Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is 1 only.

• Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) provide 100 days of guaranteed wage employment. Hence statement 1 is correct.
• In Budget 2021 Rajasthan Government has extended 100 days job to 200 days of guaranteed employment. Hence statement 2 is incorrect.

Additional Information

• Objectives of MGNREGA:
  • The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) 
  • Provide 100 days of guaranteed wage employment to rural unskilled labour
  • Increase economic security.
  • Decrease migration of labour from rural to urban areas.
  • It was known to be the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
  • MGNREGA Job Card is a document that renders a worker entitled to work under the MGNREGA scheme.

The correct answer is Neither 1 nor 2.

Key Points

• Rs 100 crore provision in the Road Safety Fund to enhance the Road Safety.
• Rs 5000 Incentive amount for sending the injured person to the hospital in critical condition.
• Hence the correct answer is neither 1 nor 2.

Additional Information

• Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) is a public transport company that provides bus services in the Indian state Rajasthan.
• It is headquartered in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
• Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation Moto is "Move On".
• The corporation was established by the Government of Rajasthan on 1 October 1964 under the Road Transport Act 1950 

Important Points

• Rajasthan ranks 5th in the deadliest states in Road accidents.
• Jaipur ranks 7th in India's deadliest cities.
• The fatal crash percent in Jaipur alone is 29.6%.
• Nearly 70 % of road accident deaths happened in the Rural belt of Rajasthan.
• Over speeding is the major cause of road accidents in Rajasthan.
• In India, Road accident happens every 1 minute & in every 4 minute, one person dies due to road crash.

The Correct answer is Rajasthan.

Key Points

• Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has approved a 3-year action plan to strengthen farmer producer organizations (FPOs) in the state.
• It will be launched under the Mukhyamantri Krishak Sathi Yojana and aims at strengthening 120 FPOs.
• Under the scheme, cleaning, grinding, and processing units of agricultural products will be set up so that farmers get fair prices for their produce.

 Additional Information

• Important Current affairs related to Rajasthan in 2021:
• To provide local access to government services in the remotest villages of the state, Rajasthan Government has launched a mega campaign named ‘Prashasan Gaon Ke Sang’ in October 2021.
• India’s 1st Emergency Landing Facility on a National Highway in Rajasthan was inaugurated in September 2021.
  • Chief Minister of Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot
  • Governor: Kalraj Mishra
• The Rajasthan government has launched the ‘Mission Niryatak Bano’ campaign to promote aspiring exporters in the state in August 2021.

The correct answer is 31 January.

Key Points

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually address the National Commission for Women (NCW) Foundation Day programme on January 31, 2022.
• The theme for 2022 is 'She The Change Maker'.
• NCW was set up as a statutory body in January 1992 under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990 to review the constitutional and legal safeguards for women, recommend remedial legislative measures, etc.

Additional Information

• International Day of Education is observed every year on January 24 to celebrate the role of education for peace and development.
• The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the day as International Day of Education on 24 Jan 2018.
• The theme for 2022 is “Changing Course, Transforming Education”.
• On January 25, India celebrates its National Voters’ Day to mark the founding day of the Election Commission (EC) of India.
• National Tourism Day is celebrated on 25 Jan every year.
• The theme for National Tourism Day 2022 is “Rural and Community Centric Tourism".
• World Tourism Day is celebrated on 27 September.
• 28 January is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai, a veteran leader of the Indian Nationalist Movement.

The correct answer is Argentina.

• The Argentina Kabaddi Association has issued a circular citing the renaming of its National Stadium in La Plata to "Gehlot Stadium", paying tribute to the late Jarnardan Singh Gehlot, the Godfather of Kabaddi.
  • The circular was issued by Argentine Kabaddi, which was signed by Aldo Roman and Ricardo Alberto, who are the Secretary and President of the Argentina Kabaddi Association respectively.
  • The letter also read that the contribution that Mr. Jarnardan Singh Gehlot made to Argentina Kabaddi by trusting and supporting to development of Kabaddi in Argentina.

Additional Information

• Janardhan Singh Gehlot was an Indian sports administrator.
  • He was the founder president of the International Kabaddi Federation.
  • He was president of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) for 28 years.
  • In May 2013, he was made life president of AKFI.