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1.Union Minister Smriti Irani recently launched a welfare scheme named

‘Yashaswini’ from Goa. What does the scheme aim at?

[A] Vaccination to Children

[B] Assistance to women Self Help Groups
[C] Cleaning of Beaches
[D] Assistance to schools

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Correct Answer: B [Assistance to women Self Help Groups]

Notes:
Union Minister for Women and Child Development and Textiles, Smriti
Irani recently launched a scheme named ‘Yashaswini’ from Goa. It is a
women empowerment scheme, which aims at supporting women Self
Help Groups (SHGs) with interest free loans up to ₹5 lakh. The scheme
will also help them to get guidance from experts.
During the event, the Minister also launched Swasthya Sakhi Project
and a mobile breast cancer screening initiative, which will be carried out
by Anganwadi workers to screen all women of Goa for breast cancer.

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2.The Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) has started a program called

‘TB-free air for every child’ in which state?

[A] Bihar
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Karnataka
[D] Kerala

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Correct Answer: D [Kerala]

Notes:
The Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) has started the ‘TB-free air for
every child’ in the state of Kerala. The IAP will train its 2500
paediatricians in the treatment protocol of Tuberculosis and they will
maintain a uniform and standardised procedure for the treatment.
The drive will ensure to that all the children of the state will be free of
TB, ahead of the target year of 2025. They will also conduct campaigns
in schools and explain about malnutrition, ill effects of tobacco usage by
adults and cough etiquette.

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3.The recently launched Bhuvan Panchayat web portal’s new version

3.0 uses the technology of which organisation?

[A] Indian Space Research Organisation

[B] Defence Research and Development Organisation
[C] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
[D] Bharat Electronics Limited

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Correct Answer: A [Indian Space Research Organisation]

Notes:
Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh recently launched the version 3.0
of Bhuvan Panchayat web Portal, which will function with the help of
satellite technology developed by the Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO).
The project is aimed at providing geo-spatial services to assist the
process of developing Gram Panchayats, undertaken by the Ministry of
Panchayati Raj. The integrated high-resolution satellite data will provide
better visualisation and enable decentralised planning and monitoring of
schemes at panchayat levels.

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4.The special pilgrimage tourist train of IRCTC, Shri Ramayana Express

is set to commence its operations from which state/UT?

[A] Uttar Pradesh

[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Bihar
[D] New Delhi

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Correct Answer: D [New Delhi]

Notes:
IRCTC recently announced that the Indian Railways is to operate a
special pilgrimage tourist train Shri Ramayana Express. The special
train of IRCTC, which will cover the pilgrimage sites associated with
Lord Ram known as the ‘Ramayana Circuit of India’, is to be run from
March 28, from New Delhi.
It will have ten coaches including five AC 3 tier coaches. The booking of
the tour of 16 nights -17 days is to be carried out on first come first take
basis.

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5.Which city was host to the ‘Symposium on Emerging Opportunities for

Indian Textiles and Crafts’?

[A] Varanasi
[B] Lucknow
[C] New Delhi
[D] Hyderabad

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Correct Answer: C [New Delhi]

Notes:
The Symposium on Emerging Opportunities for Indian Textiles and
Crafts was recently organised in New Delhi. The symposium was
inaugurated by Union Minister of Textiles and Women and Child
Development, Smriti Zubin Irani.
The national symposium was attended by officials from the Ministry of
Commerce & Industry and Ministry of Textiles and representatives of
Export Promotion Council.

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6.The First anniversary of the launch of which welfare scheme was

observed on February 24?

[A] Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)

[B] Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
[C] Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM)
[D] Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-dhan Yojana

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Correct Answer: B [Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)]

Notes:
The First anniversary of the launch of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman
Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme was recently observed on February 24,
2020.
PM-KISAN is a Central Sector scheme with 100% funding from
Government of India. Under the Scheme an annual income support of
Rs.6000 is provided to all farmer families across the country in three
equal instalments of Rs.2000.

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7.What is the name of the recently launched scheme that aims to

provide nutritional support to pregnant women and adolescent girls?

[A] Pradhan Mantri Suposhit Yojana

[B] Suposhit Maa Abhiyan
[C] Suposhit Janani Yojana
[D] Suposhit Beti Abhiyan

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Correct Answer: B [Suposhit Maa Abhiyan]

Notes:
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla recently launched “Suposhit Maa
Abhiyan”, that aims to provide nutritional support to pregnant women
and adolescent girls.
The scheme was launched in Kota, Rajasthan which is also the
Speaker’s parliamentary constituency. Union Minister of Women and
Child Development Smriti Irani also attended the launch programme.

