March 2 Flashcards
(95 cards)
1
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Acc to ILO, India’s social protection coverage has doubled from ____% in 2021 to ___% in 2024
A
24.4%
To 49%
2
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FATF Private Sector Collaborative Forum (PSCF) 2025 is being hosted in
A
India
President: Elisa de Anda Madraso (Mexico)
3
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Bank account holders can now nominate up to ___ nominees.
Simultaneous nomination now permitted for ____
A
4 nominations
Cash & fixed deposits.
4
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Substantial Interest threshold increased from ₹5 lakh to ₹___.
1st rev in nearly 6 decades.
A
₹2 crore
5
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To reduce unclaimed assets & nominee access, SEBI has integrated mutual fund statements with
A
DigiLocker
AMC & registrars must join
6
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Top 3 exporter of Tea?
A
China
India
Sri Lanka
7
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India’s SDG index improved from 57 in 2018 to ___ in 2023-24.
A
71
Kerala, Uttarakhand top performer
8
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India’s export and trade deficit values in March?
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E = 0.7% rise to $42 bn
TD = $21.5 bn
9
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1st Kannada Language book to win International Booker Prize
A
Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp
10
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1st writer from Chattisgarh to receive 59th Jnanpith Award
A
Vinod Kumar Shukla
11
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Acc to the Parliamentary Standing Comittee on Water Resources, only ___% of the revised Rs. ____ cr allocation for water proj was utilised
A
58%
Rs. 21,640.8 crore
12
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Acc to the Parliamentary Standing Comittee on Water Resource, 2025-26 allocation for water proj. rose to?
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Rs. 25,276.8 cr
18.5% inc
13
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Budget of National Hydrology Project and Command Area Development Scheme was cut by?
A
98%
39%
14
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World Happiness Report is by?
A
- Gallup
- Oxford
- UN SDSN
15
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Indicators of the World Happiness Report by Oxford, UN SDSN & Gallup?
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- GDP per capita
- Healthy life expectancy
- Social support
- Freedom
- Generosity
- Perception of Corruption
16
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New entries in the top 10 in the World Happiness Report
A
Costa Rica (6th)
Mexico (10th)
17
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Top 3 happiest countries?
A
Finland
Denmark
Iceland
18
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Score of India in the happiness report?
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4.38
19
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World Water Dev Report by? Retreating glaciers threaten food & water of?
A
UN
2 bn people
20
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Theme of UN World Water Dev Report?
A
Mountains & glaciers - Water towers
21
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Report on Forest Conservation Funding is by?
A
UNDP
22
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Acc to Report on Forest Conservation Funding by UNDP, For every $1 invested in forest conservation ___ is invested in industries that contribute to deforestation
A
$6
23
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India’s rank in per capita water availability?
India - WRIS
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132nd
73% decline in freshwater sources
24
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India’s freshwater availability in 2021 and 2031 is?
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- 1486 m3 in 2021
- 1367 m3 in 2031
25
India occupies 2% of the Earth's landmass but has ___% of global freshwater resources while supporting ___% of population and ___% of its livestock
4%
18%
15%
26
3rd "State of the world's plant genetic resource for food & agri" report is by?
FAO
| 1st released in 1998 - Germany
27
Acc to *State of the world's plant genetic resource for food & agri* ____% of global food comes from just **9 crops**
60%
| Sugarcane maize rice wheat soybean potato, oil palm, sugarbeet cassava
28
Acc to State of the World's Plant Genetic Resources for Food & Agri report, **in India**, over ____% of documented FV/LRs across 5 agroecological zones are under threat
50%
| Globally - 6%
29
Top 3 countries with the most number of HNWIs, according to The Wealth Report 2025?
USA > China > Japan
30
The Wealth Report says 3.7% of the world's HNWIs are in India. It is by?
Knight Frank
31
Rank of India in The Wealth Report by Knight Frank?
4th - a 6% inc from last yr
| USA > China > Japan > India
32
Report 'Women's Rights in Review 30 yrs After Beijing' is by
UN Women (NY, USA)
| released on the 50th Women's Day - 8th March 2025
33
Women's Rights in Review 30 yrs After Beijing, 1/3 face ____, online gender-based abuse is by ___%, 25% countries report backlash against women's rights
1/3 - physical violence
53% - gender-based online abuse
34
'Women's Rights in Review 30 yrs After Beijing' focuses on ___ critical areas. Acc to it, women earn ___% less
12 critical areas
20% less
35
Acc to Women's Rights in Review 30 yrs After Beijing, ending extreme poverty for women will take ____ yrs
137 yrs
| Only 87 countries has ever had a female leader
36
Top 2 countries in The Glass Ceiling Index (GCI) by The Economist?
