Current Affairs Quiz , 18 Jul 2020

1) PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) is implemented by

a) NAFED
b) SIDBI
c) NABARD
d) RBI

Answer: b
• Last month, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs signed MoU with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) in order to engage SIDBI as the Implementation Agency for the scheme.

2) Trinity Test, recently heard in news, deals with

a) Atomic Bomb
b) Skill Training
c) COVID-19 Diagnosis
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• On 16th July, exactly 75 years ago, scientists tested Gadget — the world’s first atomic bomb — in what was dubbed as the ‘Trinity Test’.

3) Mobile App of PM SVANidhi launched to bring Microcredit facility for

a) MSME
b) Street Vendors
c) Daily wage workers
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• Mobile App of PM SVANidhi launched to bring Microcredit facility for street vendors at their door steps. This App aims to provide user friendly digital interface for Lending Institutions (LIs) and their field functionaries for sourcing and processing loan applications of street vendors under the Scheme.

4) Researchers have flagged Eosinophil counttest for early recognition of Covid-19 in patients.It is a blood test that measures the number of a type of

a) RBC
b) WBC
c) Platelets
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• It is a blood test that measures the number of one type of white blood cells called eosinophils.Eosinophils become active when you have certain allergic diseases, infections, and other medical conditions.

5) PM’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration are given under the category of

a) Aspirational Districts Program
b) Namami Gange Program
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)

Answer: c
• Both the statements are correct. Nominations have been called in four major categories – District Performance Indicators Programme, Innovation General Category, Aspirational Districts Program and Namami Gange Program.