India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 432 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in India Current Affairs [Nation & States] Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till July 4, 2020.
11. Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has recently organised its first awareness programme in which city/UT?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Andaman & Nicobar Islands
[C] Guwahati
[D] Gangtok
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Correct Answer: B [Andaman & Nicobar Islands]
Notes:
Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has recently organised its first awareness programme in Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
APEDA, which comes under the aegis of Union Ministry of Commerce and Industries, organised the programme in association with the Directorate of Industries of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, in the capital city of the islands, Port Blair. The campaign was aimed at examining methods to promote exports of agri products and implementation of the Agri Export Policy in the Islands. The draft state Agri Export action plan, developed by APEDA was also finalized.
12. Which Metro rail service in India has become the second largest operational metro rail network in the country?
[A] Delhi Metro
[B] Kochi Metro
[C] Hyderabad Metro
[D] Chennai Metro
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Correct Answer: C [Hyderabad Metro]
Notes:
The Chief Minister of Telangana recently flagged off the stretch of Hyderabad Metro between Hyderabad and its sister city Secunderabad. With this, Hyderabad Metro has become the second largest operational metro rail network in the country, only after the Delhi Metro Rail.
Hyderabad Metro is also the biggest metro project in the world in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode, with a total project cost of ₹20,000 crore, constructed by Larsen & Toubro.
13. As per the latest study of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), which state records the highest number of missing women?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] West Bengal
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: A [Maharashtra]
Notes:
According to the latest study by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Maharashtra records the highest number of missing women in the last three years, followed by West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh.
NCRB compiled this data on missing children and women, on the directions of the Supreme Court. The study was based on the annual ‘Crime in India Report’ compiled by the agency for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018. The highest number of missing children was reported in Maharashtra and West Bengal.
14. The National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM) is set to be renamed after which former Union Minister?
[A] Jaswant Singh
[B] Yashwant Sinha
[C] Arun Jaitley
[D] Sushma Swaraj
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Correct Answer: C [Arun Jaitley]
Notes:
The Indian government has recently announced that it has decided to rename the National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad, as ‘Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management’ (AJNIFM).
NIFM, Faridabad was established in 1993 under the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. The Union Finance Minister serves as the President of NIFM. It trains officers of finance and accounts services recruited by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICoAS) officers.
15. Which state recently passed a bill to identify socially and economically Backward Classes on the basis of socio-educational status?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Bihar
[C] Odisha
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [Odisha]
Notes:
The state assembly of Odisha has recently passed the ‘Odisha State Backward Classes (Amendment)’ Bill. This will enable the Backward Class Commission of the state to conduct a survey, which will identify socially and economically backward classes on the basis of socio-educational conditions.
The Commission amended the ‘Odisha State Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993’. The state government recently constituted the ‘Odisha State Commission for Backward Classes’ and Justice Raghunath Biswal was named as chairperson.
16. Which state is to celebrate the birth anniversary of its former Chief Minister as ‘State Women Children Protection Day’?
[A] Telangana
[B] Kerala
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Edappadi Palaniswami recently announced in the state assembly that Tamil Nadu will celebrate the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa (February 24) as the Women and Children Protection Day.
He also announced several welfare schemes for Muslims of the state, including doubling the pension of Muslim scholars (Ulemas) to Rs.3000.
17. Which state has recently reduced the retirement age of government employees to 58 years?
[A] Odisha
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Punjab
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [Punjab]
Notes:
The state of Punjab has recently announced during the state budget that it has reduced the retirement age of government employees to 58 years from the current limit of 60 years.
This step is expected to boost jobs in the state. The Finance Minister of the state also announced the state government will provide free education in government schools to all students up to Class 12.
18. The area of which city of Rajasthan was declared as a ‘No construction zone’, as per the recent Rajasthan Municipality (Amendment) Bill, 2020?
[A] Jaipur
[B] Jodhpur
[C] Jai Salmer
[D] Udaipur
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Correct Answer: A [Jaipur]
Notes:
The Rajasthan Municipality (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was recently passed by the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly to declare the entire Walled City area in Jaipur as a ‘no construction zone’.
Under the new Act, the state government will get the right to declare a particular area of the urban bodies of the state as No-construction zone to promote tourism and preserve heritage. UNESCO had mandated to declare the Heritage site-Walled Area of Jaipur city as a no-construction zone.
19. Which state is to set up an exclusive department for Self Help Group (SHGs) called “Mission Shakti”?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Kerala
[C] Odisha
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [Odisha]
Notes:
The Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik recently announced that Odisha will be the first state to have an exclusive department for Self Help Group (SHGs) called “Mission Shakti”.
In addition to this exclusive department, the state government has also introduced an independent Nutrition Budget focusing on the nutritional enhancement of all mothers and children of the state, recently.
20. Which Indian state declared coronavirus (COVID-19) as epidemic, for the first time in the country?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Haryana
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: B [Haryana]
Notes:
The state government of Haryana has declared the contagious coronavirus infection an epidemic.
As many as 270 isolation wards with 1200 beds have been set up in government and private hospitals to deal with any contingency related to the outbreak. The state government has also issued several regulations under ‘The Haryana Epidemic Disease, COVID-19 Regulations, 2020’, to control the spread of the virus.
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