Sweden > Iceland
37
Acc to OECD, avg women's parliamentary representation rose to ___%
34%
| US saw a decrease
38
Acc to World Air Quality Report, India saw a ___% decrease in PM2.5 levels, averaging ___ µg/m3 compared to 54.4 µg/m3 in 2023
50 µg/m3
39
Acc to World Air Quality Report, ____ of the 20 most polluted cities are in India. It is by?
13
IQ Air (Swiss)
40
As per World Air Quality report, with an avg PM 2.5 conc of ____µg/m3 - Delhi is the most polluted capital city in the world while in ____ PM 2.5 conc of 128 µg/m3 is the most polluted place in the world
91.6 µg/m3
Byrnihat
41
Acc to World Air Quality Report by IQ Air, India is the ___most polluted country
5th
| Chad > Bangladesh > Pakistan > DRC > India
42
World Air Quality Report, ____ is the world's cleanest region with 57% cities meeting WHO guidelines
Oceania
43
UN Women's Beijing + 30 Action Agenda focuses on 6+1 key actions where +1 is?
youth inclusion
44
The Glass Ceiling Index is released of member countries of?
OECD
45
Report 'India Financial System Stability Assessment' says ___% of the power sector loans were from 3 Infrastructure NBFC. It is by?
63%
IMF
46
RBI mandates ___% CAR for PSBs and ___% for SCBs
12%
9%
47
A parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources reported that only ____% of the revised Rs. 21,640 crore allocation was utilised & ____% of allocated funds remain unspent
58% - utilised
40% - unspent
48
The National Hydrology Project & The Command Area Development budget dropped by?
NHP: 98%
CAD: 39%
49
Acc to UNDP's report on Forest Conservation Funding, $___ bn/yr is req to stop deforestation
$460 bn/yr
| But falls far short
50
Acc to NHB's report 'Trends & Progress of Housing in India' banks accounted for ___% housing loans & HFC account for ___%
Bank 81%
HFC 19%
| Only 5% buildings are classified as green
51
Fastest growing billionaire capital acc to Hurun Global Rich List?
Mumbai
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Ministry of ____ unveils $__ bn fund for a creator economy ahead of WAVES 2025
Ministry Information & broadcasting
$1 bn fund
53
Creative Economy is also referred to as ____ economy
Orange
| Purple economy - old age caregiver, blue - fishery & aquaculture
54
An incentive of ___% for payment upto Rs. ___ has been approved for promoting low-value BHIM UPI (P2M) transactions for **small business** in 2024-25
0.15%
Rs. 2k
55
Govt invests Rs. ____ under Sagarmala (Min of ____) to Develop 839 projects
| bridge infrastructure gaps
Rs. 5.79 tn
Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways
| By Sagarmala StartUp Innovation Initiative (S2I2)
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Initiative under Sagarmala to empower startups in areas of green shipping, smart ports, maritime logistics, shipbuilding tech, sustainable coastline development.
S2I2
Sagarmala Startup Innovation Initiative
| To Accelerate RISE - Research Innovation Startups & Entrepreneurship
57
When was Sagarmala launched? who is its APEX body?
July 2015
NSAC
| National Sagarmala Apex Committee - May 2015
58
India has a coastline of ____km and ____km navigable waterways
7500 km coastline
14,500 km navigable waterways
| double
59
____ &____ sign MoU to launch **Sansad Bhashini** for AI powered multilingual parliamentary operations
Lok Sabha Secretariat & MeitY
60
Acc to MoRD, MGNREGA (2005) sees ___% rise in employment generation & Aadhar linked payment near ___%
82%
100%
61
A digital gateway that allows industry players to access logistics-related datasets from various government systems through API integration
ULIP
Unified Logistics Interface Platform
| integrates 37 systems from 10 ministries vis 118 APIs in 180 datafields
62
ULIP was launched as a part of ___ policy in year ___
National Logistics Policy (NLP)
in Sept 2022
63
In scheme Financial Assistance for Promotion of Art & Culture, organisations must be registered on? How many sub-components?
NGO Darpan Portal of NITI Aayog
| 8 sub-components
64
Which edition of the Raisinia Dialogue was held recently? Who was its keynote speaker? where was it held
10th
NZL PM Luxon
New Delhi
65
Theme of 10th Raisina Dialogue?
