Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is 52 Lakh.

• Target to benefit 52 Lakh students under the Mid Day Meal scheme as per Rajasthan Budget 2021-22.
• Provision of Rs 1,061.96 crores for the Mid Day Meal Scheme has been approved.

Key Points

• Mid Day Meal Scheme
  • Under the HRD Ministry’s Department of School Education and Literacy.
  • Launched in the year 1995 as a centrally sponsored scheme.
  • Provides that every child within the age group of 6-14 years studying in classes I to VIII who enrols and attends the school shall be provided hot cooked meal having sufficient nutritional standards free of charge every day except on school holidays.
  • The scheme covers all government and government-aided schools and also Madarsa and Maqtabs supported under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).

Additional Information

• Other Important physical targets to benefit related to Education:
  • 7.50 lakh students under R.T.E (Right to Education).
  • 52.00 Lakh students under Mid Day Meal scheme.
  • 1.85 lakh Girl students under Incentive for Meritorious Girls scheme.
  • 800 Girl students under Scooty Distribution scheme.
  • 500 students under Mukhyamantri Sambal Yojana.
  • 7.00 lakh Girl students under the Cycle Distribution scheme.
  • 84,000 students under Laptop Distribution.

The correct answer is 47,652 crore.

• The fiscal Deficit estimated in the Rajasthan Budget 2021-22 is Rs 47,652 crore which is 3.98% of GSDP.
• Rajasthan Budget 2021 - 22 is the first paperless budget ever presented in Rajasthan.
  • It was presented by CM Shri Ashok Gehlot in the Legislative Assembly.

Important Points

• Fiscal Deficit - Condition when the expenditure of the government exceeds its revenue in a year.
  • It is the difference between expenditure and revenue.
  • Calculated both in absolute terms and as a percentage of the state's gross state domestic product (GSDP).

The correct answer is 64th.

• Recently, the 64th foundation day of the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education was celebrated.
   

Key Points

• Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education, Ajmer:
  • It was established in 1957.
  • It is located in Ajmer, Rajasthan.
  • D.P. Jaroli is the current chairman.
  • Meghna Choudhary is the current administrator.
  • Govind Singh Dotasra is the current Minister for Primary and Higher Education of Rajasthan.
     

Additional Information

• Dharmendra Pradhan is the current education minister of India.

The correct answer is Kota.

• Kota district of Rajasthan has been ranked first in the Rajasthan SDG Index 2.0.

Key Points

• SDG Rajasthan Index 2.0:
  • The SDG Index has been developed using 55 indicators across 13 goals.
  • The data is retrieved from publicly available sources for these identified indicators.
  • The SDG score ranges between 0 and 100, where 0 is the worst among the group and 100 signifying that all the targets for that goal/all goals have been achieved.
  • Kota topped the tally with a score of 59.30.
  • It was followed by Churu and Jhunjhunu with a score of 58.60 and 58.34 respectively.

Additional Information

• Sustainable Development Goals
  • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a universal agenda for all countries.
  • Sustainable Development Goals are a collection of 17 global goals which were developed after intensive public consultation and engagement with the national government, civil societies and stakeholders around the world.
  • These 17 Goals include areas such as climate change, economic inequality, innovation, sustainable consumption, peace and justice, among other priorities.
  • The 17 SDGs comprise 169 associated targets, which are interconnected in nature.

The correct answer is V. Anantha Nageswaran.

Key Points

• V. Anantha Nageswaran took charge on 28 January 2022.
• He is the former executive with Credit Suisse Group AG and Julius Baer Group.
• He will succeed Krishnamurthy Subramanian.
• The Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) in the Finance Ministry, advises the govt on economic matters and traditionally scripts the economic survey presented in Parliament a day before the Union budget presentation.

Additional Information

• ​Indian Entrepreneur and writer Jaithirth Rao, popularly known as Jerry Rao, has come out with a book on Mahatma Gandhi titled “Economist Gandhi: The Roots and the Relevance of the Political Economy of the Mahatma” in October 2021.
• Noted Economist and former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India, Dr. Shankar Acharya has authored a new book titled “An Economist at Home and Abroad: A Personal Journey” in November 2021.
• French-born economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas has been named as the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
• International Monetary Fund Chief Economist, Gita Gopinath has taken over from Geoffrey Okamoto as the institution’s No. 2 official in December 2021.