Aug 2024 Flashcards

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Bharat@100: Envisioning Tomorrow’s Economic Powerhouse” written by?

A

former Chief Economic Advisor Shri KV Subramanian

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Vice chair of supply chain council in IPEF?

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India

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3
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How many years since the kargil war? What is the price of the commemorative postage stamp?

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25 years (silver jubilee)
Rs. 5

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4
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National Small Industry Day is on?

A

Aug 30th

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The ECO survey mentions ____% of India’s fast-growing population is under 35 and estimate that ____% of youth is deemed employable

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65% under 35
51.25% employable

improvement from last decade

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As per WTO, India maintained its position as the world’s ____ largest exporter of agriculture products in the year 2024. Agri export of India is now at?

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8th
$51 billion

7 /10 top exporting nations saw a declined. Brazil, EU, Thai - increased

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7
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The PM recently unveiled 109 seed for farmers, they are:
1. High yielding
2. Bio fortified
3. Climate resilient
4. Cash crops

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1, 2 & 3

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The 109 biofortified, high yielding, climate resilient seeds, belongs to what and how many crops?

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61 crops
34 field crops, 27 horticulture crops

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International Day for Remembrance of Slave Trade & Abolition is on?

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23rd Aug

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International Day for fight against illegal, u nreported and unregulated fishing, is on?

by UNGA

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5th June

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11
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When was the Olympic Order established? Who received the Olympic Order at the 142nd Olympic Committee Session?

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1975
Abhinav Bindra 2008 Gold Medalist in 10m air rifle

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Abhinav Bindra has been a part of IOC Athletes Commission since?

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2018

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____ Port has secured 18th position in World Bank’s Container Port Performance Index (CPPI)

A

Vishakhapatnam Port Authority

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Gati Shakti Vishwa Vidyala and ____ has signed an MoU to explore advancements in 5G and 6G communications, targetting transportation & logistics

GSVV - Vadodara

A

Finnish Giant ‘Nokia’

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15
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Smritivan is in?

A

Kutch

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16
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Position of India in the Olympics and number of medals? How many athletes participated?

A

71st position
1 silver and 5 bronze
117 athletes across 16 sports

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17
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Top 3 countries ranked in the olympics?

A

US (126)
China, Japan

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18
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Who were the flag bearers for the Parate of Nations during the closing ceremony?

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PR Sreejesh & Manu Bhakar

Sreejesh aka Wall of India

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19
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Who won Bronze in the Men’s Free style Wrestling?

A

Aman Sehrawat

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20
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LA will the hosting its what number Olympics?

A

3rd

7th including 2024 for France

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21
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Which 2 games will return in LA Olympics 2028?

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Baseball, softball

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22
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Which new sports will be introduced in the 2028 LA Olympics?

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Flag Football, Cricket, Lacrosse & Squash

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23
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Base Year of Index of 8 core industries? Which sector demonstrated highest growth?

A

2011-12
Coal at 14.8%

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24
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What are the 8 core industries measured in ICI?

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Cement, Coal, Crude Oil, Electricity, Fertilizer, Natural Gas, Refinery Products & Steel

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25
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When was Angel Tax introduced? Through which act?

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2012
Income Tax Act 1961

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26
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As per WTO Global Agricultural Export 2023, india’s rank is 8th. What % of food grains does india export as per statistics from Economic Survey?

A

7%

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27
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Multi State Cooperative Societies Act was passed in?

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2002

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28
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1st international Dairy Federation Asia Pacific Summit was hosted by which city?

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Kochi

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29
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1st women to be appointed as DG General Medical Services (Army)

A

Sadhna Saxena Nair

30
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As per RBI, the GNPA ratio of Schedules Commercial Banks, may further improve to ____% by ____

A

2.5% by Mar 2025

31
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Director General of UNESCO

A

Audrey Azoulay

32
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‘Utkrishta ki Ore Badhte Kadam: Celebrating Achievements, Inspiring Excellence” is an event by?

A

MoHUA

33
Q

Full Form of Gobardhan Scheme? When was it launched

A

Galvanising Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan
2018

MoJS - Drinking Water & Sanitation

34
Q

‘Utkrishta ki Ore Badhte Kadam: Celebrating Achievements, Inspiring Excellence” by MoHUA felicitated which 2 schemes as best performers?

A

PM SVANidhi (2020)
DAY-NRLM (2011)

35
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Gobardhan Scheme is a component of which scheme

A

Solid Liquid Waste Management
under SBM-G (2014)

36
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In GOBARdhan scheme (2018) Market Development Assistance of D/o Fertilisers promote organic fertilisers by providing a financial support of?

A

Rs. 1500/MT for sale of FOM/LFOM

produced from Gobardhan plants

37
Q

Under Gobardhan scheme (2018), procurement of biomass aggregation machinery at a maximum financial assistance of ____ for procurement of the biomass machinery

A

50%

38
Q

SATAT scheme provides offtake of CBG by Oil Marketing Companies at an assured price of?

