Jan 1-15 Flashcards
C-Dot & ____ sign agreement on ‘Building BLocks for THz Communication Front Ends’ for 6G
IIT D
____ has the world’s largest natural gas reserves and is the world’s second-largest producer of natural gas.
Russia
World’s largest producer of crude oil?
US
Followed by Saudi & Russia
Fast Track Immigration - Trusted Traveller Programme has been launched in __ airports
Automated gates for faster screening of international travellers
7 airports
Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Cochin, Ahmedabad
Acc to McKinsey’s demography report, India has ___ yrs till it gets too old
‘Demographic Transition & Depopulation’
33 yrs
by 2050
A one time DAP subsidy has been provided by the govt. DAP contains ___% N and ___% P
18% N
46% P
most water soluble
Indian Organic standards (NPOP) will be updated to be at par with?
EU grades
NPOP recognised by GB, Switz & European Commission
CEO of UIDAI?
Bhuvesh Kumar
Which 2 Indian state is witnessing an increase in girls completing secondary education btw 2019 & 2024?
Kerala & TN
Decline in Bihar & Assam (Overall)
New ISRO chief and space secretary?
V. Narayanan
2 yr term
A scheme that provides financial assistance for certified seeds up to 50%-60% in subsidy?
Beej Gram Yojana
2014-15
Countries a part of EFTA?
Iceland, Leichtenstein, Norway & Switzerland
HQ: Geneva
When was the 1st Amrit Bharat Train inaugurated?
Jan 2024
Darbhanga to New Delhi. Flagged off from Ayodhya
Right to property is a constitutional right under Article?
Not a fundamental right under 44th Amendment
Art 300A
If taken need to be compensated
Bhopal Gas Tragedy happened in?
1984
Right to privacy is enshrined under art?
Art 21
A fundamental right (right to life & personal liberty)
Centralised Pension Payments System is by? it will be implemented from?
A shift from Decentralised pension disbursal system
EPFO
Jan 2025
No bank visit req - can be accessed from any bank - no need to move PPO
Which ministry has recently considered Social Security Framework for gig workers?
Labour Minister
e-Shram Portal, Man-dhan Yojana, Code of Soc Security 2020
Govt launched Production linked incentive scheme to make india a global hub in? It was launched in?
PLI Scheme
Manufacturing
2021-27
Vulture conservation & Breeding Centre is located in?
Pinjore, Haryana
2001
An e-auction portal for properties held by PSBs? It is by Min of?
Baanknet Portal
Min of Finance
2 schemes launched by SBI to boost deposit mobilisation?
- Har Ghar Lakhpati
- SBI Patrons
A small savings RD scheme by SBI that allows customers to accumulate Rs. 1L or more?
available for minors
Har Ghar Lakhpati
3-10 yr deposit tenure
Who is eligible for SBI Patrons?
Super Senior Citizens
80+ age
Who produced the 1st Made in India chips from the Assam Semiconductor plant? By when will it be available?
Tata Electronics
2025 or early 2026
Full form of UDISE?
Unified District Information System for Education +
Largest Management Information Systems
Acc to UDISE+ report, there has been an overall ___% dip in school enrolment nationwide
6%
about 1.55 crore dip from 2018-2022
Acc to UDISE+ There has been a ____ in SC student enrolment, which now stands at 4.47 crore in 2023-24
decrease
Same for OBC - from 2022-23
Acc to WB, India is the top receiver of remittance, share at ____%. Highest for any country since ____
14.3% at $129 bn
year 2000
Followed by Mexico & China
NITI aayog was formed on?
1st Jan 2015
10 years
WTO replaced GATT through the marrakesh agreement following the Uruguay round negotiations. WTO now completes ___ yrs since yr ___
30 yrs
1st Jan 1995
WTO HQ are in?
Geneva
GATT replaced as it was ineffective and focussed on Agri more
WTO has ___ member states and represents ___% of world trade & GDP
164 states
98% world trade
Which IIT collaborated with MoAFW for Project VISTAAR? Its fullform?
IIT-M
Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources
to enhance agri extension services
Ujala scheme was launched in and by?
2015
By MoP
10th anniversary
How many LED bulbs were distributed in UJALA scheme till now?
