Test -9 (Current Affairs)

On March 6, 2020, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur presented Rs. …………… crore budget for the financial year (FY) 2020-21 in state assembly

Who has launched Young Scientist Programme “Yuva Vigyani Karyakram”, for the ninth standard School Children?

Which of the following states Government has launched ‘One Family One Job’ scheme?

Who among the following has been awarded the Ashok Chakra Award 2019 posthumously?

Which engineering institution has developed an Android app ‘Roshni’ to help the Visually Impaired to recognise currency notes?

Which of the following will be the mascot for the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS)?

In India Tsunami Warning centre is located at

Which of the following schemes has been renamed as AMRUT scheme?

Which of the following country conferred PM Modi with “The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance award”?

Which of the following NGO’s (Non-Governmental Organisation) has won the BBC World Service Global Champion Award?

Which of the following countries participated in the bilateral joint exercise ‘Al Nagah 2019’ with India?

The newly announced National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) Scheme by Ministry of HRD is for which type of Education?

Which of the following tag has been assigned to Khadi recently for promoting its export?

Mission Innovation is to accelerate global clean energy innovation with the objective to make clean energy widely affordable. It was announced in

HP-SHIVA project was sponsored by which of the following bank.

Navroz is a New Year celebration on March 21 for which one of the following community?

Union Government has approved a river interlinking project worth rupees 4,900 crore for which rivers in Bihar?

Which of the following PSU (public sector undertaking) has been formed by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) for commercially exploit of the space agency?

In which state/union territory of India ‘Shondol dance’ is performed which has created history by entering into the Guinness Book of World Records recently?

Consider the following statements with respect to ‘SPPEL Scheme’
1. The scheme was instituted by Ministry of Human Resource Development
2. The objective of the Scheme is to document and archive the country’s languages that have become endangered or likely to be endangered in the near future
Select the correct statements:

Which of the following countries has launched the nuclear-powered ice breaker name ‘Ural’?

Consider the following statements regarding Bharat Parv?
1) Its a cultural event held annually, organized on the eve of republic day since 2016.
2) Ministry of tourism is the ministry responsible for the event.
Choose the correct option:

Consider the following statements about Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN).
1. It is a direct income support scheme at the rate of Rs. 6,000 per year to small and marginal farmers.
2. Institutional land holders are excluded from PM-KISAN.
3. The responsibility of identifying the eligible beneficiary farmers lies with the Central Governments.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to ‘JATAN’
1. It is used for creating digital collections in various museums and digital archival tools
That are used in background for managing National Portal and Digital Repository for
Indian Museums.
2. It is developed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
Select the correct statements

Consider the following statements regarding S­400 Triumf missile
1. India had committed to purchase S­400 Triumf long range missile defence shield from Russia.
2. India got waiver from U.S. sanctions and can go ahead with its purchase of the S­400 Triumf missile shield from Russia.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which engineering institution has developed an Android app ‘Roshni’ to help the Visually Impaired to recognise currency notes?

Consider the following statement regarding Mission Shakti:
1) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted an Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) missile test on March 27, 2019
2) The interceptor missile was a three-stage missile with two liquid rocket boosters
3) A live satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) was destroyed successfully
Of the above correct statement/s is/are:

President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated a bronze bust of Mahatma Gandhi in which of the following countries?

Who has become India’s 64th Grandmaster in Chess?

Consider the following statements about POSHAN Atlas:
1) It is being developed under the POSHAN Abhiyaan.
2) The Women and Child Development ministry is developing the Atlas.
3) It will be help to map the crops and food grains grown in different regions of the country
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements in reference to Renukaji Multipurpose Dam Project:
1) An agreement for this Dam project is signed between 6 states.
2) This would lead to construction of three storage projects.
3) The projects would be constructed on River Ganga and its tributaries.
4) Renukaji Dam project has been conceived as a storage project on Giri River.
Correct option:

The Cabinet recently approved the merger of Bank of Baroda with which two banks?

