Feb 2024 Flashcards

1
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Subsidy under Antyodaya Anna Yojana (2000) has been extended to?

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Sugar

Rs. 18.5 per kg per month

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My Bharat Portal was launched by?

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Ministry of Youth Affairs

AKA Mera Yuva Bharat Portal

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3
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National Honey Mission is by? it was launched in?

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KVIC (MSME)
2017-18

Honey Mission or Sweet Revolution

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National Beekeeping & Honey Mission (NBHM) is by? it was launched on?

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MoAFW
2020

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5
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When was Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana Launched?

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2007-08

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When was RKVY agri-startup programme launched?

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2019-20

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Credit Enhancement Guarantee Scheme for SCs (CEGSSC) was launched in? It is by?

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2014-15
By MoSJE

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Nodal Agency for CEGSSC (2014) is?

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IFCI - Industrial Finance Corporation of India (1993)

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9
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How much loan can a bank sanction under CEGSSC (2014)? What is the guarantee provided?

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No Restriction on amount
Guarantee from Rs. 15L - Rs. 5 crore

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10
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Juvenile Justice Protection of Children Act was passed in which year?

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2015

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GHAR (Go Home & Reunite) by NCPCR is under which ministry?

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Women & Child Development Ministry

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12
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Track Child portal in GHAR scheme is called?

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Khoya Paya

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13
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Share of women owned MSME registered in the Udyam registration portal?

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20.5%

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14
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Central Procurement Policy mandates what share of their procurement to be sourced from women owned MSMEs?

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3%

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15
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Concession received by women entrepreneurs in Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSME (by SIDBI & MSME)?

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10% concession on annual guarantee fees
85% guarantee coverage

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16
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SAMARTH initiative is by? Aim?

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MSME
Skill & Marketing Development Training to 7500+ Women from rural and sub-urban areas

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17
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Benefits for women entrepreneurs in SAMARTH initiative under
* Skill Development Programmes
* Market Assistance
* Discount on processing fee in National Small industries corporation?

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20%

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18
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PM khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana guidelines mandate how much share to be used for High Priority sectors? What does it include?

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70% of funds
Drinking water, environment & pollution control measures, health care, education, aged, differently abled, women and child welfare, skill development, sanitation, agri & animal husbandry

for coal mine affected habitats

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In PMKKKY, share of funds to be utilised on infrastructure, irrigation, energy and watershed development?

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30%

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20
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E-Sakshi Mobile app is by?

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MoSPI

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Which app aims to capture entire MPLADS scheme (by MoSPI) funds allocation cycle and provide greater convenience and accessibility in monitoring the scheme?

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e-Sakshi Mobile App

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22
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NAndini Sahakar & Swayam Shakti Sahakar yojana, fall under the purview of which cooperative?

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NCDC (1963)

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23
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SHRESHTA scheme is under ministry of?

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MoSJE

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24
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India Aging report is released by?

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UNFPA

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25
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Population of aged people in India?

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8.6%

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26
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Growth rate of india’s elderly population?

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41%

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As per UNFPA, share of India’s population that will be elderly by 2050?

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20%

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In which year the elderly population of india will surpass the population of children aged 0-15 yrs?

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2046

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29
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SVAMITVA scheme is ending in which year?

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2024

from 2020

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Continuously Operated Reference Stations (CORS) is associated with?

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SVAMITVA scheme

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31
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PMKVY was launched in? It is Implemented by?

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2015
NSDC - National Skill Development Corporation

under MoSDE

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32
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Which of the following is not a component of PM KVY?
1. Short Term Training
2. Recognition for Prior Learning
3. Special Projects
4. Kaushal & Rozgar Mela
5. Placement Assistance
6. Infrastructure Development
7. Continuous Monitoring
8. Standardised Branding & Communication

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6

SSR-KPC-B

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33
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What are the government skill, re-skill and up-skill training schemes under Skill India Mission (2015)?

