Feb Flashcards

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When was Genome India project launched? It is by?

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Jan 2020
Dept of biotech

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Genome India database is hosted at?

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Indian Biological Data Centre,
Faridabad, Haryana

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Human Genome Project was completed in? Final Purpose of Genome India project?

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2003
Targeted intervention & precision medicine

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Genome india project aims to decode the

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genetic makeup of over 10,000 individuals across different ethnic groups and regions of India.

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In India, annual crop losses due parasitic Nematode is valued at?

microscopic worms

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Rs. 25,000 crore

crop rotation, rresistant varieties, IPM can help

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India’s tiger population has grown by ___% in the last 2 decades

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30%

70% of world’s tiger population is in India

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Who launched the Harit Samriddhi Project?

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Roots Foundation & Coal India Ltd

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Project to enhance farmer’s income & promote inclusive growth in Jharkhand’s agrarian economy by CIL & Roots Foundation

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Harit Samriddhi Project

Improving rural livelihoods & creating a sustainable agri

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Ethanol blending target for 2025-26?

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20%

Original target was 2030, now its 2025

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Acc to McKinsey’s survey ___% farmers are paying digitally & ___% take bank credit

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40% farmers
36%

Cash payments dropped to 24%

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Acc to McKinsey’s survey ___% farmers use crop insurance & __% use biologicals

A

37%
11%

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Acc to McKinsey’s survey ___% farmers rely on subsidies for sustainable practices & ___% haven’t adopted modern tech

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53%
95%

Acc to NAFIS, only 9% have tractor and 6.9% have micro irrigation

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Order of Es in Biotech BioE3

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Economy, Environment, Employment

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Manufacture of Bio-based products include Bio-based chemicals, biopolymers, enzymes, Smart proteins, functional foods, Precision biotherapeutics, Climate-resilient agriculture solutions

A

Biomanufacturing

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15
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Olive Ridley Turtle scientific name? Belongs to family?

A

Lepidochelys olivacea
Cheloniidae

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Fullform of PRASHAD scheme (2014-15)

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Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive

Min of Tourism

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A national level initiative to combat cyber crimes in a structured and coordinated manner. Covers a wide range of cyber threats, including fraud, hacking, cyberbullying, and data breaches.

A

Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)

by MHA

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18
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National Level Coordinating centre for National Heart Failure Registry?

How many Nodal Centres?

A

Thiruvananthapuram (SCTIMST)

9 Nodal Centres

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Acc to National Heart Failure Registry 1-yr mortality rate exceeds ___% higher than many common cancers

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20%

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Investment agreement by EFTA into India? To create ___ jobs in 15 yrs

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$100 bn FDI
1 mn direct jobs

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21
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WHO global target to reduce mean population Na intake

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30% by 2030

Promoting LSSS (Low Na Salt Substitute)

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Su-57 5th gen fighter aircraft will be jointly produced by?

A

Russia’s Rosboronexport and UAC with India’s HAL

from 2025

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Chair of the AI Action Summit?

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India & France

‘AI for People & Planet’ signed by 58 countries - UK, US pass

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___% of Indias higher education takes place in SPUs, acc to NITI Aayog

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80%

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Centre + State education budget is woefully short of NEP target of?

A

6% of GDP

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26
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High Literacy States?

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Kerala, TN, Maha

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By 2030, India aims for ___GW of Renewable Energy, ___ target in Indian Railways & ___MMT Green Hydrogen

A

500 GW Renewable
Net 0 in Railways
5MMT Green Hydrogen

3rd in solar power

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India is the ___ largest petroleum refinery hub with a target of 309 MT by ___

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4th largest
309 MT by 2028

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AI is to displace ____ jobs by 2025 in industries such as customer service, banking, and teaching.

A

85 mn jobs

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30
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Rank of India in Corruption Perception Index by Transparency Intl

Who are toppers?

A

96
(a drop from previous 38)

Denmark Finland Singapore. 32 countries significantly reduce corruption

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France based agency AFD & ____ sign $100 mn Credit Facility agreement on green finance solutions for India’s MSME

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SIDBI

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32
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CMD of SIDBI?

A

Manoj Mittal

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Govt may use ____ to finance fertiliser subsidy gap in FY 25-26

A

Reserve oil funds

OIDF - Oil Industry Development Fund

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Palladium + ____’s ‘Export Pathshala’ Workshop for ____ states FPOs

A

NABARD
Odisha

To empower for global agri trade

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Which of the following is a focus for NABARD’s Export Pathshala?
* Export Documentation
* Quality Standards & Packaging
* Post-Harvest Mgmt
* Value Chain Development
* Risk Mitigation & Export Insurance

for Odisha

A

All

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Aquatic Animal Diseases: Emerging Challenges & Preparedness’ was held in?

