Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 20th July 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true:
1. NAG is a fire-and-forget, Anti-tank guided missile.
2. Helina missile is a variant of NAG missile.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- It is a fire-and-forget, Anti-tank guided missile developed by DRDO.
- It is designed to destroy tanks and other heavily armoured targets.
- NAG has five variants,
- HeliNa (Helicopter-launched Nag)
- Land version (with mast-mounted missile launcher)
- Man Portable NAG,
- Air-launched version for tactical interdiction aircraft
- NAMICA (NAg MIssile Carrier), a tank destroyer variant built for the army.
2. Which of the following statements are true:
1. Deworming Programme is an initiative of ‘Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’, to make every child (ages of 1-19 years) in the country worm free.
2. It is done through the platform of schools and Anganwadis.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- It is an initiative of ‘Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’, to make every child (ages of 1-19 years) in the country worm free.
- It is done through the platform of schools and Anganwadis.
- According to WHO, 241 million children in India are at risk of parasitic intestinal worms called Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH).
- ‘Helminths’ are transmitted through soil contaminated with faecal matter.
3. Which of the following is the nodal ministry for Solar Charkha Mission
(a) Ministry of New and Renewable energy
(b) Ministry of MSME
(c) Ministry of Textiles
(d) Ministry of HRD
Ans: b
Justification:
- It is the employment generating venture of Ministry of MSME to train rural people in weaving.
- The looms and spindles will be completely powered by Solar energy.
- It is being implemented by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).
4. Which of the following statements are true:
1. Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project is a gas pipe line project aims to provide piped cooking gas (PNG) to residents of eastern region of the country.
2. It also aims to provide CNG for vehicles.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:c
Justification:
- It is a gas pipe line project aims to provide piped cooking gas (PNG) to residents of eastern region of the country.
- It also aims to provide CNG for vehicles.
- It is a project under Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.
- It will pave way for revival of industries in those areas and development of city gas network, generating a large number of jobs.
5. Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) is associated with?
(a) Financially support to those who lost their jobs
(b) Technical support to Differently abled in entrepreneurship
(c) Financial Support to SHGs
(d) Support to distressed women through Common Service Centers
Ans: a
Justification:
- It is to financially support those who lost their jobs and were covered under the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948.
- It benefits mainly to formal sector Insured Persons’ (IP).
- It was launched by ‘ESI Corporation’ under ‘Ministry of Labour & Employment’.
- The cash benefit will be of 25% of the average per day earning during the previous four contribution periods.
- It is payable in case of unemployment or during a search for new engagement.
- The scheme will be funded by the employees themselves from their ESI contribution
