SOCIETY

Question 1

NODAL AGENCY OF ONE NATION ONE RATION CARD SCHEME?

Answer 1

DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION, MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS.

Question 2

NODAL MINISTRY OF PM SVANidhi SCHEME?

Answer 2

PRIME MINISTER STREET VENDOR’S ATMANIRBHAR NIDHI SCHEME
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS.

Question 3

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY OF PM SVANidhi SCHEME?

Answer 3

SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA (SIDBI).

Question 4

OBJECTIVE OF PM SVANidhi?

Answer 4

1 FACILITATE COLLATERAL FREE WORKING CAPITAL LOANS UP TO RS 10,000 OF ONE YEAR TENURE, WITH ENHANCED LOANS OF RS 20,000 AND RS 50,000 IN THE SECOND AND THIRD TRANCHES RESPECTIVELY, ON REPAYMENTS OF EARLIER LOANS.
2 INCENTIVIZE REGULAR REPAYMENT, THROUGH INTEREST SUBSIDY@ 7% PER ANNUM
3 REWARD DIGITAL TRANSACTIONS, BY THE WAY OF CASHBACK UP TO RS 1,200 PER YEAR.

Question 5

WHICH COMMUNITY RECENTLY GOT THE ST STATUS?

Answer 5

HATTI COMMUNITY. THEY ARE A CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY WHO GOT THEIR NAME FROM THEIR TRADITION OF SELLING HOMEGROWN VEGETABLES, CROPS, MEAT AND WOOL ETC AT SMALL MARKETS CALLED HAATS IN TOWNS.

Question 6

CASTE SYSTEM IN HATTI COMMUNITY?

Answer 6

FOLLOW A RIGID CASTE SYSTEM.
THE BHAT AND KHASH ARE UPPER CASTES AND BADHOIS ARE BELOW THEM AND THEY DISCOURAGE INTER CASTE MARRIAGE.

Question 7

HATTIS ARE GOVERNED BY TRADITIONAL COUNCIL CALLED?

Answer 7

KHUMBLI:- WHICH LIKE THE KHAPS OF HARYANA, DECIDE COMMUNITY MATTERS.
THE KHUMBLI’S POWER HAS REMAINED UNCHALLENGED DESPITE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PANCHAYATI RAJ SYSTEM.

Question 8

SOCIAL BENEFITS OF JANAUSHADHI KENDRAS?

Answer 8

MANY OF THESE STORES ARE RUN BY WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. EG KERELA.

Question 9

WHICH STATE HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF JANAUSHADHI STORES?

Answer 9

UTTAR PRADESH.

Question 10

KEY PILLARS OF DIGI YATRA INITIATIVE?

Answer 10

1 CONNECTED PASSENGERS
2 CONNECTED AIRPORTS
3 CONNECTED FLYING
4 CONNECTED SYSTEMS

Question 11

TARGET AUDIENCE OF DIGI YATRA INITIATIVE?

Answer 11

ALL PASSENGERS WHETHER INDIAN OR FOREIGN NATIONALS.

Question 12

NATURE OF DIGI YATRA SCHEME?

Answer 12

VOLUNTARY SCHEME.

Question 13

IMPLEMENTING AUTHORITY OF DIGI YATRA INITIATIVE?

Answer 13

DIGI YATRA FOUNDATION UNDER MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION.

Question 14

FUNDING OF DIGI YATRA INITIATIVE?

Answer 14

FUNDING COMES FROM THE AIRPORTS AND NOT THE GOVERNMENT.

Question 15

MADHIKA LANGUAGE?

Answer 15

SPOKEN BY CHAKALIYA COMMUNITY.
IT IS A BLEND OF TELUGU, TULU, KANNADA, AND MALAYALAM.
ONLY 2 SPEAKERS ARE LEFT. IT IS FAST BECOMING EXTINCT.

Question 16

NITROGEN HYPOXIA WHY IN NEWS?

Answer 16

IN ALABAMA,USA A CONVICT HAS BEEN EXECUTED USING NITROGEN HYPOXIA AS A METHOD OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
NITROGEN REPLACES OXYGEN AND CAUSES DEATH.

Question 17

WHAT IS A SAPINDA MARRIAGE?