36 crore
UJALA is a joint project btw PSUs ____ & ____ under MoP
EESL & DISCOM
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd & Distribution Companies
In UJALA scheme, ___ MT Co2 emission reduction was recorded annually
6.2 MT
____ woman ST representatives of 22 States & UTs, from local bodies, to get crash course in parliamentary procedures
500+
In which scheme are woman ST representatives of 22 States & UTs, from local bodies, given crash course in parliamentary procedures? by whom?
Panchayat to Parliament 2.0
NCW + Lok Sabha Secretariat + MoTA
Panchayat to Parliament 2.0 commemorates who?
150th anniversary of Bisra Munda
When was Panchayat to Parliament launched?
2024
When is Bisra Munda’s Birth Anniversary?
15th Nov
PM USHA is by Ministry of? It was launched in?
Previously RUSA
Mo Education
RUSA in 2013. USHA in 2023
Centrally sponsored
Which scheme focusses on:
- Access & inclusion of higher education
- Accreditation of non-accredited institutions
- ICT
- Enhancing employability
PM USHA
RUSA (2013)
Who is the 11th member of BRICS?
Indonesia
Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, UAE (Saudi has accepted bt not joined yet)
BRICS represents about ___% of the global GDP and ___% of world’s market
35%
46%
Vast market access
Which state gov has partnered with Google Cloud to introduce an agri nework with an aim to provide farmers with comprehensive access to essential services
UP
Powered by Gemini - advisory service, credit access etc.
Campagin ‘Humara Sauchalay: Humara Samman’ is set to run from ____ - World Toilet Day to ____ - Human Rights Day
by DDWS - SBM-G
Nov 19 - World Toilet Day
Dec 10 - Human Rights Day
Swachhata Samachar is published evry?
SBM Newsletter
month
GOBARdhan mission under SBM-G Phase 2, was launched in?
2018
The ____ scheme launched with a budget of Rs. 1451.8 crore spanning 3 yrs, to promote and take up organic fertilizers generated from GOBARdhan scheme
Market Development Scheme
2023-24 to 2025-26
The Market Development Assistance @ ____ MT will be provided to promote organic fertiliser & manured products produced from GOBARdhan initiative
1500/MT
Which state has the highest no of schemes & extensive pipeline for JJM?
MP
WB = 2nd highest in schemes, Assam = 2nd highest in pipeline
Jal Utsav - to create sensitivity around water & involve local communities is by?
NITI Aayog
National Institution for Transforming India
World Braille Day?
Jan 4
Faral Sakhi Initiative is by? The org was launched in?
WEP of NITI Aayog
WEP in 2017
Women Friendly Gram Panchayats (WFGP) was launched in collab with which international org?
UNFPA
____ is a broadcast hub designed to help with real-time action against transnational crimes through international police cooperation
BHARATPOL
Who developed Bharatpol?
CBI
India recently signed an MoU with ____ regarding non-basmati rice. It will be implemented by ____
Indonesia
NCEL
National Cooperative Exports Ltd
Top 2 producer of non-basmati rice?
China - India
Under which schedule of the constitution can transfer of land from tribes to mines be declared null and void?
Schedule 5
Basmati gets its aroma from?
2-acetyl 1-proline
Share of the world’s largest producer of basmati? Share of production exported?
India - 70%
2/3rd exported
Tobacco Control Board is under which ministry? who are the 2 largest producers?
MoCI
China - India
India rank in FCV production?
Flu Cured Virginia Tobacco
4th
China - Brazil - Zimbabwe
India’s rank in NIRI?
Network Readiness Index 2024
to rank 49th
climbed 11 positions
What is Light House initiative? When was it launched, by whom?
Aims to develop 75 model ODF+ blocks - 209 villages
DDWS + India Sanitation Coalition. July 2022
“Swachh Gaon, Shudh Jal-behtar Kal” Campaign is by? it’s aim?
DDWS + National STOP Diarrhoea Campaign
Achieving Sampoorna Swasth & Swachh Bharat. Reducing childhood mortality
SPM Niwas was launched by and in city?
DDWS
in Kolkata
Contribution of textile industry to GDP & IP
Industrial Production
GDP = 2%
IP = 10%
WEP has launched ___ in partnership with New Shop, under its Award to Reward program
EmpowHER - Sapno ki udan
Empower women to succeed in organised retail business
In WEP’s EmpowHER initiative, __ participants aged __ to __ will be selected for training and mentorship
50 participants
Aged 18-35
Top 20 will get fee waiver to open New Shop franchise
Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform is by ministry of? It is for?
