MCQ for 1-june-2021-mcqs-test

With reference to the Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP), consider the following statements:

1. It is a centrally sponsored programme.

2. It will be implemented by the National Horticulture Board (NHB) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Promotion of Domestic Manufacturing of critical Key Starting Materials (KSMs)/ Drug Intermediates and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), consider the following statements:

1. It is an initiative of Union Ministry of Finance.

2. It aims to set up greenfield plants with minimum domestic value addition in four different Target Segments with a total outlay of Rs.6,940 cr. for the period 2020-21 to 2029-30.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Eight Core Industries, consider the following statements:

1. The Eight Core Industries comprise 40.27 percent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).

2. Monthly Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) is released by NITI Aayog.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following comprises of ‘Second Positive Indigenisation List’ recently notified by Union Ministry of Defence (MoD)?

1. Next Generation Corvettes

2. Air Borne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) systems

3. Tank Engines

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which one of the following is the best description of ‘AmbiTAG’, that was in the news recently?

With reference to the tobacco use, consider the following statements:

1. The National Health Policy 2017 has set an ambitious target of reducing tobacco use by 30% by 2025.

2. Theme for “World No Tobacco Day” 2021 is “Commit to Quit”.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS), consider the following statements:

1. It was introduced by the Government of India in year 1950 by establishing about 50 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) for imparting skills in various vocational trades.

2. It is implemented by the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, consider the following statements:

1. India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted by 7.3% in 2020-21, as per provisional National Income estimates released by the National Statistical Office.

2. Only two sectors bucked the trend of negative GVA growth are agriculture, forestry and fishing, which rose 3.6%, and electricity, gas, water supply and other utility services (up 1.9%).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Central Vista Avenue Redevelopment Project, consider the following statements:

1. The Central Vista is a 3 km stretch in the heart of New Delhi that runs from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate.

2. A common Central secretariat will be constructed for all ministries that are currently spread over many buildings across Delhi.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Maratha reservation, consider the following statements:

1. Maratha community recently brought under Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota in Maharashtra.

2. 92^nd Constitutional amendment Act 2019 introduced 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of society.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?