March Flashcards

1
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World wildlife day is on? It’s theme?

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3rd March
Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet

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‘The Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean’ highest award of ___ country was bestowed to the Indian PM

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Mauritius

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World water day is on? It’s theme is?

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22nd March
Glacier preservation

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4
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International year of glacier preservation is? 1st world day for glaciers is on?

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2025
21st March

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Time period of UN Decade of Action of Cryospheric Sciences.

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2025-2034

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The report ‘State of the Global Climate 2024’ is by?

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World Meteorological Organisation

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Acc to ‘State of the Global Climate 2024’ which gasses were at an their highest levels in 800,000 yrs?

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CO2, CH4, NO

nitrous oxide

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Acc to WMO, the 1st calendar yr to exceed 1.5 degree C with each of the past ___ yrs have set a new record for ocean heat content?

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2024
8 yrs

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9
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WMO celebrates ___ yrs as a specialized agency of the UN in 2025

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75 yrs

Science into Action - Geneva HQ

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In 2023, CO2 was ___% the pre-industrial level (1850)

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151%

Methane 266%, NO 124%

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Acc to WMO, Multi-hazard Early Warning System generate a ___X return on investment

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10X return on investment

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Women in Agribusiness Opportunities & Challenges is a report by?

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Godrej Agrovet + IIMA

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Acc to a report by Godrej + IIMA, ___% women make up agri workforce yet only ___% work in top agri companies

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64%
6-10%

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____ has extended its ban on derivative trading on ___ no. of agri commodities till March 2025

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SEBI
7 commodities

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15
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Aim of Amrit Udyan Utsav is to empower?

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MSMEs

March 20-30, 2025

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16
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India’s 1st PPP green-waste processing plant is set up in?

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Indore, MP

Astronomical Industries + Indore Municipal Corporation

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17
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the existing cap on loans given by UCBs to ____ has been removed

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individual women beneficiaries

boosting financial inclusivity

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18
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To address RDD, Districts with lower per capita credit flow will have a ___% wt for PSL achievement, those with higher credit flow will have a reduced wt of ___%

A

125%
90%

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Acc to RBI’s Revised PSL guidelines, loan limits for housing have been set at Rs ____ for populations of 50 lakh+

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Rs. 50 lakh

below 10 lakh population = Rs. 35 Lakh

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Loans up to Rs ____ for RE-based power generators and public utilities, and up to Rs. ____ for individual households, will qualify for priority sector classification

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Rs. 35 Lakh
Rs. 10 Lakh

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21
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Acc to 2nd AE 2024-25, what is the total wheat production for the yr?

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1154 LMT

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22
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AIKosh, aims to provide a secured repository of datasets, models & use cases to drive AI innovation & strengthen India’s AI Ecosystem. It is under? By ministry of!

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India AI Mission
By MeiTY

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23
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Project HAKK by ____ was launched to provide fin support, skill development & essential services to IAF veterans

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HDFC Bank

Through 25 centres

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24
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Which bank launched ASMITA initiative, providing low interest, collateral free loans for women entrepreneurs, along with a Nari Shakti Platinum Debit Card

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SBI

Loan upto Rs. 10 L

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25
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DesignShala a drive to promote financial innovation through Human Centred Design, ensuring intuitive and inclusive financial sols is by?

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RBIH

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Acc to ____’s report on Women’s Financial growth, there has been a ___% rise in women monitoring credit & growing participation in business

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NITI Aayog’s
42%

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27
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India Japan sign loan agreement worth ¥ ___ for 6 projects under Japan’s Official Dev Assistance to India

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¥ 192 bn

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____ will host men’s Asia Cup Hockey Tournament from Aug 29 - Sept 7

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Rajgir, Bihar

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29
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Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup to be jointly hosted by?

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Belgium + Netherlands

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30
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A Million Women Arise is a forum launched by?

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NITI Aayog + India SME

35% of India’s 6 cr SMEs are women-led

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India SME Forum has partnered with ____ to provide exclusive travel benefits for MSMEs

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Indigo

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32
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India bids to host ____ Commonwealth Games in Gujarat

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2030 - 24th

Also 2036 Olympics - 36th

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33
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Madhav National Park is in?

A

MP

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34
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According to SIPRI, who are the top 2 arms importer?

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Ukraine, India

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35
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Chair of 68th UN Commission on Narcotics

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India

Shambhu S Kumaran

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36
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Which State Sewage & Water Supply Board has received a BIS certification?

