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May National Affairs 1 MAY NATIONAL AFFAIRS 1. The central government has brought In a bid to promote skill development, the Cauvery management authority under Jal Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration has shakti ministry recently. Who is the Union signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) Jal shakti minister? with Tata Technologies limited to set up 2 Centres 1) Nitin Gadkari for Invention, Innovation, Incubation and Training 2) Smriti Irani (CIIITs) in the Union Territory(UT), one each at 3) Mansukh L. Mandaviya Government Polytechnic Colleges at Jammu and 4) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Baramulla. 4. Name the Indian state which has launcshed 5) Raj Nath Singh Answer – 4) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat telemedicine facility at North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of The central government has brought the e Health and Medical Sciences Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) (NEIGRIHMS). under the Jal Shakti Ministry, which was earlier under the Ministry of Water Resources, River 1) Manipur 2)s Meghalaya Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. Union 3) Assam 4) Sikkim Minister of Jal Shakti– Gajendra Singh Shekhawat 5) Nagaland s (Constituency- Jodhpur). Answer – 2) Meghalaya 2. The task force on National Infrastructure Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma Pipeline (NIP), projects total on Wednesdaya inaugurated the telemedicine facility infrastructure investment of Rs 111 lakh at the Nolrth Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional crore during a 5-year span of FY 2019-20 to Institute of Health and Medical Sciences FY 2024-25. Name the person who heads (NEIGRIHMS) here. the task force. 5. The terracotta work of Gorakhpur & 1) Arun Goel 2) Rajiv Kumar CKovilpatti kadalai-mittai has got GI tag 3) Atanu Chakraborty 4) Ajay Kumar recently, along with Chak-Hao, the black 5) Subash Chandra rice of which Indian state? Answer – 3) Atanu Chakraborty 1) Tamil Nadu 2) Kerala a 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Manipur The task force on National Infra Pipeline (NIP) chaired by economic affairs secrettary Atanu 5) Sikkim Chakraborty submitted its Final Report on NIP for Answer – 4) Manipur FY 2019-25 to Finance Minister Nirmala Chak-Hao, the black rice of Manipur, the Sitharaman, projecting ptotal infrastructure terracotta work of Gorakhpur (UP) & Kovilpatti investment of Rs 111 lakh crore during a 5-year (TN) kadalai-mittai has been granted with the span of FY 2019-20 to FY 2024-25. Geographical Indication (GI) tag. 3. Name the Induian state/UT which has 6. The Ministry of coal has launched the signed with Tata technologies to build 2 project monitoring unit (PMU) to Centres for Invention, Innovation, facilitate early operationalization of coal Incubation and Training (CIIITs). mines. Who is the present minister for 1) JammuG & Kashmir 2) Punjab coal? 3) Haryana 4) Chhattisgarh 1) Prakash Javadekar 2) Pralhad Joshi 5) Ladakh 3) Nitin Gadkari 4) Smriti Irani Answer – 1) Jammu & Kashmir 5) Pralhad Singh Patel 2 Answer – 2) Pralhad Joshi Neyveli Lignite Corporation(NLC) India Ministry of Coal (MoC) launched a project Private Limited ‘Navratna’ a government of India monitoring unit (PMU) to facilitate early Enterprise under the Ministry of Coal started the operationalization of coal mines allocated by the production of Coal for the first time. The coal government in order to ramp up coal production in allocated to the Neyveli Lignite Corporation India the country. KPMG (Klynveld Peat Marwick Limited(NLCIL) in 2016 with a capacity of 20 Goerdeler) has been appointed as the consultant in million tonne per annum from the Talabira II and the project monitoring unit (PMU) through a III mines of Odisha will suffice the requirements of transparent bidding process. Union Minister– existing and future coal fired power plants. Pralhad Joshi. 9. National Board for Wild Life (NBWL) has 7. Name the organisation under Department allowed to use a part of the Dehing Patkais of Science and Technology that has Elephant Reserve for coal mining initiated programme on health and risk recently. The Elephant reservee is located communication focusing on COVID-19 in which state? titled “Year of Awareness on Science & 1) Himachal Pradesh 2) Telangana Health (YASH)”. 3) Assam 4)s Goa 1) National Research Development 5) Nagaland Corporation Answer – 3) Assam 2) Technology Information, Forecasting and s National Board for Wild Life (NBWL),the apex Assessment Council body to review all wildlife-related matters, has 3) National Council for Science & Technology permitted the use of 98.59 hectares of land at Saleki, Communication a a part of the Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve in 4) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research l Assam for opencast coal mining project done by 5) National Atlas and Thematic Mapping North-Easter Coal Field (NECF), a unit of Coal Organisation India Limited. While, the rest of the area may be Answer – 3) National Council for Science & Cused for underground coal mining. Technology Communication 10. ‘Ayush Entrepreneurship Development National Council for Science & Technology Program’ is the joint initiative of AYUSH