Daily Current Affair Quiz: 18th May 2020
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May 18, 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Mission Antyodaya is intended to realise the vision of poverty-free India by 2022.
2. It is a mission mode project envisaged by the Ministry of Rural Development.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
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Mission Antyodaya was adopted in Union Budget 2017-18, to realise the vision of poverty-free India by 2022. It is a mission mode project envisaged by the Ministry of Rural Development.
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It is a convergence and accountability framework aiming to bring optimum use and management of resources allocated by 27 Ministries/ Department of the Union Government under various programmes for the development of rural areas.
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It is envisaged as a state-led initiative with Gram Panchayats as focal points of convergence efforts.
2. Which of the following entity has developed National Migrant Information System (NMIS)?
(a) National Disaster Management Authority
(b) Ministry of Social Justice
(c) International Labour Organisation
(d) Niti Ayog
Ans: a
Justification:
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The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has developed an online dashboard called ‘National Migrant Information System (NMIS)’.
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The online portal (NMIS) would maintain a central repository of migrant workers and help in speedy inter-state communication to facilitate the smooth movement of migrant workers to their native places.
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The key data pertaining to the persons migrating has been standardized for uploading such as name, age, mobile no., originating and destination district, date of travel etc.
3. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?
1. The Ministry of Rural Developmet (MoRD) has been implementing Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP) by making systematic investments to enhance women’s participation and productivity.
2. MKSP is a sub-component of the National Rural Livelihood Mission.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
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The Ministry of Rural Developmet (MoRD) has been implementing Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP) by making systematic investments to enhance women’s participation and productivity.
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MKSP is a sub-component of the National Rural Livelihood Mission, which aims to improve the status of women in agriculture. It recognizes the identity of “Mahila” as “Kisan” and strives to build the capacity of women in the domain of agro-ecologically sustainable practices.
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The focus of MKSP is on capacitating smallholders to adopt sustainable climate resilient agro-ecology and eventually create a pool of skilled community professionals.
4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?
1. Arunachal Pradesh has the largest forest cover in the country.
2. Madhya Pradesh tops the list in terms of forest cover as percentage of total geographical area.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: d
Justification:
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Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover in the country followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra.
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In terms of forest cover as percentage of total geographical area, the top five States are Mizoram (85.41%), Arunachal Pradesh (79.63%), Meghalaya (76.33%), Manipur (75.46%) and Nagaland (75.31%).
5. Which of the following statements are true
1. The East China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean, located directly east of East China.
2. It connects with the Sea of Japan through the Korea Strait.
3. Countries with borders on the East China Sea include South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: d
Justification:
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It connects with the Sea of Japan through the Korea Strait; it opens in the north to the Yellow Sea. Countries with borders on the sea (clockwise from north) include: South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China.