Commerce & Industry
To enhance Cleantech value chain in renewables
What is the planned investment to boost infrastructure along national waterways in the next 5 years?
Rs 50,000 crore
Where was the investment for national waterways announced?
Inland Waterways Development Council (IWDC)
at Kohora, Kaziranga
What initiative aims to empower women-centric fintech startups by providing strategic resources, mentorship, and funding opportunities in January 2025?
Swanari TechSprint 3.0
Objective of National Turmeric Board?
Double production
To 2 mn tonnes by 2028
Chairperson of Turmeric board and HQ?
Palle Ganga Reddy
Nizamabad, Hyderabad
Guest of Honour of Pravasi Bharati Diwas was Dev Pragad CEO of Newsweek located in?
New York, USA
Event in Bhubaneshwar
IREDA was established in? with a motto of?
1987
Energy for Ever
Which state had the highest contribution to renewable energy acc to IREDA
Rajasthan
HQ of IREDA and IRENA?
New Delhi
Abu Dhabi
IRENA: India rank in Renewable potential - 4th, production - 5th
A repository of agri in NE by ICAR? its full form?
ICAR KIRAN
Knowledge Innovation Repository of Agriculture in NE
NAFED tagline?
A Farmer’s Cooperative
Procures 16 commodities
Brand name ‘Organic Soul’ belongs to?
NAFED
Success story of JJM from which region was showcased in Mahakumbh?
Bundelkhand
The 15th FC report recommended transfer of ___% funds to states as mandated by Art ___ of the constitution
41%
Art. 280 (3) a
15th FC will end in the yr?
2025-26
5 yr term - NK Singh Chairman
The 15th FC recommended that ___% of total tied grant be earmarked for sanitation & maintenance of ODF status
30%
‘Conclave on Pandemic Preparedness & Vaccine Inovation’ was held in? by?
- Min of Fisheries, AH & Dairying
- Indian Immunological Ltd.
- NDDB
Hyderabad
How many Navratna & Maharatna companies are there?
Nav = 24
Maha = 14
Who is the largst producer, exporter & consumer of turmeric? Which state?
India - 62% of all export by India
Maha
PARTH Yojana, to empower youth in defence & law enforcement is by
MP
Bank partnering with NABARD to implement climate resilient agri practices
SBI
and NDTV Profit - Broadcast Partner
Primary obj of Interpol’s 1st silver notice?
To trace & recover criminal assets
Name of AI driven agri network by UP & Google Cloud?
UPONA
UP Open Network for Agri
Where is India’s 1st cable-stayed rail bridge, Anji Khad Rail Bridge?
Reasi, J&K
____ + ____ partner to support India’s journey towards an AI first nation
IndiaAI + Microsoft
Focus: Skilling, Innovation, Devel, Data & Ethics
Which 2 orgnanisations of US & India have collaborated to co-produce sonobuoys for enhanced undersea surveillance?
For Indian Navy
Ultra Maritime & Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)
Indian Defence PSU
1st Green Hydrogen Hub of India was launched in?
Pudimadaka, Andhra
Which city topped the list with highest reduction in PM 2.5 level according to Indian Cities Air Quality Progress Report 2025?
Varanasi
Primary Goal of Multi-Donot Trust Fund signed by GEAPP & ISA
mobilise $100 mn for solar projects
Full form of DUET by GEAPP? Primary focus?
Digitalization of Utilities for Energy Transition
To modernise India’s grid system through digitalization
A tool transferred by Cornell University to ICMR researchers forrapid, accurate & cost-effective screening method for iron deficiency?
AnemiaPhone
Space mission that maps the Earth’s surface using dual-frequency radar measuring changing ecosystems.
NASA-ISRO SAR
NISAR
In which state is the Polavaram-Banakacherl Link located?
Andhra Pradesh
3 yrs
Where is the Stability of Altered Forest Ecosystem (SAFE) located?
Maliau Basin, Malaysian Borneo
Who developed HIMKAVACH?
DRDO
Who developed nanobodies, Nanosota EB1 & Nanosota EB2 for treatment of EBOLA?
UMinn Medical School
Swanari TechSpirit 3.0, is an initiative of RBIH and which IIM?
Ahmedabad