April: not too imp Flashcards

1
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ECI set up through article?

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Article 324

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Who are the Election Commissioners appointed this year?

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Gyanesh Kumar & Sukhbir Singh Sandhu

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Digital India program was unveiled in which year by who?

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In 2015
By Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY)

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How many principles and pillars are there in the Digital India Programme by MeitY ?

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3 principles and 9 pillars of focus

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Which programme aims to set up digital infrastructure, digitally empower citizens and work on governance and digital services to transform india into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy?

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Digital India Programme by MeitY (2015)

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An electronic service delivery for transparency and service orientation work of the government, promoting ease of living?

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e-Kranti under Digital India Programme

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Theme of Digital India Programme

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Power to empower

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Cyber Surakshit Bharat Abhiyan launched in 2018 by MeitY in under which initiative?

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Digital India Programme

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Which programme aims to educate CSOs and IT officials of cyber security, legal provisions and crisis management to support Digital India

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Cyber Surakshit Bharat Abhiyan (2018)

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Objectives of Cyber Surakshit Bharat Abhiyan?

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Awareness, Education and Enablement

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Criteria of EWS?

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Income not more than 3.5L per annum from all sources

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How can one apply to National means cum merit scholarship scheme

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Through National Scholarship Portal online

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Who runs the Girl Empowerment Mission (GEM)?

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NTPC

India’s largest integrated power company

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When was Girl Empowerment Mission launched?

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In 2018 - pilot project
In just 3 locations and about 390 participants

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Girl Empowerment Mission by NTPC aligns with which government aim?

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Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao

Started in Haryana

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A 1 month workshop during summer holidays, to empower girls through various interventions and nurture leadership skills focussing of Fitness, Health, hygiene, safety, sports & yoga

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Girl Empowerment Mission by NTPC

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Focus points of Girl Empowerment Mission GEM

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6 focus points: Health, Hygiene, Safety, Fitness, Sports, Yoga
H2S2-FY

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How many participants will be there in GEMs new edition?

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+3000 meritorious underprivileged students
At 42 identified locations, in 16 states
Almost 10,000

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19
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Hawkish stance?

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Contractionary monetary policy

Reduce money supply - increase intrest rates

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Doveish Stance?

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Expansionary Policy

Increasing total money supply in the economy - general interest is lowered

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Indian Agricultural Research Institute is located in?

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Pusa, New Delhi

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22
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Reader’s Digest shut down in?

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April 2024

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Who has been bestowed with the SKOCH ESG award in the ‘Renewable Energy Financing’ category?

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REC Limited, (NBFC)
- Ministry of Power
- A Public sector Maharatna Enterprise
- Nodal agency for SAUBHAGYA Scheme, National Electricity Fund & DAY-G

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IREDA’s highest ever loan sanction amount & disbursement amount?

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Rs. 37,354 crore
Rs. 25,089 crore

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25
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Complaint redressal system of SEBI?

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SCORES 2.0
scores 1.0 Launched in 2011

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A generative ai based digital health promoter prototype designed to improve public health education & awareness in 8 languages, available 24/7

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Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health
SARAH
By WHO

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27
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How many countries are there is BIMSTEC?

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7 (BBINS - MT)
From SE Asia (5) and South Asia (2)

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When was BIMSTEC Founded?

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1997
With the Bangkok Declaration

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Headquarters of BIMSTEC? When was it formed?

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Dhaka
1997

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Nuclear energy contributes to ___ % of India’s total energy by 2030 and will rise to ___ % by 2050

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4% by 2030
30% by 2050

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As per new FDI rules in Indian space sector, ___ % FDI is now permitted under automatic route for satellite manufacturing and data products

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74%

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As per new FDI rules in Indian space sector, ___ % FDI is now permitted under automatic route for launch vehicles and associated systems?

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49%

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As per new FDI rules in Indian space sector, ___ % FDI is now permitted under automatic route for manufacturing of components and systems for satellites?

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100%

74% - 49% - 100%

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What is the expected hold of india in the space market by 2030?

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10% by 2030

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Change in FDI rules for Indian space sector is under?

