22.08.2017 Current Affairs Quiz

1) _____________ (Clean healthy Everywhere) is an inter-ministerial joint initiative between the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and the Ministry of Health & Family welfare.
(A) Swachh Swasth Sarvatra
(B) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
(C) Swachh Pakhwada
(D) Swachh Bharat Kosh
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Answer-(A) Swachh Swasth Sarvatra
Explanation:

The programme was launched on December 29, 2016.

It aimed at strengthening health centres in open defecation - free blocks to enable them to achieve higher levels of cleanliness & hygiene.

Under it, RS 10 lakhs of financial assistance will be given to the community health centers of the community so that they can be strengthened to meet the standards of Sanitation, hygiene & infection control.

The initiative is a part of the Swachh Bharat Mission under National Health mission.

2) __________________ (Healthy Children Healthy India) is an inter-ministerial joint initiative between Ministry of Health & Family welfare and the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
(A) Swasth Bacche Swasth Bharat
(B) Swachh Bacche Swachh Bharat
(C) Swasth Beta Swasth Desai
(D) Swachh Beta Swachh Desai
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Answer-(A) Swasth Bacche Swasth Bharat
Explanation:

The programme was launched in Kochi, Kerala.

It is an initiative of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) to prepare a Physical Health and Fitness Profile Card for more than 12 Lakhs of Kendriya Vidyalaya students.

It aims to provide comprehensive & inclusive report card for children covering all age groups & children of different abilities.

3) __________, a cloud seeding initiative, was launched by Karnataka Government in Bengaluru.
(A) Project Bengaluru
(B) Project Varshadhari
(C) Project Vaishnava
(D) Project Seed
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Answer-(B) Project Varshadhari
Explanation:

Cloud seeding: (also known as Weather Modification Technique) is an artificial way to induce moisture in the clouds so to cause a rainfall.

The cloud seeding project is an experimental project under which an aircraft will spray chemical to induce rainfall.

It aims to condense small water particles by clouds (size <10 microns) to droplets of 50 microns, which can constitute rains.

The chemicals Silver Iodide, Sodium Chloride and potassium Chloride are used to condense the water particles.

4) The CCTNS project was initiated in _________ as part of police modernisation programme under the NeGP.
(A) 2007
(B) 2008
(C) 2009
(D) 2010
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Answer-(C) 2009
Explanation:

CCTNS – Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System.

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs launched Police Portal under CCTNS to provide service to citizens and aid efficient police investigation.

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