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Q.) _________ in Jammu and Kashmir emerged a leader in north India in the first independent appraisal of the national aspirational district programme by the UNDP.

जम्मू और कश्मीर में _________ UNDP द्वारा राष्ट्रीय आकांक्षात्मक जिला कार्यक्रम के पहले स्वतंत्र मूल्यांकन में उत्तर भारत में एक नेता के रूप में उभरा।

1. Kupwara
2. Srinagar
3. Anantnag
4. Baramula

ANSWER : 1

• Kupwara leads aspirational district rankings in north region.
• Among 8 aspirational districts from Punjab, Himachal, JK, Haryana and Uttrakhand, Chamba ranked lowest.
• JK’s Baramulla ranked 54.

Q.) 112 aspirational districts ranked by the _______on five key criteria of healthcare and nutrition, education, agriculture and water resources, basic infrastructure, skill development and financial inclusion.

स्वास्थ्य और पोषण, शिक्षा, कृषि और जल संसाधन, बुनियादी ढांचा, कौशल विकास और वित्तीय समावेशन के पांच प्रमुख मानदंडों पर _______ द्वारा 112 आकांक्षी जिलों को स्थान दिया गया है।

1. NITI Aayog
2. UNDP
3. WHO
4. None of the above

ANSWER: 2

Among the 112 aspirational districts ranked by the UNDP on five key criteria of healthcare and nutrition, education, agriculture and water resources, basic infrastructure, skill development and financial inclusion, Kupwara is the top ranked at number 30 among eight other aspirational districts in north India.

Kupwara is also the only north Indian aspirational district to make it to the top 30.

Q.) How many indices used by assessors for ranking of 112 aspirational districts ?

112 आकांक्षी जिलों की रैंकिंग के लिए मूल्यांकनकर्ताओं द्वारा कितने सूचकांकों का उपयोग किया गया?

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 2

ANSWER : 4

The assessors used two indices – resilience and vulnerability – to determine which of the districts performed better than the others.

• The lowest ranked aspirational district among northern states is Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba at the 85th position. 
• The UNDP in a recent assessment of the Aspirational Districts Programme launched in 2018 across 28 states concluded that the programme had helped achieve the objectives of accelerated growth in 112 most backward districts of the country through convergence of government programmes.
• The assessors used two indices – resilience and vulnerability – to determine which of the districts performed better than the others.

Q.) Shahpur Kandi national project would create tourism potential on the border areas in J&K and Punjab and will become functional by :

शाहपुर कंडी राष्ट्रीय परियोजना जम्मू-कश्मीर और पंजाब के सीमावर्ती क्षेत्रों में पर्यटन क्षमता पैदा करेगी और किसके द्वारा कार्यात्मक हो जाएगी

1. 2022
2. 2024
3. 2025
4. 2030

ANSWER: 1

Union Minister Jitendra Singh said the Shahpur Kandi national project would create tourism potential and improve the socio-economic conditions of the people of the border areas in J&K and Punjab.

The project, which is coming up along the border between J&K and Punjab, will become functional by November 2022.

Q.) The Shahpur Kandi dam project aims to utilise the full water of the ______river in the Indian territory.

शाहपुर कंडी बांध परियोजना का उद्देश्य भारतीय क्षेत्र में ______ नदी के पूरे पानी का उपयोग करना है।

1. Chenab
2. Sutlej
3. Beas
4. Ravi

ANSWER: 4

The Shahpur Kandi dam project aims to utilise the full water of the Ravi river in the Indian territory. Almost 63% work of the main dam has been completed and, on its completion, the Shahpur Kandi dam project shall provide intensive irrigation facilities in 32,000 hectares of area falling in the districts of Kathua and Samba and 5,000 hectares in Punjab’s Pathankot district

Q.) Vidhik Seva Kendra is opened in which district recently?

हाल ही में किस जिले में विधिक सेवा केंद्र खोला गया है ?

1. Kargil
2. Kupwara
3. Srinagar
4. Anantnag

ANSWER : 1

• The services introduced through Vidhik Seva Kendra (e-filing) would give timely relief to lawyers and other people for filing of their cases by e-mode while at their respective places without approaching the court physically.
• The service will also prove to be an additional and effective benefit made available to the public at large in strengthening the object of access to justice and timely dispensation of justice.

Q.) Who is the Chief Justice of the common High Court of Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh?

जम्मू और कश्मीर और लद्दाख के केंद्र शासित प्रदेशों के सामान्य उच्च न्यायालय के मुख्य न्यायाधीश कौन हैं?

1. Rajesh Bindal
2. Pankaj Mithal
3. Munishwar Nath Bhandari
4. Deepankar Dutta

ANSWER: 2

Justice Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice of the common High Court of Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh,  inaugurated a Vidhik Seva Kendra at the district court complex , fulfilling the long pending demand of the local residents.

