June 2 2023 Flashcards
- The (CITIIS 2.0) program has been approved by the Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. This program, developed by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), in collaboration with the ____, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), the European Union (EU), and the (NIUA), will be implemented from 2023 to 2027.
- Expand CIITS 2.0
- Expand NIUA
- CITIIS 2.0 consists of three main components:
- Funding of CITIIS 2.0
- French Development Agency (AFD)
- City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain 2.0
- National Institute of Urban Affairs
- Component 1: Providing financial and technical support to develop projects that focus on enhancing climate resilience, adaptation, and mitigation in up to 18 smart cities.
Component 2: All states and union territories (UTs) are eligible to receive support based on their demand.
Component 3: Implementing interventions at the central, state, and city levels to enhance climate governance in urban India.
5. The funding for CITIIS 2.0 includes a loan of Rs. 1,760 crore (EUR 200 million) from AFD and KfW (EUR 100 million each), as well as a technical assistance grant of Rs. 106 crore (EUR 12 million) from the EU.
___ exports of India up by 23 times since 2014
Defence
- ___ has taken charge as the new Chairman and Managing Director of (SAIL) from May 31.
- Expand SAIL
- Founded on
- Headquarters
- Amarendu Prakash
- Steel Authority of India Ltd
- 24 January 1973
- New Delhi
Renowned author and Congress MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor released the book “ __ “ written by Lokmat Media Group Editorial Board Chairman and former MP ___.
Ringside, Dr. Vijay Darda
- __ took over as the Managing Director (additional charge) of (MRPL).
- Expand MRPL
- Sanjay Varma
- Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd
FY 24 GDP FORECAST (in %) by
1. UBS
2. JP Morgan
3. CITI
4. SBI
5. Goldman Sachs
- Union Bank of Switzerland- 6.2
- 5.5
- Construction Industry Training Institute-6.2
- 6.7
- 6.3
Unified Payment Interface (UPI) transactions in India soared to unprecedented levels in May 2023, with a total transaction value of Rs 14.3 trillion and a volume of __ billion.
9.41
Significance of June 2
- Telangana Formation Day
- International Sex Workers Day
- Latvian Parliament elects foreign minister __ as new president.
- Capital
- Currency
- PM
- Edgars Rinkevics
- Riga
- Euro
- Krisjanis Kariņs
__ has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Directorate General of Training (DGT) under the Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) to train 6,000 students and 200 educators in digital and cyber-security skills in the country.
Microsoft
The Indian junior men’s hockey team maintained its continental supremacy by beating arch-rivals Pakistan 2-1 to become Asia Cup champions in __.
Salalah, Oman
- An agreement has been made with the (UPU) to establish a regional office in __, which will provide development cooperation and technical assistance to the region.
- Expand UPU
- Founded in
- Founded under which treaty
- Headquarters
- It operates as a __ specialized agency and is responsible for regulating postal policies and services among member nations worldwide.
- New Delhi
- Universal Postal Union
- 1874
- Treaty of Bern
- Swiss City of Bern
- United Nations (UN)
New Liberation War Gallery Inaugurated in __
Dhaka
___ , a renowned global brand consultancy, has declared that headquartered technology giant TCS and India’s most valuable company Reliance Industries have topped its list of the most valuable brands in India.
Interbrand
Street vendors who make timely or early repayments are eligible for an interest subsidy of __% per annum under the
PM SVANidhi Scheme.
7
Who is the technical partner for the implementation of the PM SVANidhi Scheme?
Small Industries Development Bank of
India (SIDBI)
How many consecutive months has the monthly GST mop-up exceeded the Rs 1.4-lakh-crore mark?
14
What percentage of reserved jobs were allocated to the general category candidates under the 1972 reservation policy in Meghalaya?
15%
Which factor remained the weakest link in India’s economic recovery?
private final consumption expenditure (private spending)
Which sectors contributed to the higher-than-expected GDP growth in Q4 FY23?
Manufacturing and construction
Who has bagged the gold medal in the women’s 100m hurdles event in the T- Meeting 2023 athletics meet in Tilburg, Netherlands?
Jyothi Yarraji
Which company has recently launched ‘credit on UPI’ platform to enable credit service on Unified Payments Interface (UPI)?
Kiwi
Ved Kumari Ghai’, who passed away at 91, was associated with which of the following field?
Sanskrit Scholar
Name the personality from India who has recently won the Apple Swift Student Challenge for creating a healthcare app.
Asmi Jain
- Which state government has signed an MoU with the (NIOS) to facilitate the return of dropouts to educational institutions?
- Expand NIOS
- Meghalaya
- National Institute of Open Schooling
‘Kangra Tea’ has recently received the Geographical Indication (GI) Tag. It’s belongs to which of the following Indian state?
Himachal Pradesh
