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May (Current Affairs MCQ) May (Current Affairs MCQ) No of Questions : 100 . 15,000 a month cannot be deducted, are also being In order to attract more investment to firm the retained. economy in the ongoing recessive phase due to Since labour is a ……………..[Z] subject, states can COVID -19 triggered lockdown, …………[X] frame their own laws but will need the approval of the government accorded approval to an ordinance Centre to enforce them. Therefore, the ordinance will suspending a majority of labour laws in the state for also be sent to the Central government for approval. next 3 years. The state government has been tapping many options to support the economy in the post- 1. Name the Indian state who has been replaced lockdown period. with [X] in the above passage ? The ordinance ………………..[X] Temporary (a) Maharashtra (b) Uttar Pradesh Exemption from Labour Laws Ordinance -- was put (c) Karnataka (d) Tamil Nadu before the state cabinet in its recent meeting and it was passed recently. The step is expected to help both 2. Statutory Minimum wage is fixed under which existing and new industrial units, said government act ? sources. (a) Payment of wages act, 1936 The recommendations on the labour laws were (b) Equal Remuneration act, 1976 presented by a group of state ministers comprising (c) Workmen’s Compensation act, 1923 labour minister Swami Prasad Maurya and MSME (d) Minimum wages act, 1948 minister Sidharth Nath Singh. With the approval to the ordinance, more than 30 clause of labour laws would 3. As per Maternity Benefit Act, the maximum now stand suspended in the state. period for which any woman shall be entitled to The CM………………[Y] had recently indicated an maternity benefit shall be ? amendment in the labour laws to draw new investment (a) Twenty six weeks (b) twelve weeks to the state especially from China in the post-lockdown (c) Sixteen weeks (d) Twenty two weeks phase to support the depleting economy. In fact, the picture of revenue generation is a major cause of 4. Name the Chief Minister of [X] state who has concern for the state authorities as the first month of been replaced with [Y] in the above passage ? the current financial year has accrued major losses (a) E.K. Palaniswami (b) B.S Yediyurappa leaving the state coffers literally empty. According to (c) Uddhav Thackeray (d) Yogi Adityanath state finance minister Suresh Khanna, total tax demand for April 2020 was pegged at Rs 12141 crore but only 5. Under the Constitution of India, Labour is a Rs 1178 crore could be fetched. subject in the which list and has been replaced “The economic activities in the states have been with [Z] in the above passage ? severely affected and slowed down due to the outbreak (a) Union list (b) State list of Covid-19. As per the labour department sources, (c) Concurrent list (d) None of the above around 40 kinds of labour laws are enforced in…………..[X], some of which are now redundant in Supreme Court (SC) orders to set up a high-powered the new ordinance while about seven to eight of them committee to look into the demands by petitioners are being retained. who seek restoration of 4G internet services in the These include the Bonded Labour Act of 1976, Union Territory(UT) Jammu and Kashmir(J&K). Employee Compensation Act of 1923 and Building It is headed by the Secretary of the Ministry of and Other Construction Workers’ Act of 1996. Laws Home Affairs (MHA),……………….[X] which pertaining to women and children, like Maternity Act, will be also comprises of the Chief Secretary of Equal Remuneration Act, Child Labour Act and the UT and the Secretary of Ministry of Section 5 of the Payment of Wages Act which Communications. provides that wages of a person earning less than Rs www.studycampus.in 1 STUDY CAMPUS A bench comprises of three judges which headed by 9. Name the Judge of Supreme court who presided Justice…………………..[Y], Justices R Subhash the bench and has been replaced with [Y] in the Reddy and B R Gavai. The plea was filed by above passage ? Foundation for Media Professionals, Soayib (a) Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde Qureshi and Private Schools Association of J&K. (b) Justice Arun Mishra A plea was filed by ‘Foundation for Media (c) Justice R.F Nariman Professionals’ to restore the high-speed internet in (d) Justice N.V Ramana J&K in view of the COVID-19 situation but the J&K administration dismissed the plea, insisting 10.Which article of Indian Constitution provides that high-speed internet will enable the spread of fake news/rumours and transfer of heavy data files “Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of (audio/video files) & may be utilised by terror speech etc. and ahs been replaced with [Z] in the outfits to pursue in planning attacks. In the earlier above passage ? hearing, senior Advocate H Ahmadi, appearing for (a) Article 14 (b) Article 19 Foundation for Media Professionals, said non- (c) Article 21 (d) Article 32 availability of 4G services is affecting people’s right to health and education. The SC in its Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that a judgment(January 10, 2020) stated that freedom of “new lockdown” will continue beyond the end of the speech and expression, and the freedom of trade current phase on 17 May, but that the government and commerce under the article…………….