1. Which of the following states launched ‘Panchvati Yojana’ for the senior citizens of rural areas?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Punjab
d. Madhya Pradesh
S-b
EXPLANATION-
• Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched the "Panchavati Yojana" for senior citizens of rural areas in the state.
• Under this scheme, parks and gardens will be developed in all the development blocks with necessary facilities under the MNREGA scheme of Rural Development Department.
• The main objective of the scheme is to provide parks and gardens along with entertainment to the senior citizens of the state.
2. For which of the following Indian states has the World Bank given Rs. 1,950 crore loans for tackling COVID situation and developmental work in the State.?
a. West Bengal
b. Punjab
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Maharashtra
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• The World Bank has given Rs. 1,950 crore loans to the West Bengal Government for tackling COVID situation and developmental work in the State.
• Out of it, Rs. 1,100 crore will be spent for creating Industrial infrastructures and remaining Rs. 850 crore have been allocated for spending on various Social-Welfare schemes.
3. Which of the following has launched its flagship programme Turant Customs, at Bengaluru and Chennai?
a. CBIC
b. SEBI
c. RBI
d. Niti Aayog
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, CBIC launched its flagship programme Turant Customs, at Bengaluru and Chennai. This is a giant leap forward to leverage technology for faster Customs clearance of imported goods.
• Importers will now get their goods cleared from Customs after a faceless assessment is done remotely by the Customs officers located outside the port of import.
• Now, the goods imported at Chennai may be assessed by the Customs officers located at Bengaluru and vice versa, as assigned by the Customs' automated system.
• Turant Customs is a mega reform for the ease of doing business.
4. With which of the country has India signed an MoU for developing cooperation in the power sector?
a. Denmark
b. Sweden
c. Finland
d. Norway
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• India and Denmark have signed an MoU for developing cooperation in the power sector.
• The MoU signed between the Ministry of Power and the Ministry for Energy, Utilities and Climate, Government of Denmark, is to develop a strong, deep and long-term co-operation between two countries in the power sector on the basis of equality, reciprocity and mutual benefit.
• It provides for collaboration in areas like offshore wind, long term energy planning, forecasting, flexibility in the grid, consolidation of grid codes to integrate and operate efficiently variable generation options, flexibility in the power purchase agreements and variability in renewable energy production.
5. Which of the following has issued an advisory to the States, Cities and Metro Rail Companies suggesting measures to be taken by them for providing urban transport services in view of COVID-19?
a. MoHUA
b. Ministry of External Affairs
c. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
d. Home Ministry
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has issued an advisory to the States, Cities and Metro Rail Companies suggesting measures to be taken by them for providing urban transport services in view of COVID-19.
• In the advisory, the Ministry has suggested a three-pronged strategy related to Short term within six months, Medium term within one year and Long term from one to three years.
• The advisory suggested to encourage and revive Non-Motorised Transport (NMT).
• As most of the urban trips are clocked in under five kilometres, NMT offers opportunity in this COVID 19 crisis as it requires low cost, less human resource and it is environment friendly as well as easy to implement.
