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E12330 Q SEBI has approved which organisation to undertake e-kyc Aadhaar authentication? [A] BSE [B] NSE [C] NABARD [D] NHB Question of the day Qस ब न ई-क व ईस आध र प रम ण करण करन क ल ए ककस स गठन क म ज र द ह? [ए] ब एसई [ब ] एनएसई [स ] न ब र ड [र ] एनएचब
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E12330 TARGET OF THE DAY. Important Days News Highlights Current Affairs MCQ MINISTRY OF FINANCE. NEWLY LAUNCHED SCHEMES Static MCQ MAPPING
Important Days 1 September National Nutrition Week 2 September World Coconut Day 3 September Skyscraper Day 5 September International Day of Charity 5 September Teachers' Day (India) 7 September Brazilian Independence Day
E12330 News Highlights Indian Railways Chandigarh Railway Station has been awarded a 5- star 'Eat Right Station' certification for providing high-quality, nutritious food to passengers. भ रत य र व क च र गढ र व स ट शन क य क य क उच च ग णवत त, प क क भ जन प रद न करन क ल ए 5-स ट र 'ईट र इट स ट शन' प रम णन स सम म कनत ककय गय ह
E12330 News Highlights Coal India Limited (CIL) Chairman Pramod Agrawal laid the foundation stone of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited's Rs 285.05 crore first-mile connectivity (FMC) project of Lajkura SILO at Ib valley in Jharsuguda district. क इ डर य ल डमट र (स आईए ) क च यरम न प रम द अग रव न झ रस ग र जज क इब घ ट म मह नद क फ ल र स ल डमट र क 285.05 कर ड र पय क फस टड म इ कन क टटकवट (एफएमस ) पररय जन क आध रलश रख
E12330 News Highlights A 200 personnel contingent of Indian Army will participate in Exercise ZAPAD 2021, a Multi Nation exercise being held at Nizhniy, Russia from 03 to 16 September 2021. Pakistan and china are part of this exercise as observer states भ रत य स न क 200 स कनक क एक द ददन क 03 स 16 लसत बर 2021 तक र स क कनझन म आय जजत ह न व एक बह र ष ट र य अभ य स ज प र 2021 म भ ग ग
E12330 Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launch firstever nation-wide quiz on sports and fitness. ख म अन र ग ठ क र तथ लशक ष म धम द र प रध न न ख और कफटन स पर पह ब र आय जजत क ज रह र ष ट र य स तर क क टवज प रकतय कगत क श भ र भ ककय News Highlights
E12330 News Highlights Television actor Sidharth Shukla died in Mumbai. He was 40. ट कवजन अभभन त लसद ध थड श ट क म बई म कनधन ह गय वह 40 वर ड क थ
E12330 News Highlights Journalist and former Rajya Sabha member Chandan Mitra passed away. He was 66. प क र और प वड र ज यसभ सदस य च दन डम क कनधन ह गय वह 66 वर ड क थ
E12330 News Highlights Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani has died in Srinagar at the age of 92. कश म र अ ग वव द न त स यद अ कग न क 92 वर ड क आय म श र नगर म कनधन ह गय ह
E12330 Current Affairs MCQ Q.1 Recently Union Home Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated a slew of projects in which State? (1) Assam (2) Punjab (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Karanataka (5) Kerala Q.1 ह ह म क द र य ग ह म अडमत श ह न ककस र ज य म कई पररय जन ओ क उद घ टन ककय ह? (1) असम (2) प ज ब (3) उत तर प रद श (4) कन डटक (5) क र
E12330 Current Affairs MCQ Q.2 Which organisation has been launched national campaign to promote cultivation of medicinal plants in country? (1) The National Medicinal Plants Board (2) Indian Council of Medical Research (3) Indian Medical Association (4) Medical Council of India (5) Association of Surgeons of India Q.2 द श म और ध य प ध क ख त क बढ व द न क ल ए ककस स गठन न र ष ट र य अभभय न श र ककय ह? (1) र ष ट र य और ध य प ध ब र ड (2) इ डर यन क उ लस ऑफ म डर क ररसचड (3) इ डर यन म डर क एस लसएशन (4) भ रत य डचककत स पररर द (5) एस लसएशन ऑफ सजडन स ऑफ इ डर य