In which of the following cities The Water Metro, an integrated water-transport project has started?

SITMEX-2019’ is a joint trilateral maritime exercise between which countries?

Union Government laid foundation stone for Namami Gange project in which cities?

Consider the following statements about ‘TB Harega Desh Jeetega’ campaign:
1) Campaign aims to improve and expand the reach of TB care services across the country, by 2022.
2) United Nations has marked 2025 as a global target to eliminate TB worldwide.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Who has been appointed as the Chief Economist in International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

Which of the following ministry has launched ‘Swachh Survekshan 2019’ to evaluate the achievements in the cleanliness level in urban areas of the country?

Consider the following statement regarding SHREYAS:
1) Boost the employment skills of Indian youth through the National Apprenticeship Promotional Scheme (NAPS) and the National Career Service (NCS)
2) Its target is to cover 50 lakh students by 2025
3) The scheme has been conceived for students in degree courses, primarily nontechnical with a view to introduce employable skills into their learning.
Of the above correct statement/s is/are:

Which are the two participating country in the joint military exercise Mitra Shakti ?

For POSHANAbhiyan, Please select the false statement amongst the following

Training exercise ‘HAND-IN-HAND 2019’ is conducted jointly by India & ………………

……………… has become the 3rd Indian firm to cross $100 billion mark in market capitalization

Functions of NITI Ayog are:

consider the following statements
1) Decisions of SAARC at all levels are to be taken on the basis of unanimity.
2) BIMSTEC is a sub-regional organization came into being on 6 June 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following countries does not form a part of infamous Golden Crescent and Golden Triangle?

Which of the following city hosted the 49th annual meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF)?

Who had been honored with the 2019 Japan Prize for contributions in the field of ‘Biological Production, Ecology’?

Phinna Singh a Medium Irrigation scheme under which 4,000 hectares of land was to be benefited, with budget of Rs.70
crore. Mark the area of discussed project

“Krishi se Sampannta Yojana” (KSY) of HP is for the purpose of production of……………. “Krishi se Sampannta Yojana” (KSY) of HP is
for the purpose of production of…………….

New scheme ………….. to skill MNREGA workers and another scheme ……………. to construct paths and garden in rural areas is to started in HP.

Fiscal deficit (HP) is estimated at …… of the GSDP
in 2019-20, as compared to 5.06 % in 2018-19.

The share of Agriculture and allied sectors in the Gross Value Added (GVA) declined from 15.35% to ……….. in 2019-20.

A Crafts and Tourism Mela on the pattern of
…………….. International Fair will be held in the State.

The per capita income is estimated at in 2019-20 as compared to ₹1,83,108 in the previous fiscal.

The current contribution of tourism sector to the state’s GDP is about ……..

Under ‘Mukhya Mantri Swavlamban Yojana’ widows will be eligible for……………

Percentage contribution of Agriculture in SDP has declined from 57.9 % in 1950-51 to 55.5% in 1967- 68, 26.5 % in 1990-91 and to …….. in 2018-19.

Mukhya Mantri Kanyadan Yojna provides a marriage grant to the
guardians of the destitute girls whose father is unable to earn the livelihood of their family due to physical or mental inability. The assistance grant for the marriage was increased from Rs 40,000 to ………………..

Mukhyamantri Seva Sanklap Helpline (Dial……. ) a toll free
facility was introduced to address problems of people &
talk to CM on mobile phone and by e-mail.

Which of the following is incorrect about HP- Global Investors’ Meet 2019

HP Buy Back Single Use Plastic scheme was introduced on the 150th Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in 2019 to eradicate Single Use and Non-Recyclable waste and fixed minimum price @ …………to buyback such waste.

Himachal receives an average rainfall of 1,251 mm. Kangra
district gets the highest rainfall followed by ………………………….