A

Bangalore

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37
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iClimate Action project is by?

A

World Meteorological Organisation

backed by Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023-25

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38
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COP 30 to take place in?

A

Balem, Brazil

In Nov

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39
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Who’s initiative is it to modernise the Rural Co-operative Credit System?

A

NABARD
with allocation of Rs. 1,000 cr

Includes State Coorp, District Coorp banks and PACS - dec market share

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40
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Who has launched India’s 1st AI-powered manufacturing facility? & Where?

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Goldi Solar
Kosamba, Surat, Gujarat

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41
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Which bank collaborated with WTC Mumbai to host ‘Export Conclave 2025’?

World Trade Centre

A

Yes Bank

To empower MSME

42
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YesExports & YesPowerHerUp initiative is by YES Bank + ?

A

World Trade Centre (Mumbai)

43
Q

Smart Platina Young Achiever & Smart Future Star are Child Life insurance policies by?

44
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SIDBI has signed an MoU with ____ to enhance financial support for MSMEs

A

Federal Bank

45
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Non-urea fertilizer subsidy hiked with allocation of Rs. ____. FY25 budget now totals Rs. ____ vs BE of Rs. 1.68 trn

A

37k cr
Rs. 1.9 trn

DAP is 2nd most consumed fertilizer after urea

46
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RBI & ____ have launched a national campaign to promote financial literacy & promote safe banking practices

A

National Centre for Financial Education (NCFE)

FAME booklet by RBI & National Strat for Financ Edu, is by NCFE (Mumbai)

47
Q

SROs must be a non-profit with a min net worth of?

A

Rs. 2 crore

within a yr of recognition

48
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Entities interested in being SROs can apply through the ____ portal by ___

A

PRAVAAH portal
By June 15, 2025

49
Q

OECD has revised India’s GDP growth forecast of FY26 to?

A

6.4%

reduced from previous 6.9%

50
Q

RBI and ____ have signed an MoU to promote the use of local currencies - INR and MUR

A

Bank of Mauritius

Mauritian Rupee

51
Q

Which city has been renamed as the Ratan Tata Electronic City?

A

Jagiroad, Assam

52
Q

1st state to implement BioE3 Policy?

Economy, Environment, Employment

53
Q

Sea Dragon Naval Exercise is being hosted by? Participants?

A

USA
India, Aus, Japan, S. Korea, USA

54
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which bank collaborated with Indian Army and CSC Academy to expand Project NAMAN

A

HDFC

Pension, Skill Development, G2C Services - part of HDFCs Parvartan prog

55
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India’s rank in World Happiness index?

A

118th

improved, out of 147 countries

56
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India’s rank in Wealth Report? Who leads?

A

India: 4th
Top: US, China, Japan

57
Q

India’s rank Ease of doing dusiness index? & Innovation Index?

58
Q

Who won Digital Transformation Award 2025 by UK’s Central Banking

59
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Award conferred to honor the achievements of progressive farmers & foster global conversation on agri innovation & sustainability?

A

Millionaire Farmer of India Award

by Krishi Jagran + ICAR

60
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Which state leads in mangrove plantations under MISHTI scheme

A

Gujarat

19,000 ha of mangrove plantation - by MoEFCC

61
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Which state has announced permanant power connections to farmers at Rs. 5?

62
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Who is the 3rd largest biofuel producer?

A

India

USA > Brazil > India

63
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Who has launched & prepared the report ‘From Borrowers to Builders: Women’s role in India’s Financial Growth Story’

A

NITI Aayog
Preped by: TransUnion CIBIL, WEP by NITI, Microsave Consulting

64
Q

Jaipur Declaration (2025-2034) is wrt to?

A

12th Regional 3R & Circular Economy Forum

Asia-Pacific’s commitment to circ econ

65
Q

Vayu, an AI-based, cost effective, cloud solutionfir weather forecast for enterprises is by?

66
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Acc to SBI, While all India CPI moderated to 3.6% (7 month low), ____ state had the highest inflation @ ____%, above national avg

A

Kerala @ 7.3%

Higher food inflation in south & east, than north

67
Q

Payments banks can apply for conversion after ___ years of operations and meeting capital requirement of min paid-up equity capital of ₹___ crore.

A

5 yrs
₹200 crore

68
Q

Which Indian city to host miss world 2025?