E12330 Current Affairs MCQ Q.3 Recently Chandan Mitra has been passed away, he was associated with which profession? (1) Economist (2) Lawyer (3) Journalist (4) Doctor (5) Historian Q.3 ह ह म च दन डम क कनधन ह आ ह, व ककस प श स ज ड थ? (1) अथडश स (2) वक (3) प क र (4) डचककत सक (5) इकतह सक र
E12330 Current Affairs MCQ Q.4 Recently External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar has on a 4-day visit to which country? (1) Slovenia (2) Croatia (3) Denmark (4) 1 and 2 only (5) 1, 2 and 3 only Q.4 ह ह म कवद श म र. एस. जयश कर ककस द श क 4 ददवस य य पर ह? (1) स व कनय (2) क र एलशय (3) र नम कड (4) क व 1 और 2 (5) क व 1, 2 और 3
E12330 Current Affairs MCQ Q.5 "World Coconut Day" has been celebrated which date? (1) 01-Sep (2) 02-Sep (3) 03-Sep (4) 04-Sep (5) 05-Sep Q.5 "कवश व न ररय ददवस" ककस त र ख क मन य गय ह? (1) 1 लसत बर (2) 2 लसत बर (3) 3 लसत बर (4) 4 लसत बर (5) 5 लसत बर
E12330 Current Affairs MCQ Q.6 Which organisation has Win the Prestigious global Association for Talent Development (ATD) 2021 Best Award? (1) Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (2) National Thermal Power Corporation (3) National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (4) Energy Efficiency Services Limited (5) Adani Transmission Ltd Q.6 ककस स गठन न प रकतड त ग ब एस लसएशन फ र ट ट र व पम ट (ATD) 2021 क सवडश र प रस क र ज त ह? (1) प वर कग रर क प र शन ऑफ इ डर य ल डमट र (2) र ष ट र य त प कवद य त कनगम (3) र ष ट र य ज कवद य त कवद य त कनगम (4) एनज एकफलशए स सर व स ज ल डमट र (5) अद न ट सडमशन ल डमट र
E12330 Current Affairs MCQ Q.7 Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has participated in 6th "Eastern Economic Forum" Summit in which country? (1) Norway (2) Germany (3) France (4) Russia (5) Myanmar Q.7 प ट ल यम म हरद प सस ह प र न ककस द श म छठ "प व आर थ क म च" लशखर सम म न म भ ग ल य ह? (1) न व (2) जमडन (3) फ स (4) र स (5) म य म र
E12330 Current Affairs MCQ Q.8 Shipping Ministry announced a new 'Skill Institute on Marine Studies' in which state? (1) Goa (2) Punjab (3) Odisha (4) Kerala (5) Assam Q.8 जह जर न म य न ककस र ज य म एक नए 'सम द र अध ययन पर क श स स थ न' क घ र ण क? (1) ग व (2) प ज ब (3) उड स (4) क र (5) असम
E12330 Current Affairs MCQ Q.9 Which nation has restarted the operation of its main nuclear reactor? (1) Afghanistan (2) South Korea (3) Ukraine (4) North Korea (5) Iran Q.9 ककस द श न अपन म ख य परम ण ररएटटर क स च न कफर स श र कर ददय ह? (1) अफ ग कनस त न (2) दभक षण क ररय (3) य क र न (4) उत तर क ररय (5) ईर न
E12330 Current Affairs MCQ Q.10 IDBI has announced to divest what percent of its stake in Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited (ARCIL)? (1) 20.00% (2) 18.17% (3) 8.12% (4) 19.18% (5) 11.13% s Q.10 IDBI न एस ट ररक स ट टशन क पन (इ डर य ) ल डमट र (ARCIL) म अपन ककतन प रकतशत कहस स द र ब चन क घ र ण क ह? (1) 20.00% (2) 18.17% (3) 8.12% (4) 19.18% (5) 11.13%
MINISTRY OF FINANCE. NEWLY LAUNCHED SCHEMES
E12330 Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana Any Indian Citizen who has a business plan for a non-farm sector income generating activity such as manufacturing, processing, trading or service sector and whose credit need is less than Rs 10 lakh can approach either a Bank, MFI, or NBFC for availing of Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency Ltd. (MUDRA) loans under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY). MUDRA is registered as a Company under the Companies Act 2013 and as a Non-Banking Finance Institution with the RBI o MUDRA has been initially formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Small Industries Development bank of India (SIDBI) with 100% capital being contributed by it. Presently, the authorized capital of MUDRA is 1000 crores and paid up capital is 750 crore, fully subscribed by SIDBI.
