MCQ for 7-april-2020-mcqs-test

With reference to the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), consider the following statements:

1. As a part of Government’s continued efforts to contain spread of COVID 19, the Union Cabinet has recently decided to suspend Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) fund for two years (2020-21 and 2021-22).

2. It was implemented by Union Ministry of Finance.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the recent Ordinance amending the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954, consider the following statements:

1. Under this, the salary of Union Ministers and members of Parliament will be cut by 30 per cent for one year.

2. The money will go to Consolidated Fund of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the human to animal transmission of coronavirus, consider the following statements:

1. SARS-CoV2 infects respiratory cells after entering through a protein, which lies on the surface of the cells.

2. ACE2 is the protein in felines resembles ACE2 in humans.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the eCourts project, consider the following statements:

1. The Government of India had initiated second phase of the eCourts project as one of the National e-Governance projects in 2015.

2. The eCourts project has made significant progress under the guidance of e-Committee of Supreme Court of India in computerizing district and subordinate courts of the country.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), consider the following statements:

1. It was constituted by an Act of Parliament in 1988 under the administrative control of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

2. NHAI has been set up as a Central Authority to develop, maintain and manage the National Highways entrusted to it by the Government of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the COVID-19, consider the following statements:

1. The World Health Organization notes that there is no evidence yet to show that pregnant women are more vulnerable or are at a higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 than the general population.

2. Among emerging viral infections only Zika virus can transmit through vertical maternal-foetal transmission.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs), consider the following statements:

1. Under the smart cities mission, the Integrated Command and Control Center (ICCC) acts as the “nerve center” for operations management, day-to-day exception handing and disaster management.

2. It is envisaged to aggregate information across multiple applications and sensors deployed across the city, and then provide actionable information with appropriate visualization for decision makers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Pench Tiger Reserve or Pench National Park is located in:

With reference to the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), consider the following statements:

1. It is a defense contractor owned by the Indian government.

2. It was established in 1712 with its headquarters in New Delhi.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Intensification of Research in High Priority Area (IRPHA) scheme, consider the following statements:

1. The Intensification of Research in High Priority Areas (IRHPA) program of Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) supports proposals in high priority areas from the viewpoint of advances in fundamental science.

2. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) is an autonomous body under Ministry of Earth Sciences.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?