1 . The Deputy
Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, G.C. Who has been appointed Murmu’s advisor
recently?
a. Bashir Ahmed Khan
b. Rahul Sachdeva
c. PK Sinha
d. Atanu Chakraborty
ANSWER: a. Bashir
Ahmed Khan
Bashir Ahmed Khan is a 2000 batch Indian
Administrative Service (IAS) officer and is currently posted as the Divisional
Commissioner of Kashmir. In this regard, this order was issued by Anandi
Venkateswaran, Deputy Secretary (Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Department) in
the Union Home Ministry.
2. Which former Chief
Justice of India has recently been nominated as a member of Rajya Sabha by
President Ramnath Kovind?
a. Deepak Mishra
b. Ranjan Gogoi
c. Jagdish Singh Khehar
d. Rajendra Mal Lodha
ANSWER: b. Ranjan
Gogoi
President Ram Nath Kovind has nominated Justice
Ranjan Gogoi, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, to the Rajya
Sabha. Ranjan Gogoi, who was the 46th Chief Justice of India, retired from
the post on November 17 last year. Ranjan Gogoi was the chairman of the
five-member bench of the Supreme Court, which had on November 9 last year ruled
on the sensitive Ayodhya dispute.
3. The Central Government
has announced the closure of all educational institutions including schools,
colleges, universities across the country for the prevention of corona virus.
a. 25 March
b. 20 March
c. 31 March
d. 15 April
ANSWER: c. 31
March: The
central government is constantly trying to stop
the growing infection of the corona virus in the country. The Health
Ministry has given many necessary instructions regarding the prevention of
corona virus. To stop the spread of Corona virus, the central government
has appealed to religious leaders to avoid such events. The Health
Ministry has issued a new helpline number 1075 regarding Corona
virus. Along with this, the old helpline number 011-23978046 is already
active.
4. The Employees’ Provident
Fund Organization (EPFO) has reduced its interest rates on deposit funds by
which of the following percent?
a. 7 percent
b. 7.5 per cent
c. 8 per cent
d. 8.5 percent
ANSWER: d. The
8.5 percent
Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO)
reduced the interest rate on the Employees Provident Fund to 8.5 percent for
2019-20. The EPFO’s Central Board of Trustees (CBT) has taken this decision
for its six crore users. CBT is the apex decision making body associated
with EPFO. The interest rate on the provident fund for the financial year
2018-19 was 8.65 percent.
5 . Recently
which state government has launched the Kaushal Satrang Scheme?
a. Bihar
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Punjab
d. Gujarat
ANSWER: b. Uttar
Pradesh
Kaushal Satrang Yojana was launched to develop
youth, develop employment, self-employment, training as skilled manpower and
provide more employment opportunities. Under the Chief Minister’s
Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme, the Government of Uttar Pradesh has made a
provision to provide 100 crores more skills training and Rs 2500 per month
stipend for this scheme.