A

ICAR Convention Centre, Delhi

2nd time India is hosting after Cochin 2007

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37
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National Surveillance Programme on Aquatic Animal Diseases (NSPAAD) is under which scheme?

A

PM MSY (2020 to 2024-25)

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Aquatic Animal Diseases: Emerging Challenges & Preparedness is organised by?

A

AFC, ICAR, DoF & AFSIB

Asian Fisheries Society

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Davis Cup is associated with? India won here against?

A

Lawn Tennis
Togo

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40
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PM Aasha (2018) scheme to be implemented till?

Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan

A

2025-26

Frm ‘18. To control price volatility, offer remunerative price to farmer

41
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PM Aasha (2018) scheme comprises of 3 sub-schemes?

A
  • Price Support Scheme (PSS),
  • Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS)
  • Pilot of Private Procurement & Stockist Scheme (PPPS)
42
Q

Rs. ____ crore Credit Guarantee Scheme to promote e-NWR adoption

and provide low interest loans via e-kisan Upaj Nidhi (e-KUN)

A

Rs. 1,000 crore

e-negotiable warehouse receipt

43
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National e-Repository Limited. (NeRL), a Commodity Repository in India, launched as an MII, is promoted by?

Market Infrastructure Institute

A

NABARD, SBI, NCDEX, ICICI Bank,

44
Q

WDRA has granted a certificate of registration to ____ for providing an e-Repository platform for the creation and management of e-warehouse receipts (eWR) both ____ & ____

A

NeRL (2017)
Negotiable & non-Negotiable

45
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NeRL holds ___% market share. An expansion is expected with more registrations under ____

A

88% share
WDRA

15,000 warehouses linked to NeRL for e-NWR issuance

46
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e-NWR based lending could read Rs. ____ in 10 yrs, acc to govt

A

Rs. 1 lakh crore

47
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____, promoting climate smart agri, earns Google Cloud Ready Sustainability Designation for helping businesses meet ESG goals

A

Cropin

Active in 100+ countries. Aim: transform food system > sustainable model

48
Q

NABARD has launched a Solar-Powered Fisheries Initiative in ____

A

Nagaon, Assam

49
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NABARD’s Solar Powered Fisheries Initiative aims to establish ___ model fisheries in Kaliabor block

A

10 model fisheries

with solar pumps and aerators, solar dryers & freezers

50
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The 26th Chief Election Commissioner of India? elected under article?

A

Gyanesh Kumar
Art 324

Rajiv Kumar before him

51
Q

FM launched ‘Sachal Aaykar Seva Kendra’ in ____

along with MCGS-MSME

A

Colaba, Mumbai

Mobile tax facilitation centre

52
Q

Full form of SWAMIH investment fund?

A

Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing

53
Q

Who manages SWAMIH Fund (2019)?

A

SBI ventures

54
Q

Who is implementing Bharat Net? under ministry?

A

BBNL
Min of Communication

Bharat Broadband Network Limited. Funded by USOF

55
Q

1 state 1 RRB is likely to consolidate RRBs from 42 to?

A

28

RRB established in 1976

56
Q

A recently launched app for easy access to economic and financial data?

57
Q

In RBI DATA app, ‘banking outlet’ section helps users locate banking facilities with a ___km radius

A

20 km

Includes SAARC finance - economic data from SAARC nations

58
Q

SAARC members? Formed in?

A

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri-Lanka

Dhaka, 1985 - HQ, Kathmandu

59
Q

Acing Development of Innovative Technologies (ADITI) Scheme is under?

A

iDEX

Innovations for Defence Excellence

60
Q

Full form of GREAT scheme (2023)?

A

Grant for Research & Entrepreneurship across Aspiring Innovators in Technical Textiles

4 start ups apporved

61
Q

Approved grant for start-ups in GREAT scheme (2023)

A

Rs. 50 L each for 18 months

Medical, industrial, agro, home & protective textiles

62
Q

GREAT Scheme (2023) has evolved under?

A

National Technical Textiles Mission

Research, Dev & Innovation Component of NTTM

63
Q

Skill India Programme (2015) is set to run till? With an outlay of?

A

2025-26
Rs. 8800 crore

MoSDE

64
Q

The 3 schemes that will be combined under Skill India Programme (2015)?

A

PM KVY, PM NAPS, Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS)

MoSDE

65
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PM National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (PM NAPS) provides ___% of the stipend upto Rs. _____/m

A

25% upto Rs. 1,500/m

66
Q

PM NAPS beneficiaries age limit?

67
Q

PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 (PM KVY) provides ____ term training, skilling & upskilling

Target age group?

