Current Affairs Question - 21 April 2022
India Watch
Sujalam 2.0
Recently, the government launched the Sujalam 2.0 campaign, for the management of which of the following?
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Greywater
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Ground water
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Solid waste
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None of the above
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India Watch
World Health Organization (WHO)
Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of India signed an agreement to establish the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in which of the following states?
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Uttar Pradesh
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Himachal Pradesh
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Gujarat
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Sikkim
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Society Watch
National Minorities Commission Act (NCM)
Consider the following statements with reference to the minorities in India:
- The expression “minorities” appears in some Articles of the Constitution, but is not defined anywhere.
- Currently, only those communities notified under section 2(c) of the National Minorities Commission Act (NCM), 1992, by the central government are regarded as minority.
- In the exercise of its powers under the Section 2(c) of the NCM Act, the Centre on October 23, 1993, notified five groups — Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis — as ‘minority’ communities.
- Jains were added to the list in January 2013.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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1, 2, 3 and 4
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2 and 3
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3 and 4
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1,2 and 3
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Society Watch
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)
Which of the following skilling projects has been launched by the government to upgrade the skill base of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) beneficiaries?
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Project Udaan
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Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
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Project Unnati
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Deen Dayal Upadhyaya – Grameen Kaushal Yojana
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