Feb 2022 Flashcards
- Consider the following statements regarding the National Commission for
Women –
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed 25th National Commission for Women Foundation Day programme.
ii. The theme of the programme ‘She The Change Maker’ is aimed at celebrating the achievements of women in different fields. Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
A. Only i B. Only ii
C. Both i and ii D. Neither i nor ii
Ans. B.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed 30th National Commission for Women Foundation Day programme.
• The theme of the programme ‘She The Change Maker’ is aimed at celebrating the achievements of women in different fields.
• About National Commission for Women:
• It was established on 31 January 1992 under the provisions of the Indian Constitution, as defined in the 1990 National Commission for Women Act.
• The first head of the commission was Jayanti Patnaik.
• Rekha Sharma is the current chairperson
Consider the following statements regarding the Economic Survey 2021-
22-
i. The central theme of this year’s Enable Markets, Promote ‘Pro-Business’ ii. World Bank’s and Asian Development Bank’s latest forecasts of real GDP growth of 8.7 percent and 7.5 percent respectively for 2022-23 .
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
A. Only i B. Only ii
C. Both i and ii D. Neither i nor ii
Ans. B.
• The central theme of this year’s Economic Survey is the “Agile approach”.
• India to witness GDP growth of 8.0-8.5 percent in 2022-23, supported by widespread vaccine coverage, gains from supply-side reforms and easing of regulations, robust export growth, and availability of fiscal space to ramp up capital spending.
• The Survey says, the above projection is comparable with the World Bank’s and Asian Development Bank’s latest forecasts of real GDP growth of 8.7 percent and 7.5 percent respectively for 2022-23.
• As per the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) growth projections released on 25th January, 2022, India’s real GDP is projected to grow at 9 percent in both 2021-22 and 2022-23 and at 7.1 percent in 2023-24.
Consider the following statements regarding the Union Budget 2022-23-
i. India’s economic growth is estimated at 9.2 percent, the highest among all large economies.
ii. five hundred new-generation Vande Bharat Trains to be developed over the next three years.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
A. Only i B. Only ii
C. Both i and ii D. Neither i nor ii
Ans. A.
Highlights of Union Budget 2022-23:
• India’s economic growth is estimated at 9.2 percent, the highest among all large economies.
• Outlay for Capital expenditure in the Union Budget hiked by 35.4 percent.
• Emergency Credit Line Guarantee
Scheme (ECLGS) extended up to March 2023. The guarantee cover will be expanded by 50,000 crore rupees.
• Additional credit of 2 lakh crore rupees for
MSME to be provided under Credit Guarantee Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises.
• Productivity Linked Incentive in 14 sectors for achieving the vision of
AtmaNirbhar Bharat will be strengthened.
• Use of ‘Kisan Drones’ to be promoted for crop assessment, digitization of land records, spraying of insecticides and nutrients.
• Implementation of the Ken-Betwa Link Project at an estimated cost of 44,605 crore rupees to be taken up.
• Four hundred new-generation Vande Bharat Trains to be developed over the next three years.
• One Station-One product concept to be popularized to help local businesses and supply chains.
• One hundred PM GatiShakti Cargo Terminals for multimodal logistics facilities to be developed during the next three years.
• PM GatiShakti Master Plan for
Expressways to be formulated in 2022-23 to facilitate faster movement of people and goods.
• National Highway network to be expanded by 25 thousand kilometres in 2022-23.
• Allocation of 60,000 crore rupees made for Har-Ghar, Nal-Se-Jal to cover 3.8 crore households in 2022-23.
• 80 lakh houses to be completed in 202223 under PM AwasYojana, both rural and urban.
Consider the following statements regarding the 2022 Asian Games-
i. The 2022 Asian Games (18th edition) will take place from September 10 to September 25, 2022, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
ii. E-sports and breakdancing will debut in the 2022 Asian Games as full medal sports after being approved by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
Which of the statements given above is /are incorrect?
A. Only i B. Only ii
C. Both i and ii D. Neither i nor ii
Ans. A.
• The 2022 Asian Games (19th edition) will take place from September 10 to September 25, 2022, in Hangzhou,
Zhejiang, China and there will be five cohost cities.
- The multi-sporting event will feature 40 sports with a total of 61 disciplines, including Olympic sports like swimming, archery, athletics, badminton, equestrian, fencing, football, hockey, judo, kabaddi, and much more.
- E-sports and breakdancing will debut in the 2022 Asian Games as full medal sports after being approved by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) this year, while Cricket will be back at Asian Games in T20 format after 11 years.
- India is a member of the South Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia and one of the only seven countries that have competed in all the editions of the Asian Games.
Consider the following statements regarding the UNESCO World Heritage
Sites-
i. Hoysala Temples of Belur, Halebid and Somnathapura in Karnataka have been finalised as India’s nomination for consideration as UNESCO World Heritage site for the year 2022-2023.
ii. The latest site to be inscribed is Jaipur City, Rajasthan.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
A. Only i B. Only ii
C. Both i and ii D. Neither i nor ii
Ans. A.