Communication (NCSTC), Department of Science & ministry along with which another Technology (DST) has initiated a programme on a ministry? health and risk communication focusing on 1) Ministry of Coal and Mines COVID-19 titled “Year of Awarenesst on Science & 2) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Health (YASH)”. Its aim is to convey authentic best Enterprises practices to the general public to minimize the risk 3) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of transmission of virus at allp levels, in the absence 4) Ministry of Human Resource and of vaccines and cure for COVID-19. Development 8. Which Indian navratna enterprise under 5) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare coal ministryu has started the production Answer – 2) Ministry of Micro, Small and of coal for 1st time recently? Medium Enterprises 1) Neyveli Lignite Corporation Nitin Gadkari launched ‘Ayush 2) Central Mine Planning and Design Institute G Entrepreneurship Development Program’ jointly 3) Central Coalfields Limited organized by the Ministry of AYUSH & Ministry of 4) Bharat Coking Coal MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) for 5) Coal India promoting the AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Answer – 1) Neyveli Lignite Corporation 3 Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) After chak-hao, the black rice of Manipur, sector in India. Gorakhpur terracotta & Kovilpatti kadalai-mittai, 11. Which Indian state/UT police has along the Kashmir saffron cultivated and harvested in the with All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) Karewa (highlands) of Jammu and Kashmir gets has jointly run the program called Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the ‘Ayuraksha’? Geographical Indications Registry. Iran is the 1) Tamil Nadu 2) Delhi largest producer of saffron in the world. 3) Puducherry 4) Maharashtra 14. Which Indian state has presented Rs 5) Haryana 2,11,761 crore state budget for 2020-21 Answer – 2) Delhi recently (by state’s finance minister and The Delhi Police in association with All India Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi)? Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), a public Ayurveda 1) Odisha 2) Jharkhand medicine and research institution, has jointly run 3) Haryana 4) Punjab the program called ‘Ayuraksha – Corona se jung, 5) Bihar Delhi Police ke sang’ with the aim of providing all Answer – 5) Bihar possible health related help to all those Delhi The government of Bihar led by Chief Minister Policemen working in the frontline to fight against (CM) Nitish Kumar presented Rs 2,11,761 crore coronavirus (COVID-19). state budget for 2020-21 with a special emphasis on 12. Which Indian state has launched an education, health and infrastructure. It was “Agro-Entrepreneur Facilitation Desk” to presented by the state’s finance minister and help the entrepreneurs of the state to get Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi, which was his 11th subsidies and incentives from Central Budget speech. The proposed allocations were Rs government funding agencies. 11,260.48 crore more than the FY 2019-20. 1) Arunachal Pradesh 2) Tripura 15. What is the total number of states 3) Assam 4) Sikkim integrated with ‘One nation One ration 5) Meghalaya card’ plan as Minister of Consumer Answer – 2) Tripura Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri The Tripura government launched an RamVilas Paswan approved the “Agro-Entrepreneur Facilitation Desk” to help the integration of 5 new state/UT recently? entrepreneurs of the state to get subsidies and 1) 11 2) 13 3) 15 incentives from Central government funding 4) 17 5) 19 agencies. The state cabinet has approved the setting Answer – 4) 17 up of the desk, which will operate from the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Directorate of Horticulture and Soil Conservation in Distribution Shri RamVilas Paswan approved the the state capital, Agartala. integration of 5 more States and Union Territories 13. The saffron cultivated and harvested in under “One Nation One Ration Card” plan with the the Karewa (highlands) of which Indian already 12 existing states taking a total number of state/UT has got GI tag recently? states/UTs to 17. 1) Goa 16. Name the 1st Indian state which has 2) Jammu & Kashmir announced to provide free and cashless 3) Himachal Pradesh insurance protection to people. 4) Meghalaya 1) Punjab 2) Maharashtra 5) Arunachal Pradesh 3) Haryana 4) Odisha Answer – 2) Jammu & Kashmir 5) Kerala Answer – 2) Maharashtra 4 The Health Minister of Maharashtra Rajesh future of River Management” to formulate River Tope announced that Maharashtra will be the first Management strategies for the future by learning state to provide free and cashless insurance lessons for river management from the COVID-19 protection to the people and the covered under the pandemic lockdown positive impact on rivers. state governments health scheme and for the 19. What is the name of train which ran from treatment of COVID-19 patients at the private Labour day to move migrant workers, hospitals in Pune and Mumbai the government has pilgrims, tourists, students and other signed a MoU with the General Insurance Public persons stranded at different places due Sector Association(GIPSA).
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