Current Affairs Quiz 19 September 2022

Answer: A

In March 1924, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar founded Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha for the upliftment of untouchables. Ambedkar started fortnightly Marathi newspaper ‘Bahishkrit Bharat’ in 1927, through which he started educating the depressed classes, making them aware of their political rights and relentlessly campaigned against untouchability. Ambedkar did not join the Congress movement and concentrated on social reform for he believed that Congress protects the interests of the upper castes. In December 1927 Ambedkar launched his first Mahad Satyagraha, to establish civic rights of the untouchables to draw water from a Public tank called ‘Chawdar tank’ at Mahad. Hence pair 3 is not correctly matched.

Ans. D

• Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) is a scheme for providing Physical Aids and Assisted-living Devices for Senior citizens belonging to BPL category.

• This is a Central Sector Scheme, fully funded by the Central Government. The expenditure for implementation of the scheme will be met from the “Senior Citizens’ Welfare Fund”.

• The Scheme will be implemented through the sole implementing agency – Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO), a PSU under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

• Under the scheme, the physical aids will be provided only to the senior citizens of the nation.

• This implies those who are aged above 60 years will get free assisted living aids and physical devices which are required for their sustainability.

• Also the govt. has selected the list of cities where the scheme will be implemented. The main criteria for the senior citizens to get full benefits of Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) scheme is that they must belong to BPL family and should hold valid BPL card issued by the concerned authority

Ans;- d) None of the above

About Appropriation Bill

• Appropriation Bill is a money bill that allows the government to withdraw funds from the Consolidated Fund of India to meet its expenses during the course of a financial year.
• As per article 114 of the Constitution, the government can withdraw money from the Consolidated Fund only after receiving approval from Parliament.
• To put it simply, the Finance Bill contains provisions on financing the expenditure of the government, and Appropriation Bill specifies the quantum and purpose for withdrawing money.

Ans;-A

What is BRICS?
· BRICS is the international grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
· This was set up as a move towards greater multi­polarity; hence the spread across three continents and both hemispheres.
· In terms of GDP, China occupies the second position; India the fifth; Brazil the ninth; Russia the 11th; and South Africa the 35th.
· In terms of growth rates, China grew at 6%; India at 4.5%, Russia 1.7%, Brazil 1.2% and South Africa 0.1%.
· BRICS does not exist in form of organization, but it is an annual summit between the supreme leaders of five nations.
· The Chairmanship of the forum is rotated annually among the members, in accordance with the acronym B-R-I-C-S.
· The BRICS seeks to deepen, broaden and intensify cooperation within the grouping and among the individual countries for more sustainable, equitable and mutually beneficial development.
· BRICS takes into consideration each member’s growth, development and poverty objectives to ensure relations are built on the respective country’s economic strengths and to avoid competition where possible.
· BRICS is emerging as a new and promising political-diplomatic entity with diverse objectives, far beyond the original objective of reforming global financial institutions.

Answer: C

ADIP Scheme- the Assistance to Disabled persons for purchasing/fitting of aids/appliances (ADIP) scheme:
Nodal: Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.

• Objective: to assist the needy disabled persons in procuring durable, sophisticated and scientifically manufactured, modern, standard aids and appliances that can promote their physical, social and psychological rehabilitation, by reducing the effects of disabilities and enhance their economic potential.
• The aids and appliances supplied under the Scheme shall conform to BIS specifications to the extent possible.
• The aim is to promote physical, social, psychological rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities by reducing the effects of disabilities and at the same time enhance their economic potential.
• Grant-in-aid under the Scheme will Not be given for commercial supply of aids/appliances.
• Implementation: The scheme is implemented through implementing agencies such as NGOs, National Institutes under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and ALIMCO (a PSU that manufactures artificial limbs).