Be aware of recent happenings in India

This article will help you deal with the current affairs section better. Here are a few sample questions with explanation that can be asked in the upcoming public examinations.

1. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Stand Up India Scheme?
i. It has been extended up to the year 2025
ii. It offers free housing facilities in India
iii. It was launched by the Prime Minister on April 5, 2016
A. ii only B. i and ii only
C. i and iii only D. i, ii and iii
Ans: C

Explanation: The Stand Up India scheme was extended the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, up to 2025. It was launched by the Prime Minister on April 5, 2016. The objective is to facilitate loans from Scheduled Commercial Banks of value between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 crore to at least one Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe borrower and at least one woman borrower per bank branch for setting up a green field enterprise.

2. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Rajasthan’s tiger reserve?
i. Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary is the 7th tiger reserve in the State
ii. The National Tiger Conservation Authority has approved the conversion of the Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary into a tiger reserve.
iii. It is the country’s 22nd tiger reserve.
A. ii only B. i and ii only
C. ii and iii only D. i, ii and iii
Ans: A

Explanation: The Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary was approved to be converted into fourth tiger reserve in the State by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The proposal to convert the Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary into a tiger reserve was given a green signal by the technical committee of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
3. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the SPARSH?
i. It is a web-based portal
ii. It is related to Defence procurement
iii. The Ministry of Defence has implemented it
A. iii only B. i and ii only
C. i and iii only D. i, ii and iii
Ans: C

Explanation: The Ministry of Defence has implemented a web-based system SPARSH [System for Pension Administration (Raksha)].

4. Which of the following
statements is/are correct regarding the LNG Facility plant?
i. It is the country’s first
LNG Facility plant
ii. It is located at Nagpur, Maharashtra
iii. It was up by Baidyanath Ayurvedic Group
A. ii only
B. i and ii only
C. i and iii only
D. i, ii and iii
Ans: D

Explanation: The country’s first LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) plant at Nagpur was inaugurated by Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways. The LNG Facility plant has been set up by Baidyanath Ayurvedic Group.

5. Consider the following
statements regarding the
‘INDRA NAVY – 21’.
i. It is a biennial bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Russian Navy
ii. It was held in the Baltic Sea
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A. i only B. ii only
C. Both i and ii D. Neither i nor ii
Ans: C

Explanation: A biennial bilateral maritime exercise was held between Indian Navy and Russian Navy called INDRA NAVY. The 12th edition was held in the Baltic Sea from July 28 to 29, 2021. The Indian Navy was represented by the stealth Frigate INS Tabar whilst the Russian Federation Navy was represented by Corvettes RFS ZelyonyDol and RFS Odintsovo of the Baltic Fleet. The exercise included various facets of fleet operations such as anti-air firings, underway replenishment drills, helicopter ops, boarding drills and seamanship evolutions.