Current Affairs 17th August-2020 Welcome to your Current Affairs 17th August-2020 1) Consider the following statements about Jal Jeevan Mission1. The Jal Jeevan Mission seeks to provide piped drinking water to every home2. JJM focuses on integrated demand and supply-side management of water at the local level.Which of the above statements are correct? Only 1 Only 2 Both 1 and 2 None of the above 2) Which of the following statements are correct about Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund1. The fund is currently used primarily to tackle natural calamities like floods, cyclones and earthquakes.2. The fund consists entirely of public contributions and also gets budgetary support.3. Contributions towards PMNRF are notified for 100% deduction from taxable income. Only 1 and 2 Only 2 and 3 Only 1 and 3 All the above 3) The Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) is appointed by The president independently The president on recommendations of a committee with Prime minister as its chairperson By the Prime minister None of the above 4) Consider the following statements about PMCARES1. Contributions by companies towards the PM-CARES Fund will count towards mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expenditure.2. The Fund is a public charitable trust with the Prime Minister as its Chairman. Which of the above statements are correct? Only 1 Only 2 Both 1 and 2 None of the above 5) Valley of flowers national park is in Maharashtra Uttar pradesh Uttarakhand None of the above Time's up