Q.) Ladakh’s Lieutenant Governor RK Mathur has requested the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) to explore a possibility of air connectivity for _________with Delhi.

लद्दाख के उपराज्यपाल आरके माथुर ने नागरिक उड्डयन मंत्रालय (MoCA) से दिल्ली के साथ _________ के लिए हवाई संपर्क की संभावना तलाशने का अनुरोध किया है।

1. Kathua
2. Kupawara
3. Kargil
4. Jammu

ANSWER : 3

He also urged the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to look for feasibility of operating Q-400 Bombardier turboprop aircraft in the region.

Q.) Which of the following is incorrect about UDAN scheme (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) Scheme:

1. The scheme is aimed at enhancing connectivity to remote and regional areas of the country and making air travel affordable.
2. It is a key component of Centre’s National Civil Aviation Policy launched in June 2016.
3. Under the scheme, nearly half of the seats in Udan flights are offered at subsidised fares, and the participating carriers are provided a certain amount of viability gap funding (VGF) – an amount shared between the Centre and the concerned states.
4. The scheme will run for 20 years and can be extended thereafter.

ANSWER: 4

• Viability gap funding (VGF) – an amount shared between the Centre and the concerned states. The scheme will run for 10 years and can be extended thereafter. 

Q.) Pakal Dul hydroelectric project of 1000 MW capacity is located in_______district of Jammu.

1000 मेगावाट क्षमता की पाकल दुल जलविद्युत परियोजना जम्मू के _______ जिले में स्थित है।

1. Kathua
2. Kupawara
3. Kishtwar
4. Jammu

Answer 3

Q.) Kiru hydroelectric power project is built on river:

किरू जलविद्युत परियोजना नदी पर बनी है:

1. Beas
2. Chenab
3. Ravi
4. Jhelum

ANSWER: 2

• The Kiru hydroelectric power project is being built near the villages of Patharnakki and Kiru in Kishtwar, J&K.
• The project site lies approximately 1.5km downstream and 0.5km upstream at the convergence point of the Chenab River with the Singad and Bela streams.

Find incorrect option about Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN).

1. Under the scheme, the Centre transfers an amount of Rs 6,000 per year, in three equal instalments, directly into the bank accounts of  landholding farmers having landholding less than 1 hectares only.
2. It was launched in February 2019.
3. It is a Central Sector Scheme with 100% funding from the Government of India.
4. It is being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

ANSWER: 1

• The Home Minister directed the J&K administration to ensure that all farmers are provided benefits of schemes being implemented for farmers, such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Yojana, under which Rs. 6000 is deposited annually directly into the accounts of farmers and Kisan Credit Card Yojna, etc.
• For strengthening of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies, Shah directed officials to immediately organise training for the members and organise tours for them to visit different parts of the country and get first-hand knowledge of the working of such developed bodies.

Q.) Banihal-Qazigund tunnel is  8.5-km-long tunnel, built at the cost of Rs ______crore in 10 years, is at present going through the testing and commissioning process.

बनिहाल-काजीगुंड सुरंग 8.5 किलोमीटर लंबी सुरंग है, जिसे 10 वर्षों में _____ करोड़ रुपये की लागत से बनाया गया है, जो वर्तमान में परीक्षण और कमीशनिंग प्रक्रिया से गुजर रही है।

1. 1300
2. 1600
3. 1800
4. 2100

ANSWER : 4

• The 8.5-km-long tunnel, built at the cost of Rs 2,100 crore in 10 years, is at present going through the testing and commissioning process and is likely to become operational in coming weeks.
• It will bypass the Jawahar Tunnel and Shaitan Nalla, which is prone to heavy snowfall and slippery conditions during winters and results in a bottleneck in the strategically important road linking Kashmir to the rest of the country.

Q.) Banihal-Qazigund tunnel operationalisation would reduce the distance between Banihal in Jammu province and Qazigund in south Kashmir by ______ km.

बनिहाल-काजीगुंड सुरंग के संचालन से जम्मू प्रांत में बनिहाल और दक्षिण कश्मीर में काजीगुंड के बीच की दूरी ______ किमी कम हो जाएगी।

1. 20
2. 32
3. 16
4. 15

Answer 3

Q.) Northern Command was raised on 17 June ________and completed its 50th Raising Day.

उत्तरी कमान का गठन 17 जून ________ को किया गया और उसने अपना 50वां स्थापना दिवस पूरा किया।

1. 1972
2. 1965
3. 1991
4. 1999

ANSWER : 1

• Army’s Northern Command paid homage to the gallant soldiers on its golden jubilee Raising Day which was celebrated at Udhampur headquarters in Jammu and Kashmir.
• Northern Command was raised on 17 June 1972 and completed its 50th Raising Day.
• Historic operational achievements of Northern Command in ‘Op Meghdoot’, ‘Op Parakarm’, ‘Op Vijay’ ‘Op Rakshak’ and ‘OP Snow Leopard’.

