June

Question 1

India is the ____ largest energy and oil consumer, ____ largest refiner, ____ largest LNG importer

Answer 1

3rd
4th
4th

Oil = marine sedimentary regions

Question 2

Initiatives for local production of oil by india - self-reliance

Answer 2

• Inc acreage of exploration
• Green Hydrogen
• Ethanol blending
• SATAT
• Large pipeline grid

Upstream & downstream initiatives (prev. private not interested: cost)

Question 3

Inc acreage of oil exploration by India from 8% to?

Answer 3

16%

99% reduction in no-go areas

Question 4

Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) was launched in 2016 under?

Answer 4

Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP).

leads to Nat Data Repository - reliable exploratn & produc data

Question 5

The SATAT Scheme (2018) target fuel? Wht is its fullform?

Answer 5

Compressed BioGas
Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transport

Question 6

Global Trade Outlook Report is by? it projects a slight decline in global merchandise trade like?

Answer 6

WTO
0.2%

could inc to 1.5%

Question 7

Shift from road to rail has saved ____ mn tonnes of CO2 emissions. Rail also has a ___% less emissions compared to trucks

Answer 7

143 mn tonnes
90% less CO2

Equiv to planting 121 cr trees

Question 8

India’s rank in Logistics Performance Index by WB is?

Answer 8

38 in 2023

Up from 54 in 2014

Question 9

RBI’s capital buffer as a % of it’s balance sheet, stands at ___%

Answer 9

7.5%

Under its revised capital framework

Question 10

It lies in the Indian Ocean, about 340 km southeast of Yemen, and is administratively a part of Yemen. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its exceptional biodiversity

Answer 10

Socotra Island

Question 12

India has been elected to ECOSOC for the term?

Answer 12

2026-28

54 members elected by the UN General Assembly for 3yrs

Question 13

India’s premier arbitration institute, a statutory body with HQ in Delhi, set up with the help of FICCI India in 1965

Answer 13

Indian Chamber of Arbitration (ICA)

Question 14

The AI RAM initiative is by? It’s fullform is?

Answer 14

UNESCO + MeiTY + Ikigai Law
AI Readiness Assessment Methodology

Diagnostic tool: support govts strengthen regulat & institu capa in AI

Question 15

‘EnviStats India 2025: Environment Statistics’ is by? Released in?

Answer 15

MoSPI
National Workshop on Using Alternate Data Sources and Frontier Technologies for Policy Making, Delhi

Question 16

Acc to EnviStats by MoSPI, Thermal power generation has increased from 7.9 L GWh to ____ GWh and
Electricity generation from renewable sources has inc from 65,520 GWh to ____ GWh from 2013-14 to 2023-24.

Answer 16

13.2 L GWh
2.25 L GWh

Question 17

Acc to Envistats by MoSPI, Inland fish production has inc from 61.36 lakh tonnes to ____ during 2013-14 to 2023–24

Answer 17

139.07 lakh tonnes

Question 18

Since 2018, the NSO has been publishing “EnviStats India” in alignment with?

Answer 18

Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics (FDES) 2013

Question 19

It lies in the Indian Ocean, about 340 km southeast of Yemen, and is administratively a part of Yemen. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (2008) due to its exceptional biodiversity, with over one-third of its plant species being endemic

Answer 19

Socotra Island

Question 20

Inga 3 Hydropower Project is situated in?

Answer 20

DRC

WB approved loan for controversial dam