ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following statement(s) about India Industrial Land Bank is/are correct?

1. It is a GIS based portal.

2. IILB has mapped approximately 4000 industrial parks.

3. It is launched by Ministry of Earth Sciences.

(a) 1 and 2    (b) 1 only    (c) 1 and 3    (d) 1, 2 and 3

2.  BEPI Colombo mission is

(a) Economic rescue package for Srilanka.

(b) Mission to explore planet Mercury.

(c) Proposed joint naval base of China and Srilanka.

(d) None of these.

3. Which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct about Micro Irrigation Fund?

1. The dedicated 5000 crore fund has been set up under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana in order to promote micro irrigation.

2. The fund is managed by NABARD which will provide amount to states at concessional rate of interest.

(a) 1 only        (b) 2 only           (c) Both       (d) None

ANSWERS

1. ANS A

2. ANS B

3. ANS D

Micro Irrigation Fund: The fund has been set up under NABARD, which will provide this amount to states on concessional rate of interest to promote micro-irrigation, which currently has a coverage of only 10 million hectares as against the potential of 70 million hectares.