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8.The committee for working out the operational guidelines of ‘KISAN

RAIL’ is formed under the aegis of which ministry?

[A] Ministry of Railways

[B] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare
[C] Minister of Food Processing Industries
[D] Ministry of MSME

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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare]

Notes:
The government has formed a committee under the Ministry of
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare to work out the operational modalities
of ‘Kisan Rail’.
In the recent budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to
set up a ‘Kisan Rail’ through the public-private-partnership (PPP) mode
to transport perishable goods. The proposed committee also includes
representatives of the Indian Railways and some representatives from
Ministry of Railways also.

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9.‘NAMASTE’ is a portal of which Union Ministry of India?

[A] Ministry of Defence

[B] Ministry of Communications
[C] Ministry of AYUSH
[D] Ministry of External Affairs

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Correct Answer: C [Ministry of AYUSH]

Notes:
National AYUSH Morbidity and Standardized Terminologies Electronic
Portal (NAMASTE Portal) is developed by the Ministry of AYUSH.
Recently, the Ministry has developed National Ayurveda Morbidity
Codes (NAMC), which is a comprehensive classification of diseases
described in Ayurveda and Standardized Ayurveda Terminologies.
These codes are made available in the NAMASTE portal. The Ministry
of AYUSH is also set to establish a nationwide digital platform called
“AYUSH GRID” which aims to integrate all AYUSH facilities.

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10.The Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD)

Scheme is implemented by which Union ministry?

[A] Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

[B] Ministry of Home Affairs
[C] Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
[D] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

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Correct Answer: C [Ministry of Statistics and Programme

Implementation]
Notes:
The Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
implements the Members of Parliament Local Area Development
(MPLAD) Scheme.
As per the ministry’s latest notification, the Members of Parliament can
use the funds allotted to them under the MPLAD scheme to buy testing
kits and other medical equipment needed to fight coronavirus pandemic.
₹5 crore is given to every member of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok
Sabha, per year under the MPLAD scheme to use for developing the
community.
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11.‘Chief Minister COVID-19 Yoddha Kalyan Yojana’ is a welfare

scheme launched by which Indian state/UT?

[A] Uttar Pradesh

[B] West Bengal
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Maharashtra

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Correct Answer: C [Madhya Pradesh]

Notes:
The state government of Madhya Pradesh has launched a
welfare scheme called ‘Chief Minister COVID-19 Yoddha Kalyan
Yojana’.
Under the scheme, about one lakh Anganwadi workers and
Assistants of the state will be provided a special health insurance
cover of Rs 50 lakhs. Earlier, the Centre announced Rs 50 lakh
insurance cover per person for frontline health workers involved
in managing the Covid-19 outbreak.

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12.What is the name of the program launched by HRD Ministry,

which invites people and organisations to contribute resources
for e-learning?

[A] Bharat Vidya

[B] Vidya Daan 2.0
[C] Vidya Bharathi 2.0
[D] Vidhya Samridhi

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Correct Answer: B [Vidya Daan 2.0]

Notes:
The Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh
Pokhriyal Nishank launched VidyaDaan 2.0 program virtually in
New Delhi.
The scheme is aimed at inviting people and organisations to
contribute resources for e-learning, for both school and higher
education. During the prevailing Covid-19 crisis, there is a need
to integrate the content of e-learning with schools. The content
will be used on the DIKSHA learning application of the HRD
Ministry.
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13.What is the objective of the ‘covid19.odisha.gov.in’ portal

launched by Odisha in tackling the crisis faced due to Covid-19?

[A] Provide official data on positive cases

[B]Registration of migrant workers
[C]Registration for Public Distribution System
[D] Provide tele-medicine facility

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Correct Answer: B [Registration of migrant workers]

Notes:
The state of Odisha has launched a portal for registration of
migrant workers to contain the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, as
over five lakh migrant workers are expected to return to the state
after lifting the lock-down.
Forms are available in the portal covid19.odisha.gov.in and in
every gram panchayat for registration of names and address of
the workers who want to return to Odisha.

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14.Rebate of State Levies (ROSL) Scheme, which was seen in

news recently, was launched to support which sector?

