QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 22 February 2018

Solution: c.

NITI in the Budget:

• NITI Aayog, in consultation with Central and State Governments, will put in place a fool-proof mechanism so that farmers will get adequate price for their produce.
• NITI Aayog, in consultation with State Governments, will evolve a suitable mechanism to enable access of lessee cultivators to credit without compromising the rights of the land owners.
• NITI Aayog will initiate a national program to direct our efforts in the area of artificial intelligence, including research and development of its applications.

Apart from the above mentions, NITI Aayog through its officers, advisers and policy shaping role has been predominant in the planning of Ayushman Bharat, the world’s largest health insurance scheme. (The Model Tenancy Act was drafted by the Ministry of HUPA in 2015.)

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=176698;

Solution: a.

• SATH (http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=165545): NITI Aayog has launched SATH, a program providing ‘Sustainable Action for Transforming Human capital’ with the State Governments. The vision of the program is to initiate transformation in the education and health sectors. SATH aims to identify and build three future ‘role model’ states each for health and education systems (NITI Aayog has selected Uttar Pradesh, Assam, and Karnataka to improve healthcare delivery and key outcomes. In Education, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Jharkhand have been selected for support to better learning outcomes.)
• Samavesh (http://niti.gov.in/content/concept) is a programme launched by the NITI Aayog to link together various lead Knowledge and Research Institutions.
• Champions of Change (http://niti.gov.in/content/champions-change-transforming-india-through-g2b-partnership) is an initiative organised by NITI Aayog to “transform India through G2B (Government-to-Business) partnership”.

NITI Aayog and Competitive federalism

• Introduction of Digital Transformation Index and Innovation Index for ranking states
• Launch of the Health Index, which is to become an annual exercise across the country evaluating health outcomes.
• SATH
• School Education Quality Index (SEQI)
• Composite Water Management Index

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=176698;

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Solution: a.

The Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment recently felicitated the 17 member Blind Cricket World Cup winning Indian Team and presented them with a cash award of Rs.34 Lakhs. The cash award has been given under the Awareness Generation and Publicity Scheme of the Ministry.

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=176712;

http://disabilityaffairs.gov.in/content/page/awareness-generation-scheme.php;

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Solution: b.

“It is expected that with adjudication of dispute by the Tribunal, the long-pending dispute between States of Odisha and Chhattisgarh on Mahanadi river will come to a final settlement..”

http://pib.nic.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1521034;

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cabinet-approves-setting-up-tribunal-to-settle-mahanadi-water-dispute/article22805069.ece;

Solution: b.

The main tributaries of River Mahanadi include the Seonath, the Hasdeo, the Mand and the Ib (which join from the left) and the Ong, the Tel and the Jonk (which join from right).

http://www.india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Mahanadi;

Improvisation: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cabinet-approves-setting-up-tribunal-to-settle-mahanadi-water-dispute/article22805069.ece;

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