Q.) After the delimitation exercise of Jammu, the number of assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir will go up from 83 to______.

जम्मू के परिसीमन अभ्यास के बाद, जम्मू और कश्मीर में विधानसभा सीटों की संख्या 83 से बढ़कर ______ हो जाएगी।

1. 100
2. 90
3. 93
4. 89

ANSWER: 2

• Twenty-four seats of the Assembly continue to remain vacant as they fall in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
• The delimitation panel had recently sought data on the area of existing constituencies, including geography and facilities available, and had asked the deputy commissioners for their suggestions to make them more “geographically compact”.

Q.) Delimitation Commission panel headed by _______, a former Supreme Court judge, was given one more year to complete its task.

सुप्रीम कोर्ट के पूर्व न्यायाधीश _______ की अध्यक्षता में परिसीमन आयोग पैनल को अपना कार्य पूरा करने के लिए एक और वर्ष दिया गया था।

1. Justice Ranjana Desai
2. Justice Pankaj Mithal
3. Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari
4. Justice Deepankar Dutta

ANSWER: 1

The Delimitation Commission set up in March last year, and is mandated to redraw the constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir which at present is under central rule.

Q.) Last year, the Defence Research and Development Organisation had unveiled an anti-drone system designed by it with ________designated as the production agency.

पिछले साल, रक्षा अनुसंधान और विकास संगठन ने अपने द्वारा डिजाइन की गई एक ड्रोन-विरोधी प्रणाली का अनावरण किया था, जिसे उत्पादन एजेंसी के रूप में नामित किया गया था।

1. Bharat Electronics Limited
2. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
3. Bharat Heavy Plates & Vessels Limited
4. Bharat Dynamics Limited

ANSWER : 1

• Pakistan-based terrorists used drones to drop two bombs at the Indian Air Force (IAF) station in Jammu’s Satwari area leading to minor damage to a building and injuring two airmen in the darkness of the night.
• The Army’s Directorate of Air Defense is undertaking a project to develop counter measures against unauthorized flying objects that can be used for surveillance or attack. The BSF is also in the process of acquiring anti-drone systems. Its requirement is for a ground-based standalone platform capable of detecting a lone suspicious flying object or a group of UAVs and react within 10 seconds.

Q.) Which of the following became the first Indian village to vaccinate all its adult population earlier this July?

निम्नलिखित में से कौन इस जुलाई की शुरुआत में अपनी सभी वयस्क आबादी का टीकाकरण करने वाला पहला भारतीय गांव बन गया?

1. Ambh
2. Agor
3. Wevan
4. Alhora

ANSWER : 3

• Wevan in Bandipora district shot into national spotlight when the PM cited its example in the Covid fight in ‘Mann ki Baat’.
• Wevan became the first Indian village to vaccinate all its adult population earlier this month.
• Tariq Ahmad Patloo was another proud man as his efforts to provide floating ambulance service to the people living in Dal Lake.

Q.) Which of the following is incorrect with reference to Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Rules of 2020 ?

1. It was notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
2. These rules seek to regulate the production, import, trade, ownership and operation of unmanned aircraft systems or drones.
3. Only authorised entities can sell drones.
4. Nano-drones weighing 250 grams or less can be operated without a drone pilot license.

ANSWER : 1

• A week after a drone attack at an Air Force base in Jammu, authorities in Srinagar on Sunday banned the sale, possession and use of such unmanned aerial vehicles .
• Earlier, authorities in border districts of Rajouri and Kathua in the Jammu region had put curbs on the use of drones and other UAVs.
• It was notified by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Q.) Which of the following administration rolled out its Special Assistance Scheme for Covid Mortalities (SASCM) to help the Covid-affected families in the UT?

निम्नलिखित में से किस प्रशासन ने केंद्र शासित प्रदेश में कोविड प्रभावित परिवारों की मदद के लिए कोविड मृत्यु दर (एसएएससीएम) के लिए अपनी विशेष सहायता योजना शुरू की?

1. Delhi
2. Chandigarh
3. Jammu and Kashmir
4. Puducherry

ANSWER : 3

Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha took to Twitter to announce its launch. The administration will take all necessary steps for their well-being and education, he said.

“PM Cares For Children benefits to be extended in Union Territory

Q.) Find the correct option with reference to Delimitation Commission of India?

1. The Delimitation Commission is a high-level body set up by an act of the Parliament.
2. It is appointed by the country’s President.
3. It works in tandem with the Election Commission of India.
4. All of the above

Answer 4

Q.) Which of the following is the appellate authority in case of any grievance of recent change of allowing the spouse of a native woman married outside the Union Territory to apply for a domicile certificate?

