Current Affairs 2022 Questions

The correct answer is Internal Borrowing.

• Budget at glance, rupee comes from-
  • Internal Borrowing - 26.51%
  • Share in central tax - 15.99%
  • State goods and service tax - 15.02%
  • Union Grant - 14.54%
  • Sales tax - 9.09%
  • Non-tax revenue - 7.06%
  • Other tax - 3.92%
  • Tax on Vehicle - 2.59%

Additional Information 

Wetland Area Development Programme is NOT correct.

Key Points

• There has been no significant or special allotment for Wetland Area Development Programme under Rajasthan Budget 2021-22.
• 3 sectors have received funds under Rs 65.42 crore fund of Special Area Programme head of the Budget:
  • Rs. 60.88 crores for Border Area Development Programme
  • Rs. 2.07 crores for Magra Area Development Programme
  • Rs. 2.47 crores for Mewat Area Development Programme

Additional Information

• Border Area
  • Districts of Barmer, Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Ganganagar. 
  • Difficult terrain and weather conditions.
  • For better management of the Pakistan border and to counter any smuggling or infiltration, special allotment to the local police force has been done.
• Magra Area
  • Districts of Ajmer, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Pali and Rajsamand.
  • Considered backwards compared to other parts of Rajasthan.
  • Special economic impetus is required for the development.
• Mewat Area
  • Districts of Alwar, Bharatpur.
  • Socially and Economically Backward class.

The correct answer is -4.1%.

• The growth rate of Rajasthan's GSDP at current prices for the fiscal year 2020-21 has been -4.1%.
• Due to COVID economic fallout, Rajasthan's GSDP diminished by 4.1% in the fiscal year 2020-21.

Key Points

​The growth rate has been steadily decreasing for the last 2 fiscal years.

Mistake Points

• Note that the growth rate asked in the question is in current prices.
• Note that India's GDP growth rate for the fiscal year 2020-21 was estimated to be -7.7%, lesser than Rajasthan.
  • Current Prices - It measures GSDP/ inflation/asset prices using the actual prices we notice in the economy.
    • Current prices make no adjustment for inflation.
  • Constant prices: It is adjusted for the effects of inflation with reference to a base year

Additional Information

• GSDP - Gross State domestic product is the monetary value of all finished goods and services made within a state during a specific period.
• Growth Rate - Rate at which a GSDP changes/grows from one year to another. 

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 Jodhpur.

Key Points

• Center of Excellence to be established to promote Ayurveda wellness tourism at Ayurveda University will be established at Jodhpur.

Additional Information

• Achievements of the Ayurveda Department during the Year 2020-21 till December 2020 
  • Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, Yoga program Communication (BCC)/Information Education and online done in the entire state on 21st June 2020 on Communication (IEC), School Health Programme the theme of 'GHAR PAR YOG, PARIVAR KE SATH YOG'. 
  • Government Ayurvedic Dispensary Kekri, District Ajmer promoted to 10 bedded Government Ayurvedic Hospital.
  • Vatshleshmik Kadha and Giloy Churna have been distributed to improve the immunity of 36.17 lakh people by the department.

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 Jaipur.

Key Points

• In Rajasthan State Budget 2021, Announcement of opening of college for deaf and dumb deaf children in Jaipur.

Additional Information

• Bharati Script is a simple and unified script that can be used to write the most major Indian languages.
• It is designed using the simplest shapes, often borrowing simple characters from various Indian languages/scripts and English
• This Sign Language has a potential tool for communication in the deaf and dumb.
• Developed By: Srinivasa Chakravathy’s team at IIT Madras.

The correct answer is 45.43%.

• The services sector's contribution in GVA of Rajasthan in the year 2020-21 has been 45.43%.
• The service sector contributes most to the GVA due to post-1991 reforms throughout India including Rajasthan.

Key Points

Sectoral Contribution in GVA (current prices)

Additional Information

• GVA- Gross Value Added
  • The measure of total output and income in the economy.
  • It provides the rupee value for the number of goods and services produced in an economy after deducting the cost of inputs and raw materials that have gone into the production of those goods and services.
• Current Prices- It measures GSDP/ inflation/asset prices using the actual prices we notice in the economy.
  • Current prices make no adjustment for inflation.
• Constant prices: It is adjusted for the effects of inflation with reference to a base year 

Important Points

Sectoral Contribution in GVA (constant prices: 2011-12)

The correct answer is the State's tax revenue.

Key Points

• State's tax revenue contributes to maximum revenue in the Revenue Receipts of Rajasthan budget in recent years.
• State tax revenue was 12.12% higher in 2018-2019 with respect to the budget of 2017-2018.

Additional Information

• Government Revenue Budget 
  •  The Revenue Account: which includes Revenue Receipts (Tax and Non-Tax Revenue) and Revenue Expenditure (Plan Revenue Expenditure and Non- Plan Revenue Expenditure).
  • Tax revenues are made up of taxes such as income tax, corporate tax, excise, customs, and other duties that the government levies.
  • In non-tax revenue, the government's sources are interesting on loans and dividends on investments like PSUs, fees, and other receipts for services that it renders.
  • Revenue expenditure is the payment incurred for the normal day-to-day running of government departments and various services that it offers to its citizens.
  • The government also has other expenditures like servicing the interest on its borrowings, subsidies, etc.
  • Usually, the expenditure that does not result in the creation of assets, and grants given to state governments and other parties are revenue expenditures. The difference between revenue receipts and revenue expenditure is usually negative. This means that the government spends more than it earns. This difference is called the revenue deficit.​ 

The correct answer is Lungs.

Key Points

• In Budget 2021 provision of 5 crores will be made for silicosis disease research, silicosis disease affects Lungs.

Additional Information 

• Silicosis
  • It is a form of occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust and is marked by inflammation and scarring in the form of nodular lesions in the upper lobes of the lungs.
  • It is a type of pneumoconiosis.
  • It is also known as miner’s phthisis, grinder’s asthma, potter’s rot, etc.
  • Over time, it could build up in the lungs, cause bloody coughing and breathlessness.
  • Silicosis is characterized by shortness of breath, cough, fever, and cyanosis (bluish skin).
  • Silicosis is a permanent disease with no cure.
  • The best way to prevent silicosis is to identify workplace activities that produce respirable crystalline silica dust and then to eliminate or control the dust
  • Water spray is often used where dust emanates.
  • Dust can also be controlled through dry air filtering.
  • Jaggery (a traditional sugar) has a preventive action against silicosis.