June 2 Flashcards

1
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Who was the torch bearer of Olympics from India?

A

Abhinav Bindra

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Including 2024, how many olympics did France host?

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7

LA’s 3rd Olympic

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Which ministry is implementing PM SHRI schools? how many stages does it have?

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MoE
3 stages of implementation:
1. implementing NEP entirely
2. Follow min benchmark as per UDISE+ data
3. Physical inspection

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Aim of PM SHRI

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Setting up 14,500 exemplar schools showcasing NEP

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5
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India is the ____ country to have its own Deep Sea Mission

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6th

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6
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National Diyangjan Finance & Develoment Corporation (NDFDC) &National Commission for Safai Karmacharis (NCSK) are under which ministry?

A

MoSJ&E

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7
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Current growth rate as per real GDP of India?

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8.2%

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NAtional FOrensic Infrastructure Enhancement Scheme (NFIES) is under which ministry? Outlay is?

A

MoHA
Rs. 2254.43 crore

2024-2028

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9
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Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport is in?

A

Varanasi

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10
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Viability Gap Funding falls under which ministry?

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Mo Economic Affairs

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India Post Payments Bank has announced a partnership with ____ to ease of access in cross border money transfer. Who’s HQ is in?

A

Ria Money Transfer
HQ: California, USA

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12
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FCI was formed in? It is under Ministry of?

A

1965
Min of Consumer Affairs

Ashok K Mina

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13
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When was Negotiable Warehouse Receipt launched?

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2011

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14
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Warehouse Development and Regulation Act was launched in?

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2007

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15
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Full form of PM Kisan SAMPADA Yojana? Its allocation?

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Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing & Development of Agr-Processing Clusters
Rs. 6000 crore

2016-20

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16
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How many components does PM Krishi SAMPADA yojana have? what are they?

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8 components:
1. Mega Food Parks
2. Cold Chain, Value Addition
3. Creation/Expansion of Food Processing
4. Agro Processing Cluster Scheme
5. Creation of Backward & Forward Linkage
6. Food SAfety and Quality Assurance
7. HR Development: NIFTEM - Haryana
8. Operation Green

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17
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PLISFPI scheme was launched in? with an outlay of?

Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry

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

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18
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Components of PLISFPI scheme

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3 components:
1. Incentivising manufacturers in 4 food product segments
2. Processed Fruits & Vegetables, Marine Products, cheese
3. Promoting Innovative Organic Products of SMEs and incentivising branding

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19
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DPI for Skilling, Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship of India

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SIDH

Skill India Digital Hub

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20
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Which body conducts Global Skill Gap Study?

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NSDC gives it to Ernst & Young

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21
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Skill Council for Green Jobs is under?

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MSDE

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22
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Future Rights Skills Network is a collaboration between?

A

Quest Alliance
Accenture, Cisco, JP Morgan - funded

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23
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Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhaan is for who?

A

Unorganised workers

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24
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What is PMSYM? What is the amount?

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A voluntary contribution and pension scheme:
Rs. 3000/m after age of 60

18-40 years entry, 15,000 monthly income - eligibility

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25
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As per Container Port Performance Index, released by World Bank and S&P Global, how many ports of India, made it to the top 100?

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9 ports

top Vizag

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26
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International Day for Person’s with disability is on? What is it’s theme?

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3rd December
‘23 theme: United in action to rescue and achieve persons with disabilities

Transformative Solution for Inclusive Development - 24

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27
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When is International Day of Yoga? What is its theme?

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21st June 2024
Yoga for Self & Society

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28
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Full form of NECTAR?
Under which ministry?

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NE Centre for Technology Application & Research
Autonomous body under Department of Science & Technology

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29
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NESTS full form?

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National Education Society for Tribal Students

by MoTA - Training & Capacity Building for EMRS

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30
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World Hydrography Day is on?

A

21st June

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31
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CDS is the head of Army, Navy & Air Force has how many stars?

