese prefectures.
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