Apart from Sheep Breeding farms, one Ram centre is located at:

There is a horse breeding farm at …………. in Lahaul and
Spiti district to preserve Spiti breed of horses. A Yak
breeding farm is also established in same campus

The Protected Area Network in the State has 5 National Parks, 28 Wildlife Sanctuaries and 3 Conservation Reserves, which cover …………. of geographical area of the State.

Out of the total workers (main+marginal) in the state, rank
from higher percentage to lower for engagement/employment:

Industry contributes about …… per cent of total Gross State Value Added (GVA).

Mark incorrect statement about irrigation potential of HP:

HPKVN has launched ………… a livelihood based training programme for nurturing employment and entrepreneurship skills amongst the differently abled persons.

A programme under National Adaptation Fund Climate Change (NAFCC) is being implemented in drought prone areas of three development blocks of district…………with the financial
outlay of Rs 20.00 crore.

DPR of Rs, 45.06 crore for the development of Temple Complex,
its Path and Pilgrimage Transport System of ………………….……. under PRASHAD Scheme to Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of Govt. of India.

50 electric buses were sanctioned by Govt. of India under ………..……. Scheme for Shimla Town

Mark the incorrect statement for Education related
Schemes run in the state:

There are 931 Government High schools, 1,866 Government Senior Secondary Schools and …….. Government Degree colleges in HP.

Under National eGovernance Plan (NeGP) – HIMSWAN provides
secured network connectivity to all the State Government
Departments till block level and provides various services, except ……….. Moreover, 2,117 Govt Offices across the State connected

Online Portal/App………….. proposed with the objectives to
automate the activities being carried out in the educational
institutions/offices of Education Department with a view to
improve the service delivery model, internal office efficiently as well as management facilitation.

At least one member from the families of such persons who have
completed 100 days of employment under MNREGA will be
provided necessary training to upscale their skills under
scheme…………. during 2020-21.

Mark incorrect statement about SARAS’ melas in HP

An Automatic Early Warning System will be setup at …………… for
risk mitigation and vulnerability reduction from glacial
outburst events.

What is the premium for; Ekal Naaris, Disabled > 40%, Sr. Citizens above 70 years & Anganwari Workers under Himachal Health Care Scheme (HIMCARE)

Under the scheme ………………. , artisans and craftsmen and
their products in each district would be promoted on cluster basis. Rs.58 crore will be spent for implementation of this project.

Senior citizens of ………. years and above would be provided Ayurvedic medicines free of cost in 2020-21.

In Budget, Rs. 536 crore have been sanctioned for ……… Sector during the financial year 2020-21.

Rank according to decreasing Expenditure Share (2020-21) of Different Sectors

Under Mother Teressa Asahaya Matri Sambal Yojna, the government
will provide assistance to destitute and of BPL family women
…….. per child per annum.

What is the toll free number of “Nasha nivaran ” campaign launched by state government ?

State Government has constructed ……… kms. of motorable roads (inclusive of jeepable and track) till November, 2019.

All the teachers (HP) at Elementary level are being trained under ………….. NCERT supported project.

Which of the following schemes are running under ‘Samagra Shiksha’.

e–District Project is a Mission Mode Project (MMP), that
aims to provide integrated citizen centric services.

Under a new scheme HIMKUPY, beneficiaries who have received required training from Government institutions, will be eligible for assistance. This Scheme is associated with ………….

HP started a new scheme ‘……………..……’ in 2018-19 to supplement the efforts made by the Central Government through ‘Ujjawala’.

Under the ‘Kaushal Vigyan Programme’, high quality hands-on training for 100 Graduate Students will be given in ………………

The ‘Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Cluster University’ has started functioning at ………..

A Scheme …………….. has started to provide free treatment (including diagnostic services) to destitute persons

ITIs of the State will be strengthened under the ……………………being implemented with the assistance of the Central Government.

Choose correct decreasing order of the item wise revenue targets and achievements for the year 2019-20

Under which Annual plan had HP scored negative growth?

The three districts of Himachal which were awarded with national awards under Beti bachao beti padhao scheme area)