A

short-term

15-59 yrs

68
Q

Jan Shiksha Sansthan is a community driven ____ training initiative to empower ____, ____ & ____

A

Vocational Training
Rural women, Youth and EWS

Linked with JANMAN & ULLAS schemes

69
Q

Age limit of JSS scheme in SKill India Programme?

70
Q

Swavalambini scheme is by and for?

A

MSDE + NITI Aayog
for NER (Assam, Meghalaya, Mizo)

Women Entrepreneurship Program for those in HEIs with resources &mentors

71
Q

1st BIMSTEC Youth Summit was held in?

A

Gandhinagar, India

Proposed during the 4th BIMSTEC Summit (Nepal)

72
Q

RBI’s MPC has cut repo rate to 6.25% for the 1st time in ___ yrs

A

5 yrs (since 2020)

Now at 6% (April MPC)

73
Q

The MPC has ___ no of members with ___from RBI & ___ external

A

6 members
3 from RBI and 3 external

They hold office for 4 yrs

74
Q

PM YUVA was launched in? As a part of? By Min of?

A

2022
India@75 Project, MoE

Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav

75
Q

AN author mentorship programme to train young & budding authors below 30

A

PM YUVA

Promote India & India’s writer globally

76
Q

Stipend in PM YUVA?

A

Rs. 50,000/m /author

10% royalty by NBT on publication & sales

77
Q

‘India Gas Market Report: Outlook 2030’ is by?

A

International Energy Agency

Growth of Gas Consumption: 60% by 2030

78
Q

___ company dominated India’s gas marketing & pipeline transmission

79
Q

According to recently released CRI 2025, India’s rank ____ most affected country with 80,000 fatalities

A

6th most affected

80
Q

‘Expanding Quality HE through States & SPUs’ is by?

A

NITI Aayog

81
Q

Indicators of NITI Aayog’s ‘Expanding Quality HE through States & SPUs’

A
  1. Quality
  2. Funding & Financing
  3. Governance
  4. Employability
82
Q

Which States have the highest education budget?

A

Maharashtra, Bihar, TN

83
Q

Principle Scientific Adivisor to Govt. ____ inaugurates RuTAGe Smart Village Centre (RSVC) to drive rural ____

A

Ajay Sood
To drive Rural Innovation & Sustainable Solutions

84
Q

RuTAGe Smart Village Centre (RSVC) has been launched in?

A

Sonipat, Haryana

For everyday challenges in rural areas: animal intrusion, organic, MSME

85
Q

RuTAGe Smart Village Centre will collab with ____ to provide practical solutions

86
Q

RSVC will offer a comprehensive range of ___ tech tracks. ‘Agri & Waste Mgmt’ track is in collaboration with ___

A

12 tech tracks
KVKs

87
Q

Soil Health Card, which has completed a decade, was launched in?

A

Suratgarh, Rajasthan

19th Feb 2015

88
Q

No. of Soil Health Cards issued to farmers inc from 16.8L in 2020-21 to ____

A

53 Lakh to 2024-25

89
Q

Recently launched NAKSHA, a web-GIS platform, was launched &developed by?

A

MoRD
MP SEDC

Technical partner is Survey of India

90
Q

NAKSHA by MoRD fulform?

A

National Geospatial Knowledge-Based Land Survey of Urban Habitations

91
Q

NAKSHA was announced in year ____ as a part of scheme ____

A

2024
DILRMP

Till 2026 - Similar to SVAMITVA but for Urban Habitations

92
Q

‘AI for Entrepreneurship’ is an initiative by? It aims to empower ____ lakh youth by 2025

A

MSDE + NSDC + Intel India
1 Lakh by 2025

93
Q

Time period of Internship in PM Internship Scheme? Last date to apply?

A

12 months
31st March 2025

By Min of Corporate Affairs

94
Q

Who is the chairman of the Bay of Bengal Inter-Governmental Organisation?

BOBP-IGP

A

India

A fisheries sector think-tank for Bay of bengal region countries

95
Q

Bay of Bengal Inter-Governmental Organisation, was set up in? members & partner countries?

BOBP-IGP

A

2003
Member: Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka

Partner: Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand

96
Q

Bharat Tech Triumph Program is organised by?

Under Create in India

A

Min of Information & Broadcasting (MoIB) + Interactive Entertainment & Innovation Council (IEIC)

97
Q

Who has introduced Digital Brand Identity Manual (DBIM)

A

MeitY

To harmonise government’s digital presence

98
Q

Who hosted the 1st CIO conference under Harmonisation of Digital Footprint?

A

Digital Bharat Identiy Manual (DBIM) by MeitY

99
Q

Acc to a recent study by Young Minds in Andhra and TN, despite reducing Multidimensional poverty and near universal primary enrolment, ___% of children were stunted

A

40%
Inequalities remain entrenched

Education alone will not solve all problems