AJ 17-18 Flashcards
Ministry of Agriculture recently has launched UPAg Portal to provide real-time,
standardized, and verified data on agricultural commodities and facilitate data-driven
decision-making for policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders. What does UPAg stand
for?
[a] Unified Portal for Agricultural Data Society
[b] United Data Portal for Agriculture Security
[c] Universal Portal for Agricultural Systems
[d] Uniform Data Portal for Agricultural Sector
[e] Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics
E
Mukesh is a traditional garland maker with his shop located on Ghats of River Ganga in
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. He is third generation artisan from his family doing this traditional job.
He is looking to avail benefits from PM Vishwakarma Scheme. Which of the of the following
benefit he will receive under the scheme?
[a] He will be registered through Common Services Centres using biometric based PM
Vishwakarma portal with nominal fee of Rs. 10
[b] He will be provided with toolkit incentive of Rs. 50,000
[c] He will be provided with collateral-free credit support up to Rs.1 lakh (first tranche) at a
concessional interest rate of 5%
[d] He is not eligible to receive any benefit as Garland making trade/craft is not amongst 18
traditional trades selected under this scheme
[e] A and B
C
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying has organized Matsya Sampada
Jagrukta Abhiyan on the occasion of 3rd Anniversary of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada
Yojana in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. What is the duration of this Abhiyan?
[a] 2 months
[b] 3 months
[c] 4 months
[d] 6 months
[e] 12 months
D
The 14th edition of the World Spice Congress (WSC) has been recently inaugurated
in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra to open up newer opportunities to promote international
trade of Indian spices. What is theme of this edition of WSC?
[a] Food Safe Spices: Getting the Basics Right
[b] Target 2020: Clean, Safe and Sustainable Supply Chain
[c] VISION 2030: S-P-I-C-E-S
[d] Sustainability and Food Safety - Global Initiatives
[e] 21st Century Spice Industry – Disrupt or Be Disrupted
C
National Skill Development Corporation in collaboration with which bank has flagged
off Skills on Wheels Initiative to equip rural youth, particularly women with key Digital
Skills and make them job and future-ready?
[a] IndusInd Bank
[b] HDFC Bank
[c] ICICI Bank
[d] SBI
[e] Canara Bank
A
Ministry of Jal Shakti and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs have jointly
launched - Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS) 2023 campaign from Jaipur, Rajasthan. What is the
theme of SHS 2023 campaign?
[a] Clean India, Happy India
[b] Clean Cities, Clean Environment
[c] Swachata ki Ore
[d] India for Cleanliness
[e] Garbage Free India
E
Where has Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated Phase 1 of India
International Convention and Expo Centre called ‘Yashobhoomi’?
[a] Mumbai
[b] Bengaluru
[c] Jaipur
[d] New Delhi
[e] Lucknow
D
As per data released by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare related to
progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 15th September 2023, total kharif
crop sowing area has crossed _____________. Fill the gap
[a] 1095 lakh hectares
[b] 1010 lakh hectares
[c] 1175 lakh hectares
[d] 1245 lakh hectares
[e] 1156 lakh hectares
A
Which Ministry has been conferred the prestigious First Raj Bhasha Kirti Puraskar,
2022-23 in the category of Ministries/Departments with less than 300 employees?
[a] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
[b] Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
[c] Ministry of Tribal Affairs
[d] Ministry of Minority Affairs
[e] Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
E
International Coastal Clean-up day is held worldwide on the third Saturday of
September every year under the aegis of United Nations Environment Programme and
South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme in the South Asian Region. Who is
coordinating this activity in India since 2006?
[a] Indian Coast Guard
[b] NITI Aayog
[c] TERI
[d] WII
[e] FRI
A
Where has India’s first dedicated OPD for Transgenders been inaugurated recently
to offer free treatment, investigations and sex change surgery along with other facilities
for the Transgender community?
[a] Chennai
[b] New Delhi
[c] Varanasi
[d] Bhopal
[e] Jaipur
B
From where, has TB Mukt Express been flagged off with the slogan ‘Chalo Chale TB
Ko Harane’?
[a] Udhampur
[b] Patna
[c] Jaipur
[d] Gandhinagar
[e] Bhubaneshwar
A
