IRDAI July Flashcards

1
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When is Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita set to be effective?

A

From 1st July 2024

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  1. The CrPC is being replaaced by?
  2. The Evidence Act 1872 is being replaced by?
  3. The IPC is being replaced by?
A

CrPC -> Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023
IPC -> Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita
Evidence Act 1872 -> Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam

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1st nation to build a full list of its Fauna? it was done by?

A

India
ZSI Kolkata

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Sampoornata Abhiyan is by? It encompasses how many blocks and districts?

A

NITI Aayog
500 blocks and 112 districts

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5
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2 schemes that align with Sampoornata Abhiyan KPI?

A

Aspiration Districts / Block Programme
& Soil Health Card

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6
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Who hosted the 46th UNESCO World Heritage Committee Session?
Who will host the 47th?

A

India
Bulgaria (Sophia)

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7
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Who has chaired the Colombo Press for the 1st time? Where is it always held?

A

India
Geneva

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HQ of International Organisation for Migration? It has how many Asian members?

A

Geneva
12 Asian Members

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9
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Recently who has launched an MA programme in Bhagwat Gita Studies?

A

IGNOU

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South Asia’s Largest flight training school has been set up in? It is by?

A

Amravati, Maharashtra
by Air India

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11
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How many caves are there in Ajanta (Amravati Maharashtra)

A

19 caves

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12
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Fullform of SEHER program by WEP & TransUnion CIBIL

A

Society for Empowering Human Resource

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13
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Concession for Women and MSME entrepreneurs on PESO licensing fees?

A

Women: 80%
MSME 50%

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Full form of PESO, it is under which ministry?

A
  • Petroleum & Explosives Safety Organisation
  • Ministry of Commerce & Industry
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15
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The Haj Committee 2002, previously under Mininistry of ____ is now under Ministry of Minority Affairs

A

Ministry of External Affairs

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16
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Who is the chair of the 16th Financial Commission?
Which Article provides for the Financial Commission?

A

Dr. Arvind Panagariya
Art. 280

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17
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Which of the following is not the member of the 16th Financial Commission:
1. Soumya Kanti Ghosh
2. Manoj Panda
3. Pranuj Bhandari
4. Annie George Matthew
5. Ajay Narayan Jha

A

3

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18
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Who led the Global Maritime discourse? Where was it held?

A

India (TK Ramachandran)
IMO Council London

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What number session of Global Maritime Discourse by IMP Council London was this? What was India’s proposal?

A

132nd
SACE-SMarT - Sustainable Maritime Transport

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What was the theme of the 132nd Global Maritime Discourse 2024? What will the 2025 theme be?

A

2024: Navigating the Future - Safety First (NFSF)
2025: Our Ocean - Our Obligation - Our Opportunity (O6)

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21
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The High Seas Treaty need to signed by at least how many countries? EEZ of India is how big?

Exclusive Economic Zone

A

60 countries
200 Nautical Miles

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22
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INS - Indian Newspaper Society - Tower is located in?

A

Mumbai

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23
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NITI Aayog Hackathon is named? it is being held for creating?

A

GearShift Challenge
0 Emissions Truck

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24
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Which country has introduced holographic technology in their bank notes as an anti-counterfiet measure?

A

Japan (Yen)

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25
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SDR basket includes which 5 currencies?

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US dollar, euro, yuan, yen and the UK pound

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26
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UN COnference on Afghanistan was held in?

A

Doha

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27
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Who will be the EU council chair after Hungary (current)?

A

Poland (2025)

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28
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China has created a presidential palace in ____

A

Vanuatu island

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29
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The conservative party has been replaced in the UK after ____ years?

A

14 yrs

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30
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Current Iran President is ____ he has replaced ____

A

Masoud Pezeshkian
replaces Ebrahim Raisi

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31
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Members of the Malabar Quad Showdown are? What number exercise is this of the quad?

A

USA, Japan, Aus, India
28th exercise

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32
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Top 3 most expensive cities in the World?

A

Hong Kong
Singapore
Zurich

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33
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1st Female CJI of Lahore?

A

Aalia Neelum

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34
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Which country is the most affordable for expats?

A

Vietnam

4th consecutive year

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35
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India & ____ have signed a mutually recognised agreement for Organic Products

A

Taiwan

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36
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The Ganga Treaty signed between India and Bangladesh is to be renewed in?

A

2026

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37
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President of the European Council?