Kalachakra - People Peace & Planet
| PPP - on geopolitics & geo-economics
66
Who hosts the Raisina Conference?
ORF + MEA
| 125 countries
67
____ no. of houses have been approved for construction under PMAY-U 2.0
3.53 Lakh
| Till 2029
68
Acc to PMAY-U what are the criteria for EWS, LIG & MIG households
EWS: **up to Rs. 3L**
LIG: Rs. **3-6L**
MIG: Rs. **6-9L**
69
Recent, 28th UT/State to join the National E-Vidhan Application (NeVA)?
Delhi
| MoU with MoPA
70
NeVA was inaugurated on? It is hosted by?
2024
by Meghraj National Cloud
71
New PSL norms have been set by the RBI in accordance with Sec ____ of ____ Act
Section 21, 35A & 56 of the Banking REgulation Act 1949
72
Acc to revised PSL guideline of RBI, limit of Edu loans has been inc to?
Rs. 25 Lakh
73
Revised PSL target for Primary (Urban) Coop Bank (UCBs) are?
60%
74
RRBs have achieved their highest ever consolidated net profit of?
Rs. 7,571 cr
| RRBs are regulated & supervised by NABARD
75
The FM has discontinued the GMS for ____ & ____-term deposits from Mar 26th
| Gold Monetisation Scheme (2015)
Medium & Long-term deposits
| short term bank deposits - to be decided by banks
76
Gold Monetisation Scheme (2015) was launched jointly by?
MoF, RBI, SCB
| also implementing
77
Short Term Deposits timeline for Gold Monetisation Scheme?
1-3 yrs
78
Global Energy Review 2025 is by?
IEA
| International Energy Agency
79
Acc to Global Energy Review ___% of the inc in global electricity generation came from renewable sources + nuclear power
80%
| Renewable = 32%
80
Acc to Global Energy Review, electricity demand in India inc by ___% in 2024 and projected to grow ___% annually from 2025-27
5.8% in 2024
6.3% from 2025-27
81
After Nalanda, Rajgir, efforts are underway to revive which ancient uni?
Vikramshila, Antichak Village, Bhagalpur
| Established by Dharmapala of Pal Dynasty
82
Who has been recognised as an 'awarding body' by the **National Council for Vocational Education & Training (NCVET)**?
NISD
| National Institute of Social Defence, New Delhi
83
NCVET and NISD under which ministries resp?
NCVET: MSDE
NI**SD**: Mo**SJ**E
| Social Defence = social justice
84
NCVET (2018) is the regulatory body for ____ sector
Technical & Vocational Education & Training sector
85
MoRD + ____ signd a **3-yr** SoI to empower rural women & youth across India
| create livelihood opportunities & enhance female workforce participation
UNICEF YuWaah
| Connect SHGs with employment & skill development
86
Computer Didi Centre and Didi Ki Dukaan are initiatives by?
MoRD + UNICEF YuWaah
| Also Lakhpati Didi, Drone didi
87
Computer Didi Centre & Didi Ki Dukaan are to be set up in 5 blocks in?
Andhra, Jharkhand, MP, Odisha, Rajasthan
88
Ministry of Science unveiled BioSaarthi Mentorship Initiative at?
13th Foundation day of BIRAC
| Also released India Bioeconomy Report 2025 (IBER)
89
BioSaarthi Mentorship Initiative by BIRAC provides mentorship for?
6 months
| Promotes BioE3 - Economy, Employment, Environment
90
India BioEconomy Report pegged the value of India's bioeconomy in 2024 at >$____ bn which is ___% of country's GDP
>$165 bn
4.2% of GDP
91
Acc to India BioEconomy Report, the bioeconomy sector can grow to $___ by 2030 and $1 tn by ____
$300 bn by 2030
$1tn by 2047
| from 50 starups a decade ago to over 10,075 startups
92
National Technical Textiles Mission was launched in?
2020
| tech textile - sunrise sector (labour intensive)
93
What are the components of NTTM? How many components are there?
1. R&D Innovation
2. Promotion & Marketing Dev
3. Export
4. Edu, Training & Skill Dev
| Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (MATEXIL) - export
94
Nutrition for Growth Summit was hosted by?
France
| UNESCO: Edu & Ntrition Learn to Eat Well report- Released there
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The ICDS Scheme resulted in a 9% inc in completion of ____ and 11% for ___
9% - Secondary School
11% - University
