MCQ for 9-august-2020-mcqs-test

With reference to the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, consider the following statements:

1. The Union Cabinet had approved the Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund of 1 Lakh Crore rupees.

2. Only farmers will be the beneficiaries of the scheme.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Quit India movement, consider the following statements:

1. On August 8, 1942, Mahatma Gandhi gave the clarion call of Do or Die to all Indians to drive away Britishers from the country.

2. The movement had begun from Ramlila Maidan in Delhi.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to marketing of petrol and diesel, consider the following statements:

1. The Ministry of petroleum and Natural Gas has simplified the guidelines for grant of authorization for bulk and retail marketing of Motor Spirit (Petrol) and High Speed Diesel (Diesel).

2. The simplified guidelines aim at increasing private sector participation in the marketing of Motor Spirit (Petrol) and High Speed Diesel (Diesel).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, consider the following statements:

1. It is being observed on August 9.

2. This year’s theme is “COVID-19 and indigenous peoples’ resilience”.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Who among the following recently became the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka?

With reference to the pyrolysis, consider the following statements:

1. Plastic from used personal protective equipment (PPE) can be transformed into renewable liquid fuels, according to a new study published in the journal Biofuels.

2. The researchers call for PPE waste to be converted into fuel using chemical a process called pyrolysis.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the ‘Tabletop Airport’, consider the following statements:

1. It is an airport located and built on top of a plateau or hilly surface, with one or both ends of the runway overlooking a drop.

2. Cochin International airport is a Tabletop Airport.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), consider the following statements:

1. NDRF functions under the purview of the Ministry of Defence and is headed by a Director General.

2. The NDRF gets personnel and officers on deputation from the CAPF for a period of seven years.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme, consider the following statements:

1. The Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme was rolled out as part of the Centre’s Aatmanirbhar package in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

2. It has a corpus of ₹41,600 crore and provides fully guaranteed additional funding of up to ₹3 lakh crore.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the EnviStats India 2020 report, consider the following statements:

1. In 2019 the highest number of heat wave days recorded in Punjab.

2. Andhra Pradesh has the highest percentage of slum population to urban population (36.10 %).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?