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Foreign Exchange Management Amendment Rules, 2024
(Non-debt instruments)

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According to ADB, what is Asia’s and India’s GDP growth forecast in FY24

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Asia: 4.9%
India: 7%

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37
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Navchetana recently launched is for kids aged?

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0-3

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Recently launched Adharshila is for children aged?

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3-6

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39
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RBI was established in?

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1935, Kolkata
Celebrated 90 years in April this year

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A week long residential programme for selected students of class 9-12. Integrates principle of Indian education system and the philosophy of value-based education which is a cornerstone of National Education Policy 2020. Name?

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PRERANA

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PRERANA experiential learning program has been launched by?

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Ministry of Education, Department of School Education & Literacy

42
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Where is the Prerana Residential Programme being held?

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In a vernacular school in Vadnagar, Mehsana, Gujarat

43
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How many themes does the PRERANA Experiential Learning Program address in its course?
Who prepared the curriculum?

A

9 value based themes by
IIT Gandhinagar

44
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National Panchayati Raj Day celebrated to commemorate the establishment of the Indian Panchayati Raj system, is celebrated on?

A

24th April

45
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Who is Axis Bank’s MD & CEO, who has been re-elected for 3 years from ___?

A

Amitabh Chaudhary
From Jan 1 2025

46
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According to a report by IMF, India follows which country/ies to be the ___ largest recipient of foreign capital in 2023?

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US, 2nd largest recipient

47
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UNCTAD recently rebranded to UNTAD on it’s ____th aniversary

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60th anniversary

48
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Which edition of International Conference of Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, hosted by India, took place recently?

A

6th edition

49
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According to CII what are 4 stages of a start up?

A

IPGG:
1. Inception
2. Progression
3. Growth
4. Going Public

50
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According to OXFAM report, billionaires increased their income by ___ during lockdown?

A

30%

51
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According to OXFAM report, while billionaires increased their income, what happened to a quarter of the economy?

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They earned less than Rs. 3000/m

52
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The report ‘Survival of the Richest’ is by?

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WEF, OXFAM

53
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According to Oxfam report, who is taxed more in India

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The Poor and Middle Class

54
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GST from bottom 50% and top 10% according to OXFAM report

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Bottom 50%: Paid 64%
Top 10%: Paid 4%

55
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Who hold 42.5% of India’s wealth

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Top 1%

56
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Who holds 2.8% of India’s National Wealth?

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Bottom 50%

57
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Kerala government issued an order allowing KFDC to plant Southern Blue gum trees for FY24-25. What tree is this?

A

Eucalyptus

58
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This year marks 30 years of the TRIPS agreement. What is the full form of TRIPS and who is it by?

A

Trade Related Aspects of International Property Rights
by WTO

59
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According to Agreement on Agriculture, what is the limit on subsidies, as specified by WTO, the breach of which may lead to legal action against nations, unless the developing country invokes the ‘peace clause’. When was the peace clause agreed upon?

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10% limit
Bali Conference 2013

60
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How many members of the WTO are developing countries?

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3/4th members

61
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ITC - International Trade Centre is a joint agency of?

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WTO & UN

62
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When was the WTO Formed?

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January 1995

63
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Full form of GATT and when was it agreed upon?

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General Agreement on Tariff & Trade
1948

64
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What mechanisms does TRIPS provide to address anti-competitive practices in licensing IPR?

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Non-discrimination and Most Favoured Nation (MFN) Status

65
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What is the primary characteristic of WTO green box subsidies in Agreement on Agriculture. Give eg?

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Subsidies that have minimal impact on trade or production and are exempt from production commitments.
Eg: PMFBY

66
Q

Recently the Finance Minister had approved the printing 10,000 electoral bonds each of Rs. 1 crore by?

A

SPMCIL
Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India

67
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SPMCIL is under which ministry? When was it incorporated?

A

Ministry of Finance
2006

68
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How many production units does the SPMCIL have, what are they?

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4 Indian Government Mints
2 Currency Note Presses
2 Security Printing Presses
1 Security Paper Mill

69
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As per SEBI, Anchor Investors need to hold at least how much share allotted to them in IPOs

A

50%

70
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Lock-in period for shares worth Rs. 1.5 lakh crores is set to expire between April and July of 2024. Why was this introduced by SEBI?

