National (Current Affairs) (Part-V)

Total Questions: 50

1. On 22 July 2020,________,Deputy Commissioner of Mumbai Customs, was appointed as an honorary adviser to the steering committee for BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) young leaders for the period 2020-2023. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 13.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) HM Patel
(b) Amit Ghawate
(c) Sahil Seth
(d) Yogesh Yadav

Correct Answer: (c) Sahil Seth

Solution:On July 22, 2020 Deputy Commissioner of Mumbai Customs Sahil Seth has been appointed as Honorary Advisor to the steering Committee for young leaders of the BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) for the period of 2020-2023.

2. In July 2020, the Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises launched a registration portal for facilitating the process of classification and registration of enterprises. The portal is named as: [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 14.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Saksham Registration Portal
(b) Daksh Registration Portal
(c) Udyam Registration Portal
(d) Sugam Registration Portal

Correct Answer: (c) Udyam Registration Portal

Solution:The 'Enterprise Registration Portal' was launched in July 2020 by the Union Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises to facilitate the process of classification and registration of enterprises.

3. In 2020, the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) was permitted to increase deposit insurance coverage to ________. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 18.10.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) ₹1 lakh
(b) ₹5 lakh
(c) ₹3 lakh
(d) ₹7 lakh

Correct Answer: (b) ₹5 lakh

Solution:

In the year 2020, the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) was given 'security permission to increase the amount of deposit insurance coverage up to Rs 5 lakh. Earlier this limit was up to Rs 1 lakh.

4. As on July 2020, employees whose monthly wages are ________ or below are covered under the ESI Act. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 18.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) ₹ 17,000
(b) ₹15,000
(c) ₹25,000
(d) ₹21,000

Correct Answer: (d) ₹21,000

Solution:Employees whose monthly salary is Rs 21,000 or less as on July 2020 and the present (2022) come under the ESI Act. But the income limit is Rs 25,000 in the case of Divyangjan. ESI Medical assistance is provided to the employees in the event of health-related illness, maternity, temporary or permanent disability, death due to employment injury, etc., as defined under the Act, of 1948.

5. In April 2020, UB Pravin Rao, Chief Operating Officer of _________, was appointed Chairman of NASSCOM. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.10.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Infosys
(b) Wipro
(c) TCS
(d) HCL

Correct Answer: (a) Infosys

Solution:In April 2020, Infosys Chief Operating Officer U.B. Praveen Rao was appointed as the Chairman of NASSCOM. In April 2021, Rekha M. Menon, Chairman and Senior Managing Director, Accenture India, has been appointed as the President of Nasscom for the year 2021-22. She is the first woman to reach this position.

6. Which of the following is India's best known Global brand as per Brand Finance's 'India 100-2020 ranking'? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.10.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Reliance
(b) Tata
(c) HCL
(d) LIC

Correct Answer: (b) Tata

Solution:According to the Brand Finances India 100-2020 ranking, the Tata brand (brand value US$ 20 billion) was India's most well-known global brand. The Tata group (brand value US$ 21.3 billion) is also India's most famous global brand in the year 2021.

7. To which of the following corporate houses does the leading vaccine manufacturing company Serum Institute of India Private Limited belong? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.10.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Cyrus Poonawalla Group
(b) Adani Group
(c) Tata Group
(d) Reliance Group

Correct Answer: (a) Cyrus Poonawalla Group

Solution:Leading vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd belongs to the corporate house Cyrus Poonawalla Group. This company has manufactured a vaccine called 'COVISHIELD' to protect against Covid-19.

8. Which city bagged the first rank as the cleanest city of India under Swachh Survekshan League 2020? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Bhopal
(b) Jhansi
(c) Gwalior
(d) Indore

Correct Answer: (d) Indore

Solution:Indore city located in Madhya Pradesh secured the first position as the cleanest city in India under the Swachh Survekshan League 2020. In the year 2021 also, Indore (in the category of a population of more than 10 lakhs) topped the list. The city has been at the top position in the clean cities category for five consecutive years. In 2021, Surat was second, Vijayawada third, Navi Mumbai fourth, and Pune 5th.

9. With which of the following language films is the eminent music composer Ilaiyaraaja primarily associated? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 22.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Malayalam
(b) Tamil
(c) Kannada
(d) Telugu

Correct Answer: (b) Tamil

Solution:

Eminent music producer Ilaiyaraaja mainly deals with Tamil language films.

10. The Urban Learning Internship Program (TULIP), launched in June 2020, is a joint initiative of: [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 22.10.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(b) The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)
(c) The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
(d) The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Correct Answer: (b) The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)

Solution:The Urban Learning Internship Program launched in June 2020. TULIP is a joint venture between the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the All India Council for Technical Education, an organization affiliated with the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

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