Current Affairs Quiz Today – 26th Dec. 2020

ANS: (C) Russia

Explanation:

• India and Russia had signed an intergovernmental agreement in 2015 to sell New Delhi 200 Ka-226T helicopters, but a firm contract is yet to be inked.
• Kamov is a small, twin engine Russian utility helicopter. It is manufactured by Russian Helicopters

ANS: (A) 1 only

Explanation

• Direct-To-Home (DTH) is a digital satellite service provider that provides Television viewing service directly to subscribers through satellite transmission anywhere in the country.
  • An over-the-top (OTT) media service is any online content provider that offers streaming media as a standalone product. The term is commonly applied to Video on demand platforms, but also refers to audio streaming messaging services or internet based voice calling solutions. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
• In DTH, signals are digital by nature and are received directly from the satellite. OTT needs smartphones, tablets, laptops/computers. Hence, statement 2 is not correct.

ANS: (A) PM KISAN

Explanation

• Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi was launched in February 2019, it is a Central Sector Scheme, which is being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
  • On its first anniversary, the PM-KISAN Mobile App developed and designed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology was launched.
• Under the scheme, the Centre transfers an amount of Rs. 6,000 per year, in three equal instalments, directly into the bank accounts of the all landholding farmers irrespective of the size of their landholdings.
• The entire responsibility of identification of beneficiary farmer families rests with the State/UT Governments.
• It aims to:
  • Reduce the input cost of the farmers.
  • Ensure a fair price for the crop.
  • Open new markets for the farmers to sell their crop.
  • Supplement the financial needs of the Small and Marginal Farmers (SMFs).

ANS: (D) 1, 2 AND 3

Explanation: Merger of four of its film media units:

• Cabinet has approved the merger of four of its film media units with the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) Ltd.
• These include:
  • Films Division.
  • Directorate of Film Festivals.
  • National Film Archives of India.
  • Children’s Film Society, India.
• Need for: There was “duplication” between some of these organisations. After coming together, the governance will become better.

ANS: (D) Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation:
• The president rule was borrowed from the Government of India 1935 Act
• It was first imposed in 1951 in Punjab by the Jawaharlal Nehru led government.