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What is called general awareness?

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General Awareness Quiz Series 2023: 22nd March

General Awareness Quiz Series 2023: 22nd March: Hello Students, General Awareness is essential to all government exams. It’s better to prepare this section daily and revise the same using the factsheet provided. The Bankersadda team has brought you up a new series in which we will come up with 10 questions and answers, other options of the question have related news to them. So don’t miss reading the solutions.

Q1. What is the ITU?
(a) A United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies
(b) A network of field offices for the Indian government
(c) An international organization for cultural exchange
(d) An NGO for climate change awareness
(e) A regional organization for economic cooperation

Q2. What is the Heal in India Initiative?
(a) An initiative to promote medical tourism in India
(b) An initiative to promote traditional systems of medicine in India
(c) An initiative to improve the healthcare system in India
(d) An initiative to promote Ayurveda only
(e) None of the above

Q3. Which ministry formulated the National strategy and roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism?
(a) Ministry of Ayush
(b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(c) Ministry of Commerce
(d) Ministry of Tourism
(e) None of the above

Q4. What is the Champion Service Sector Scheme for Medical Value Travel?
(a) A scheme to provide financial assistance to private investors for the establishment of Super Specialty Hospitals/Day Care Centers
(b) A scheme to provide financial assistance to traditional medicine practitioners
(c) A scheme to provide free medical treatment to tourists
(d) A scheme to provide interest subsidy to tourists
(e) None of the above

Q5. What is Krishi Megh?
(a) A virtual classroom for agriculture students
(b) A cloud infrastructure and services platform for the National Agricultural Research & Education System
(c) An agricultural insurance scheme
(d) A short-term loan scheme for farmers
(e) None of the above

Q6. Which organization collaborated with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to organize the International Conference on Blended Learning Ecosystem for Higher Education in Agriculture?
(a) World Health Organization
(b) World Bank
(c) United Nations Development Programme
(d) International Monetary Fund
(e) None of the above

Q7. Which government scheme supports activities related to poultry, small ruminants, rabbit rearing, and piggery?
(a) Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material
(b) National Project on Organic Farming
(c) Parampragat Krishi Vikas Yojna
(d) Entrepreneurship Development and Employment Generation (EDEG)
(e) None of the above

Q8. What is the purpose of the KrishiNivesh Portal?
(a) To promote gender concerns in agriculture
(b) To provide one-stop access for agri-investors to government schemes
(c) To provide skill training for farmers
(d) To implement convergence with other government schemes
(e) None of the above

Q9. Which government scheme offers a 3% additional interest subvention for eligible activities?
(a) Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization
(b) Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
(c) National Food Security Mission
(d) National Project on Agro-Forestry
(e) None of the above

Q10. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director & CEO (Addl charge) of Invest India until a full-time regular appointment?
(a) Deepak Bagla
(b) Anurag Jain
(c) Manmeet K Nanda
(d) P. K. Tripathi
(e) Arti Bhatnagar

Solutions

S1. Ans.(A)
Sol. The ITU is a United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs). It is headquartered in Geneva and has a network of field offices, regional Offices, and area offices.

S2. Ans.(A)
Sol. Heal in India is an initiative of the Government to promote Medical Tourism in the country.

S3. Ans.(D)
Sol. The Ministry of Tourism has formulated a National strategy and roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism by involving the Ministry of Ayush, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of External Affairs, the Ministry of Civil Aviation, etc.

S4. Ans.(A)
Sol. Ministry of Ayush developed a Central Sector Scheme namely Champion Service Sector Scheme for Medical Value Travel. Under this scheme, financial assistance in the form of an Interest Subsidy is provided to private investors for the establishment of Super Specialty Hospitals/Day Care Centers.

S5. Ans.(B)
Sol. Krishi Megh is the National Agricultural Research & Education System – Cloud Infrastructure and Services, and it was started in August 2020.

S6. Ans.(B)
Sol. International Conference on Blended Learning Ecosystem for Higher Education in Agriculture was organized by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in collaboration with the World Bank.

S7. Ans.(D)
Sol. The EDEG program is a scheme under the Sub-Mission on Livestock Development of DAHD. It supports activities related to poultry, small ruminants, rabbit rearing, piggery, and more. These activities are mainly taken up by women farmers.

S8. Ans.(B)
Sol. The KrishiNivesh Portal is a new initiative launched by the government to boost agriculture investment in the country. The portal aims to provide a one-stop access point for agri-investors to avail of benefits from various government schemes. The portal is currently under development.

S9. Ans.(B)
Sol. The AIF has unique features of convergence with any other scheme of the Central or State government for the eligible activities under AIF. The beneficiaries of other schemes can avail of a 3% additional interest subvention on top of benefits availed under other schemes in the form of capital or interest subsidy.

S10. Ans.(C)
Sol. The 32nd Board Meeting of Invest India on 20th March 2023 appointed Ms. Manmeet K Nanda, IAS, West Bengal Cadre (2000 Batch) as the Managing Director & CEO (Addl charge) of Invest India until a full-time regular appointment.

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