Current Affairs Quiz , 25 Jun 2020

1) Recently launched Credit Guarantee Scheme for Sub-ordinate Debt (CGSSD) aims at

a) Telecommunication Sector
b) MSME Sector
c) Banking Sector
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• The scheme would provide much-required support to around 2 lakh MSMEs and will help in reviving the economic activity in and through this sector. It will also help in protecting the livelihoods and jobs of millions of people who depend on them.
• It is a scheme for the distressed MSME sector.

2) Which among the following is a committee constituted for the purpose of sub-categorisation of OBCs?

a) Mandal Commission
b) Justice Rohini Commission
c) Balvanthrai Commission
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• In October 2017, President Ram Nath Kovind, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 340 of the Constitution, appointed a commission to examine the issue of sub-categorisation of OBCs, chaired by retired Justice G. Rohini, to ensure social justice in an efficient manner by prioritising the Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs).

3) The country is achieving near-complete on-line notification of TB patients through an information management system. What is it called?

a) National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP)
b) NIKSHAY
c) National Health Mission
d) All of the above

Answer: b
• The country is achieving near-complete on-line notification of TB patients through the NIKSHAY system.The Annual TB Report is prepared and published by the Central TB Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GOI.

4) Section 8 Companies, often seen in news, refers to

a) Not-for-profit companies
b) Private ltd companies
c) Public ltd companies
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), MSMEs, Section 8 Companies, Private Companies and individual entrepreneur with only 10% margin money contribution by them are eligible for Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF).

5) The secretariat of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is located at

a) Paris
b) New York
c) Vienna
d) London

Answer: a
• It is an inter- governmental body established in 1989 on the initiative of the G7.Its secretariat is located at the OECD headquarters in Paris.