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  1. PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PN KVY)
  2. Jan Shikshan Shanthan (JSS)
  3. National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS)
  4. Craftman Training Scheme (CTS)
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34
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Jan Shiksha Sansthan was formerly known as?

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Shramik Vidyapeth

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35
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Mandate of Jan Shiksha Sansthan is?

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To provide Vocational Skills in non-formal mode to:
1. no-literate,
2. neoliterate
3. persons with rudimentary education

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36
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Under Jan Shiksha Shamsthan, education is provided upto which class for which age-group?

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8th class (12th for drop outs)
15-45 yrs

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37
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NAPS & NATS are under which ministries

National Apprenticeship Training Scheme and National Ap Promotion Scheme

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NAPS - MoSDE
NATS - Min of Education

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38
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Provide fixed-day, free of cost, assured, comprehensive and quality antinatal care on the 9th day of every month, universally to all pregnant women int heir 2nd/3rd trimesters of pregnancy

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PM Surakshit Matritya Abhiyan

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39
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Assured, dignified, respectful and quality healthcare at no cost with 0 tolerance for denial of serivces - for every woman and newborn visiting the public health facility

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Surakshit Matritva aashwasan SUMAN

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40
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Entitles every pregnant woman to free delivery including C-section, in public health institutions along with provision of free transport, diagnostic, medicine, other consumables, diet and blood (if required). Similar entitlements also for sick infants

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Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK)

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41
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MISHTI (Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Income) Scheme was launched in?

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2023-24

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MISHTI programme covers an area of? Across how many States and UTs?

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540 sq km
across 9 coastal states
& 4 UTs

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43
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Time period for MISHTI programme?

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2023-2028
5 years

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44
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Total mangrove cover in the country is?

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4992 km2

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45
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Gross total mangrove cover area is in which state?

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West Bengal

46
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The 2 states with most mangrove cover increase is?

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Odisha
Maharashtra

47
Q

Which country was the first to include Mission LiFE as a part of its NDC? Nationally Determined Contributions are valid for?

A

India
5 years

48
Q

Mission Life Envisions how many core shifts in our collective approach toward sustainability?

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3 shifts:
* Change in demand
* Change in supply
* Change in policy

49
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India has how many MSEs? Their contribution to India’s GDP & export is?

A

63 million MSME
30% GDP contribution
40% export contribution

50
Q

An online electronic platform and institutional mechanism for factoring trade receivables of MSME sellers

A

TReDS Platform

Trade Receivables electronic Discount System

51
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The turnover threshold of buyers for mandatorily onboarding TReDS have been halved from Rs. 500 crore to Rs. ____ cr, to bring more companies under TReDS

A

Rs. 250 crore

Read question well even if you don’t know, it mentions HALVED

52
Q

PLISFPI (2021) has a budget outlay of? Time Period?

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Rs. 10,900 crore
2021-22 to 2026-27

53
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Under the PLISFPI scheme, companies receive financial incentives of ____% for expenditure on international branding, capped at ____% of food product sales or Rs. ____ crore, whichever is less. To promote Brand India

A

50%
3%
Rs. 50 crore

54
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3 components of the PLISFPI

Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry

A
  1. Incentivising manufacturing in 4 major food product segment
  2. Promoting innovative organic product
  3. Supporting branding and marketing abroad for Indian brands
55
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When was PLI Scheme for Millet Based Products (PLISMBP) launched? what is its outlay?

A

2022-23
Rs. 800 crore

Utilizing savings of PLISFPI

56
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A line of credit for rural infrastructure projects under the following 3 channels:
1. Funsing Rural infrastructure projects directly to state or state owned institutions
2. Funding PPP infrastructure projects to rural areas, developed directly through Special Purpose Vehicles promoted through State owned institutions, co-operatives, producer organisations, etc.
3. Funding non-PPP rural infratructure projects developed by registered entities like companies or co-operatives

A

NIDA
NABARD Infrastructure Development Assistance

57
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Share of India’s population of age 15-24 years is ____ and global average is ____?

A

18%
15.4%

58
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Median age of India?

A

28.2 years

59
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Which state is the 1st to introduce DBT? When was it launched and which areas?