E12330 Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana MUDRA supports the finance Institutions which are in the business of lending to micro / small business entities engaged in manufacturing, trading and service activities. MUDRA loans are extended by banks, NBFCs, MFIs and other eligible financial intermediaries as notified by MUDRA Ltd. Types of loans provided Under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana, MUDRA has already created the following products / schemes. Shishu : covering loans upto 50,000/- Kishor : covering loans above 50,000/- and upto 5 lakh Tarun : covering loans above 5 lakh and upto 10 lakh MUDRA Card is a debit card issued against the MUDRA loan account. The borrower can make use of MUDRA Card in multiple drawals and credits, so as to manage the working capital limit in cost-efficient manner and keep the interest burden minimum.
ATAL PENSION YOJANA The flagship social security scheme of the Government of India - Atal Pension Yojana (APY) - has completed five years of implementation and garnered over 2.2 crore subscribers. Key Points Target Segment: The scheme was launched on 9th May, 2015, with the objective of creating a universal social security system for all Indians, especially the poor, the under-privileged and the workers in the unorganised sector. Administered By: Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority through National Pension System (NPS). Eligibility: Any citizen of India can join the APY scheme. The age of the subscriber should be between 18-40 years. The contribution levels would vary and would be low if a subscriber joins early and increases if she joins late.
Benefits: It provides a minimum guaranteed pension ranging from Rs 1000 to Rs 5000 on attaining 60 years of age. The amount of pension is guaranteed for lifetime to the spouse on death of the subscriber. In the event of death of both the subscriber and the spouse, the entire pension corpus is paid to the nominee. Tax Benefits: Contributions to the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) are eligible for tax benefits similar to the National Pension System (NPS) Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is the statutory Authority established by an enactment of the Parliament, to regulate, promote and ensure orderly growth of the National Pension System (NPS). It works under the Department of Financial Services under the Ministry of Finance. National Pension System NPS is a government-sponsored pension scheme. It was launched in 2004 for government employees. Now, any individual citizen of India (both resident and non-resident) in the age group of 18-65 can join NPS
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E12330 PRADHAN MANTRI JAN DHAN YOJANA Recently, the Ministry has informed that PMJDY has played significant role in financial inclusion of women. By Feb 2021, 23.21 crore accounts out of the total 41.93 crore accounts opened under the scheme belong to women account Holders Salient features PMJDY was launched initially for a period of 4 years (in two phases) on 28th August 2014. In 2018, the scheme was extended with new features. Itis the National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensure access to financial services, namely a basic savings & deposit accounts, remittance, credit, insurance, pension in an affordable manner. Under the scheme, a basic savings bank deposit (BSBD) account can be opened in any bank branch or Business Correspondent (Bank Mitra) outlet, by persons not having any other account.
E12330 PRADHAN MANTRI JAN DHAN YOJANA Benefits: One basic savings bank account is opened for unbanked person. There is no requirement to maintain any minimum balance in PMJDY accounts. Interest is earned on the deposit in PMJDY accounts. Rupay Debit card is provided to PMJDY account holder. Accident Insurance Cover of Rs.1 lakh (enhanced to Rs. 2 lakhto new PMJDY accounts opened after 28.8.2018) is available with RuPay card issued to the PMJDY account holders. An overdraft (OD) facility up to Rs. 10,000 to eligible account holders is available. PMJDY accounts are eligible for: Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), Atal Pension Yojana (APY), MUDRA scheme.
