Union Budget 2019 Quiz: Questions Based on Interim Budget 2019

Current Affairs

In the interim Budget 2019 speech given by interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, which north-eastern state came to the air map recently with the clearance of the Hollongi airport?
a) Meghalaya
b) Sikkim
c) Manipur
d) Arunachal Pradesh
Which Kisan yojana was launched recently by the Union Government in the presentation of Budget 2019?
a) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi
b) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Yojana
c) Pradhan Mantri Kishi Yojana
d) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichai Yojana
Under the Union Government’s new scheme for the farmers, how much direct income support will be provided in a year?
a) Rs 8000
b) Rs 5000
c) Rs 6000
d) Rs 9000
According to the Union Government, how many crore LPG connections have already been distributed under PM Ujjwala Yojana?
a) 8 crore
b) 5 crore
c) 3 crore
d) 6 crore
The government has decided to set up Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog for the welfare of which animal?
a) Cow
b) Tiger
c) Rhino
d) Goat
The Union Government is planning to introduce container cargo movement to the North East through which river?
a) Ganga
b) Brahmaputra
c) Yamuna
d) Godavari
As per the Interim Budget 2019-20, how much amount has been allocated for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA)?
a) Rs 19000 crore
b) Rs 24000 crore
c) Rs 48000 crore
d) Rs 60000 crore
The 22nd All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will be set up in which state, as per the Interim Budget 2019-20?
a) Haryana
b) Punjab
c) Telangana
d) Rajasthan
The Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan scheme was announced in the Interim Budget 2019-20. Under the scheme, the workers will get what amount of pension after attaining the age of 60 years?
a) Rs 1500
b) Rs 3000
c) Rs 4500
d) Rs 6000
As per the Interim Budget 2019-20, Individual tax payers with taxable income of up to what amount will get full tax rebate from now on?
a) Rs 3 lakh
b) Rs 5 lakh
c) Rs 7 lakh
d) Rs 9 lakh

Solutions

(d) Arunachal Pradesh
The people of North East have received significant benefits of infrastructure development. The north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh came on the air map recently with the Finance Ministry giving its approval to the construction of the Hollongi airport in Itanagar, the state’s capital city.
(a) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi
To provide assured income to small and margiunal farmers, the Government has introduced a historic yojana- Pradhan mantra kisan samman nidhi. Under the yojana, the vulnerable farmers, who own around 2 hectares of land, will get direct income support of Rs 6000 per year.
(c) Rs 6000
Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (KISAN), the vulnerable farmers, who own around 2 hectares of land, will get direct income support of Rs 6000 per year. The income support will be transferred directly to the account of the beneficiary farmer in three equal installments of Rs 2000 each. It would be fully funded by the Government of India.
(d) 6 crore
The government aims to make women in rural India free from the smoke of wood by providing cleaner fuel. The Government aims to deliver 8 crore free LPG connections to rural households, of which 6 crore connections have already been distributed under Ujjwala Yojana. In the next year, another 2 crore connections will be disbursed.
(a) Cow
The Union Government has decided to set up Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog to upscale sustainable genetic up-gradation of cow resources and to enhance production and productivity of cows. The committee would also look into implementing policies and schemes for welfare of cows. It aims to enhance the production and productivity cows.
(b) Brahmaputra
The government plans to introduce container cargo movement to the North East as well, by improving the navigation capacity of the Brahmaputra River.
(d) Rs 60000 crore
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presented the Interim Budget 2019-20 on February 1, 2019. It was the last Budget of the Modi Government before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Rs 60000 crore were allocated for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA)
(a) Haryana
There are 21 All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) functioning currently in India. Of these 21, 14 AIIMS were set up under the present government. The 22nd AIIMS will come up in Haryana.
(b) Rs 3000
Considering that half of the GDP comes from the unorganised sector, Finance Minister announced the launch of the mega pension scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan’ for the unorganised sector workers with income of less than Rs 15,000. Under the scheme, the workers will be able to earn Rs 3000 after attaining the age of 60 years.
(b) Rs 5 lakh
Individual tax payers with taxable income of up to Rs 5 lakh will get full tax rebate from now on. Those earning Rs 6.5 lakh will not have to pay tax, if they invested in specified savings such as PF, PPF, etc.