Daily Current and Contemporary Quiz (8) 2020-21

✍️Anil Mishra
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1. What is vision of National Digital Health Mission (NDHM)

a. To create a national digital health eco-system for rural people only
b. To create a national digital health eco-system for urban people only
c. To create a national digital health eco-system for vulnerable people only
d. To create a national digital health eco-system for all citizens

Answer (d) To create a national digital health eco-system for all citizens.
NDHM would reduce the gap among stakeholders such as doctors, hospitals, citizens etc by connecting them in an integrated digital health infrastructure.

2. Which Ministry ranked first on mission of the Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT)

a. Ministry of Women and Child Development
b. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
c. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
d. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Answer (b) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Among States and UTs best performance by Haryana in DBT (1st rank).


3. Which is not a key feature of the Nation Digital Health Mission (NDHM) ?

a. Health ID
b. Personal Health Records
c. Offline Doctor
d. Health Facility Registry

Answer (c) Offline Doctor.
Four Key features of NDHM - Health ID, Personal Health Records, Digi Doctor and Health Facility Registry.


4. Which is a critically endangered species in Indian Ocean ?

a. Giant Tortoise
b. Pink Pigeon
c. Green turtle
d. Lobster

Answer (b) Pink Pigeon.
The Pink Pigeon is endemic to the Mascarene Island of Mauritius.

5. The 4th session of the BRICS Anti-Drug Working Group was chaired by

a. India
b. South Africa
c. Brazil
d. Russia

Answer (d) Russia.
BRICS Anti-Drug Working Group was held through a Video Conference.
India against the misuse of darknet and modern technology used for drug trafficking by the International criminal in the meeting.
India's major points to enable real time information sharing among BRICS nations.

6. Consider the following statement relating to 'SalivaDirect' (diagnostic test for COVID-19)

I. Saliva is collected without preservative buffers
II. It is first treated with proteinase K followed by heat inactivation step
III. It is simpler, less expensive and less invasive than the traditional methods
IV. It has authorised by the USA Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Which of the above statement are Correct

a. I & IV Only
b. I, II, III and IV
c. I, III & IV Only
d. II & IV Only

Answer (b)  I, II, III and IV.

7. Recently Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council have favoured an e-way bill for 

a. Inter-state movement of Liquor
b. Intra-state movement of Liquor
c. Inter-state movement of Gold
d. Intra-state movement of Gold

Answer (d) Intra-state movement of Gold.
Recently, Gold is exempted from e-way bill of GST which value is not more than Rs. 50,000.

8. Consider the following statement regarding Navroz

I. Navroz is Parsi New Year
II. It is marks as beginning of spring
III. It is added into the list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Which of the above statement is/are Correct

a. I & III Only
b. I, II and III
c. II Only
d. III Only

Answer (b)  I, II and III.
Parsi New Year popularly known as Pateti.

9. Which is Incorrect regarding Gautam Buddha ?

a. Buddha grew up in Kapilvastu
b. He attained enlightenment in Bodhgaya
c. His first sermon in Sarnath (near Varanasi)
d. Buddha breathed his last in Lumbini

Answer (d) Buddha breathed his last in Lumbini.

Buddha breathed his last in Kushinagar, UP.
Why in News ?
There has been war of words between India and Nepal over the Gautam Buddha life.

10. In which state had maximum decline in utilisation of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana 

a. Assam
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Maharashtra
d. Bihar

Answer (a) Assam.
Particularly concern were significant declines in admission for child delivery and oncology.
Inpatient care utilisation under PMJAY badly hit by lockdown.

11. Consider the following statement relating to Sub-mission on Agriculture Mechanisation 

I. It was aim to boost farm productivity
II. The scheme implemented in all the states 
III. It was introduced in April 2012
Which of the above statement is/are Correct

a. I Only
b. III Only
c. I & II Only
d. I, II and III

Answer (c)  I & II Only.
Sub-mission on Agriculture Mechanisation was introduced in April 2014.

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