indian political, socio economic panorama & issues (national) MCQ section 1 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 36

Consider the following statements about Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme.

  1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched nationwide Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme in Suratgarh town of Sriganganagar district, Rajasthan.
  2. The card carries crop-wise recommendation of fertilisers that are required for farm lands.
  3. In the budget, government had allotted `1000 crore for issuing cards under the scheme.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

a) 3, 2 only

b) 3 only

c) 1, 2 only

d) All of the above

Answer: (b)

In the budget, government had allotted `100 crore for issuing cards under the scheme Key facts of Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme

SHC is centrally-sponsored nationwide scheme which aims to help farmers to improve the productivity of farms by providing them basic information for use of nutrients or fertilizers.

The card carries crop-wise recommendation of fertilisers that are required for farm lands.

It also helps farmers identify health of soil and judiciously use soil nutrients.

Under this scheme Centre plans to target over 14 crore farmers in the next three years. In financial year 2014-15, around 3 crore farmers will be covered to check the excess use of fertilisers.

Question : 37

Which of the following are among the themes of nationwide Bal Swachhta Mission?

  1. Clean Anganwadis
  2. Clean Toilets
  3. Clean drinking water
  4. Clean food
Codes:

a) 2, 3 and 4 only

b) 1 and 4 only

c) 1, 2 and 3 only

d) All of these

Answer: (d)

Bal Swachhta Mission has been launched with above theme along with clean surrounding and clean self (personal hygiene). Bal Swachhta Week is being observed from 14 November to 19 November 2014.

Question : 38

Who is the speaker of the Lok Sabha?

a) Prakash Javdekar

b) Sumitra Mahajan

c) Meira Kumar

d) Ravishankar Prasad

Answer: (b)

Sumitra Mahajan has been elected as the speaker of the new Lok Sabha

Question : 39

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Micro Units Development Refinance Agency (MUDRA) Bank?

  1. The bank will refinance Micro-Finance Institutions.
  2. It will give priority to SC/ST enterprises in lending.
  3. It will be created with a corpus of `20,000 crore and credit guarantee corpus of `3,000 crore.
Codes

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Answer: (d)

Through MUDRA Bank, the government aims to fund SMEs. The bank will enable existing small businesses to expand their activities.

Question : 40

The Government of India has decided to set up National Cultural Audio-Visual Archives at

a) Ernakulam

b) Jodhpur

c) Vadodara

d) Jalandhar

Answer: (b)

Ministry of Culture and the Rupayan Sansthan has signed an MoU to set up a National Cultural Audio-Visual Archives in Jodhpur with the aim to preserve cultural heritage of the country.

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