Current
Affairs Questions
Q 1) Ayushman Bharat Diwas is observed every year on ?
A.28 April
B.29 April
C.30 April
D.01 May
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Nation celebrates Ayushman Bharat Diwason
30th April.
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This day is of national importance to mark
the launch of Ayushman Bharat Yojana, which is also known as Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY).
· It was launched by PM Narendra Modi in
the year 2018 to provide various benefits with a cover of 5 lakh rupees per family to be given per year.
Key Feature
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PM-JAY is a health assurance scheme that
covers 10.74 crores households across India or approx50 crIndians.
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It provides a cover of 5 lakh per family per
year for medical treatment in empanelled hospitals, both public and private.
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It provides cashless and paperless service to
its beneficiaries at the point of service, ie. the hospital.
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E-cards are provided to the eligible
beneficiaries based on the deprivation and occupational criteria of
Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011 (SECC 2011).
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There is no restriction on family size, age
or gender.
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All previous medical conditions are covered
under the scheme.
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It covers 3 days of hospitalization and 15
days of post hospitalization , including
diagnostic care and expenses on medicines.
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The scheme is portable and a beneficiary can
avail medical treatment at any PM-JAY empanelledhospital outside their state
and anywhere in the country.
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The Central government has decided to provide
free testing and treatment of Coronavirus under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana
Q 2) After
the GPS Satellite Radio transmitters tagging last year, Which of the following bird has returned back to Manipur after covering
around 20,000 km up to Somalia and South Africa?
A. Amur Falcon
B. Siberian crane
C. Bar-headed goose
D. Great
white pelican
Q 3) Which of the following state
government has topped in providing employment to workers under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)?
A.Uttar Pradesh
B.Chhattisgarh
C.Madhya Pradesh
D.Bihar
Q 4) Who among the following has been appointed as
the next Ambassador or Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations?
A. Ajay Bhushan Pratap
B.Mohit Vashisth
C.T. S.
Tirumurti
D.A.N Iyer
Q 5) Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor passes
away. He won a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in the year ?
A.2004
B.2006
C.2008
D.2010
Q 6) International Jazz Day is observed every year
on ?
A.29 April
B.30
April
C.01 May
D.02
May
Q 7) International LabourDay is observed every year on ?
A.29 April
B.30 April
C.01 May
D.02 May
● Labour Day or International Workers' Day is observed each
year on the first day of May to
celebrate achievements of the working class.
● The day, also called
'May Day', is also observed as a public holiday
in many countries.
● On 1May,1886,
labour unions in the US decided to go on a strike demanding that workers should
not be made to work for more than
8 hours a day.
● Jus tthree
days after the strike began, a blast occurred in Chicago's Haymarket Square leaving
many dead.
● To honor
those who died in the blast, the International Socialist Conference declared 1 May
as a day designated for labourers.
Q 8) Which of the following country has placed India on
priority watch list for intellectual property protection?
A.France
B.USA
C.China
D.Germany
●The US placed India on the‘Priority Watch List’
for lack of sufficient measurable improvements to itsintellectual property frame
work on the“long-standing” and “new challenges” that have negatively affected American
right holders over the past year.
●The US placed 10 countries, including some of its major trading partners like
India and China,on the list.
Q 9) According to the Open Budget Survey, Which of the
following country topped in terms of budget transparency and accountability?
A.Norway
B.Denmark
C.New Zealand
D.Austria
●India has been placed at 53rd position among
117 nations in terms of budget transparency and accountability, according to
the Open Budget Survey.
●The survey, which was conducted by
International Budget Partnership (IBP), has provided India's Union Budget process a transparency score of 49 out of 100, which is higher than the global average
of 45.
●New Zealand tops the chart with a score of 87.
Q 10) Recently black rice, ‘Chak-Hao’ got a Geographical
Indication (GI) tag from which of the following Indian state?
A.Manipur
A.Karnataka
B.Rajasthan
C.Assam
●Chak-Hao,the black rice of Manipur has bagged
the Geographical Indication(GI)tag.