69
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Who was appointed as next CJI in May 2025? 1st female CJi in the future?

A

B.R. Gawai
Justice B.V. Nagarathna

70
Q

Govt has awarded Rs. 1 crore to Tenkasi-based Zoho Corporation for developing an indigenous web browser named?

A

Ulaa

India’s own root certifying authority

71
Q

Theme of the Jaipur Declaration?

A

Realising Circular Societies Towards Achieving SDGs and Carbon Neutrality in Asia Pacific

72
Q

12th Regional 3R & Circular Economy Forum was organised by?

A

MoHUA, UNCRD, IGES

UN Centre for Regional Dev, Insti for Global Env Strat

73
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India’s circular economy has the potential to create a market with $2 tn by?

74
Q

Who announced the Cities Coalition for Circularity?

A

India

In the Jaipur Declaration

75
Q

Centre for Good Governance is in?

A

Hyderabad

Developes state ranking for griev redressal

76
Q

Sashakt Panchayat - Netri Abhiyan is an initiative by?

77
Q

Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona was organised by?

A

GSMA (Global System for Mobile Communications Association)

Converge. Connect. Create

78
Q

Centre of Clean Coal Energy and Net Zero (CLEANZ) to be established in & by?

A

Hyderabad
CIL + IIT-H

79
Q

HIMASHIELD is an event by ministry?

A

MeiTY

For innovation in Global Glacier Lake Outburst Flood

80
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GSI established by Sir Thomas Oldham celebrated it’s ___ anniversary. It’s HQ is ___

A

175th
Kolkata

81
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1st bank to trade in gold through IIBX?

82
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1st woman as Legal Affairs Secretary?

A

Anju Rathi Ram

83
Q

Which country recently joined the OPEC+

12 MEMBERS AND 10 ADDITIONAL

A

Brazil (7th largest oil producer)

Russia largest non-OPEC member

84
Q

Acc to NITI Aayog, about ___% of India is not covered under either public or private insurance

85
Q

As of March, enrolment in PM SBY crossed?

A

50 crore

Rs. 20 pa premium for 18-70yrs ppl

86
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As of March, Rs. ____ crore loans have been sanctioned through Stand-up India and Rs. ____ crore loans through Mudra Yojana

A

SUPI: Rs. 60,500 cr
Mudra: Rs. 33 Lakh crore

87
Q

The Mudra bank is by?

A

SIDBI

Loans Upto Rs.10L for non corp, non farm, small

88
Q

India & ____ have signed a LoI to jointly develop a Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC)

89
Q

A one-stop govt platform for central and state govt agencies designed to help tackle cybercrime more effectively by automating the process of sending legal notices to online platform

A

Sahyog Portal

by Ministry of Home Affairs

90
Q

Wolrd’s most valuable steelmaker

A

JSW Steel

Tata 5th

91
Q

A portal thaat captures accurate, real-time crop area data for every agricultural plot, aiding in precise production estimation through mobile phones

A

Digital Crop Survey

92
Q

Revised Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme with total outlay of Rs. ____ for 2024-25 and 2025-26

A

Rs. 3,880 crore

93
Q

Revised Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme, has a provision of Rs. ____ to provide good quality vet medicine & incentive for sale under Pashu Aushadhi component

A

Rs. 75 crore

94
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Pashu Aushadhi, Livestock Health & Diease Control (LH&DC), National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) are components of which scheme?

A

Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme

95
Q

Who held the e-Toycathon 2025

building indigenous toys in the ecosystem

A

C-DAC, MeitY

‘towards global hub for toys’ Budget 2025

96
Q

Poshan Abhiyan (2018) was launched from?

aka National Nutrition Mission

A

Jhunujhunu, Rajasthan

97
Q

Poshan Abhiyan (2018) focuses on meeting the nutritional needs of?

A
  • Adolescents
  • Pregnant Women
  • Lactating Mothers
  • Children (0-6 yrs)
98
Q

Tagline & Ministry of Poshan Abhiyan?

A

Sahi Poshan, Desh Roshan
MoWCD

99
Q

India’s 100-day intensified TB elimination campaign has identified over 6.1 Lakh case, with 4.3 Lakh diagnosed in ____ no of High-burden districts

100
Q

Full form of MAHASAGAR - India’s vision for the Global South

A

Mutual & Holistic Advancement for Security & Growth Across Regions