Daily Current Affair Quiz: 6th May 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Bhoomi Rashi Portal is a major e-Governance initiative of the Ministry of the Road Transport & Highways.
2. It is a single point platform for online processing of land acquisition notifications to accelerate highway infrastructure development projects in India.
(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 Road Transport and Highways, Govt. of India has designed Bhoomi Rashi as a single point platform for online processing of land acquisition notifications to accelerate highway infrastructure development projects in India.
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It will act an interface for Land owners and affected parties for adding project basic details including land acquisitions sanction details, Land Acquisition locations i.e. village, compensation determination etc.
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It is a bilingual application with Hindi and English for easy usability
2. Which are the water bodies on which the Kaleshwaram multi-purpose irrigation project is started?
(a) Pranahita and Godavari River
(b) Sabari and Krishna
(c) Luni and Jawai
(d) Kaveri and Amaravati
Ans: a
Justification:
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Pranahita and Godavari River (Telangana). The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme of Telangana is a multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in Kaleshwaram, Bhupalpally, Telangana.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Prime Minister is the common chairman of the five zonal councils.
2. The Zonal Councils are the statutory bodies.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: b
Justification:
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The Zonal Councils are the statutory (and not the constitutional) bodies. They are established by an Act of the Parliament, that is, States Reorganisation Act of 1956.
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The act divided the country into five zones (Northern, Central, Eastern, Western and Southern) and provided a zonal council for each zone.
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The Home Minister of Central government is the common chairman of the five zonal councils. Each Chief Minister acts as a vice-chairman of the council by rotation, holding office for a period of one year at a time.
4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?
1. The Central Information Commission was established by the Central Government in 2005.
2. The Commission consists of a Chief Information Commissioner and not more than ten Information Commissioners.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
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The Central Information Commission was established by the Central Government in 2005. It was constituted through an Official Gazette Notification under the provisions of the Right to Information Act (2005). Hence, it is not a constitutional body. It entertains complaints and appeals pertaining to offices, financial institutions, public sector undertakings, etc., under the Central Government and the Union Territories.
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Composition: The Commission consists of a Chief Information Commissioner and not more than ten Information Commissioners.
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They are appointed by the President on the recommendation of a committee consisting of the Prime Minister as Chairperson, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and a Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister
5. Women Entrepreneurship Platform is an initiative of
(a) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(b) The Khadi and Village Industries Commission
(c) Niti Ayog
(d) NABARD
Ans: c
Justification:
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NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform is a first of its kind, unified access portal which brings together women from different parts of India.
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Launched on International Women’s Day, two years ago, the Women Entrepreneurship Platform has become a forum dedicated to educating, enabling and empowering women entrepreneurs.
