Reports and Indices Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 140 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Reports and Indices Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till July 7, 2020.
1. The Prime Minister is going to release the fourth installment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. What is the purpose of this scheme?
[A] Farm Loan Waiver
[B] Agricultural loan
[C] Pension for Farmers
[D] Income Support for Farmers
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Correct Answer: D [Income Support for Farmers]
Notes:
The Prime Minister is going to launch the fourth instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, centrally sponsored scheme that provides an income support of Rs. 6,000 annually to all the farmer families in three equal installments.
2. Which ministry issues the certification for the Pariksha Pe Charcha program that was recently rescheduled?
[A] Ministry of Human Resource and Development
[B] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
[C] Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
[D] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Human Resource and Development]
Notes:
Pariksha Pe Charcha was introduced in 2018. The 2020 contest is going to be the 3rd edition of this program. The certificates of participation are issued by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development. The student winners get the chance to interact with the Prime Minister and ask questions related to exams.
3. The Swarna Jayanti Fellowships have been recently awarded to 14 personalities belonging to which profession?
[A] Writers
[B] Scientists
[C] Sportspersons
[D] Student
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Correct Answer: B [Scientists]
Notes:
The Swarna Jayanti Fellowships have been recently awarded to 14 Scientists, who are associated with innovative research projects. The Swarna Jayanti Fellowships scheme was instituted by the Indian Government to commemorate our 50th year of independence. In this scheme, certain young scientists selected would be provided assistance by the Department of Science & Technology for pursuing their projects in Science and Technology.
4. The Police Department of which state conducts self-defence training program, named ‘Sukanya’ to school girls?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Punjab
[C] West Bengal
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: C [West Bengal]
Notes:
The Community Policing wing of Kolkata Police conducts training programs named ‘Sukanya’ to teach self-defence to school girls. The third edition of the programme was recently inaugurated in the state of West Bengal. Under the scheme, training programs are to be conducted to the girls of hundred city-based schools and colleges, which come under the jurisdiction of Kolkata Police. West Bengal Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Department is the funding agency of the scheme.
5. Web Based Portal called “Parivesh” is related to which Indian Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Home Affairs
[B] Ministry of External Affairs
[C] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[D] Ministry of Culture
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Correct Answer: C [ Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ]
Notes:
PARIVESH is a web based, role based workflow application which has been developed for online submission and monitoring of the proposals submitted by the proponents for seeking Environment, Forest, Wildlife and CRZ Clearances from Central, State and district level authorities. It automates the entire tracking of proposals which includes online submission of a new proposal, editing/updating the details of proposals and displays status of the proposals at each stage of the workflow.
6. Which state has recently launched the scheme called ‘Amma vodi’, to provide a financial assistance to mothers of school-going children?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Karnataka
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: B [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y S R Jagan Mohan Reddy recently launched a welfare scheme called ‘Amma vodi’. Under the scheme, financial assistance of Rs.15000 to mothers/ guardians of school going children to educate them.
The Chief Minister released Rs.6318 Crores for the scheme, which is to benefit 82 lakh children of the state. Recently the state government announced that English will be the medium of instruction of government schools for class 1 to class 6.
7. In which city, the Union Home Minister launched India’s first Cyber Crime Prevention Unit called ‘Cyber AASHVAST’?
[A] Lucknow
[B] Jaipur
[C] Gandhinagar
[D] Ahmedabad
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Correct Answer: C [Gandhinagar]
Notes:
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently launched a cyber-crime prevention initiative of the Gujarat Police, called ‘Cyber AASHVAST’ in Gandhinagar. The project was created as a help line for the victims affected by cyber-crimes.
During the launch event, the Minister also launched an e-governance initiative called ‘VISHWAS’ which is an acronym for Video Integration and State Wide Advanced Security. It helps in improving Law and Order and helps in Crime detection and investigation through video analytics.
8. Which organisation releases the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) in India?
[A] Ministry of Human Resources and Development
[B] NITI Aayog
[C] NGO ‘Pratham’
[D] UNICEF
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Correct Answer: C [NGO ‘Pratham’]
Notes:
The Non-Governmental organisation, called ‘Pratham’ releases the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) in India. The ASER for the year 2019 was released recently. The report states that five-year-old children in private institutions performed better in learning activities than the same-aged children in Government-run schools and anganwadis.
The enrolment levels among girls in the age group of 4 to 8 years, were higher than those among boys. But more girls are being enrolled in state-run schools than boys, who are enrolled more in private schools, showing a clear gender gap.
9. Which state recently launched a state-wide helpline for labourers called e-Shramik Samadhan?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Odisha
[C] Bihar
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Odisha]
Notes:
The Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik recently launched a state-wide helpline for labourers called e-Shramik Samadhan. He also announced that a State Corpus Fund of Rs. 500 crores has been created, so that payment given under the MGNREGA scheme will be on time.
The Chief Minister also announced that employment under MGNREGA will be extended for 200 days a year, in 20 vulnerable blocks of the state. He said that a Central data base will be created to track the migrant workers in the state and ensure that all welfare schemes reach them.
10. The ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects report’ is released by which organisation?
[A] World Bank
[B] United Nations (UN)
[C] International Monetary Fund (IMF)
[D] Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Correct Answer: B [United Nations (UN)]
Notes:
The United Nation’s World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report was recently released. As per the report, the UN projects the GDP growth of India in the current fiscal year to be 5.7 %. The UN also predicted that the GDP growth rate of the next fiscal year will rise to 6.6%.
In the WESP report of 2019, the UN had predicted India’s growth rate to be 7.6% for the current fiscal year, which has now been lowered to 5.7%. As per the recent report, East Asia continues to be the world’s fastest growing region and the largest contributor to global growth. The report also predicted that the global growth would dip to 1.8 per cent this year.
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