●Chak-Hao,a scented glutinous rice which has been
in cultivation in Manipur over centuries,is characterized by its special aroma.
●It is normally eaten during community feast sand is served as Chak-Haokheer.
Q 11) In March 2020, The
output of eight core infrastructure industries shrank by _________.
A.3.8 %
B.2.4 %
C.5.9 %
D.6.5 %
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The output of eight core infrastructure
industries shrank by 6.5 percent in March due to fall in production of crude
oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity
amid the coronavirus lockdown.
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The eight core sectors had expanded by 5.8
per cent in March 2019.
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The
eight core industries, including coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery
products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity, constitute 40.27 per cent
of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).
Q 12) Ramayanbecomes the highest viewed entertainment program globally. It created a world
record when people watched the show in a single day.
A.13 million
B.42 million
C.55 million
D.77 million
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The popular television show ‘Ramayan’ based on
Valmiki’s Epic Ramayana has become the highest viewed entertainment program globally.
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Itregisteredrecordbreakingviewershipandcreatedaworldrecordwhen
77 million people watched the show in a single day.
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The record was created on the 16th
of April at 9 p.m. Raman and Sagar’s Ramayan aired on Doordarshan for the first
time between1987and1988.
Q 13) Who among the
following Indian has been selected for the Nikkei Asia Prize 2020?
A.Thalappil Pradeep
A.RamakantBanerjee
B.Rajneesh Chauhan
C.R.K. Iyer
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A faculty member at IIT Madras Prof. T.
Pradeep has been chosen for the Nikkei Asia Prize 2020 in 'Science and Technology' category.
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He has been accorded this honour in
recognition of his pioneering work in nanotechnology-based water purification.
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The Nikkei Asia Prizes are conferred on
individuals who have contributed to the region's sustainable development and to the creation of a better future in Asia.
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| Prof. T. Pradeep |
Q 14) Which of
the following organization has recently launched We Will Win campaign to pay tribute to health workers?
A.ICICI
B.FIFA
C.International Olympic Committee
D.NBA
Q 15) Which of the following bank has launched
‘VikasAbhaya’ a loan scheme to provide some relief to Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprise(MSME) borrowers?
A.KarurVysyaBank
B.Karnataka VikasGrameenBank
C.CanaraBank
D.Andhra Bank
Q 16) Recently, Which of the following country has
classified the organization Hezbollah as a terrorist organization in its soil?
A.UAE
B.Oman
C.France
D.Germany
Q 17) According to the study by Mercom Communications, India is largest solar market in the world.?
A.Second
B.Third
C.Fourth
D.Fifth
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India installed 7.3 gigawatt (GW) of solar
power across the country in 2019 (CY19), consolidating its position as the
third-largest solar market in the world, according to a recent study.
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Trina Solar was the leading module supplier
to India in terms of cumulative shipments, while Waaree Energies, Adani, and
Risen Energy held the top spot.
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The top 10 module suppliers accounted for
over 62 per cent of the market in 2019.
Q 18) Which of the following state has become the first
in the north eastern region to develop a mobile COVID-19 sample collection
kiosk?
A.Assam
B.Manipur
C.Meghalaya
D.Tripura
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In Tripura, Agartala Municipal Corporation
(AMC) with Agartala Smart City has designed a three-wheeler heavy-duty auto
rickshaw into mobile COVID-19 sample collection kiosk where medical staffs can
collect swab samples without physical contact with patients.
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The glass encasement will ease the
requirement of wearing Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) while collecting
swab samples from people claiming that this kind of mobile testing vehicle
would be the first of its kind the whole northeastern region.
Q 19) Which of the following state has imposed a COVID-19
cesson diesel and petrol?
A.Rajasthan
B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Nagaland
D.Assam
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Nagaland government has imposed Covid-19 cess
on diesel and petrol to meet the financial exigencies arising out of the novel
coronavirus pandemic.
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Nagaland government has imposed Covid-19 a Rs
5 per litre cess on diesel and Rs 6 per litre on petrol and other motor spirits.
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