A

Antonio Costa

Former PM of Portugal

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38
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‘Loss and Damages fund’ for natural disasters, was set up in? Which country houses the board for the fund?

A

COP27 UNFCCC
Philippines

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39
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5th member of the Colombo Security Conclave? Who founded it and when?

A

Bangladesh
In 2020 by India, Sri Lanka & Maldives

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40
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Lokpath Mobile app launched in which state? who is their CM?

A

MP - CM Mohan Yadav

To maintain transparency & accountability towards public

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41
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Ghar ghar solar is an initiative of?

A

Govt of UP + Tata Power

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42
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Mitra Vans are being established along the borders of?

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UP & Nepal

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43
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Allocation for UP defence corridor spanning Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi, Aligarh, Chitrakoot & Agra?

A

Rs. 25,000 crore

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44
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Grow with the trees is an initiative of BSF &?

A

SBI

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45
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World’s largest Ramayan Temple, bigger than the Angor Vat, in being built in?

A

Kesaria, Bihar

46
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East India’s 1st university for the disabled is being built in? India’s first is?

A

Jharkhand (Ranchi)
Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Divyanga University - UP

47
Q

Maharashtra’s 1st female Chief Secretary

A

Sujata Sunaik

48
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Full form of NEVA, an initiative to digitise state assembly, is? It is by state of?

A

National e-Vidhan Application
From MP

49
Q

1st state to adopt Road Safety Action Plan

A

Rajasthan

50
Q

Which 2 states have the highest FDI?

A

Gujarat - 55% jump
Maharashtra

51
Q

Chief of air force inaugurate Weapon System School in?

A

Hyderabad

52
Q

Budget allocation for Hyderabad development?

A

Rs. 15,000 crore

53
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India’s Defence production is at an all time high at?

A

Rs. 1.268 lakh crore

54
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Indian Army inducts 1st indigenous chip based 4G Base Station procured from?

A

Bangalore based Signaltron

55
Q

A multinational air exercise that happens in Australia every 2 years

A

Exercise pitch black

56
Q

GAINS 2024 has been launched at Garden Reach Kolkata to foster tech solutions for?

A

Shipyard Challenges

57
Q

World’s Largest Naval Exercise? Which indian naval ship particiated in it?

A

RIMPAC
INS Shivalik

58
Q

Nomadic Elephant is a land based exercise between?

A

India + Mongolia

59
Q

SEBEX, a non-nuclear bomb more powerful than TNT was developed by?

A

Indian Navy

60
Q

Which bank has started Union Premium in rural & semi-urban branches for personalised service to premium customers.

A

Union Bank

61
Q

Project nexus by BIS and ASEAN, for effective cross-border payments, involves which countries? It aims to be effective by year?

A

Malaysia, Phillippines, Singapore, Thailand, India.
2026

62
Q

Pre-paid Sapphiro Forex Card is by?

A

ICICI Bank

63
Q

____ sector drives NPS growth & economic activity in india

A

Private sector

Government sector demands OPS -> UPS introduced

64
Q

What is the eligibility criteria under UPS, where one can draw 50% of their salary in the 12 months of their employment?

Unified Pension Scheme

A

must complete 25 years of service

OPS removed because it had no funding

64
Q

RBI elected who as Utkarsh Small Finance bank MD & CEO? How many small finance banks exist?

A

Govind Singh
11 Small Finance Banks

65
Q

AU Small Finance Bank to merge with Fincare and become a Universal bank. What is the min paid up capital of a Universal Bank?

A

Rs. 10,000 crore

66
Q

Who introduced a Health insurance Ai - Elevate?

A

ICICI Lombard

67
Q

Full form of OBICUS by RBI, a quarterly study of manfacturing sector? When was it introduced?

A

Order books Inventories and Capacity Utilisations Survey
2008

68
Q

Financial Inclusion Index by RBI is at?

A

64.2 in 2024

69
Q

Growth rate of India’s 8 crore sectors? PMI includes data from how many manufacturers?

A

6.5% yoy
400 mnufacturers

PMI is at a 16 year high

70
Q

Under the LRS rules by RBI, indian residents can send remittance upto?

A

$2.5 lakh per FY

71
Q

Safety Ring by Kotak Mahindra is for?

A

Cyber Fraud protection

72
Q

Angel tax recently removed was under which act?

A

Section 56 (2) of Income Tax Act

Negative impact: Shell company creation. Positive: Better investment

73
Q

Digital bharat nidhi is by? it is for?