• The Union Culture Ministry announced that the Hoysala Temples of Belur, Halebid and Somnathapura in Karnataka have been finalised as India’s nomination for consideration as UNESCO World Heritage site for the year 2022-2023.
• India’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites:
• The first sites to be in scripted were Ajanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Agra Fort, and Taj Mahal, of which all were inscribed in the 1983 session of the World Heritage Committee.
• The latest site to be inscribed is Dholavira, Gujarat in 2021.
• As of July 2021, 19 of the 36 States and union territories of India are home to the World Heritage Sites, with Maharashtra having the highest number of sites (5).
Consider the following Statements regarding the Intensified Mission
Indradhanush (IMI)-
i. Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare launched Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 4.0. ii. IMI 4.0 will have three rounds and will be conducted in 416 districts (including 75 districts identified for Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav) across 33 States/UTs in the country.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
A. Only i B. Only ii
C. Both i and ii D. Neither i nor ii
Ans. C.
• Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of
Health and Family Welfare launched Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 4.0.
• He also launched the IMI 4.0 portal and released the “Operational Guidelines for IMI 4.0”, “Strengthening Immunization in Urban Areas-A framework for Action” and a handbook for “Mahila Arogya Samiti on Urban Immunization” and awareness material/IEC package developed as part of the campaign.
• About Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 4.0:
• IMI 4.0 will have three rounds and will be conducted in 416 districts (including 75 districts identified for Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav) across 33 States/UTs in the country.
• These districts have been identified based on vaccination coverage as per the latest National Family Health Survey-5 report,
Health Management Information System (HMIS) data and burden of vaccine preventable diseases.
• The first round will start from 7th February 2022 onwards, the second will be from 7th March 2022, and the third round will be from 4th April 2022.
Consider the following statements
Interim Report of Jammu and Kashmir
Delimitation Commission-
i. The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Delimitation Commission has changed the complexion of most of the 90 Assembly seats.
ii. The Delimitation Commission is appointed by the Governor of India and works in collaboration with the Election Commission of India.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
A. Only i B. Only ii
C. Both i and ii D. Neither i nor ii
Ans. A.
• The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)
Delimitation Commission has changed the complexion of most of the 90 Assembly seats, while reconfiguring and renaming 28 new Assembly constituencies and deleting 19 Assembly segments in its interim report.
• Besides, it has proposed to redraw all the five Lok Sabha seats.
• The interim report suggested that the Kashmir division will get an additional seat in Kupwara, while the Jammu division will have one additional seat in Kathua district, one in Samba, one in Doda, one in Rajouri, one in Udhampur and one in Kishtwar.
• In December 2021, the Commission, comprising retired Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Desai, Chief Election
Commissioner Sushil Chandra and J&K Election Commissioner K K Sharma, proposed seven additional Assembly seats — six in Jammu division and one in Kashmir Valley.
• For the first time, the Commission proposed reserving nine seats for Scheduled Tribes (STs) on the basis of population. Seven seats were proposed for the Scheduled Castes (SCs).
About Delimitation:
• It is the act of fixing or redrawing the limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies (Assembly or Lok Sabha seat) in a country or a province having a legislative body, as per the Election Commission.
• The Delimitation Commission is appointed by the President of India and works in collaboration with the Election
Commission of India.
Composition:
• Retired Supreme Court judge
• Chief Election Commissioner
• Respective State Election Commissioners
Consider the following statements regarding the Powerthon-2022 –
i. Powerthon-2022 is being launched in line with the aim of Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) introduced by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India.
ii. Its main objective is to reduce the AT&C deficit by 20-25 percent and eliminate the ACOS-ARR gap by 2024-25 . Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
A. Only i B. Only ii
C. Both i and ii D. Neither i nor ii
Ans. D.
• Union Minister for Power and MNRE R K Singh launched Powerthon-2022, a hackathon competition under RDSS to find technology driven solutions to solve the complex problems in power distribution and to ensure quality and reliable power supply.
• Powerthon-2022 is being launched in line with the aim of Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) introduced by the Ministry of Power, Government of India.
• RDSS is a Reform-based and Resultlinked Scheme introduced by the Ministry of Power and the key objectives of RDSS are Reducing AT&C losses to 12-15%, eliminating the ACOS-ARR gap by 202425 and improving the quality & reliability of the power supply to build a robust power sector which can amplify the development opportunities in the nation’s quest for a thriving economy.
Consider the following statements regarding the National Ropeways
Development Programme-
i. Union Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting Union Budget for 2022-23 announced National Ropeways Development Programme – “Parvatmala”. ii. The finance minister announced that contracts for 10 ropeway projects for a length of 60 km would be awarded in 2022-23 .