केंद्र शासित प्रदेश के बाहर विवाहित एक मूल महिला के पति या पत्नी को अधिवास प्रमाण पत्र के लिए आवेदन करने की अनुमति देने की हाल ही में किसी भी शिकायत के मामले में निम्नलिखित में से कौन अपीलीय प्राधिकारी है?

1. Deputy Commissioner
2. Lt. Governor
3. President
4. Prime minister

ANSWER: 1

As per the new clause, the concerned tehsildar has been authorized to issue domicile certificate to the spouse of a woman upon showing the domicile certificate of his wife as well as a valid proof of marriage. The Deputy Commissioner is the appellate authority in case of any grievance.

The order has also modified the application of domicile condition to all levels of jobs in the Jammu and Kashmir government, as the newly added clause has been brought under the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Decentralisation and Recruitment) Act as well.

Q.) Jammu and Kashmir administration has asked all administrative secretaries to identify non-performing employees who have completed _____years of service or above the age of 48 years in their respective departments.

जम्मू और कश्मीर प्रशासन ने सभी प्रशासनिक सचिवों को गैर-निष्पादित कर्मचारियों की पहचान करने के लिए कहा है जिन्होंने अपने संबंधित विभागों में _____ वर्ष की सेवा या 48 वर्ष से अधिक आयु पूरी कर ली है।

1. 25
2. 24
3. 22
4. 28

Answer 3

Q.) Who is the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir ?

जम्मू और कश्मीर के मुख्य सचिव कौन हैं?

1. Dr Arun Kumar Mehta
2. Sudhanshu Pandey
3. Pardeep Mishra
4. Ashok Pandey

ANSWER : 1

It asked the departments to follow the procedure as laid down in Article 226(2) of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service Regulations Volume I and place the cases of such identified employees before the Review Committee for consideration of Competent Authority.

Q.) Which Article of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service Regulations amended for  inserting a provision for retiring at any time a government servant in public interest after he/she has completed 22 years of service or attained 48 years of age?

जम्मू और कश्मीर सिविल सेवा विनियम के किस अनुच्छेद में एक सरकारी कर्मचारी के 22 वर्ष की सेवा पूरी करने या 48 वर्ष की आयु प्राप्त करने के बाद किसी भी समय सार्वजनिक हित में सेवानिवृत्त होने का प्रावधान सम्मिलित करने के लिए संशोधन किया गया है?

1. 228(2)
2. 226(2)
3. 223(2)
4. 227(2)

ANSWER : 1

The changes followed directions from Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, sources said, adding that this had been done as earlier provisions empowering the government to prematurely retire an employee on the basis of non-performance, misbehaviour and bad conduct were “very vague”.

Q.) The ‘Lieutenant Governor’s Sustainable Development Fellowship (LGSDF)’in Jammu will be funded by the J&K government and implemented in collaboration with______.

जम्मू में ‘लेफ्टिनेंट गवर्नर्स सस्टेनेबल डेवलपमेंट फेलोशिप (LGSDF)’ को जम्मू-कश्मीर सरकार द्वारा वित्त पोषित किया जाएगा और ______ के सहयोग से लागू किया जाएगा।

1. IIT, Jammu
2. IIT, Delhi
3. IIT, Ropar
4. None of the above

ANSWER : 1

• Under the programme, 10 scholars and graduates from IIT Jammu, IIM Jammu, NIT Srinagar, and other national institutes shall be selected every year.
• These individuals must have requisite work experience and must have qualified in GATE, MAT, NET examinations.
• Initially, the tenure of the fellowship shall be two years, which may be further extendable by a period of three years.

Q.) The rate of fellowship shall be Rs ______per month under Lieutenant Governor’s Sustainable Development Fellowship (LGSDF) scheme of Jammu.

जम्मू के उपराज्यपाल सतत विकास फैलोशिप (एलजीएसडीएफ) योजना के तहत फेलोशिप की दर _________ प्रति माह होगी।

1. 6k
2. 30k
3. 20k
4. 60k

Answer 4

Q.) Now both the Jammu and Srinagar secretariats can function normally for 12 months which will save the government Rs _______crore per year, which will be used for the welfare of the deprived sections.

Q.) अब जम्मू और श्रीनगर दोनों सचिवालय 12 महीने तक सामान्य रूप से कार्य कर सकते हैं जिससे सरकार को प्रति वर्ष _______ करोड़ रुपये की बचत होगी, जिसका उपयोग वंचित वर्गों के कल्याण के लिए किया जाएगा।

1. 500
2. 400
3. 200
4. 100

ANSWER : 3

The Jammu and Kashmir administration cancelled the allotment of residential accommodation to its “darbar move” employees in Jammu and Srinagar as J&K administration “has completely transitioned to e-office, thereby ending” the bi-annual practice. There has been no official order on ending the 149-year-old practice so far.

 

 

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