Answer 17

A SAPINDA MARRIAGE IS ONE BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RELATED TO EACH OTHER WITHIN A CERTAIN DEGREE OF CLOSENESS.
ON THE MOTHERS SIDE A HINDU INDIVIDUAL CANNOT MARRY ANYONE WHO IS WITHIN THREE GENERATIONS OF THEM IN THE LINE OF ASCENT.
ON FATHER’S SIDE THIS PROHIBITION APPLIES TO FIVE GENERATIONS.

Question 18

PRADHAN MANTRI AWAAS YOJANA GRAMIN (PMAY-G) AIMS?

Answer 18

IT IS A FLAGSHIP CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SCHEME WITH AIM TO
1 PROVIDE PUCCA HOUSES WITH A MINIMUM AREA OF 25 SQUARE METRE WITH BASIC AMENITIES TO PEOPLE LIVING IN RURAL AREAS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR LIVE IN KUTCHA AND DILAPIDATED HOUSES.
2 EACH BENEFICIARY GET FUNDS UP TO RS 1.2 LAKH IN THE PLAINS AND RS 1.3 LAKH IN HILLY AREAS, DIFFICULT AREAS, AND TRIBAL AND BACKWARD DISTRICTS UNDER THE INTEGRATED ACTION PLAN (IAP).
3 THE FUNDS ARE TO BE SPLIT IN 60:40 RATIO BETWEEN THE CENTRE AND STATES RESPECTIVELY.
4 TARGET OF CONSTRUCTING 2.95 CRORE HOUSES BY MARCH 2024.

Question 19

WHAT IS PRADHAN MANTRI SURYODAYA YOJANA?

Answer 19

IT IS A ROOFTOP SOLAR SCHEME.
300 UNITS OF FREE ELECTRICITY WILL BE GIVEN EVERY MONTH.
ROOFTOP SOLAR SYSTEMS WILL BE INSTALLED IN ONE CRORE HOUSES WITHOUT SPECIFYING A TIMEFRAME FOR THE TARGET TO BE ACHIEVED.
IT IS NOT AIMED AT GENERATING CAPACITY BUT WOULD BENEFIT HOUSEHOLDS HAVING ROOFTOP SOLAR SYSTEMS.

Question 20

SHRESHTA SCHEME?

Answer 20

SCHEME FOR RESIDENTIAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOLS IN TARGETED AREAS.

Question 21

NODAL MINISTRY OF SHRESHTA SCHEME?

Answer 21

MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT.

Question 22

ELIGIBILITY FOR SHRESHTA SCHEME?

Answer 22

1 SC STUDENTS ENROLLED IN 8TH AND 10TH GRADE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SCHEME.
2 STUDENTS FROM SC BACKGROUNDS WITH FAMILY INCOMES UP TO RS 2.5 LAKH PER YEAR QUALIFY FOR THE BENEFITS.

Question 23

NODAL MINSITRY OF PROJECT ON ANEMIA CONTROL UNDER MISSION UTKARSH?

Answer 23

MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND MINISTRY OF AYUSH.

Question 24

NODAL MINISTRY OF NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS?

Answer 24

MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT.

Question 25

COMPOSITION OF NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS?

Answer 25

1 CHAIRMAN + 6 OTHER MEMBERS.
ATLEAST 2 MEMBERS SHOULD BE WOMEN AMONG THE 6 OTHER MEMBERS.

Question 26

TENURE AND APPOINTMENT OF NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS?

Answer 26

1. CHAIRPERSON TENURE- 3 YEARS OR UP TO 65 YEARS OF AGE.
2. MEMBERS TENURE- 3 YEARS OR UP TO 60 YEARS OF AGE.
3. APPOINTMENT- BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT.
4. REAPPOINTMENT- ELIGIBLE FOR UP TO 2 TERMS.

Question 27

POWERS OF NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS?

Answer 27

IT HAS ALL THE POWERS OF THE CIVIL COURT UNDER THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURES 1908 WHEN INQUIRING INTO MATTERS UNDER THE CPCR ACT, 2005.

Question 28

Breaking the gridlock: Reimagining cooperation in a polarized world is the Theme of which organization?

Answer 28

Theme of UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) 2023/24.

Question 29

“Women, Business and the Law” report is published by?

Answer 29

World Bank Group.
The report talks about Gender Pay Gap which is different from equal pay for equal work.