Which of the statements given above is /are not correct?
A. Only i B. Only ii
C. Both i and ii D. Neither i nor ii
Ans. B.
• Union Finance Minister Smt Nirmala
Sitharaman, while presenting Union
Budget for 2022-23 announced National Ropeways Development Programme – “Parvatmala”.
• About “Parvatmala” scheme:
• The scheme will be taken up on PPP mode, which will be a preferred ecologically sustainable alternative in place of conventional roads in difficult hilly areas.
• The idea is to improve connectivity and convenience for commuters, besides promoting tourism.
• This may also cover congested urban areas, where conventional mass transit system is not feasible.
• The finance minister announced that contracts for 8 ropeway projects for a length of 60 km would be awarded in 2022-23.
Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan
Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)’-
i. The ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)’ has been extended for a period of 2021-22 to 2025-26 with an allocation of Rs 4,600 crore.
ii. In May 2017, the Center had launched SAMPADA (Scheme for Development of AgroMarine Processing and Agro-Processing
Clusters) with an allocation of Rs 6,000 crore. Which of the statements given above is /are not correct?
A. Only i B. Only ii
C. Both i and ii D. Neither i nor ii
Ans. D.
• The ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)’ has been extended for a period of 2021-22 to 2025-26 with an allocation of Rs 4,600 crore. About ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)’:
• PMKSY is a comprehensive package which will lead to creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet.
• The scheme will boost the growth of the food processing sector but also help in providing better prices to farmers and creating huge employment opportunities.
• In May 2017, the Centre had launched
SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine
Processing and Development of AgroProcessing Clusters) with an allocation of Rs 6,000 crore.
• The scheme was renamed as PMKSY in August 2017.
Consider the following statements regarding the Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO)-
i. ISRO has launched a total of 150 satellites of Indian Origin and 342 foreign satellites belonging to 36 countries of which nearly 39 satellites are commercial satellites.
ii. India has a total of 53 operational satellites in space. 21 of these are communication satellites, 8 are Navigation satellites, 21 are Earth Observation Satellites and 3 are Science Satellites.
Which of the statements given above is /are incorrect?
A. Only i B. Only ii
C. Both i and ii D. Neither i nor ii
A.
• Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh said in the Rajya Sabha, ISRO has launched a total of 129 satellites of Indian Origin and 342 foreign satellites belonging to 36 countries of which nearly 39 satellites are commercial satellites and rest are nanosatellites since 1975.
• India has a total of 53 operational satellites in space. 21 of these are communication satellites, 8 are Navigation satellites, 21 are Earth Observation Satellites and 3 are Science Satellites.
About ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation):
• Founded: 15 August 1969
• Headquarters: Bengaluru
• Chairman: S. Somanath
Consider the following statement regarding the ‘EIU’s Democracy Index
2021-
i. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), India has ranked 45th position in the 2021 Democracy Index’s global ranking. ii. With the highest score of 9.75, Finland topped the Democracy Index, and the top three country is, Finland, Norway and New Zealand.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
A. Only i B. Only ii
C. Both i and ii D. Neither i nor ii
Ans. D.
• According to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), India has ranked 46th position in the 2021 Democracy Index’s global ranking.
• With the highest score of 9.75, Norway topped the Democracy Index.
• India scored 6.91 to rank 46th on the Index.
Top 3 countries in the list: Norway, New
Zealand, Finland
• Afghanistan occupies the bottom place in the index.
• Out of 167 countries included in the survey by EIU, only 21 countries have been put under the category of full democracy while 53 are included under the flawed democracy category.
• 34 countries are counted among hybrid democracies and 59 are authoritarian governments.
Consider the following statements regarding the “SMILE” scheme”-
i. Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar launched the Central Sector scheme “SMILE: Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”.
ii. The Ministry has allocated Rs. 365 Crore for the scheme from 2021-22 to 2025-26 Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
A. Only I B. Only ii
C. Both i and ii D. Neither i nor ii
Ans. C.
• Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar launched the Central Sector scheme “SMILE: Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and
Enterprise”.
• The two sub-schemes of SMILE - ‘Central
Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons’ and ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of engaged in the act of Begging’ – provide comprehensive welfare and rehabilitation measures to the Transgender community and the people engaged in the act of begging.
• The Ministry has allocated Rs. 365 Crore for the scheme from 2021-22 to 2025-26. About ‘Central Sector Scheme for
Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons’:
• It provides Scholarships for
Transgender Students studying in IX and till post-graduation to enable them to complete their education.
Consider the following regarding the
“New India Literacy Programme”-
i. Government approved a new scheme “New India Literacy Programme ”for the period FYs
2022-2027 to cover all the aspects of Adult
Education to align with National Education Policy 2020 ii. The scheme will cover non-literates of the age of 12 years and above in all state/UTs in the country.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
A. Only i B. Only ii
C. Both i and ii D. Neither i nor ii
A
