31. Which Union Ministry has announced guidelines for schemes that include ‘Pottery Activity’ and ‘Beekeeping Activity’?
[A] Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
[B] Ministry of MSME
[C] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
[D] Ministry of Women and Child Development
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of MSME]
Notes:
Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has recently released guidelines for schemes that include ‘Pottery Activity’ and ‘Beekeeping Activity’.
The Ministry had earlier announced expanding the support to Artisans engaged in making Agarbatti. Additional amount of Rs. 50.00 crore each has been provisioned for setting up of clusters in Pottery making and developing Beekeeping honey clusters under the SFURTI scheme of the Ministry.
32. The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has partnered with which food aggregator platform, regarding PM SVANidhi scheme?
[A] Zomato
[B] Swiggy
[C] Dunzo
[D] Uber Eats
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Correct Answer: B [Swiggy]
Notes:
According to the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry (MoHUA), the Ministry has joined hands with Swiggy, regarding PM SVANidhi scheme.
Under this program, the street vendors will be given online access to thousands of consumers. This initiative has been launched in five cities of Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Indore, and Varanasi on a pilot basis. This will be later expanded to all parts of the country.
33. Which Union Ministry has released the next edition of foreign direct investment (FDI) policy document?
[A] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[B] Ministry of External Affairs
[C] Ministry of Finance
[D] Ministry of Power
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Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Commerce and Industry]
Notes:
The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry has recently released the next edition of its consolidated foreign direct investment (FDI) policy document.
The document has incorporated all changes made over the past year. As per the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), the new circular has come into effect from October 15.
34. YSR Rythu Bharosa scheme, which was seen in news recently, is associated with which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Telangana
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Correct Answer: C [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
The state Government of Andhra Pradesh has recently distributed Rs 1115 crore to 50 lakh farmers under the YSR Rythu Bharosa scheme. The scheme was introduced in the state in 2019.
Under the scheme, land owning farmer families who own cultivable land irrespective of its size will be provided a benefit of Rs.13,500 per year per family, including Rs.6,000 under PM-KISAN in three instalments.
35. Which state has decided to launch a special Campaign for “Focused Group COVID Testing”?
[A] Bihar
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Haryana
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: D [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:
The Government of Uttar Pradesh has decided to launch a Focused Group COVID Testing campaign. This special campaign would be in place for a period of 16 days and is aimed to break the chain of Corona infection during upcoming festive season.
Karva Chauth and Diwali are two major festivals which are expected to attract a large number of people to the market and other public places and increase the risk of Covid-19 spread in the state.
36. Which Indian state/ UT has approved over Rs 40 crore to provide insurance to lawyers?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Delhi
[C] Karnataka
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: B [Delhi]
Notes:
The Delhi Cabinet has approved over Rs 40 crore to provide medical insurance to lawyers, who are residents of the national capital.
Rs 5 lakh medical insurance and Rs 10 lakh life insurance are provided under the Chief Minister Advocates Welfare Scheme. A 13-member committee was set up headed by Rakesh Kumar Khanna, to recommend ways for utilisation of the fund for welfare of advocates.
37. Which Indian state is the first to launch a project for free Internet for poor families and public offices?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Karnataka
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: D [Kerala]
Notes:
Kerala aims to start providing free, high-speed Internet to schools, public offices, and poor households in the state by December, this year.
Kerala is the first among all states to launch such project, which is similar to the Centre’s BharatNet project. The Kerala Fibre Optic Network Project or KFON has awarded the contract to a consortium led by public-sector company Bharat Electronics Limited.
38. Which Indian state/UT has launched ‘Abhayam’ app for safety of women passengers?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Kerala
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: B [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has recently launched ‘Abhayam’ mobile phone application.
The app has bene launched with an aim to help women and children to raise alarm in case of any emergency, while travelling in taxis and auto-rickshaws. As a pilot project, as many as 1000 auto-rickshaws fitted with Internet-of -Things (IoT)-enabled GPS devices will be launched.
39. “Swasthya Sathi” is a health insurance scheme of which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Haryana
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: D [West Bengal]
Notes:
The “Swasthya Sathi” scheme is a health insurance scheme of the state of West Bengal, which was launched in Dec 2016. It provides secondary and tertiary health care up to Rs.5 lakh per annum per family.
The Chief Minister of West Bengal has recently announced that the “Swasthya Sathi” scheme would cover entire population of the State.
40. What is the name of India’s doctrine of Maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean region?
[A] VISHWAS
[B] IGNIUS
[C] IOR COP
[D] SAGAR
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Correct Answer: D [SAGAR]
Notes:
As a part of SAGAR (Security And Growth for All in the Region) – India’s doctrine of maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean region, India and Indonesia have engaged in the IND-INDO CORPAT exercise.
This is the 35th edition of Naval exercises between the two countries. From the Indian side, Naval Ship INS Kulish, along with P8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) has participated in the exercise.
