1. Which is the first state to complete the migration of workers to their home state through Shramik Special trains?
a. Gujarat
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Punjab
d. Maharashtra
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Gujarat is the first state to complete the migration of workers to their home state through Shramik Special trains.
• It is the only state which had run more than 1,000 shramik special trains for sending 15 lakh 18 thousand migrant workers to their home state.
• This was the biggest planned migration by any state in Independent India. From more than 40 trains earlier this week, the last 7 Shramik Special Trains departed from different stations of Gujarat.
• Maximum 8 lakh 20 thousand workers migrated to Uttar Pradesh followed by 3 lakh 50 thousand workers to Bihar and 1 lakh 31 thousand workers to Odisha.
• Shramik Special Trains also operated for other 16 States from Gujarat.
2. Which is the first state in the country to prepare one lakh beds for COVID-19 patients?
a. Jammu and Kashmir
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Assam
S-b
EXPLANATION-
• Uttar Pradesh has become first state in the country to prepare one lakh beds for COVID-19 patients, with each of the 75 districts having dedicated beds for patients in the respective facilities.
• The beds in the hospitals are classified into three categories- Level 1, level 2 and level 3. While level one and two beds are for patients exhibiting mild symptoms, level three beds are meant for graver infections.
• The hospitals catering to level one patients will have facilities for oxygen support, those catering to level two patients will have a few ventilators in addition to oxygen support.
• Level three hospitals will have ventilator support as well as ICU facilities for the patients, besides having provisions for dialysis.
3. Under the 'Mudra Shishu loan' for small businesses and cottage, how much interest benefit will be provided to the businesses?
a. 2
b. 2.5
c. 3
d. 3.5
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• The centre has announced the launch of ‘Mudra Shishu loan’ to benefit small businesses and cottage industries.
• Under the scheme, one lakh beneficiaries can avail an interest benefit of 2 percent for a year.
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the ‘Mudra Shishu loan’ while announcing the second tranche of the centre’s 20 lakh crore package to revive the Indian economy amid COVID-19 pandemic.
• The interest subvention will be provided to prompt payees for a period of 12 months.
• The scheme is expected to provide the benefit of Rs 1500 crore to about 3 crore people.
• Three crore people will get the benefit of Rs 1500 crore. The step is aimed to prevent the suffering of shopkeepers, especially small businesses in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
4. Which of the following has developed a disinfection unit named Ultra Swachh to disinfect a wide range of materials, including Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), electronics items, fabrics and others?
a. ISRO
b. DRDO
c. HAL
d. Reliance Defence
S-b
EXPLANATION-
• Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has developed a disinfection unit named Ultra Swachh to disinfect a wide range of materials, including Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), electronics items, fabrics and others.
• Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, the Delhi-based laboratory of DRDO has developed this product with industry partner Gel Craft Health care Private Ltd.
• The system uses an advanced oxidative process comprising of multiple barrier disruption approach using Ozonated Space Technology for disinfection.
• Ultra Swachh is double-layered, with specialized Ozone sealant technology assuring trapping of Ozone for the necessary disinfection cycle. It also has catalytic converter to ensure environment friendly exhaust. The system is in compliance with International Standards of Industrial, Occupational, Personal and Environmental Safety.
• Ultra Swachh comes in two variants namely Ozonated Space and Trinetra Technology. Trinetra technology is the combination of Ozonated space and radical dispenser. Treatment is optimized with automation for quick disinfection cycle.
5. To which of the following airports at Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangaluru were leased?
a. GMR Infrastructure Limited
b. Reliance Infrastructure Limited
c. Larsen & Toubro Infrastructure Development Projects Limited
d. Adani Infrastructure Limited
S-d
EXPLANATION-
• The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for leasing out airports at Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangaluru to Adani Enterprises Ltd.
• Adani Enterprises Ltd has won the rights to run five of the six airports, the operations of which are being privatised, beating rival bidders by a steep margin and overnight turning into India’s largest airport operator outside government control.
• These projects will bring efficiency in delivery, expertise, enterprise and professionalism apart from harnessing the needed investments in the public sector.
• This will also result in enhanced revenues to the Airports Authority of India (AAI), which may lead to further investment by AAI at Tier II and Tier III cities and economic development in these areas in terms of job creation and related infrastructure.