A

4 star military officer

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32
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Outlay of Namami Gange Mission? - imp

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Rs. 22,500 crore

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33
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When was Anusandhan National Research Foundation Act launched? What is its total estimated cost?

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2023
Rs. 50,000 crore

Prof: Abhay Karandikar - CEO of ANRF

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34
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PM Matru Vandana Yojana - India’s largest conditional cash transfer programme - entails a cash transfer of Rs. ____ for the birth of the 1st child and Rs. ____ for the 2nd child who is female

A

Rs. 5000
Rs. 6000

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35
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PM Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is being implemented as per Section ____ of the National Food Security Act ____

A

Section 4
2013

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36
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Retail direct scheme is an app by? when was it launched?

A

RBI
2021

Invest in government securities and bonds

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37
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An account used to trade in government securities, by the RBI?

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Gilt Account in Retail Direct Scheme (2021)

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38
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Acc to Lok Sabha Standing Committee on Chemicals & Fertilisers titled ‘Nano-Fertilizers for sustainable crop production and maintaining soil health’ Urea accounts for how much share in nitrogenous fertiliser applied to majority crops

A

82%

NPK from 4:3.2:1 to 7:2.8:1 in 10 yrs

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39
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Acc to Lok Sabha Standing Committee on Chemicals & Fertilisers titled ‘Nano-Fertilizers for sustainable crop production and maintaining soil health’ The committee was chaired by?

A

Shashi Tharoor

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40
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Cabinet gave the go-ahead for the building of a new deep draft port at Vadhavan. The project costs Rs. 76,200 crores, includes a lot of services that will help India’s shipping. It is in which state?

A

Maharashtra

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41
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World Refugee Day is on? Its theme is?

A

20th June
Everyone is Welcome

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42
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GEF Secretariat is in?

A

Washington DC

67th meeting held - 34 nature conservation funded

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43
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Which Article abolishes Untouchability

A

Art 17

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44
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InternationalOlympic Day is celebrated on? it’s theme is?

A

June 23rd
Let’s Move & Celebrate

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45
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When was IOC founded?

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1894

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46
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Manu Bhakar and Sarobjit Singh are from which state?

A

Haryana

Neeraj Chopra Also

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47
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Roger Federer Finished as year end no.1 how many times? HOw many grand slams has he won?

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5 times
20

48
Q

Gender Sensitisation and Sexual Harassment Regulations were formed in? Chairperson of the Committee?

A

2013
Hima Kohli

49
Q

Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) and TransUnion CIBIL have launched ____, acredit education program designed to empower women entrepreneurs in India

A

SEHER

50
Q

International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Tracking is on? Theme is?

A

21st June
“The evidence is clear: invest in prevention”

51
Q

World Oceans Day is on? Which SDG is directly related to oceans?

A

8th June
SDG 14: Life Below Water

52
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When is World Day Against Child Labour? Which Article in the Indian Constitution Prohibits employment of children in factories?

A

12th June - Art 24

53
Q

e-Sakshya app is a mobile app developed by? It is by which ministry?

A

National Informatics Centre
Home Affairs

Part of broader digital transformation in our criminal justice system

54
Q

Top 4 FDI contributors to India?

A
  1. Singapore
  2. Mauritius
  3. US
  4. Netherlands
55
Q

How to Mutual Funds Diversify their porfolios?

A

By launching ‘feeder funds’

which invest in overseas instruments

56
Q

A central sector scheme approved by National Forensic Infrastructure Enhancement Scheme (NFIES) is set to run from 2024-25 to?

A

2028-29

57
Q

RBI stored a portion of it’s gold in ____ & ____?

A

Basel, Switzerland
NY, USA

58
Q

Central Bank has assigned a higher weight of ____% to the incremental priority sector credit in the districts with per capita priority sector credit less than Rs. ____ with effect from FY25

A

125%
Rs. 9000

59
Q

Maternity Benefits (Ammendment) Act, 2017 extended the period of maternity leave for biological mothers. Section 5 of the Act allows ____ weeks paid leave after childbirth, who were previously entitled to only 12 weeks.