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E12330 Current Affairs MCQ Q1 Jana-gana-mana was first sung officially at the A. Mutiny of 1857 B. Swadeshi movement 1905 after partition of Bengal C. 1911 session of the Indian National Congress D. 1929 Purna Swaraj declaration session at Lahore s Q1 जन-गण-मन पह ब र आडधक ररक त र पर म ग य गय थ A. 1857 क कवद र ह B. स वद श आ द न 1905 ब ग क कवभ जन क ब द C. भ रत य र ष ट र य क ग र स क 1911 क अडधव शन D. 1929 ह र म प णड स वर ज घ र ण स
E12330 ANS -1. C Learning: Jana-gana-mana was first sung in 1911 at the Kolkata Session of the Indian National Congress. Also, the song Vande Mataram, composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji, was a source of inspiration to the people in their struggle for freedom. It was first sung at 1896 session of the Indian National Congress. It has an equal status with Jana-gana-mana, our national anthem. The English translation of Vande Matram stanzas was rendered by Sri Aurobindo
E12330 Q.2 SANKALP is a Centrally sponsored scheme of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). It covers which of the following area(s)? 1. Quality Assurance of skill development programs 2. Inclusion of marginalised population in skill development 3. Expanding Skills through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) Select the correct answer using the codes below. A. 1 only B. 2 and 3 only C. 1 and 2 only D. 1, 2 and 3 Current Affairs MCQ s Q.2 स कल प क श कवक स और उद यडमत म य क एक क द र प र य जजत य जन ह (एमएसर ई) इसम कनम नल खखत म स क न स क ष श डम ह? 1. क श कवक स क यडक रम क ग णवत त आश व सन 2. क श कवक स म ह लशए क आब द क श डम करन 3. स वडजकनक कनज भ ग द र (प प प ) क म ध यम स क श क कवस त र करन न च ददए गए क ट क प रय ग कर सह उत तर च कनए ए. क व 1 ब क व 2 और 3 स. 1 और 2 क व र. 1, 2 और 3
E12330 ANS -2D Justification: SANKALP is a Centrally sponsored scheme of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). It is an outcome focused scheme marking shift in government s implementation strategy in vocational education and training from inputs to results. It will provide market relevant training to 3.5 crore youth. Objective: To enhance institutional mechanisms for skills development and increase access to quality and marketrelevant training for the work force. Implementation: It provides the required impetus to the National Skill Development Mission, 2015 and its various sub missions. It is aligned to flagship Government of India programs such as Make in India and Swachhta Abhiyan and aims at developing globally competitive workforce for domestic and overseas requirements. Under SANKALP four key result areas have been identified viz: (i) Institutional Strengthening (at National, State & District level); (ii) Quality Assurance of skill development programs; (iii) Inclusion of marginalised population in skill development; and (iv) Expanding Skills through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs).
E12330 Current Affairs MCQ Q3. Apart from rivers, which of the following can be said to comprise inland waterways? 1. Lakes 2. Canals 3. Creeks 4. Backwaters Select the correct answer using the codes below. A. 1, 2 and 4 only B. 1 and 2 only C. 3 and 4 only D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 s Q3. नददय क अ व, कनम नल खखत म स ककस अ तद श य ज म गड कह ज सकत ह? 1. झ 2. नहर 3. क र टस 4. ब कव टरन च ददए गए क ट क प रय ग कर सह उत तर च कनए ए क व 1, 2 और 4 ब क व 1 और 2 स क व 3 और 4 र. 1, 2, 3 और 4
E12330 ANS -3. D Learning: The National Waterways Act, 2016 merged 5 existing Acts which had declared the 5 National Waterways. The Bill identifies additional 106 waterways as national waterways. The Schedule of the Bill also specifies the extent of development to be undertaken on each waterway. Inland waterways mainly comprise rivers, lakes, canals, creeks and backwaters. It extends about 14,500 km across the country. However, potential of this mode of transport has not been fully exploited so far. Under Entry 24 of the Union List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, the central government can make laws on shipping and navigation on inland waterways which are classified as national waterways by Parliament by law.
