May 2023 5 Flashcards

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India launched “ __ “ to provide humanitarian assistance for people in Myanmar, which is affected by __, and three ships carrying relief material reached Yangon.

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Operation Karuna, Cyclone Mocha

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  1. __ has become the first district in the country to be declared ODF (open defecation-free) Plus.
  2. The ODF programme is part of the __, which was launched on October 2, 2014, by the Indian government to achieve cleanliness and sanitation across the country.
  3. The __ district secured the first position in the ODF Plus rankings in the three-star category followed by __.
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  1. Wayanad, Kerala
  2. Swachh Bharat Mission
  3. Wayanad(100 points), Mancheriyal district(90.45) in Telangana and Anupur(88.79) in Madya Pradesh
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  1. India Achieves Another Major Sanitation Milestone - __ Villages Are Now ODF Plus Under __.
  2. Nearly 3 Lakh Villages Declare Themselves ODF Plus, A Significant Step Towards Achieving SBM-G Phase II Goals By __.
  3. The top performing states in terms of percentage of ODF Plus villages are
    Big states category
  4. Small states category
  5. Among UTs -__ have 100% ODF Plus Model villages.
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  1. 50%, Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen Phase II
  2. 2024-25
  3. Telangana (100%), Karnataka (99.5%),Tamil Nadu (97.8%) & Uttar Pradesh (95.2%)
  4. Goa (95.3%) and Sikkim (69.2%)
  5. Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dada Nagar Havelli & Daman Diu and Lakshadweep
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  1. __ hosted the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin ahead of Conference of the Parties 28 (COP 28).
  2. Central goal of Petersberg Climate Dialogue
  3. Ministers from __ countries attended the conference.
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  1. Germany and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
  2. To strengthen the trust on multilateral climate negotiations and between states
  3. 40
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COP
1. Expand
2. The CoP comes under the UNFCCC which was formed in __ to work towards “stabilisation of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere.”
3. Expand UNFCCC
4. Number of parties
5. Meeting every year since __

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  1. Conference of Parties
  2. 1994
  3. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
  4. 198
  5. 1995
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__ enables FASTag based parking payment at Mangaluru International Airport

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ICICI Bank

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__ collaborates with a startup, Garuda Aerospace Pvt Ltd (GAPL) with a view to making drone technology more accessible to the agricultural sector while also increasing efficiency in the sector’s use of the technology.

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State Bank of India (SBI)

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__ becomes first Revenue Based Finance start-up to get NBC licence

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GetVantage

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  1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 1,73,75,000 (Rs 1.73 crore) on the __ for the contravention of certain rules under Credit Information Companies Rules, 2006 (CIC Rules).
  2. RBI has also imposed penalties on two co-operative banks for violation of norms. Kerala-based __ has been fined Rs 2 lakh for flouting __.__ has been fined Rs 1.25 lakh for __ under the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme (DEAF Scheme).
A
  1. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC Ltd)
  2. Thrissur Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd, gold loan norms
    Bhilai Nagrik Sahakari Bank, not depositing unclaimed deposits in time
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__, a fintech-based agritech company, made an announcement regarding its subsidiary, __ , becoming the first-ever agritech firm to receive a non-banking financial company (NBFC) license.

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Unnati, Ora Finance

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  1. The AIBEA, is the oldest and largest national trade union of bank emplovees in India plans to set up an online ‘ __ ‘ to assist bank customers with grievance redress.
  2. Expand AIBEA
  3. Headquarters
  4. General Secretary
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  1. Bank Clinic
  2. All India Bank Employees’ Association
  3. Chennai
  4. C.H.Venkatachalam
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Agritech firm __, which sells ‘Subjee Cooler’ to enhance shelf life of fruits and vegetables, has tied up with __ to help potential customers in getting easy loan options to buy the product.

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Rukart, State Bank of India (SBI)

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 2.92 crore on __ for violation of various norms, including linking interest rates to external benchmarks, and opening savings accounts of ineligible entities.

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Canara Bank

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  1. According to reports, the Union government has ended the paper-based communication system & introduced a digital communication mechanism between __ & the CEIB to check Loan Defaults.
  2. Expand CEIB
  3. Under this, CEIB will send a __ to the PSU banks for a loan amount of Rs 50 crore or higher at pre-approval stage within 15 days of request.
  4. The CEIB is responsible to the __, Ministry of Finance (MoF).
  5. It is an Indian intelligence agency responsible for gathering __ and monitoring the __ for economic offences and warfare
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  1. Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) banks
  2. Central Economic Intelligence Bureau
  3. report digitally regarding borrowers
  4. Department of Revenue
  5. information, economic and financial sectors
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  1. India recently announced that it will start participating in the ICAO’s CORSIA and the LTAG from __.
  2. Expand ICAO
  3. Expand CORSIA
  4. Expand LTAG
  5. __ is a global market-based measure designed to offset international aviation C02 emissions in order to stabilize the levels of such emissions. Offsetting of C02 emissions will be achieved through the acquisition and cancellation of emissions units from the global carbon market by aeroplane operators.
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  1. 2027
  2. International Civil Aviation Organisation
  3. Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation
  4. Long-Term Aspirational Goals
  5. CORSIA
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  1. Mann Ki Baat was started on __.
  2. Apart from 22 Indian languages and __ dialects, Mann Ki Baat is broadcast in 11 foreign languages including French, Chinese, Indonesian, Tibetan, Burmese, Balochi, Arabic, Pashtu, Farsi, Dari and Swahili.
  3. Mann Ki Baat was broadcast by more than __ broadcasting stations of All India Radio.
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  1. 3 October 2014
  2. 29
  3. 500
17
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  1. Jal Shakti Ministry launched __, a real-time monitoring centre for planning and monitoring of projects, river water quality, etc.. during the 11th meeting of the Empowered Task Force of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG).
  2. __ monitors various projects through various online dashboards such as Ganga Tarang Portal, Ganga Districts Performance Monitoring System, etc.
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  1. PRAYAG
  2. PRAYAG (Platform for Real-time Analysis of Yamuna, Ganga and their Tributaries)
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  1. The __ will be organized at Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg Districts in Maharashtra and Vasco, Mormugao, and Canacona in Goa.
  2. The main aim of the __ is to facilitate the economic upliftment of fishermen and stakeholders through various schemes and programs.
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  1. Sagar Parikrama fifth phase
  2. Sagar Parikrama
19
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  1. Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Hardeep S. Puri launched MoHUA’s mega campaign ‘__’.
  2. To champion the RRR’s of waste management- __.
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  1. Meri LiFE, Mera Swachh Shehar
  2. Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
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  1. The __ emerged as the third-largest exporting platform in India.
  2. __ stand at the top 2 in trading various kinds of goods.
  3. India’s trade surplus with the __ has also increased from $8 billion in 2021-22 to $__billion in 2022-23.
  4. The __ has taken over major destinations such as the UK, Hong Kong, Bangladesh and Germany.
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  1. Netherlands
  2. US and UAE
  3. Netherlands, $13 billion
  4. Netherlands