A

Jharkhand, 2013
Scholarships, MGNREGA, PDS (max), MSP, etc (all)

60
Q

Which of the following is true according to NFHS 5 Rural areas (2019-21):
1. Sex ratio at birth in last 5 years: 931/1,000
2. TFR: 2.1
3. Infant mortality Rate: 38.4

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1, 2 & 3

61
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The 3 schemes, APY, PMJJBY, PMSBY were launched in? what are their premiums?

A

2015
* APY: Rs. 1000- Rs. 5000 /month received
* JJBY: Rs. 436 per annum per member
* SBY: Rs. 20

62
Q

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act was passed in?

A

2015

63
Q

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act was launched in?

A

2012

64
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Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education (RTE) Act was launched in?

A

2009

65
Q

How any countries signed the 0 Debris Charter, a landmark initiative by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2023

A

12 countries

Debris neutral activities by 2030

66
Q

Full form of DIKSHA? It is by?

A

Digital infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing
by NCERT

67
Q

STARS full form? How many states are a part?

A

Strengthening of Teaching Learning & Results for States
6 states are a part

HP, Kerala, MP, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan

68
Q

Full form of ULLAS - Nav Bharat Shaksharta Karyakram? What is its aim?

A

Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society
Aim: Foundational Literacy & Numeracy for non-literates above the age of 15

Adult Education: Redirects to DIKSHA

69
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Aim of PM POSHAN? Time period?

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2021-22 to 2025-26
One hot cooked meal for students of class 1-8 in government & Government aided schools

70
Q

When was Vidyanjali programme launched? Its aim?

A

Sept 2017
To strengthen school infrastructure and improve the quality of school education through community participation, CSR and Private sector involvement

71
Q

Who is the implementation bank of National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme by Ministry of Education?

A

State Bank of India

72
Q

1L Scholarships will be offered to EWS gifted or meritorious students under which scheme?

A

National means cum merit scheme

Rs. 12,000 per annum

73
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Amount of scholarship under National means cum merit scholarship?

A

Rs. 12,000 per annum (Rs. 1000 per month)

To class 9 students - can be continued till 12

74
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Who are not eligible of National Means cum Merit Scholarship scheme?

A
  1. Students in KVs and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
  2. Those under residential schools
  3. Those in private schools
  4. Those enrolled abroad
75
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NCF-2023 improves upon its pre-decessor by?

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  1. Promoting competency based education
  2. introducing vocational education from grade 3, rather than 9
  3. learning languages native to India
  4. Charting a comprehensive roadmap for ECCE and Foundational Literacy & Numeracy
76
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National Credit Framework (NCrF) announced under NEP in 2023, forms the bulwark of the ____ underpining life-long learning, which includes digital solutions and DPI

A

Regulatory Architechture

77
Q

APAAR full form?

A

Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry

78
Q

SWAYAM+ is an online platform led by?

A

IIT Madras

79
Q

SAMARTH an e-governance solution is by?

A

MoE + Indian Institute of Crafts & Design

To digitally transform administrative processes in HEIs

80
Q

An initiative that unifies digital education efforts, offering diverse content access through DIKSHA & Sathee platforms

A

PM e-VIDYA

81
Q

Full form of LAHI? it is associated with?

A

Lend a Hand India
Education

An NGO model

82
Q

How many patents were granted in FY24 alone? Acc to WIPO, India saw the highest growth in patent filing in 2022 at about?

A

nearly 1 lakh
31.6% in 2022

it was less than 25,000 in FY20

83
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India’s rank in Global Innovation Index has constantly improved from 81st in 2015 to ____ in 2023

A

40th in 2023

84
Q

Total PhD enrolment in India has increased to?

A

81.2% in FY22

85
Q

As a mark of India’s ascent in high quality research, the country climbed up to ____th rank in the Nature Index 2023

A

9th

Before Australia and Switzerland

86
Q

India’s R&D investment as a share of GDP is?
A corpus of Rs. ____ was announced int he interim budget for Research & Innovation, adopting the slogan?