E12330 Current Affairs MCQ Q4 Based on the Four-colour Classification Scheme for industries based on their pollution potential released by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), which of these industries come under orange category? 1. Coal washeries s 2. Paints 3. Sugar industry 4. Thermal Power Plants Select the correct answer using the codes below. A. 1 only B. 1, 3 and 4 only C. 2 and 4 only D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 Q4 उद य ग क ल ए उनक प रद र ण क षमत क आध र पर च र-र ग वग करण य जन क आध र परक द र य पय डवरण, वन और ज व य पररवतडन म य (MoEFCC) द व र ज र ककय गय, ज ककय उद य ग न र ग श र ण म आत ह? 1. क व शर ज 2. प ट स 3. च न उद य ग 4. थमड प वर प ट न च ददए गए क ट क प रय ग कर सह उत तर च कनए ए. क व 1 ब क व 1, 3 और 4 C. क व 2 और 4 र. 1, 2, 3 और 4
E12330 ANS -Solution: A Learning: The four-colour classification (Red, Orange, Green, White) scheme of industrial sectors based on the Pollution Index (PI) which is a function of the (i) Emissions (air pollutants) (ii) Effluents (water pollutants) (iii) hazardous wastes generated and (iv) Consumption of resources. Red category: PI score of 60 and above. These are severe polluting industries. Total 60 industries including sugar, thermal power plants, paints and others are under in it. Orange category: PI score of 41 to 59. They moderately polluting industries. Total 83 industries like coal, washeries and automobile servicing are placed under it.
E12330 Current Affairs MCQ Q.5 Consider the following about National Population Commission (NPC) of India. 1. It is chaired by the Prime Minister of India. 2. It conducts the decennial demographic Census in India. s Which of the above is/are correct? A. 1 only B. 2 only C. Both 1 and 2 D. None Q.5 भ रत क र ष ट र य जनस ख य आय ग (एनप स ) क ब र म कनम नल खखत पर कवच र कर 1. इसक अध यक षत भ रत क प रध नम करत ह 2. यह भ रत म दशक य जनस क ख यक य जनगणन आय जजत करत ह उपर क त म स क न-स /स सह ह /ह? ए. क व 1 ब क व 2 स. द न 1 और 2 र. क ई नह
E12330 ANS -A Justification: Statement 1: It is chaired by the prime minister with the Deputy Chairman Planning Commission as vice chairman. Chief Ministers of all states, ministers of the related central ministries, secretaries of the concerned departments, eminent physicians, demographers and the representatives of the civil society are members of the commission. Statement 2: It is conducted by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Learning: The commission has the mandate to review, monitor and give direction for implementation of the National Population Policy with the view to achieve the goals set in the Population Policy promote synergy between health, educational environmental and developmental programmes so as to hasten population stabilization promote inter sectoral coordination in planning and implementation of the programmes through different sectors and agencies in center and the states develop a vigorous peoples programme to support this national effort
Location of the Bosporus (red) relative to the Dardanell es (yellow) and the Sea of Marmara.
E12330 Q Pretomanid, recently seen in news, is a drug for A. Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) B. Yellow Fever C. MERS Coronavirus D. Cholera Q प र ट म कनर, ह ह म सम च र म द ख गय, क ल ए एक दव ह A. बह और ध प रकतर ध ट ब (एमर आर-ट ब ) B. प ब ख र C. MERS क र न व यरस D. ह ज
E12330 Current Affairs MCQ Answers Q1 Ans 4 Q2 Ans 1 Q3 Ans 3 Q4 Ans 5 Q5 Ans S 2 Q6 Ans 1 Q7 Ans 4 Q8 Ans 5 Q9 Ans 4 Q10 Ans 4