26th November 2020 : Daily Prelims Current Affairs MCQ Questions Cum Answers for Civil Services (UPSC/IAS/IPS/PCS) ( Arora IAS)

Q1: With reference to PRAGATI meeting, consider the following statements and choose the correct options:

1. It has been designed by the NITI Ayog for timely implementation of central government schemes.
2. It is a three-tier system in which Chief ministers of the concerned states participate.

 

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

 

Answer : d

Explanation

Recently, the Prime Minister (PM) has chaired the 33 PRAGATI meeting. Interaction through PRAGATI is held once every month, known as PRAGATI Day.

PRAGATI was launched in 2015, PRAGATI is the multimodal platform for Pro Active Governance and Timely Implementation involving central and state governments.

It has been designed by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) team with the help of the National Informatics Center (NIC).

It enables the PM to discuss the issues with the concerned central and state officials with full information and latest visuals of the ground-level situation.

It is a three-tier system: PMO, Union Government Secretaries, and Chief Secretaries of the States (not the Chief ministers).

 

Q2:

Consider the following statements regarding the North Indian Ocean Region and choose the correct option:

1. The Cyclones Gati, Nisarga, Amphan and Nivar all have occurred in the North Indian Ocean Region.
2. India, Bangladesh, China, UAE and Yemen come under the North Indian Ocean

Region.

 

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

 

Answer : a

Explanation

The North Indian Ocean Region covers tropical cyclones formed over Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea.

The 13 members, which come under the region, are Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Yemen (but not China).

Cyclone Nivar is the fourth cyclone that has taken shape in the North Indian Ocean region this year. The first three cyclones were Cyclone Gati (made landfall in Somalia in November), Cyclone Amphan (eastern India witnessed it in May), and Cyclone Nisarga (in Maharashtra).

Nivar will be the second cyclone to hit Tamil Nadu in two years after Cyclone Gaja in 2018.

 

Q3:

Consider the following statements and choose the correct options:

1. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) is a centrally sponsored scheme.
2. PMKSY aims to supplement agriculture by providing capital subsidy in the form of grants-in-aid.
3. The PMKSY scheme is launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare.

 

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 2 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

 

Answer : c

Explanation

In 2016, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) introduced an umbrella Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing

Clusters (SAMPADA), which was proposed to be implemented with an allocation of Rs. 6,000 crores for the period of 2016-20.

In 2017, it was renamed as the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). It is a Central Sector Scheme. The objective of the PMKSY scheme is to supplement agriculture. Under PMKSY,

capital subsidy in the form of grants-in-aid ranging from 35% to 75% of the eligible project cost subject to a maximum specified limit is provided to investors under the various schemes for undertaking infrastructure, logistic projects and setting up of food processing units in the country.

 

Q4: Which of the following statements best describes the UMANG App?

 

1. It provides an account in cloud to every Aadhaar holder to access authentic documents/certificates in digital format from the original issuers of these certificates.
2. It provides a single platform for all Indian citizens to access pan India e-government services ranging from Central to local bodies and other citizen-centric services.
3. It is an innovative web and mobile-phone-based application to improve service delivery and programme management of Integrated Child Development Services.
4. It is an application designed to help women and children travelling in taxis and autorickshaws to raise an alarm in case of any emergency.

 

Answer: b

Explanation:

UMANG App provides a single platform for all Indian citizens to access pan India e-government services ranging from Central to local bodies and other citizen-centric services.

DigiLocker provides an account in cloud to every Aadhaar holder to access authentic documents/certificates in digital format from the original issuers of these certificates.

POSHAN Abhiyaan’s Integrated Child Development Services Common Application Software (ICDS-CAS) is an innovative web and mobile-phone-based application to improve service delivery and programme management.

Recently, the Andhra Pradesh government launched the Abhayam App. It helps women and children travelling in taxis and autorickshaws to raise an alarm in case of any emergency.