A

26 weeks

730 days

60
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According to Section 5(4) of the Maternity Benefits Ammendment Act 2017, Surrogate or adoptive mothers, legally adopting a child below 3 months, are entitled to a maternity benefit period of ____ weeks from date the child is handed over

A

12 weeks

61
Q

When is World Sickle Cell Awareness Day?

A

June 19

62
Q

What is the theme of World Sickle Cell Awareness Day?

A

Hope through Progress: advancing Sickle Cell Care Globally

63
Q

GoI has permitted NCDC to issue bonds worth Rs. 2000 crore with govt guarantee, subject to the adherence of specific terms and conditions. NCDC has disbursed Rs. ____ crore so far in the FY 2024-25

A

Rs. 19,287.17

64
Q

Which state has been given an award for best Agriculture in the Agriculture Leadership award 2024?

A

Maharastra

65
Q

SEBI raised it’s demat account limit to?

A

10L

66
Q

BCCI secretary? Indian men’s team head coach? Indian women’s team head coach?

A

Jay Shah
Gautam Gambhir
Amol Muzumdar

67
Q

Elisa de Anda Madrazo is appointed the president of?

A

Financial Action Task Force

68
Q

HQ of FATF - Financial Action Task Force

A

France

69
Q

Indian co-chair of Global CEO Climate Leader’s Alliance by WEF?

A

Sumant Sinha

70
Q

Which country has the highest no. of biosphere reserves?
How many countries have biosphere reserves, how many biosphere reserves are there?

A

Spain
134 countries - 738 biosphere reserves (22 transboundary)

71
Q

Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) Rate remains at?

A

6.25%

72
Q

MPC kept repo rate at?

A

6.50%

73
Q

Headline inflation increased to ____% June 2024

A

5.1%

74
Q

An open network that uses technology and AI to improve agricultural ecosystem in India by connecting stakeholders and providing access to agricultural information and advisory services. To strengthen Agricultural Extension system by digitalizing it

A

Project VISTAAR

75
Q

Under the World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in the Cooperative Sector, the schemes of which Ministries are converged to meet the set objectives?

A
  1. MoAFW
  2. Mo Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
  3. Ministry of Food Processing Industries
76
Q

An MoU was signed between Ministry of Cooperation, Dept of Food & Public Distribution and which institutes to ensure full capacity utilization of the storage capacity being created at the PACS level under the project.

A

FCI (hire godowns by PACS) & NCDC

77
Q

According to FAO, total food grain production in India is ___ while storage capacity is ____ in 2021

A

311 MMT
145 MMT

78
Q

According to FAO, there is ___ storage capacity in other countries of 131% while in India there is a ___ of 47%

A

Surplus
Shortfall

79
Q

4 ministries/institutes converging to ensure full capacity utilisation of storage in India under scheme of the World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in the Cooperative Sector.

A

Ministry of Cooperation
Department of Food and Public Distribution
FCI
National Cooperative Development Coperation (NCDC)

80
Q

How many PACS godowns were inaugurated with the launch of the world’s largest grain storage plan?

A

11

81
Q

Main implementing agency of the world’s largest storge plan in the cooperative sector is?

A

NCDC

82
Q

India’s storage capacity of food grains is at?
Which 2 countries have highest food grain storage capacity?

A

47%
USA (161%) followed by Brazil

83
Q

Target of reaching 100% storage capacity through PACS?

A

100% storage by 2027

84
Q

Subsidiary of NABARD associated with ‘World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector’

A

NABCONs

85
Q

Vision of Ministry of Cooperation and Ministry of Public Distribution & Consumer Affair’s pilot project, “World’s Largest Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector” is?

A

Sahakar Se Samriddhi

86
Q

Outlay of “World’s Largest Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector”

A

Rs. 2500 crore

87
Q

RBI’s MPC has kept repo rate unchanged at 6.5% for the ____th consecutive time

A

9th

MPC has 6 members including RBI gov (25th)

88
Q

Growth rate of Indian economy in FY24 and FY25 acc to RBI is?