A

Department of Tecommunication
Improve and connect internet to rural areas

74
Q

____ approves 1.5 billion for low-carbon-energy sector development in India

A

World Bank

mains

75
Q

RBI mandates that all credit card payments made through 3rd party apps will be through BBPS (NPCI) from ____. How many banks are active on BBPS?

Bharat Bill Payment System

A

1st July
26/34 banks that have been authorised to issue credit cards, are yet to become active on BBPS.

76
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RBI ups financial allocation for states from Rs. 47,000 to Rs. ____ crore

A

Rs. 60,000 crore

77
Q

Health Sathi Plan is by? It’s premium is?

A

PayTM
Rs. 35/month

78
Q

Indiabulls housing Finance is now?

A

Samman Capital Ltd.

79
Q

Name of India’s 1st CNG Bike and who is it by?

A

Freedom Bike by Bajaj

80
Q

____ & AHFL is now providing loans for low-income women with corpus of $ ____

Adhar Housing Finance Ltd.

A

ADB
$60 million

81
Q

India’s first Oil & Gas ETF has been launched by?

Exchange Traded Fund

A

ICICI Prudential

ETF: traded all day, Mutual Funds: Only once at the end of day

82
Q

ADB has built a 400MW Power Plant in? India’s non-fossil fuel energy output target?

A

Gujarat
500 GW by 2030

Largest is in MP - 600GW

83
Q

RBI as recently allowed which NBFC to become a CIC?

Core Investment Company

A

Jio Financial Services

84
Q

GST Day and World Population Day is on?

A

1st July
11th July

85
Q

India’s top 2 most valuable brands are?

A

Tata (1st) - Infosys (2nd)

86
Q

Generative Ai rank of India, who is 1st?

A

India: 5th
China: 1st

87
Q

Employment growth of Indis in FY24 is?

A

6%

3.2% in FY23

88
Q

Order of St Andrew the Apostle the First-Called, Highest Civilian Award of ____ was conferred to Modi

A

Russia

89
Q

2 Gaganyan Astronauts have been shortlisted for the NASA’s AXIOM ____ project to train.

A

AXIOM - 4 project

90
Q

What is Snowblind?

A

A malware

91
Q

____ is an exoplanet full of water or ice and is being dubbed as super earth

A

LHS 1140b

92
Q

NASAs satellite to study the ionosphere

A

NASA’s Gold Satellite

Telecommunication wavs use ionosphere

93
Q

Oran Knowlson is the first person to get a brain implant to control?

A

epilepsy

94
Q

1st commercial spacewalk mission is by?

A

SpaceX Polaris Dawn

95
Q

Founder of Telegram?

A

Pavel Durov

96
Q

Next chairman of SBI, replacing Dinesh Khara is?
SBi General Insurance MD & CEO?

A

CS Shetty
Naveen Chandra Jha

97
Q

PUMA India Ambassadors?

A

Riyan Parang and Nitish Kumar Reddy

98
Q

India is Partnering with ____ & BLue Origin for a human space flight initiative - 11 mins beyond the ____ line

A

SERA
Karman Line

Boundary of space

99
Q

India & ____ aims for a $100 billion trade by year ____

A

Russia
2030

100
Q

____ & MeitY collab for an AI audit tool for corporate India

A

ICAI

Indian Chartered Accounted of India

101
Q

IRS & ____ sign an MoU to advance maritime safety

A

IIT-B

102
Q

eSankhyiki is a portal by?
What are its modules?

A

MoSPI
Data Catalogue, Macro indicator module

103
Q

A portal to streamline and centralise access to key national statistical data, supporting planners, policymakers, researchers and public?
When was it launched?

A

eSankhyiki by MoSPI
Statistics Day - 29th June

Use Data for Decision Making

104
Q

Smart Cities Mission (2015) has been extended till? how many cities are targeted?

A

2025
100 cities

105
Q

Ministry of Culture initiate Project ____ at the 46th World Heritage Committee Meeting

A

Project PARI

Public Art of India

106
Q

An initiative that aims to improve farming value chain by giving direct equity support and investing in AIFs

A

AgriSURE

NABVentures

107
Q

Who won the 10th Leon Masters Chess Championship

A

Vishwanathan Anand

108
Q

Who won the Aus Grand Prix 2024?
Who won the 9th British Grand Prix?

A

George Russel
Lewis Hamilton

109
Q

Which edition of the Durand Cup recently took place? What were its 4 venues?

A

133rd
Kolkata, Kokrajhar (assam), Jamshedpur, Shillong