UPSC Daily Quiz | 25 July 2024

Daily Quiz - 25 July

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Q1. In the context of infrastructure development in India, which of the following have been correctly matched?

1) Sagarmala: Reducing cost of transporting domestic cargo through optimizing modal mix.

2) Parvatmala: Development of roads and tunnels across the major mountainous routes.

3) Bharatmala: Optimizing efficiency of freight and passenger movement across the country.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

2 only

3 only

1 and 2 only

1 and 3 only

Explanation:

Relevance: Union Budget 2024-25

Sagarmala Programme

Statement ‘1’ is correct: The Sagarmala programme is the flagship programme of the Ministry of Shipping to promote port-led development in the country over the period 2015 to 2035 through harnessing India's 7,500 km long coastline, 14500 km of potentially navigable waterways and strategic location on key international maritime trade routes.
Vision of the Sagarmala Programme is to reduce logistics cost for export-import (EXIM) and domestic trade with minimal infrastructure investment. This includes:

Reducing cost of transporting domestic cargo through optimizing modal mix
Lowering logistics cost of bulk commodities by locating future industrial capacities near the coast
Improving export competitiveness by developing port proximate discrete manufacturing clusters
Optimizing time/cost of EXIM container movement

Parvatmala: National Ropeways Development Programme

Statement ‘2’ is not correct: Union Finance Minister while presenting Union Budget for 2022-23 announced National Ropeways Development Programme – “Parvatmala” -- will be taken up on PPP mode, which will be a preferred ecologically sustainable alternative in place of conventional roads in difficult hilly areas.

- The idea is to improve connectivity and convenience for commuters, besides promoting tourism.
- This may also cover congested urban areas, where conventional mass transit systems are not feasible.
- The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) has so far been responsible for development of Highways and regulating the road transport sector across the country.

From February 2021, the Ministry will also look after the development of Ropeways and Alternate Mobility Solutions.

Bharatmala Pariyojana

Statement ‘3’ is correct: Bharatmala Pariyojana is an umbrella program for the highways sector that focuses on optimizing efficiency of freight and passenger movement across the country by bridging critical infrastructure gaps through effective interventions like development of:

Economic Corridors,
Inter Corridors and Feeder Routes,
National Corridor Efficiency Improvement,
Border and International connectivity roads,
Coastal and Port connectivity roads and
Green-field expressways.

Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.

Subject: Current Affairs | Economy

Level of Difficulty: Moderate | Factual

References:

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2035618

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Q2. The list of Budget documents presented to the Parliament, besides the Finance Minister’s Budget Speech, are:

1) Medium-Term Fiscal Policy Statement

2) Output Outcome Monitoring Framework

3) Implementation of Budget Announcements, 2021-2022

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1 only

1 and 2 only

3 only

1, 2 and 3

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Q3. Consider the following statements:

1) The estimates of revenue receipts shown in the Annual Financial Statement take into account the effect of various taxation proposals made in the Finance Bill.

2) Dividend on investments made by the Government is a part of the capital receipts.

3) Making interest payments on debt and meeting subsidies are considered revenue expenditure.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

1 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

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Q4. In the context of the Union Budget, which of the following have been correctly matched?

1) Annual Financial Statement: Article 110 of the Constitution

2) Finance Bill: Article 112 of the Constitution

3) Demands for Grants: Article 113 of the Constitution

4) Public Account of India: Article 266 of the Constitution

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1 and 2 only

2, 3 and 4 only

3 and 4 only

1, 2, 3 and 4

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Q5. The central sector scheme of Climate Change Action program (CCAP) has been extended upto 2025-26. Which of the following are among the components of this scheme?

1) National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change (NAFCC)

2) National Institute on Climate Change Studies & Actions (NICCSA)

3) National Carbonaceous Aerosols Programme (NCAP)

4) Long Term Ecological Observations (LTEO)

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1 and 3 only

2 and 4 only

1, 3 and 4 only

2, 3 and 4 only

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