1.“Swasthya Sathi” is a health insurance scheme of which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Haryana
[D] West Bengal
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Explanation: The “Swasthya Sathi” scheme is a health insurance scheme of the state of West Bengal, which was launched in Dec 2016. It provides secondary and tertiary health care up to Rs.5 lakh per annum per family. The Chief Minister of West Bengal has recently announced that the “Swasthya Sathi” scheme would cover entire population of the State. ©navclasses
2.What amount of expenditure has been approved by the Union Cabinet for wage subsidy via EPFO?
[A] Rs.10,500 crore
[B] Rs.15,800 crore
[C] Rs.22,810 crore
[D] Rs.30,000 crore
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Explanation: The Union Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved an expenditure of Rs.22,810 crore, for providing a wage subsidy through the employee’s provident fund organization (EPFO). This is a part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana. This move is set to incentivize creation of new job opportunities during the Covid recovery phase of the economy. ©navclasses
3.Which is the first Indian state is to roll out an online mechanism for Fire safety approval, named ‘Fire Safety COP’?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Gujarat
[D] Odisha
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Explanation: Gujarat is set to launch the country’s first online mechanism for approval and renewal of fire safety certifications for buildings. A portal named ‘Fire Safety COP’ will be launched for implementing the process. Under the system, the state will train and empanel private ‘Fire safety officers (FSOs)’ to carry out periodic inspection and maintenance of fire safety systems. ©navclasses
4.What amount of financial assistance has been approved for sugarcane farmers of the country?
[A] Rs.1000 crore
[B] Rs.1500 crore
[C] Rs.2000 crore
[D] Rs.3500 crore
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Explanation: The Prime Minister headed Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a financial assistance amounting Rs.3500 crore to sugarcane farmers of the country. The funds are to be credited directly into the bank accounts of the farmers. The decision is expected to benefit 5 crore sugarcane farmers and 5 lakh workers employed in the sugar mills. ©navclasses
5.Which Indian state has launched a portal named ‘PAReSHRAM’, to deliver the state department services?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Odisha
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Explanation: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched ‘PAReSHRAM’ portal, for the industrial development of the state. The Chief Minister also launched 22 online services of Department of Labour and Employees’ State Insurance (ESI). The portal will have information regarding different labour laws. Entrepreneurs can get registration certificate, licence and approval through the portal. ©navclasses
6.Which civic body of India has launched the ‘Period room’ initiative, for improving menstrual hygiene of women?
[A] Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation
[B] Thane Municipal Corporation
[C] Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
[D] Bengaluru Municipal Corporation
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Explanation: The Thane Municipal Corporation has taken a first-of-its-kind step and introduced a ‘period room’ in a toilet block located in the corporation. One out of the ten stalls of the toilet block has been converted into a ‘period room’ with all required amenities. This step is taken to improve menstrual hygiene by breaking the stigma around the process. ©navclasses
7.Which scheme of the Union Agriculture Ministry has recently crossed the 5 year mark?
[A] PM KISAN
[B] PMFBY
[C] PMSBY
[D] PMJJBY
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Explanation: The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) of the Union Agriculture Ministry has recently completed 5 years since its launch. It is a crop insurance scheme that was launched on January 13, 2016. The Ministry has stated that claims worth Rs.90,000 crore have so far been disbursed to farmers since the launch. ©navclasses
8.Which Indian state has launched a scheme to provide financial assistance to start-ups for filing IT patents?
[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Karnataka
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Explanation: The Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray launched a scheme to provide financial assistance to start-ups for filing IT patents. Under the new scheme, around 125-150 start-ups will be supported in the first phase of the scheme with the financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to Rs 10 lakh. The state will also provide up to ₹2 lakh for quality testing and certification for the ideas of the start-ups. ©navclasses
9.‘Formation and Promotion of 10,000’, which was making news recently, belongs to which category of scheme?
[A] Central Sector
[B] Centrally sponsored
[C] Core
[D] Core of the core
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Explanation: As per the Ministry of Agriculture, a new Central Sector Scheme titled ‘Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Produce Organizations (FPOs)’ has been launched. The budgetary provision for the scheme is Rs 6,865 crore. The FPOs will be provided financial assistance of up to Rs 18 lakh per organisation for a period of three years. ©navclasses
10.‘REWARD’ project, which was making news recently, is to be implemented by which state?
[A] Odisha
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Kerala
[D] Karnataka
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Explanation: The state cabinet of Odisha approved the implementation of ‘Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD)’ project. The 500-crore project aims to improve the watersheds through science-based management for six years from 2021. The World Bank is to provide a loan assistance of Rs 350 crore for the project. ©navclasses