A

FY24: 8.2%
FY25: 7.2%

89
Q

Growth rate of Indian economy according to the Economic Survey?

A

6.5-7% in FY 24

90
Q

FY24 & FY25 growth rate for India according to Global Economic Prospects Report by World Bank

A

FY24: 6.6%
FY25: 6.7%

91
Q

The 1st entity to list on the social stock exchange

allows social businesses & non-profs 2 raise money frm ethical investers

A

Unnati
(NABARD one of the 1st subscribers to its ZCZP instrment

Sought to raise Rs. 2 crore for training youth - recently SAMUNNATI

92
Q

Micro-enterpirse development programme (MEDPs), livelihood and enterprise development programme (LEDPs) & Skill dEvelopment Programme (SDP) are initiatives

A

NABARD

93
Q

To suport sustainable rural livelihood solutions in farm/off-farm sector, need based & location specific projects in skilling of women. Strategised as end to end interventions - they identify suitable occupations and identify skill gaps that need to be bridged.

A

m-Suvidha

94
Q

Sree-anna mart, a rural mart for millets and millet-based products is from?

A

Alwar

95
Q

2 of the World’s 5 Largest Coal Mines are now in India, Acc to WorldAtlas.com, they are?

A

Gevra and Kusmunda
in Chhattisgarh

CIL subsidiary - 2nd and 4th spot

96
Q

Horizon 2047 agreement is between?

A

India and France

Collab in adv tech like AI, quantum, etc.

97
Q

Which article reserves seat in the lok sabha?

A

Art 330
Art 332

98
Q

Acc to Invest india, sector that received highest FDI inflow in 23-24?

A

Services

99
Q

Blue Transformation Vision has been introduced by?

A

FAO

100
Q

World Day to combat Desertification and Drought is on?

A

17th June

101
Q

Which one of the following has launched Greening Curriculum Guidance and Green School Quality Standards under Greening Education Partnership

A

UNESCO

atleast 50% schools through 2030

102
Q

Untapped: Collective intelligence for Climate Action report is by?

A

UNDP

103
Q

India’s youngest olympic boxing referee is? his age is?

A

Lt Col Kabilan Sai Ashok
32

104
Q

RBI has announced currency swap framework for SAARC nations for the period of?

A

2024-2027

105
Q

What is the corpus of RBI’s currency swap framework?

A

Rs. 25,000 crore

Eur & USD swap at $2 bln

106
Q

SWAMIH fund (2019) was launched and managed by?

A

MoF
SBI cap ventures

Target: 81,000 homes in next 3 years in 30 tier 1&2 cities

107
Q

Skill Impact Bond (2021) is by? They Aim to train how many youth, of which how many should be female?

A

NSDC
50,000 youth - at least 60% women

so far 74% women

108
Q

RBI proposed the Digital Payments Intelligence Platform to use advance technologies for mitigating payment fraud risks. Therefore RBI constituted a committee under chairmanship of ____ to explore digital public infrastructre for the platform

A

A. P. Hota Committee

109
Q

4 themes of EASE 6.0

A
  1. Delivering excellence in customer service with digital enablement
  2. Digital & analytics driven business improvement
  3. Tech & data capability building
  4. Developing people and enhancing HR operations
110
Q

DIGIDHAN Mission (2019) is by?

A

MeitY

111
Q

Time period of Mahila Samman Savings Certificate? It is by ministry?

A

2023-2025
MoF

1 time savings scheme for women, to encourage investment

112
Q

What is the investment limit in Mahila Samman Savings Certificate (2023)?

A

Rs.1000 - Rs. 2L

113
Q

Which regulatory body provides subsidy for greenhouse farming

A

National Horticulture Board

114
Q

Which committee suggested democratic decentralisation?

A

Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

115
Q

Mission by GoI to build human and institutional science and tech capacity and climate change

A

National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change