Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

21. What is the liquidity infusion fund allotted for DISCOMs (Distribution Companies), in the recent economic stimulus package?
[A] ₹50000 Crore
[B] ₹75000 Crore
[C] ₹90000 Crore
[D] ₹1 lakh Crore

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22. What is the percentage reduction in the rates of Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) and Tax Collection at Source (TCS), as per the recent economic package?
[A] 10
[B] 15
[C] 25
[D] 50

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23. Which organisation is the implementing agency of ‘Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)?

[A] Coir Board
[B] National Small Industries Corporation Limited
[C] Khadi and Village Industries Commission
[D] National Institute for micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

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24. Which state has commenced training for primary schoolteachers via its KITE Victers channel?

[A] Karnataka
[B] Kerala
[C] Jammu &Kashmir
[D] Andhra Pradesh

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25. Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC), that are proposed in the economic stimulus package, are to be constructed under which scheme?
[A] Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation -AMRUT
[B] Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-PMAY
[C] Smart Cities Scheme
[D] Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission-NULM

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26. What is the estimated growth rate of India in 2020, as per the UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects report?

[A] 3.2 %
[B] 2.2 %
[C] 1.2 %
[D] 0.2 %

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27. Which global organisation signed a USD 145 million agreement with the Government of India and West Bengal?
[A] World Bank
[B] Asian Development Bank
[C] Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
[D] International Monetary Fund

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28. In the NMIS online dashboard recently developed by the National Disaster Management Authority, what does ‘M’ stand for?

[A] Maintenance
[B] Migrant
[C] Ministry
[D] Movement

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29. In the economic stimulus package, what is the proposed limit of FDI limit in the defence manufacturing under automatic route?
[A] 25%
[B] 49%
[C] 74%
[D] 100%

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30. The Electricity distribution companies in which category of territories are proposed to be privatised, as a part of the Economic Stimulus package?

[A] Hilly states
[B] North-Eastern states
[C] Union Territories
[D] Coastal states

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