Daily Current Affairs Schemes Based Quiz
Questions on Various Central/State Government Schemes: Here are some important question on the Scheme of central/state Government from the daily current affairs that are important for competitive exams like IBPS, RBI, RBI, RRB and insurance exams. Check how many you know correctly.
- The ‘Chief Minister Vatsalya Yojana’ has been unveiled by which state to support children orphaned due to covid-19?
A) Bihar
B) Uttarakhand
C) Haryana
D) Assam
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Option B
Explanation:Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat has launched a scheme called ‘Chief Minister Vatsalya Yojana’ for children who lost their parents due to Covid-19. Under the scheme, arrangements will be made for maintenance, education and training for employment of these orphan kids of the state up to the age of 21 years. Such orphaned children will be given a maintenance allowance of Rs. 3000 per month.
- Which phase of the Intensified Mission Indradhanush has been launched by the government in 2021?
A) Second
B) Third
C) Fourth
D) Sixth
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Option B
Explanation:The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched the Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0, (IMI 3.0) on February 19, 2021, to expand immunization coverage across the country.
- Which bank has launched the dedicated mentoring programme ‘SmartUp Unnati’, to support women entrepreneurs?
A) ICICI Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) Axis Bank
D) Yes Bank
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Option B
Explanation:India’s largest private sector lender HDFC Bank has launched a dedicated mentoring programme ‘SmartUp Unnati’, to support women entrepreneurs.
- Government has extended the deadline to make payment under the Vivad Se Vishwas’. What is the new deadline?
A) 30 April 2021
B) 30 June 2021
C) 31 May 2021
D) 31 July 2021
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Option B
Explanation:The government has once again extended the deadline for making payment under the direct tax dispute settlement scheme ‘Vivad Se Vishwas’ by two months till June 30, 2021 to provide relief to the taxpayers facing hardships amid the pandemic.
- PM Narendra Modi launched a scheme for distribution of e-property cards to rural population across the country. Name the scheme.
A) Kaushal
B) Adarsh Gram
C) Samridhi
D) Svamitva
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Option D
Explanation:Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the distribution of e-property cards under the SWAMITVA scheme on National Panchayati Raj Day on April 24, 2021 through video conferencing. The launch marked the roll out of the implementation of SVAMITVA scheme across the entire country.
- Which state has launched the “Mission Oxygen Self-Reliance” scheme to meet the increasing demand for Liquid Medical Oxygen in the state?
A) Karnataka
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Uttarakhand
D) Maharashtra
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Option D
Explanation:To meet its growing oxygen needs, the Maharashtra Government has launched a scheme named “Mission Oxygen Self-Reliance”.
- SHWAS and AROG are the two new loan products launched by which institution amid the fight against COVID-19?
A) SBI
B) SIDBI
C) ADB
D) World Bank
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Option B
Explanation:The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), has launched two loan products for MSMEs to help them with required financial support in fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The two new loan products are: SHWAS – SIDBI assistance to Healthcare sector in War Against Second wave of COVID19; AROG – SIDBI Assistance to MSMEs for Recovery & Organic Growth during COVID19 pandemic
- The Government of India has approved ‘Start-up India Seed Fund Scheme’ (SISFS) to fund startups. How much amount has been allocated to the scheme?
A) Rs 450 crore
B) Rs 716 crore
C) Rs 945 crore
D) Rs 870 crore
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Option C
Explanation: The Central Government has approved ‘Start-up India Seed Fund Scheme’ (SISFS) on January 29, 2021. Total Corpus: Rs 945 crore
- The government of which state has recently launched ‘Sanjeevani Pariyojana’ a virtual home care initiative for home isolated patients with mild to moderate symptoms of COVID-19?
A) Maharashtra
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Haryana
D) Odisha
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Option C
Explanation:The state government of Haryana has launched a supervised, virtual home care initiative ‘Sanjeevani Pariyojana’, to help its people get quick access to healthcare at home for mild to moderate symptoms of COVID-19.
- Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana has been launched by which state for the working journalists of the state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Odisha
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Kerala
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Option B
Explanation:The state government of Odisha under Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has declared working journalists of the state as frontline Covid warriors. The state had launched “Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana” for working journalists of the state in 2018.
