Important Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2022- 15th March

Q1. Securities and Exchange Board of India has restructured its advisory committee on Investor Protection and Education Fund (IPEF). Who is the chairman of the committee?
(a) Madhabi Puri Buch
(b) Sujit Prasad
(c) G Mahalingam
(d) Jai Narayan Patel
(e) None of the above

Q2. Who has launched a central sector scheme named the Scheme for Economic Empowerment for DNTs, (SEED) at Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi?
(a) Hardeep Singh Puri
(b) Kiren Rijiju
(c) Dharmendra Pradhan
(d) Dr Virendra Kumar
(e) None of the above

Q3. In which state the Waste to Wealth Creation programme of SIDBI has been launched?
(a) Delhi
(b) West Bengal
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) None of the above

Q4. Which of the following has organized a “Darkathon-2022”?
(a) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(b) Election Commission of India
(c) Central Bureau of Investigation
(d) Narcotics Control Bureau
(e) None of the above

Q5. Which organization has launched the ‘JIVA programme’ to promote natural farming?
(a) NABARD
(b) SIDBI
(c) IFFCO
(d) NITI Aayog
(e) None of the above

Q6. ‘Heal by India’ is an initiative by the Government of India to improve India’s educational institutions with focus on which sector?
(a) Manufacturing
(b) Tourism
(c) Health
(d) Science & Technology
(e) None of the above

Q7. During the ‘Huddle Global 2022’ has been conducted with technology major Google that will enable start-ups. In which of the state it was held?
(a) Assam
(b) Kerala
(c) Haryana
(d) Telangana
(e) None of the above

Q8. The Ministry of Education has approved the continuation of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme till _________.
(a) 31st March 2026
(b) 30th June 2024
(c) 1st May 2027
(d) 15th April 2025
(e) None of the above

Q9. Which state/ UT has launched Kunsnyoms scheme for differently-abled persons?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Ladakh
(d) Puducherry
(e) None of the above

Q10. The Central Government of India has decided to continue the scheme of “Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram (RYSK)” to ___________.
(a) 2024-25
(b) 2025-26
(c) 2027-28
(d) 2029-30
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1.Ans(c)
Sol. Securities and Exchange Board of India has restructured its advisory committee on Investor Protection and Education Fund (IPEF), under the chairmanship of G Mahalingam.

S2.Ans (d)
Sol. Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr Virendra Kumar has launched a central sector scheme named the Scheme for Economic Empowerment for DNTs, (SEED) at Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi.

S3.Ans(b)
Sol. The Waste to Wealth Creation programme of SIDBI has been launched in West Bengal.

S4.Ans (d)
Sol. Narcotics Control Bureau has organised a “Darkathon-2022”.

S5.Ans(a)
Sol. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has launched the ‘JIVA programme’ to promote natural farming.

S6.Ans(c)
Sol. Heal by India’ is an initiative by the Government of India to improve India’s educational institutions with focus on Health sector.

S7.Ans(b)
Sol. During the ‘Huddle Global 2022’, the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has entered into a collaboration with technology major Google that will enable start-ups.

S8.Ans(a)
Sol. The Ministry of Education has approved the continuation of the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme till 31st March 2026 with an expenditure of 12,929.16 crores.

S9.Ans(c)
Sol. Ladakh has launched Kunsnyoms scheme for differently-abled persons.

S10.Ans(b)
Sol. The Central Government of India has decided to continue the scheme of “Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram (RYSK)” for another 5 years from 2021 -22 to 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs. 2,710.65 crore.