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May 22 2023 Flashcards

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  1. The “ __ “ campaign, launched by Union Minister Shri Hardeep S. Puri on 15th May 2023, has gained significant momentum across urban India.
  2. With the aim of transforming waste into wealth, this nationwide campaign encourages cities to establish __ Centres.
  3. Ministry
  4. __ Centres have been launched across the country so far, as lakhs of citizens participate in mega collection drives to deposit old, unused goods.
  5. Expand LiFE
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  1. Meri LiFE, Mera Swachh Shehar
  2. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (RRR). These centers serve as one-stop collection points where citizens can contribute items such as clothes, shoes, old books, toys, and used plastic for reuse or recycling.
  3. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  4. 7000 RRR
  5. Lifestyle for Environment
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  1. The IRDAIhas recently announced the relaxation of norms for __, a type of insurance policy that protects parties involved in transactions or contracts from potential financial losses resulting from breaches or non-performance.
  2. Expand IRDAI
  3. What recent changes has IRDAI made regarding solvency requirements for surety bonds?
  4. IRDAI formed in?
  5. Ministry
  6. Task
  7. Headquarters
  8. Chairperson
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  1. surety bonds
  2. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)
  3. IRDAI has relaxed the solvency requirement for surety bonds, making it more accessible for insurers while ensuring adequate financial capacity to cover potential losses. Reduced the solvency requirement from 1.875 times to 1.5 times
  4. 1999
  5. Ministry of Finance
  6. regulating and licensing the insurance and re-insurance industries in India
  7. Hyderabad
  8. Debasish Panda
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  1. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah recently laid the foundation stone for the permanent campus of the National Academy of Coastal Policing in __ .
  2. The newly inaugurated coastal outposts of the Border
    Security Force (BS) are located at __
    coast.
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  1. Dwaraka, Gujarat
  2. Jakhau
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  1. In a significant step towards combating land degradation and promoting sustainable land management practices, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management (CoE-SLM) at the __.
  2. The establishment of the Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management (CoE-SLM) was announced by the Prime Minister of India during the 14th Conference of the Parties (COP-14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in September 2019. When was the UNCCD adopted?
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  1. Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) in Dehradun
  2. The UNCCD was adopted on June 17, 1994, and entered into force on December 26, 1996.
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Marking a significant milestone in the growing defense cooperation between India and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the (1) have arrived at Port Al-Jubail to commence the second edition of the naval exercise, ‘(2)’

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  1. INS TARKASH (talwar class frigate) and INS SUBHADRA (Sukanya class patrol vessel)
  2. AL-MOHED AL-HINDI 2023
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Italian Open 2023
1. Men’s Singles
2. Women’s Singles
3. Men’s Doubles
4. Women’s Doubles

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  1. Daniil Medvedev(Russia)
  2. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)
  3. Hugo Nys and Jan Zieliński
  4. Storm Sanders and Elise Mertens
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  1. To commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention in 1875, Metrology Day is celebrated on __ each year.
  2. Theme
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  1. 20 May
  2. Measurements supporting the global food system.
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LRS
1. Expand LRS
2. Ministry
3. Launch Year
4. Implementing Body
5. What is LRS?
6. Monetary Limit

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  1. Liberalized Remittance Scheme
  2. Ministry of Finance
  3. 2004
  4. Reserve Bank of India
  5. a facility provided by the RBI to enable resident individuals to remit a certain amount of money per financial year for specific purposes.
  6. As of the knowledge cutoff of September 2021, the limit stood at USD 250,000 per individual per financial year.
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‘75/25’ initiative
1. What is this initiative?
2. Ministry
3. Launch Year

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  1. to screen and provide standard care to 75 million individuals suffering from hypertension and diabetes by 2025
  2. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  3. 2023
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  1. (IGI), the world’s largest certification player for lab grown diamonds and the second largest certification player for natural diamonds, has been fully acquired by global private equity firm __.
  2. Expand IGI
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  1. Blackstone
  2. International Gemological Institute
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During the joint meeting of the federal parliament, President Ram Chandra Paudel announced that the decade of the (1)s in the Bikram Samvat calendar would be recognized as ‘the Visit Nepal decade’ and that the year (2) will be designated as a special year for tourism.

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  1. 2080
  2. 2025
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  1. Japan is “seriously” evaluating adopting India’s __ system as both governments look at promoting digital cooperation by creating interoperability where the digital payments system could bring ease of cross-border payments.
  2. Japan PM
  3. Capital
  4. Currency
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  1. UPI payments
  2. Fumio Kishida
  3. Tokyo
  4. Yen
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STARS Program
1. Expand STARS
2. Approved in
3. Became effective in __ and will be in place until FY: __.
4. Centrally Sponsored Scheme or not?
5. The Department of __, Ministry of Education will implement the project, with financial support from the __.
6. The project will be carried out in six states: __.
7. Aim
8. STARS project’s components are aligned with the objectives of __, which prioritizes quality-based learning outcomes.
9. The Ministry of Education and the World Bank held a unique workshop on __ under the STARS Program.

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  1. Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States
  2. October 2020
  3. 2021, 2024-25
  4. Yes
  5. School Education and Literacy, World Bank
  6. Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Kerala
  7. It aims to provide various interventions to improve the quality of education and is a part of the Samagra Shiksha scheme, focusing on the areas that will directly support school education enhancement.
  8. National Education Policy (NEP) 2020
  9. Vocational Education and School-to-Work Transition
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  1. Which public sector bank reported the highest net profit growth in percentage terms in FY23?
  2. Which public sector bank witnessed a decline in annual net profit in FY23?
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  1. According to the financial results analysis, Bank of Maharashtra recorded the highest net profit growth of 126 percent to Rs 2,602 crore in FY23.
  2. PNB reported a 27 percent decline in annual net profit from Rs 3,457 crore in 2021-22 to Rs 2,507 crore in the year ended March 2023.
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__ is the most affected region by desertification, with large areas experiencing land degradation and desert expansion due to factors such as population pressure, climate change, and unsustainable land management practices.

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Asia

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