1. In which of the following years was Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) launched?
a. 2019
b. 2020
c. 2018
d. 2017
S-d
EXPLANATION-
• Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) offers a guaranteed payout of pension to senior citizens every month. It was launched in 2017,
• The scheme can be purchased offline as well as online, through Life Insurance Corp. of India.
• Senior citizens have time till March 31 to invest in Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana which provides higher return than any bank.
2. With which country had India signed the Protocol on Transit and Trade (PTT) agreement?
a. Bangladesh
b. Sri Lanka
c. Nepal
d. Afghanistan
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• The Protocol on Transit and Trade (PTT) through inland waterways was first signed between People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Republic of India in 1972.
• The Protocol was last renewed in 2015 for five years with a provision for automatic renewal and further five years of long term assurance to stakeholders.
• The Protocol parameters were revised in the second addendum signed with inclusion of new routes and declaration of a host of new Ports of Call to facilitate trade between both the countries. At present, there are 10 Indo-Bangla Protocol routes.
3. Under the National Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Mission every child in the country will necessarily attain foundational literacy by which class?
a. Three
b. Four
c. Five
d. Six
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• A National Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Mission will be launched, for ensuring that every child in the country necessarily attains foundational literacy and numeracy in Grade 3.
• For this, teacher capacity building, a robust curricular framework, engaging learning material – both online and offline, learning outcomes and their measurement indices, assessment techniques, tracking of learning progress, etc. will be designed to take it forward in a systematic fashion.
• This mission will cover the learning needs of nearly 4 crore children in the age group of 3 to 11 years.
4. Which state has launched the Samagra Shiksha programme to facilitate students?
a. Punjab
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Jammu and Kashmir
d. Punjab
S-c
EXPLANATION-
• The Jammu and Kashmir government has initiated a slew of measures under its Samagra Shiksha programme to facilitate students with complete access to education through technological interventions and other viable means in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown.
• Due to the COVID-19 pandemic all educational institutes have been closed and the government initiated the process of online or virtual classes, an official spokesman said.
• In order to maintain the continuity of education delivery to students several steps are being taken.
• Free laptops are being distributed among resource rooms and braille tactile readers to the visually impaired, the spokesman said. The government has also started a career portal for students.
• 2500 tabs were distributed among students during the lockdown period
5. Which country has approved a new political map including India’s Kalapani, Lipulekh as its territory?
a. Nepal
b. China
c. Bangladesh
d. Pakistan
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Amidst the border dispute with India, Nepal’s cabinet has accepted a new political map showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura under its territory.
• India and Nepal are at a dispute after the Indian side released its new political map on 2 November 2019, which covers above three areas in Indian territory.
• India and Nepal share a 1,800-km open border. Nepal claims all territories east of the Kali river, including Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipulekh, under the Treaty of Sugauli that it signed with the erstwhile British administration in 1816.