A

0.64% of GDP
Rs. 1 lakh crore
Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan

87
Q

How many priorities did the G20 in 2023 have? What are they?

A

6 priorities:
* Green Development, Climate finance & LiFE
* Accelerating progress on SDGs
* Inclusive & Resilient Growth
* Women-led Development
* Reforming Multilateral Institutions
* Technological Transformation & DPI

88
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When was Gende Budget 1st Introduced? What is the share of Gender Budget in FY25?

A

2006
6.5%

89
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A government program in India which provides nutritional meals, preschool education, primary healthcare, immunization, health check-up and referral services to children under 6 years of age and their mothers

A

ICDS Programme

Integrated Child Development Scheme

90
Q

Who ensures the quality of meals at Anganwadi Centre? Who oversees the feeding program’s quality and quantity accrediton?

A

Mother’s Committee (meal quantity)
Jaach Committees (program quality)

91
Q

Jaach Committees, who ensure the ICDS feeding programme quality and quantity, is from which state?

A

Odisha

92
Q

Jan Shiksha Sansthan (JSS) was renamed from Shramik Vidyapith in? It is under which ministry?

A

2000
MSDE

Earlier Ministry of Education

93
Q

How many beneficiaries in JSS are women? What is the max age of enrollment?

A

82%
45 years

minimum 15

94
Q

Which country has the highest proportion of women in science? what is their share?

A

India
42.3% women

95
Q

42.3% women in India study STEM, what is the share that eventually pursue R&D? Which scheme of GoI rectifies this contrast?

A

18.6% in R&D
WISE KIRAN Scheme

Women in Science & Engg KIRAN

96
Q

Reservation of 1/3rd seats in Panchayats was constitutionalised in? Current Share of elected Panchayats that are women?

A

1991
46%

97
Q

India’s female LFPR is about 37% as of 2022-23. How many of these women in rural india work in agri?

A

3/4th

98
Q

Which State/UT has acieved full functional literacy under ULLAS-Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram?

A

Ladakh

99
Q

SAMADHAN portal is a digital initiative of the Ministry of ____, to make life of workmen, Management, Trade Unions, etc. Smooth with a more user friendly, transparent & efficient through online documentation, centralized monitoring

A

Ministry of Labour & Employment

100
Q

A campaign for mass awareness aimed at formalising women-owned informal micro-enterprises. It will provide capacity building, training, handholding, mentorship to these enterprises.
It is under which ministry?

A

Yashavini Campaign
MSME (2024)

101
Q

Initiative to provide financial assisstance for onboarding, cataloguing, account management, logistics, packaging material & design.

A

MSME Team

50% to be women owned

102
Q

Who was conferred with the prestigious ‘Yoga Ratna’ Award 2024 at the Yoga Mahotsav

A

Yogacharya Dhakaram

103
Q

India is the ____ largest economy in nominal terms and ____ largest in PPP terms

A

5th largest
3rd largest

Larger than UK & France

104
Q

Vision India @ 2047 is a project by?

A

NITI Aayog

105
Q

Aim of NITI Aayog in its Vision India @ 2047 is a $ ____ trillion economy, with per capita income of $ ____ and strong public finance

A

$30 trillion
$18,000 - $20,000 income per capita

106
Q

Acc to NITI Aayog, India’s current population is around ____ billion and projected to peak at 1.6 billion by ____ and decline to 1.45 billion by ____

A

1.4 billion
2048 - peak
2100 - decline

107
Q

Economic growth required to achieve NITI Aayog’s Vision India @ 2047?

A

8.8 - 9.2% growth

108
Q

MSME TEAM, aims to facilitate 5L micro & small enterprises for?

A

Open Network for Digital Commerce

109
Q

Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan (2018) was initiated in ____ selected by NITI Aayog

A

Aspirational Districts

Motivate farmers 2 achieve DFA by ‘22

110
Q

Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan slogan? It was launched by?

A

Prosperous farmers for a prosperous nation
MoAFW