[Z] of will provide a massive special economic package to Indian Constitution through the internet are revive the economy that has been battered by the fundamental right under the Constitution and as Covid-19 pandemic. such cannot be cut down without following the The total cost of the package will be Rs 20 lakh crore. mandate of the Constitution and should meet the The PM said it would be named ‘……………….[X] . Modi test of proportionality. said the fiscal package, which will benefit labourers, farmers, honest tax payers, MSMEs and cottage 6. Name the present Union Home Secretary who has industries, equals to…………[Y] per cent of India’s GDP. been replaced with [X] in the above passage ? This will be the fifth largest package announced by (a) Rajiv Gauba (b) Harshvardhan Shringla any country to tide over the economic impact of the (c) Ajay Kumar Bhalla (d) Pramod Kumar Mishra novel coronavirus. “The package will have emphasis on land, labour, liquidity and laws, and will pave the 7. Which Landmark constitutional case is known as way for a self-reliant India,” PM Modi said, adding the mandal Case ? that Finance Minister ………………..[Z] will announce the (a) Indira Sawhney Vs Union of India contours of the package starting Wednesday. “This (b) Keshavanand Bharti Case package is for that worker in the country, that farmer, (c) Hussainara khatoon Vs Home Secretary, State of who is working hard day and night; for the Indian Bihar middle class, for the industry which is committed to (d) Ahmed Khan Vs Shah Bano Begum make India stronger.” Modi said the Rs 20-lakh crore-package will include 8. Which qualification is wrong for being a judge in previous steps announced by the Reserve Bank of the Supreme Court ? India, along with the measures announced by the (a) To be a citizen of India government to tackle the fallout of Covid-19 in March. (b) He should be a respected jurist in the eyes of The government’s decision to provide cash transfers Parliament and free foodgrains to India’s poor totalled around 1 (c) Must be a judge in the High Court for at least 5 per cent of GDP. Liquidity boosting measures years announced by the RBI in two tranches were (d) He should be a lawyer in the High Court for at least equivalent to around 3.5 per cent of GDP. Besides 10 years. providing a three-month loan moratorium, the RBI announced liquidity infusion measures through www.studycampus.in 2 STUDY CAMPUS different routes, including those to specific sectors consensus of EU backed draft stating an like non-banking finance companies, micro finance investigation on how the “severe acute institutions and housing finance companies. The Modi respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV- government had also announced a Rs 40,000-crore 2)” has originated. production-linked incentive scheme to encourage From India, WHA73 was attended by large-scale electronics manufacturing in India in …………………..[X] Union Minister of Health & March. It remains to be seen if this will be included Family Welfare. He has explained the steps taken into the calculations of the economic package. by India to fight COVID-19 by fostering bilateral 11. What is the name of financial package of Rs 20 and regional partnerships including supply of lakh crore to ease the coronavirus distress essential medicines to 123 nations as an announced by PM and has been replaced with [X] in expression of solidarity. A draft resolution pushed the above passage ? by the 27-nation European Union and Australia, (a) PM Garib Kalyan Yojana and supported by more than 120 countries (b) PM Jan Dhan Yojana including India called for a step-wise process of (c) Pm Mudra Yojana impartial, independent and (d) Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan comprehensive evaluation of the WHO response to the pandemic as well as 12. On which of the following the financial package the identification of the zoonotic source of the of rs 20 lakh crore is focused ? (a) Labour (b) Land coronavirus. Notably, the draft resolution does (c) Liquidity (d) All of the above not mention China or its Wuhan city but indirectly eyeing on the latter. 13. The [X] economic package is how much Union Health Minister……………[X] is set to take equivalent to India’s GDP and has been replaced charge as the chairman of the World Health with [Y] in the above passage ? Organization (WHO) Executive Board at its 147th (a) 8% (b) 9% session, as the proposal regarding his (c) 10% (d) 12% appointment was signed at WHA73.
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