Daily Current Affair Quiz: 29th April 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. PMMVY is implemented using the platform of Anganwadi Services scheme of Umbrella ICDS under Ministry of Women and Child Development.
2. A cash incentive of Rs 5000 is provided directly in the account of Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers for first living child of the family subject to their fulfilling specific conditions relating to Maternal and Child Health.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
- PMMVY is implemented using the platform of Anganwadi Services scheme of Umbrella ICDS under Ministry of Women and Child Development. A cash incentive of Rs 5000 is provided directly in the account of PW&LM for first living child of the family subject to their fulfilling specific conditions relating to Maternal and Child Health.
- The cash incentive provided would lead to improved health seeking behaviour amongst the PW& LM. Cash incentive of Rs.5000 in three installments
2. The joint initiative “Clean Air, Better Life” is launched by
(a) MoEFCC and UN Environment
(b) Niti Ayog and Confederation of Indian industry
(c) MoEFCC and IIT Guwahati
(d) Niti Ayog and Delhi Government
Ans: b
Justification:
- NITI Aayog along with CII launched the joint initiative “Clean Air, Better Life” in 2016 with an objective to address the issue of air pollution in Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) with active participation of the Government agencies, industries and academia, research organization and civil society.
3. Which of the following statements are true?
1. MUDRA loans are extended by banks, NBFCs, MFIs and other eligible financial intermediaries as notified by MUDRA Ltd.
2. Ten percentage subsidy is provided for loans given under PMMY.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
Justification:
- MUDRA loans are extended by banks, NBFCs, MFIs and other eligible financial intermediaries as notified by MUDRA Ltd. For implementing the Scheme, government has set up a new institution named, Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency Ltd (MUDRA).
- There is no subsidy for the loan given under PMMY. However, at present, MUDRA extends a reduction of 25bps in its interest rates to MFIs / NBFCs, who are providing loans to women entrepreneurs.
- Banks have been mandated by RBI not to insist for collateral security in the case of loans upto 10 lakh extended to the units in the Micro Small Enterprises sector.
4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true.
1. Accelerator Labs are built on WEF’s partnerships with governments to scale solutions.
2. In India Accelerator Lab project has been launched in collaboration with the government’s Atal Innovation Mission.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: b
Justification:
- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched the India chapter of its new initiative, Accelerator Labs, for which it is partnering with Germany and Qatar.
- The project has been launched in collaboration with the government’s Atal Innovation Mission. They identify grassroots solutions together with local actors and validate their potential to accelerate development. Accelerator Labs are built on UNDP’s partnerships with governments to scale solutions. This is highlighted in the Indian Accelerator Lab team’s philosophy to ‘work out loud’, or share the issues.
5. Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh (BPKK) is launched by
(a) Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change
(b) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
(c) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(d) Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Ans: c
Justification:
- Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD), announced Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh (BPKK).
- The BPKK will be a repository of diverse crops across 128 agro-climatic zones in India for better nutritional outcomes.
- The Kosh aims at reducing malnutrition through a multi-sectoral results-based framework, including agriculture, among women and children across the country.
