Jan 16-31 Flashcards

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____ has recently been admitted as the new ‘partner country’ of BRICS

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Nigeria

9th partner country - Abuja - capital

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____ is holding the BRICS presidency 2025

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Brazil

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Who are the other partner countries of BRICS, except Nigeria?

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Bolivia, Belarus, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Malaysia, Uganda Uzbekistan

BBC-KTM-U2

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Who lauched the Internet Governance Internship & Capacity Building Sceme?

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National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)
not-for-profit under MeitY

Rs. 20,000 pm stipend - 6 month & 3 month program

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Entity Locker a digi platform for streamlining doc management for businesses & organisations in India, is by?

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MeitY

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Celebration for completing 10 yrs of BBBP & Sukanya Samriddhi spans?

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22nd Jan - 8th March

Also Launch Mission Vatsalya Portal & Shakti Portal

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BBBP Scheme is by Ministry?

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MoWCD, MoHFW & MoE

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In BBBP scheme, Schools, Anganwadis, medical professionals are considered what target group?

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Secondary Target Group

Primary = Parents, young couples, households, communities

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‘Draft on e-commerce - principles & guidelines for self-governance’ is by

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Bureau of Indian Standards - BIS

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PM JUGA is now known as?

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Dharti Aaba Janjati Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan

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National Tribal Health Conclave 2025 was organised by?

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MoTA + MoHFW

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National Level Training Programme on Awareness Generation & Counselling for doctors & healthcare professionals is by ministry of?

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MoTA

To eliminate siclle cell anaemia

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Tribal majority villages with a population of ___ & atleast ___% tribal resident, is a region eligible for the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya scheme

PM JUGA

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500+ population
atleast 50% tribal resident

Also Aspirational District with tribal population of 50+

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Implementation period of Dharti Aaba scheme?

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2024-2029

5 yrs

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How many interventions & ministries does Dharti Aaba Scheme include?

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25 interventions of 17 ministries

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SDGs that align with the Dharti Aaba Scheme?

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  • SDG 9 - Infrastructure
  • SDG 8 - Economic Empowerment
  • SDG 4 - Education
  • SDG 3 - Health
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Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan, will target which sectors?

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  • Household / Community Infrastructure
  • Health & Nutrition
  • Education & Training
  • Electrification
  • Economic Empowerment
  • Connectivity
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Rates of Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (2015) have swung from 9.1% to?

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8.2%

A component of BBBP. for girls under age of 10

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Min & max initial deposit allowed in Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (2015)?

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Rs. 250 - Rs. 1,50,000
per yr

deposits up to 15 yrs till she turns 21

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UN has declared 2025 as the international year of?

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International Year of Cooperatives

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Theme of International Year of Cooperatives?

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Cooperatives Build a Better World

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7 principles of cooperatives

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  • Education, training & information
  • Demoratic member control
  • Member’s economic participation
  • Autonomy & independence
  • Voluntary & Open membership
  • Cooperation among cooperatives
  • Concern for Community

EDMA-VCC

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Which type of cooperative is of highest number in india?

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Housing & Dairy

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1st African country to eliminate onchocerciasis?

