Daily Current Affair Quiz: 14th August 2020
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August 14, 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Mission Madhumeha is to provide cost-effective treatment and control of non-communicable disease of Diabetes
2. Swasthya Raksha programme aims to promote health, health education in villages, awareness about cleanliness of domestic surroundings and environment.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
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Swasthya Raksha programme- To promote health, health education in villages, awareness about cleanliness of domestic surroundings and environment.
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Mass campaigning through rallies, Nukkad Nataks focussing on personal, environmental and social hygiene are being undertaken for creating awareness about hygiene and health
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Mission Madhumeha was Launched in 2016, it will be implemented throughout the country through a specially designed National Treatment Protocol for effective management of Diabetes through Ayurveda
2. SHAKTI scheme was launched by?
(a) Ministry Of Coal
(b) Ministry of MSMEs
(c) Ministry of Agriculture
(d) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Ans: a
Justification:
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SHAKTI (SCHEME FOR HARNESSING AND ALLOCATING KOYALA TRANSPARENTLY IN INDIA)
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To make coal available to all the Thermal Power Plants of the country in a transparent and objective manner and at the same time ensure that the benefits of linkage coal are transferred to the end consumers.
3. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?
1. Coal Mine Surveillance and Management System is a web-based GIS application through which location of sites for unauthorised mining can be detected.
2. The basic platform used in the system is of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology’s (MeiTY) map which provides village level information.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?
1. Khan Prahahri is a tool for reporting any activity taking place related to illegal coal mining like rat hole mining, pilferage etc.
2. One can upload geo-tagged photographs of the incident along with textual information directly to the system.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
5. ‘SWAYATT’ initiative is associated with?
(a) Banking Sector
(b) Import and Exports
(c) e- Governance
(d) Block chain
Ans: c
Justification:
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SWAYATT is an initiative to promote Start-ups, Women and Youth Advantage Through eTransactions on Government e Marketplace (GeM).
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It will bring together the key stakeholders within the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem to Government e-Marketplace, the national procurement portal.
