Answer: C) Indore Explanation: i. The 'Swachh Survekshan 2017' survey results were recently announced by Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. The total 434 cities of India were surveyed. Indore in Madhya Pradesh is India’s cleanest city while Gonda in Uttar Pradesh is the dirtiest. ii. Gujarat has the maximum of 12 cities among the top 50 clean cities, closely followed by Madhya Pradesh with 11 and Andhra Pradesh with eight. Uttar Pradesh accounted for half of the bottom 50 cities in the cleanliness ranking. Top 10 clean cities of India in 2017 are: Indore (MP)Bhopal (MP)Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)Surat (Gujarat)Mysuru (Karnataka)Tiruchirapally (Tamil Nadu)New Delhi Municipal Council (New Delhi)Navi Mumbai (Mumbai)Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)Vadodara (Gujarat). Top 5 Dirtiest cities of India (with Rank) in 2017 are: Gonda (UP)- 434,Bhusawal (Maharashtra)- 433,Bagaha (Bihar)- 432,Hardoi (Uttarakhand)- 431,Katihar (Bihar)- 430.

Answer: C) Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana Explanation: “Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana” was launched by the Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment on 1 April 2017 at Nellore (Andhra Pradesh). Under the scheme, physical aids and assisted-living devices for senior citizens were distributed to senior citizens belonging to below poverty line (BPL) category. – The scheme has been implemented through the sole implementing agency – Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO), a public sector undertaking. The aids to be distributed under the “Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana” scheme include walking sticks, elbow crutches, walkers, tripods / quadpods, hearing aids, artificial dentures and spectacles. – The ambitious scheme, first of its kind in the country, is expected to benefit 5,20,000 Senior citizens over a period of the 3 years.