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Niger

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National Health Mission was launched in? Will run till?
2013 2030 | Aid in achieving SDG completion by 2030
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Student enrolment inc by 75.8% in 40 schools across which states, after joining PM SHRI (2022)?
Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, MP | Acc to Min of Education
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How many countries are a part of GPAP? How many fresh members? | Global Plastic Action Partnership
25 countries 6 fresh members from Africa + 1 = 7 | Combined 1.5 bn population
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GPAP is an initiative of?
WEF | To promote circular plastic economy & reduce env impact
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Is India a part of GPAP?
No, Only Maharashtra is
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India's rank in edelman trust barometer? | How much countries are trusted by businesses
3rd | China, Indonesia, India. 13th for companies based in India
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1st KVK was established in?
Pondi, 1974
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KVK is an integral part of ____, a global research system for agri that aims for location specific tech modules in agri
NARS - National Agri Research System
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KVKs were recommended by?
Education Committee & Mohan Sinha Mehta Committee
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Overall rank of QS World Future Skills Index
25th | HQ: London
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3rd launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre of ISRO?
Sriharikota
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India is the ___ no. country to achieve space docking (SpaDex) after ___
4th USA, Russia, China, India | From Satish Dhawan in Sriharikota, AP
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SpaDex includes 2 small satellites namely ___ &____ of weight ____ kg
SDX01 - Chaser SDX02 - Target **220 kg each**
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An application that aims to democratize access to digital content & services across India's linguistic spectrum
Bhashini Interface | by MeitY
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What does Anuvaad, Chitravaad & Lekhavaad of Bhashini Arpan do?
Anu - Web Service Text Translation Chitra - Video Translation Lekha - Doc Translation
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What does Vaanivaad, Translation Plugin & WTMC do in Bhashini Arpan?
Vaani - speech translation WTMC - Web Translation Mgmt Console
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Share of Methane, CO2 & N2 in Raw Biogas?
CH4 = 50-75% CO2 = 25-50% N2 = 2-8%
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An SHG that works with Biogas?
Zakariyapura, a Gujarat SHG by NDDB
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1kg of dry cattle dung produces about ____ biogas
1kg dry dung = **1 m3 biogas**
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1kg Fresh Cattle Dung contains about ___% dry biodegradable mass
1 kg fresh = **8% dry biodegradable mass**
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1 kg of fresh cattle dung has about ____ L vol
0.9 L vol
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Typical retention time of slurry in biogas plant is ___ days
40 days retention
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2 types of biogas plants? Example?
Floating Dome: KVIC Model Fixed Dome: Deenbandhu model by AFPRO | Zakariyapura - dynamic model
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Kvk celebrated its golden jubilee in the year?
2024
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38th National Games was Inaugurated in?
Dehradun | SSCB topped
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India's Digital Economy to contribute 1/5th of National Income by?
2029-30
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National Startup Day is on?
Jan 16
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PLI scheme for Specialty Steel is by Min of? It is for ___ product category
Min of Steel & Heavy Industries 5 product categories
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2nd Inland Waterways Development Council meet by IWAI of MoPSW was held?
in Kaziranga, Assam
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PCAC of edible oil in India has surpassed 20 kg, well above recommended limits of ___ kg by ICMR and ___ kg by WHO
12 kg - ICMR 13 kg - WHO
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Objective of IndiaAI Mission is to estabish?
High end, scalable, AI computing ecosystem with over 10,000 GPUs
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Focus of IndiaAI Mission, is to create ____ & domain specific ____
Large Multimodal Models (LMM) Foundational models
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Countries participating in Axiom-4?
India, Hungary, Poland
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Allocation & implementation of 'National Critical Mineral Mission'
Rs. 34,300 2024-2031 | 7 years - Announced in Budget 2024
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Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, ____
1957 | Ammended in 2023
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S&T - PRISM (2023) program is by? its fulform is?
Promotion of Research & Innovation in Start-ups and MSME | Ministry of Mines
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Who won ICC Men's Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy?
Jasprit Bumrah
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Paris Agreemnt was signed in?
2015
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1st indian state to link its forest ecosystem to the Green GDP?
Chhattisgarh
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India's rank in Henley's Passport Index 2025?
85th rank | 57 countries
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Which ICAR institute was renamed NIRCA? | National Institute for Research on Commercial Agri
Central Tobacco Research Institute | estd: 1965 (Andhra Pradesh)
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Name of India's 1st winter village?
Thano, Dehradun
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Ayushman Bharat Vay Vandana Card was launched in?
Oct 2024 | Dhanvantari Jayanti & 9th Ayurveda Day
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Name of ministry of Jal Shakti's portal for ground water?
Bhu-neer
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Vision initiative aims to empower underprivileged children through edu, skills & innovation. It's fullform is?
Viksit Bharat Initiative for Student Innovation & Outreach Network
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The world's 1st 0 emission cluster producing 1 MTPA of green ammonia with **WEF's Transitioning Industrial Clusters Initiative**
AM Green Kakinada Cluster
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Sagar manthan is an initiative of ministry? It's theme?
Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways + ORF "The great oceans dialogue
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Secretary general of INTERPOL?
Brazil's Valdecy Urquiza
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India semiconductor mission was launched in?
2021 Rs. 76000 croee
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India's semiconductor market is valued at $__ in 2020 & $__ in 2026
$15 bn $63 bn
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Who is establishing India's 1st AI enabled semiconductor fabrication facility? Where in Gujarat is it being set up?
* Tata Electronics + Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp * In Dholera - Semicon city
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IBBI, IBA to launch centralised platform for asset liquidation auction named?
eBKray | In Nov 2024
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National MSME cluster outreach programme is by?
Dept of Financial Services + SIDBI
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India ranks ___ in global climate fight CCPI 2025 and ___ ranks 1st
India: 10th Denmark: 1st
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India's digital economy accounts for ___% of GDP and Acc to State of India's Digital Economy report, India is ___rd largest digitalised country
11.7% 3rd largest | 12th among G20
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ISRO achieved its historic 100th launch from? It launched the ___ satellite
Sriharikota NVS-02 satellite | 2nd - 2nd gen satellite
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APs Republic Day tableau "Etikoppaka Bommalu" won 3rd place - it signifies?
Eco friendly wooden toys
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India's rank in Financial Inclusion index has risen to?
64.2 | From 2023 - 24
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SAMARTH Udyog Bharat 4.0, is an initiative of ministry?
MoHI
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Theme of MoRD tableu in RDP
Lakhpati Didi
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India's social protech inc from 24.4% to ___% as per ILOs World Social Protection Report 2024-25
48.8%
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CMD of Zurich Kotak General Insurance?
Alok Kumar Agarwal
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Badminton player that partnered with PUMA India, debuting at the India Open
PV Sindhu
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Which country declared 2025 as the Yr of Community, launching 'hand-in-hand' initiative
UAE
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1st NZL cricketer to win Rachel Heyhoe Flint Trophy after winning ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2025?
Amelia Kerr
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Who, renowned as "Bhava Gayakan" for his soulful playback singing, winner of numerous awards including the National Film Award and Kerala's J C Daniel Award, passed away in Thrissur, Kerala?
P Jayachandran
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According to the Global Economic Prospects, January 2025, released by ______, global growth is projected to remain at ______ in 2025-26, while India’s growth forecast for FY26 remains at ________
World Bank 2.7% 6.7%
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Which country will be hosting the International Institute of Administrative Sciences with the theme "Next Generation Administrative Reforms- Reaching the Last Mile"?
India
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which think tank launched the Priority Sector Lenders Association of India (PSLAI)?
iSPIRIT
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Where has Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation recently inaugurated the corporate office of the National Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation (NUCFDC)?
Mumbai
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Mobile app launched recently by the Ministry of Communications with an aim to empower & strengthen subscriber security and inc awareness about citizen centric initiatives of the Govt
Sanchar Saathi App
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WHO announced ____ country has eradicated gambiense form of Human African Trypanosomiasis aka Sleeping Sickness as a public health issue
Guinea
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As of Jan 2025, how many Ramsar sites are there in India?
89 | Therthangal Bird Sanct: TN, Khecheopalri Lake: Sikkim, Udhwa Lake: Jhark