June 2 2023

Question 1

1. 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.
2. Expand CIITS 2.0
3. Expand NIUA
4. CITIIS 2.0 consists of three main components:
5. Funding of CITIIS 2.0

Answer 1

1. French Development Agency (AFD)
2. City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain 2.0
3. National Institute of Urban Affairs
4. 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.

Question 2

___ exports of India up by 23 times since 2014

Answer 2

Defence

Question 3

1. ___ has taken charge as the new Chairman and Managing Director of (SAIL) from May 31.
2. Expand SAIL
3. Founded on
4. Headquarters

Answer 3

1. Amarendu Prakash
2. Steel Authority of India Ltd
3. 24 January 1973
4. New Delhi

Question 4

Renowned author and Congress MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor released the book “ __ “ written by Lokmat Media Group Editorial Board Chairman and former MP ___.

Answer 4

Ringside, Dr. Vijay Darda

Question 5

1. __ took over as the Managing Director (additional charge) of (MRPL).
2. Expand MRPL

Answer 5

1. Sanjay Varma
2. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd

Question 6

FY 24 GDP FORECAST (in %) by
1. UBS
2. JP Morgan
3. CITI
4. SBI
5. Goldman Sachs

Answer 6

1. Union Bank of Switzerland- 6.2
2. 5.5
3. Construction Industry Training Institute-6.2
4. 6.7
5. 6.3

Question 7

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.

Answer 7

9.41

Question 8

Significance of June 2

Answer 8

1. Telangana Formation Day
2. International Sex Workers Day

Question 9

1. Latvian Parliament elects foreign minister __ as new president.
2. Capital
3. Currency
4. PM

Answer 9

1. Edgars Rinkevics
2. Riga
3. Euro
4. Krisjanis Kariņs

Question 10

__ 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.

Answer 10

Microsoft

Question 11

The Indian junior men’s hockey team maintained its continental supremacy by beating arch-rivals Pakistan 2-1 to become Asia Cup champions in __.

Answer 11

Salalah, Oman

Question 12

1. 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.
2. Expand UPU
3. Founded in
4. Founded under which treaty
5. Headquarters
6. It operates as a __ specialized agency and is responsible for regulating postal policies and services among member nations worldwide.

Answer 12

1. New Delhi
2. Universal Postal Union
3. 1874
4. Treaty of Bern
5. Swiss City of Bern
6. United Nations (UN)

Question 13

New Liberation War Gallery Inaugurated in __

Answer 13

Dhaka

Question 14

___ , 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.

Answer 14

Interbrand

Question 15

Street vendors who make timely or early repayments are eligible for an interest subsidy of __% per annum under the
PM SVANidhi Scheme.

Answer 15

7

Question 16

Who is the technical partner for the implementation of the PM SVANidhi Scheme?

Answer 16

Small Industries Development Bank of
India (SIDBI)

Question 17

How many consecutive months has the monthly GST mop-up exceeded the Rs 1.4-lakh-crore mark?

Answer 17

14

Question 18

What percentage of reserved jobs were allocated to the general category candidates under the 1972 reservation policy in Meghalaya?

Answer 18

15%

Question 19

Which factor remained the weakest link in India’s economic recovery?

Answer 19

private final consumption expenditure (private spending)

Question 20

Which sectors contributed to the higher-than-expected GDP growth in Q4 FY23?

Answer 20

Manufacturing and construction

Question 21

Who has bagged the gold medal in the women’s 100m hurdles event in the T- Meeting 2023 athletics meet in Tilburg, Netherlands?

Answer 21

Jyothi Yarraji

Question 22

Which company has recently launched ‘credit on UPI’ platform to enable credit service on Unified Payments Interface (UPI)?

Answer 22

Kiwi

Question 23

Ved Kumari Ghai’, who passed away at 91, was associated with which of the following field?

Answer 23

Sanskrit Scholar

Question 24

Name the personality from India who has recently won the Apple Swift Student Challenge for creating a healthcare app.

Answer 24

Asmi Jain

Question 25

1. Which state government has signed an MoU with the (NIOS) to facilitate the return of dropouts to educational institutions?
2. Expand NIOS

Answer 25

1. Meghalaya
2. National Institute of Open Schooling

Question 26

‘Kangra Tea’ has recently received the Geographical Indication (GI) Tag. It’s belongs to which of the following Indian state?

Answer 26

Himachal Pradesh