Daily Current Affair Quiz: 16th December 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is a conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women.
2. The maternity benefits are available to all Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) except those in regular employment with the Central Government or State Government or Public Sector Undertaking or those who are in receipt of similar benefits under any law for the time being in force.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
• Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is a maternity benefit rechristened from erstwhile Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY). The IGMSY was launched in 2010.
• The scheme is a conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women The maternity benefits are available to all Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) except those in regular employment with the Central Government or State Government or Public Sector Undertaking or those who are in receipt of similar benefits under any law for the time being in force.
• The scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under which cost sharing ratio between the Centre and the States & UTs with Legislature is 60:40 while for North-Eastern States & three Himalayan States; it is 90:10. It is 100% Central assistance for Union Territories without Legislature.
2. Jaga Mission is associated with
(a) Odisha
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Telangana
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: a
Justification:
• Odisha has won the ‘World Habitat Award’, global recognition for its ambitious initiative — Jaga Mission.
• Recently, this project was also awarded the ‘India Geospatial Excellence Award’ for technological innovation in transforming the lives of urban poor.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The OSIRIS-Rex is NASA’s first asteroid sampling mission.
2. Bennu is a carbonaceous asteroid in the Apollo group.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
• OSIRIS-Rex is NASA’s third planetary science mission selected in the New Frontiers Program, after Juno and New Horizons. 101955 Bennu is a carbonaceous asteroid in the Apollo group. It was discovered in September 1999 by the LINEAR Project.
• It is NASA’s first asteroid sampling mission. Japan already has visited an asteroid and returned some specks.
4. Which of the following statements are true?
1. The Ganga river system outspreads in India, Tibet (China), Nepal and Bangladesh.
2. It covers states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Union Territory of Delhi.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Both 1 and 2
Ans: c
Justification:
• The Ganga river system outspreads in India, Tibet (China), Nepal and Bangladesh. It is the largest river basin in India and accounts for about one-fourth of the total area of the country. It covers states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Union Territory of Delhi.
• The total length of the Ganga is about 2,510 km. The river basin is bounded by the Himalayas on the north, by the Aravalli on the west, by the Vindhyas and Chhotanagpur plateau on the south and by the Brahmaputra Ridge on the east.
5. Crystal award is awarded by
(a) World Economic Forum
(b) World Bank
(c) UNICEF
(d) UNEP
Ans: a
Justification:
• Crystal award is by the World Economic Forum (WEF)
• Hosted by World Economic Forum’s World Arts Forum.
• The Award recognises as well as celebrates the achievements of leading artists and cultural figures whose leadership inspires inclusive and sustainable change.
