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Q1) which of the following statement hold true regarding recapitalization plans for PSBs:
A) The capital infusion plan for 2017-18 includes Rs.80,000 crore through recapitalization
Bonds
B) The Plan focuses on five themes
C) The term recapitalization means giving equity money to cover debt of an entity
D) It includes a commitment to banking services within 10 kms of every village, refund
within 5 days of any unauthorised debit in electronic transactions Options :
1) A & C
2) All are true
3) A & C
4) C & B
Themes – The plan includes a reforms package across six themes.
1. customer responsiveness
2. responsible banking
3. credit offtake
4. PSBs as Udyami Mitra (friends of entrepreneurs)
5. deepening financial inclusion and digitalisation
6. developing personnel for brand PSB
- PCA – The trigger points are on the basis of CRAR (a metric to measure balance sheet strength), NPA and ROA (return on assets).
- The recap would be accompanied by a strong reforms package across six themes
incorporating 30 action points. - The reforms agenda is based on the recommendations made at the PSB Manthan
held in November, 2017 involving senior management of PSBs and representatives
from Government. - The reform agenda is aimed at EASE – Enhanced Access and Service Excellence
Under the Indradhanush - Rs 70,000 crore
- Rs 25,000 crore in 2015-16
- Rs 25,000 crore in 2016-17
- Rs 10,000 crore in 2017-18
- Rs 10,000 crore in 2018-19
Q2 ) Consider the following statements, which are correct
A) Punjab is the only state in India that has rolled out e-Raktkosh in its Government
blood banks
B) The purchases through GeM by Government users have been authorized and made
mandatory by Ministry of Home Affairs.
C) Punjab recently became the first state to launch health wellness centres
D) Punjab’s target to eliminate TB is 2025
E) Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar are the three smart cities projects in Punjab
Options:
1) B, C and E
2) A, B and C
3) A, B and D
4) A, C and E
Q3) Which of the following is true:
A. Chaaya is a contraceptive Tablet
B. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched two new contraceptives under the
‘Antara’ programme
C. A new software, Family Planning Logistics Management Information System (FP-LMIS) to
provide robust information on the demand and distribution of contraceptives to health
facilities and ASHAs.
Options
1) A & C
2) B & C
3) All are true
4) A & B are true but C is false
the ‘Antara’ injectable – effective for three months ‘Chayya’ pill – effective for 7 days
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
• The mission is being implemented in 146 high focus districts with the highest total
fertility rates in the country. These districts are in the seven high focus, high Total
Fertility Rates (TFR) states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,
Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Assam, which constitute 44% of the country’s population.
• The main objective of the Mission Parivar Vikas family planning initiative is to bring
down the Total Fertility Rate to 2.1 by the year 2025.
Q4) Which of the following statement is/are incorrect
A) Mission Steering Group (MSG), an advisory body that recommends vaccines for
India’s Universal Immunization Programme (UIP)
B) Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in the UIP has got a green signal for UIP
C) Nearly all cervical cancer is due to HPV with two types, HPV16 and HPV18,
accounting for 70% of cases
D) In UIP, the ratio of funding between Center : State is 60:40
Options:
A) A & C
B) B & C
C) A & D
D) B,D&A
The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI), an advisory body that
recommends vaccines for India’s Universal Immunization Programme (UIP), has given
the green signal to the introduction of the Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in the
UIP
Q5) Which of the following is true :
A. The Rotavac vaccine is for the first time, a vaccine conceived and developed from
scratch in India has been “pre-qualified” by the World Health Organisation.
B. Rotavac vaccine protects against childhood diarrhoea
C. eVIN technology (electronic vaccine intelligence network) is an American technology
used by India that digitises vaccine stocks and monitors the temperature of the cold
chain through smartphone applications.
Options:
1) A & B
2) Only A
3) Only B
4) Neither
Q6) Which of the following statement hold true
A. India offers scholarships to students from ASEAN states to study at Nalanda
University
B. Maldives is member of both SAARC & BIMSTEC
C. The HQ of BIMSTEC is in Nepal
D. India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway, which will run from Moreh in Arunachal
to Bangkok in Thailand via Myanmar
Options:
1) A and C
2) B and D
3) Only A
4) None of the above
Q7) Which of the following statements is / are true:
A. In India, though sea turtles are protected under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act
of 1972, under the Schedule I Part II, they face grave threats
B. There are total 7 species of sea turtle in the world
C. Hawksbills is under Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List
D. There are five species in Indian waters — Leatherback, Loggerhead, Hawksbill,
Green and Olive Ridley.
Options:
1) A , C & D
2) All are true
3) B , C & D
4) A , B & D
Q8) 25th Anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations under the theme of
“Shared Values, Common Destiny” Focus on 3 C’s
A) Creativity, connectivity & Cultural
B) Connection, Communication & culture
C) Commerce, Connectivity & Culture
D) Communication, Connection & Commerce
Which among the following is Correct
Q9) Consider the following statements:
A. UDAN stands for Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik s also known as Regional Connectivity
Scheme or RCS
B. Uttar Pradesh will get the max number of airports and helipads under UDAN 2
scheme
C. Scheme will provide around 26.5 lakh seats per annum that will be covered with
an airfare cap of ₹3,000/hr of flying
D. Helicopters are not a part of RCS
Options:
1) B, C & D are false but A is true
2) A, C & D are false but B is true
3) B, A & D are false but C is true
4) B, C & A are false but D is true
UDAN 2 to link 73 airports, helipads
Of the 90 proposals awarded to provide flight connectivity to more than 300
regional routes, Interglobe Aviation, the parent firm of IndiGo, was awarded a
maximum of 20 proposals followed by SpiceJet with17.
“In addition, around two lakh RCS (regional connectivity scheme) seats per
annum are expected to be provided through helicopter operations
The States with maximum number of airports and helipads which will see
activation under UDAN 2 scheme include Uttarakhand (15), Uttar Pradesh (9),
Arunachal Pradesh (8), Himachal Pradesh (6), Assam (5) and Manipur (5).
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