Government Schemes [India & States] Current Affairs MCQs
11. What is the outlay for PM AtmaNirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana?
[A] Rs 1000 crore
[B] Rs 2000 crore
[C] Rs 10,000 crore
[D] Rs 64,180 crore
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Correct Answer: D [Rs 64,180 crore]
Notes:
PM AtmaNirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana, a new centrally sponsored scheme has been announced in the Union Budget 2021-22. The scheme would be launched with an outlay of Rs.64,180 crore over a period of 6 years.
The scheme aims to develop capacities of primary, secondary, and tertiary care Health Systems.
12. ‘Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar’ is an initiative of which Indian state/UT?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Assam
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: B [Assam]
Notes:
The Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar scheme is a scheme launched by the Assam State government in 2017-18, to provide financial assistance to those working in tea gardens.
Rs 5000 had been deposited to the bank account holders in tea garden areas. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is to attend the third phase of Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar mela in Guwahati, to distribute Rs 3000 each to nearly 7.5 lakh people at tea garden areas.
13. ‘Formation and Promotion of 10,000’, which was making news recently, belongs to which category of scheme?
[A] Central Sector
[B] Centrally sponsored
[C] Core
[D] Core of the core
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Correct Answer: A [Central Sector]
Notes:
As per the Ministry of Agriculture, a new Central Sector Scheme titled ‘Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Produce Organizations (FPOs)’ has been launched.
The budgetary provision for the scheme is Rs 6,865 crore. The FPOs will be provided financial assistance of up to Rs 18 lakh per organisation for a period of three years.
14. Which Union Ministry has unveiled the draft blue economy policy?
[A] Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Diarying
[B] Ministry of Earth Sciences
[C] Ministry of Jal Shakti
[D] Ministry of External Affairs
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Earth Sciences]
Notes:
The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has unveiled the draft blue economy policy in the public domain, inviting suggestions and inputs from various stakeholders.
The draft policy document highlights the strategy that can be adopted by the government to utilise the oceanic resources available in the country. It also has recognised seven thematic areas.
15. What is the target year of the Jal Jeevan Mission, to provide tap water connection to every rural household?
[A] 2022
[B] 2023
[C] 2024
[D] 2025
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Correct Answer: C [2024]
Notes:
The Jal Jeevan Mission was launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15th August, 2019. It aims to provide tap water connection to every rural household by 2024.
Recently, the scheme has reached a new milestone by providing 3.53 Crore rural household tap water connections. 35.24% of rural households receive potable water through taps, against only 17% in 2019.
16. What is the name of the campaign launched by Government of India to boost the adoption of electric vehicles and appliances?
[A] FACE
[B] Electricity for all
[C] Go Electric
[D] Switch to Current
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Correct Answer: C [Go Electric]
Notes:
The Government of India has recently launched a campaign named “Go Electric campaign”. This campaign aims to improve the adoption of electric mobility vehicles and electric cooking appliances in India.
The campaign was launched by the Union Minster for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari.
17. Which state after Haryana has recently announced 75% reservation in private sector jobs for locals?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Jharkhand
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Correct Answer: D [Jharkhand]
Notes:
The state government of Jharkhand has notified a new employment policy, which provides for 75 per cent reservation in private sector industries for the local people of the state. This reservation is applicable for jobs up to a salary of Rs.30,000/-.
This has been notified days after a similar announcement was made by the state of Haryana.
18. Which state has decided to launch a state run Animal Ambulance Network?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Assam
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: D [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
The state Government of Andhra Pradesh has decided to establish a network of Animal Ambulance run by the state. This is aimed to help distressed animals and provide them with proper animal healthcare.
It has been made an important agenda for the Government by the Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
19. Which state has announced to launch the Affordable Rental Housing and Complexes (ARHC) scheme?
[A] Bihar
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Gujarat
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet headed by the Chief Minister has approved the Affordable Rental Housing and Complexes (ARHC) scheme.
he scheme would offer affordable rental housing for poor people living in cities, urban migrants/poor labourers, those belonging to economically weaker sections, including factory workers, educational institutions, and those associated with hospitality and students.
20. What is the name of the web portal launched by Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ for NCET web portal?
[A] MyNEP2020
[B] EduTech Portal
[C] NCET Hamara Portal
[D] CBSE AVISHKAR
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Correct Answer: A [MyNEP2020]
Notes:
The Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has recently launched a portal named “MyNEP2020” of National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) web portal.
This portal would be functional from 1st April to 15th May 2021. This portal seeks suggestions from various stake holders for the draft “National Professional Standards for Teachers” (NPST) and “National Mission for Mentoring Program membership” (NMM).
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