A

Rs. 54/kg + GST

39
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MNRE’s Waste to Energy programme provides central financial assistance for BioCNG projects of max Rs. ____

A

10 crore/project

40
Q

‘Facilitating Growth of Small Industries’ is the tag line of which of the following?

A

National Small Industries Corporation

Under MSME

41
Q

National Quantum Mission, implemented by Ministry of Science & Tech, is planned for the time period?

A

2023-2031

42
Q

India is the ____th country to have a dedicated quantum mission

A

7th country

43
Q

When was Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) launched?

A

2005

44
Q

New number of ramsar sites in India?

A

85
Nanjarayan & Kazhuveli in TN
Tawa in MP

45
Q

When did India adopt Ramsar, when did it come into force?

A

1971
1975

46
Q

Which state has the maximum ramsar sites in India?

A

TN

Folllowed by UP

47
Q

Proposals for computerization of how many PACS has been made?

A

67,930 PACS from 30 states/UTs

48
Q

Amount sanctioned for the computerisation of PACS?

A

Rs. 654.23 crore

49
Q

Amount to be reimbused to PACS who have already been computerised?

A

Rs. 50,000

with condition: integrate their software with National PACS Software

50
Q

PACS are under which ministry?

A

Ministry of Cooperation

51
Q

How many Indian sites are a part of UNESCOs cultural heritage site? How many are cultural? How many are natural? Which is the mixed site?

A

43 UNESCO heritage site
35 cultural sites
7 natural
Kangchendzonga - mixed

52
Q

Acc to SBI Research, Gini Coeff of India has improved from 0.472 to?

A

0.402

0 = complete eqality, 1 = complete inequality

53
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Acc to Eco Survey, Gini Coeff has has declined from 0.283 to ____ in rural areas and 0.363 to ____ in urban areas

A

0.266 - rural
0.314 - urban

54
Q

Full form of STRIVE

A

Skills Strengthening For Industrial Value Enhancement

World Bank Assisted

55
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Acc to RBI, net FDI investment flow into India ____ to $10.6 bn in FY 24

A

Dropped to 62%

lowest since 2007

56
Q

India’s current account deficit is at $23 billion which is what % of GDP?

A

0.7%

57
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India recorded a current account surplus of $5.7 billion or ____% of GDP

A

0.6%

58
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India’s current account turned into a surplus in Q4FY24 after ____ qrtrs

A

10 quarters

2 years 8 months

59
Q

In PSL the mandated targets differ for different banks and is 40% of SCB & foreign banks, ____% for RRBs, 65% for UCBs which will be increased to ____% in FY____

A

75% for RRBs
75% for UCBs in 2025-26

60
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Chedibutta Saree is from ____
Rangwali Pichhoda is from ____
Korial Saree & Garad is from ____

A

TN
Uttarakhand
WB

61
Q

What are the categories of IUCN?

A
  1. Extinct
  2. Critically Endangered
  3. Endangered
  4. Vulnerable
  5. Near Threatened
  6. Least Concern
62
Q

Net direct tax collection inc to ____% to approx Rs. 6.9L crore this fiscal

A

22.48%

63
Q

Growth in tax refunds this fiscal is ____% which is Rs. 1.20L crore

A

33.4%

64
Q

Gross tax = ?
It has grown by?

A

Net tax + refund
24% growth

65
Q

How many livestock census has been conducted in the last 100 years? This will be the ____th livestock census

A

20
21st

Info on strat cattle & dog to be provided too

66
Q

Acc to livestock census, when can a place be considered a farm?

A

More than 10 cattle
1,000 chickens
50 goats

67
Q

The total credit disbursed to agriculture amounted to Rs. 22.84 lakh crore with Rs. ____ lakh crore allocated to crop loans and Rs. ____ lakh crore to term loans.

A

Rs. 14 lakh crore crop loans
Rs. 9 lakh crore term loans

68
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____ established an incentive framework for districts with lower credit flow from FY25. More weight of ____% will be given to fresh priority sector loans in districts where loan availability is low at <Rs. ____/ person

A

RBI
125% weight
Less than Rs. 9,000/person

69
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RBI has increased the credit limits for several sectors including:
1. Start-ups: upto Rs. ____.
2. Health infrastructure upto Rs. ____.
3. Renewable energy upto Rs. ____.
4. Schools, sanitation & drinking water facilities: upto Rs. ____

A
  1. Start-ups: Rs. 50 crore
  2. Health infrastructure: Rs. 10 crore
  3. Renewable energy: Rs. 30 crore
  4. School, sanitation and drinking water facilities: Rs. 5 crore
70
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____% of credit requirement of agricultural household was met through institutional sources. ____% from non-institutional sources such as relatives & moneylenders

A

72% through institutional sources
28% through relatives and moneylender