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  1. To safe-guard the interest of small investors by ensuring stability in the share prices of newly -listed companies for a while
  2. The regulation also helps restrict promoters and institutional investors from early exit if the stocks get listed at a lofty valuation
71
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Group of investors who get shares before the IPO is listed, and invest a large sum of money, are called?

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Anchor Investors or Qualified Instituitional Buyer (QIB)
Rs. 10 crore or more

72
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Investor Education & Protection Fund (IEPF) has been established under?

A

Companies Act 2013

73
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Amounts like Dividends, application money, matured deposits, etc. which have remained unpaid or unclaimed for a period of ___ are required to be transferred to the IEPF

A

7 years

74
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IEPF funds are maintained under? Acc to which article?

A

Consolidated Funds of India
Article 266 of Constitution

75
Q

25th RBI governor is?

A

Shaktikanta Das

76
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1st governor of RBI

A

Osborne Smith
from 1935

77
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Who organised the closing ceremony of International Year of Millets?

A

FAO

78
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Global Good Alliance for Gender Equity & Equality was launched in WEF by

A

India

79
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Who was the HOST of the 46th UNESCO World Heritage Committee, and where will it be held?

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India
New Delhi

80
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Theme of World Sustainable Development Summit 24 to be held in Delhi

A

Leadership for Sustainable Development & Climate Justice

81
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Current Chairman of BRICS?

A

Russia

82
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According to a study by Postdam Institute for Climate Impact Research & European Central Bank, india would see food inflation rise by __% on a year-to-year basis due to climate change and heatwaves by 2035

A

2%

83
Q

ISRO telescope to be deployed on the moon?

A

PRATYUSH radio telescope

84
Q

Share of global burden of hepatitis in India?

A

11%

85
Q

According to WHo, which 2 countries have the highest number of Hepatitis cases?

A

China then India

At 29 million Hepatitis A and 5.5 million Hepatitic C

86
Q

What are the 4 pillar of NABARD’s 2030 Climate Strategy?

A
  1. Accelerating Green Lending Across Sectors
  2. Playing a Broader Market Making Role
  3. Internal Green Transformation
  4. Strategic Resource Mobilisation
87
Q

What is the amount India needs by 2030 to reach its climate goal?

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$2.5 trillion

88
Q

India requires how much annually to its goal of $2.5 trillion by 2030?

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$170 billion

89
Q

Export Trade Target of Ministry of Commerce?

A

$1 trillion in exports by 2030

90
Q

Expected number of agri drones in use by FY25

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From 3k to 7k
almost double is expected

91
Q

Outright purchase/sale of government securities by the RBI for injection/absorption of durable liquidity in the banking system?

A

Open Market Operations

92
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The Union Minister of PNG inaugurated India’s 1st Small Scalee Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) unit at ____ in ____

A

at GAIL
in Vijaypuri, MP

93
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In less than 24 hours of announcement, ____ schools signed up for ATLs in Tiruvananthapuram, Of the 10 aimed

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6 schools

94
Q

Date of poll for Legislative Assembly in Arunachal & Sikkim - along with General Election to Lok Sabha was?

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19th April 2024

95
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Which technology is primarily used to authenticate beneficiaries under the ONORC scheme?

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Biometric authentication using Aadhaar

96
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GATS - General Agreement on Trade - a multilateral agreement under the WTO. What are the 4 modes of service covered?

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  1. Cross border trade
  2. Consumption Abroad
  3. Commercial Presence
  4. Presence of Natural Persons
97
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Which of the following scheme aims at providing free of cost physical aids and assisted-living devices for senior citizens belonging to BPL category who are suffering from an age-related disability?

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Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY)

98
Q

National Adaptation Fund was with a corpus of? Aim of the fund?

A

Rs. 100 crore
Aim of bridging the gap between the need and the available fund

99
Q

National Adaptation Fund is established by which ministry? It was established in which year?

A

Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change
2014

100
Q

Green Climate Fund was established in which year?

A

2010

101
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Public climate finance, drawn from bilateral & multilateral sources (WB)accounted for close to ____% of total financial flow in 2022. Most of this climate finance went to ____

A

80%
Mitigation