Current Affairs Quiz , 16 Sep 2020

1) Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) is implemented by the ministry of

a) Health and Family Welfare
b) Human Resource and Development
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)

Answer: a
• The PMSSY is implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
• It aims to set up new AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) in the country.
• Cabinet approves establishment of new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Darbhanga, Bihar under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).

2) Which among the following states has become the first to institutionalise snake handling in the country?

a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Kerala

Answer: d
• Becoming the first to institutionalise snake handling in the country, the Kerala Forest Department has framed guidelines for rescuing snakes from human dominated places and releasing them in uninhabited areas.

3) Kharai Camel, also known as Swimming Camels are found only in

a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• They are found only in Gujarat’s Bhuj area.

4) India celebrates Engineer’s Day every year on September 15 as a tribute to

a) Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
b) C V Raman
c) APJ Abdul Kalam
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• India celebrates Engineer’s Day every year on September 15 as a tribute to the greatest Indian Engineer Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya on his birthday.He was the chief engineer responsible for the construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara Dam in Mysore.

5) Policy on Promotion of City Compost which aims to process and use city waste as compost is announced under the aegis of ministry of

a) Rural Development
b) Chemicals and Fertilizers
c) Health and Family Welfare
d) Urban Affairs

Answer: b
• The lack of an appropriate market and ineffective implementation hasn’t given this much-needed practice the desired popularity.It is announced by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers in 2016.