[A] Food Processing

[B] Textile
[C] Chemical and Fertiliser
[D] Automobile

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Correct Answer: B [Textile]

Notes:
Under the Rebate of State Levies (ROSL) Scheme, exporters
can claim refunds from the Centre for all the levies and duties
they pay at the State level. It was extended only to exporters of
apparel and made-ups.
It was discontinued last year and replaced with the Rebate of
State and Central Taxes and Levies scheme (RoSCTL).
Recently, ₹464.13 crore has been allocated for issue of duty
credit scrips (certificates) by the DGFT to exporters who have
pending claims under the ROSL scheme.
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15.Haryana and Jammu &Kashmir have committed to provide

tap connections to the people by 2022, under which scheme?

[A] Jal Amirtha Mission

[B] Jal Jeevan Mission
[C] Atal Bhujal Yojana
[D] National Drinking Water Programme

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Correct Answer: B [Jal Jeevan Mission]

Notes:
Recently, Haryana submitted its action plan to the Department of
Drinking Water & Sanitation and committed to provide tap water
connection to all rural households by December, 2022 under the
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Haryana plans to provide tap
connections in 7 lakh households by 2020-21.
The UT of Jammu and Kashmir also has planned to provide tap
water connection to all rural households by December, 2022
under JJM. The national target under the scheme is to reach all
households by 2024-25.
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16.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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Correct Answer: C [Khadi and Village Industries Commission]

Notes:
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), a statutory
organization under the Ministry of MSME is the implementing agency of
‘Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP).
After the Prime Minister announced to support the local products, KVIC
announced a set of guidelines to fast-track the implementation of
projects under the flagship program PMEGP. The concerned agencies
will have to scrutinize the applications and forward it to banks within 26
days. It was also instructed to bring down the time frame to 15 days.

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17.“GOAL (Going Online as Leaders)” is an initiative of which

Union Ministry of India?
[A] Ministry of HRD
[B] Ministry of Tribal Affairs
[C] Ministry of MSME
[D] Ministry of Finance

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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Tribal Affairs]

Notes:
“GOAL (Going Online As Leaders)” programme is an initiative of
the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA).
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda launched the
scheme was launched in partnership with Facebook. The
programme aims to provide mentorship and training to tribal
youth through digitally enabled programs. The scheme is
expected to promote and empower 5,000 tribal youths in the
current phase.

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18.What is the name of the scheme proposed for the

development of marine and inland fisheries, in the stimulus
package?

[A] Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana

[B] Pradhan Mantri Samudra Sampada Yojana
[C] Pradhan Mantri Machli Sampada Yojana
[D] Pradhan Mantri Samudra Samridhi Yojana

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Correct Answer: A [Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana]

Notes:
In the economic stimulus package announced, the Finance
Minister said that the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
will be launched for development of marine and inland fisheries.
The scheme was originally proposed during the Union Budget
2020. But the guidelines were announced during the stimulus
package. The total outlay of the PMMSY will be Rs. 20000
Crore, out of which Rs 11,000 Cr will be earmarked for activities
in Marine, Inland fisheries and Aquaculture and Rs. 9000 Cr for
Infrastructure of Fishing Harbours, Cold chain, Markets etc.
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19.The Central Government has announced a scheme to

completely solarise which famous temple?

[A] Puri Jagannath temple, Odisha

[B] Konark Sun temple, Odisha
[C] Golden temple, Punjab
[D] Meenakshi Amman Temple, Tamil Nadu

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Correct Answer: B [Konark Sun temple, Odisha]

Notes:
Union Government has recently launched a scheme for complete
solarization of Konark Sun Temple and Konark town in Odisha. It
will be implemented by the Odisha Renewable Energy
Development Agency. The project outlay of Rs. 25 crore will be
provided by the Centre.
As per the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the scheme
aims to set up 10 Mega Watt grid connected solar project and
solar applications like solar trees and solar drinking water kiosks,
to implement the scheme.
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20.In which scheme, three states-Odisha, Sikkim and Mizoram

have joined, to bring the total number of implementing states to
20?

[A] PM KISAN
[B] One Nation-One Ration Card
[C] PM Fasal Bima Yojana
[D] PM Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana

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Correct Answer: B [One Nation-One Ration Card]

Notes:
As per the recent announcement from the Food and Consumer
Affairs Ministry, three more States namely Odisha, Sikkim and
Mizoram have recently joined the ‘One Nation-One Ration Card’
scheme.
This addition has taken the total number of states and union
territories that have joined the scheme to 20. In the three states,
the necessary infrastructure work for joining the scheme
including upgradation of electronic Point of Sale (e-PoS)
software have been completed.
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