The Geological Survey of India (GSI), Ministry of Mines, approved the setting up of India’s 1st geopark at _________ village, on the banks of the Narmada river in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh (MP). The GSI has sanctioned Rs. _______ for the formation of Geopark in 5 acres of land. The estimated cost of this project is Rs ______ and any additional funds can be sanctioned if required.

The Chief Electoral Officer’s office of __________ unveiled its election mascot, “Shera”. It is promoted under the Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) project of the Election Commission of India (ECI). SVEEP project was started in ______, as the flagship program of the ECI for voter education.

In which year Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) was established as a Non-banking Financial Company?

Ministry of Heavy Industries has notified “Scheme on Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector- Phase-II” for providing assistance to Common Technology Development and Services Infrastructure. Identify incorrect statements w.r.t. this scheme.

There are six components under the Scheme for Enhancement of Capital Goods Sector Phase II. Which of the following is not one of them.

THE JET ZeroEmission announced to launch the World’s first hydrogen powered flying boat ‘THE JET’ by 2023 in which city?

Which of the following points are correct with respect to the RBI’s Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit – December 2021?

1. The bank’s non-food credit growth increased to 7.6% in December 2021 as compared to 5.6% in December 2020.

2. Credit to Agriculture and Allied activities growth was increased to 14.5% in December 2021 as compared to 7.7% in December 2020.

3. Credit to large industries recorded a growth of 1.3% in December 2021 against a contraction of 0.5% a year ago.

Vedanta Ltd has tied up a facility of Rs 8,000 crore (replacement facility) with ____________ at 7.75% to take over a majority of the syndicated facility after multiple discussions with potential lenders.

__________ has launched a dedicated centralized processing cell - Surya Shakti Cell in collaboration with Tata Power Solar Systems. The Surya Shakti Cell will process all the loan applications for Solar Projects (capacity up to 1 MW) sourced from across India, for installation by business entities as well as households.

As per the Statement of SBI, Banks will Transfer ____ NPA Accounts with Rs 50,000 crore to NARCL by ________. The initial 15 stressed assets (each above Rs 500 crore) account for 60% of the 38 identified stressed assets

Which of the following point is incorrect with respect to the 1st Revised Estimates of National Income, Consumption Expenditure, Saving & Capital Formation for FY 2020-21?

Which Organization signed a US $73 million agreement with Hyperion Global Group to supply Internet of Things (IoT) devices for the US market?

STRIPS are the securities created by way of separating the cash flows associated with a regular G-Sec i.e. each semi-annual coupon payment and the final principal payment to be received from the issuer, into separate securities. STRIPS stands for ___________ Trading of Registered Interest and __________of Securities.

Global Center of Excellence in Affordable and Clean Energy Launched at __________

____________ released the report titled ‘Global analysis of health care waste in the context of COVID-19 – Status, impacts and recommendations’ stating that the huge amount of medical waste produced as a result of tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, poses a threat to human health and the environment.

Which of the following points are correct concerning the IRDAI (Surety Insurance Contracts) Guidelines 2022?

1. The underwritten premium in a financial year for any general insurers from the surety insurance business should not exceed 15% of the total gross written premium subject to a maximum of ₹ 500 crores.

2. A general insurer can commence a surety insurance business if it has 1.25 times the solvency margin that it is required to keep.

3. As per the guidelines, the Insurance companies could offer 6 types of sureties: advance payment bond, bid bond, contract bond, customs and court bond, performance bond, and retention money.

___________, a platform that supports Small and Medium-sized Businesses to set up online stores and sell products digitally, has partnered with Simpl, a buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) platform.

The Union Government approved the continuation of the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs) with an outlay of ₹ ________ crore for the 15th Finance Commission Cycle (2021-22 to 2025-26).

A tripartite MoU has been signed between SBI, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) and __________ for the development of Atmanirbhar Bharat Centre for Design at L1 Barrack, Red Fort, Delhi. It will be implemented by IGNCA, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture while SBI will sponsor it with a contribution of ₹ 10 crores under CSR.

India and ___________ signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of a _______ metre long motorable bridge over the Mahakali River, under Indian grant assistance.

Which Organization signed a Cooperation Agreement with India for one year to work on the mega astronomy project?

Jitendra Singh Felicitates 1st of its Kind ‘Beating Retreat’ Drone Light Show – “StartUps”. The Drone Light Show, the first-of-its-kind laser show, conceptualized by Botlab Dynamics Private Limited(Botlab ), a start-up funded by Technology Development Board, Department Of Science & Technology(DST) and incubated at ______________ in association with the Ministry of Defence.

Which Institute partnered with National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Ltd (NIIF) to establish India’s 1st chair in Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)?

Which Insurance Company launched Industry’s 1st Artificial Intelligent (AI) Voice Bot for automated Motor Claims?

SEBI restructured its _____ member high-power advisory committee on settlement orders & compounding which will be chaired by _________. The panel will work as per SEBI (Settlement Proceedings) Regulations, 2018.

Competition Commission of India (CCI) recently (in Feb’22) approved the acquisition of Additional Equity Shares of Escorts Ltd by __________. CCI was established in _______.

Name the Institute that installed & commissioned One of India’s most Powerful Supercomputers named ‘Param Pravega’ under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).

Which of the following points are correct with respect to the Special Economic Zones (SEZ)?

1. SEZ is a specially delineated duty-free enclave, which is deemed to be foreign territory for the purpose of trade operations and duties and tariffs.

2. The Special Economic Zones Act was passed in 2005 but came into force along with the SEZ Rules in 2006.

3. India’s first EPZ (Export Processing Zones) was established in 1974 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

The Ministry of Tourism has included the destination of __________ in Sitamarhi in the Ramayana Circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme. It has been included under the PRASHAD Scheme (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual Augmentation Drive) of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. This was proposed by the State government of _________.

GAIL(India) Limited has started India’s 1st project of mixing hydrogen into the natural gas system at ___________. This is a pilot project which is in line with the National Hydrogen Mission, for establishing the techno-commercial feasibility of blending hydrogen in the City Gas Distribution (CGD) network and moving towards a hydrogen-based and carbon-neutral future.

Punjab National Bank (PNB), and Patanjali Ayurved Limited (PAL) have launched two co-branded contactless credit cards in partnership with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) viz. PNB RuPay Platinum and PNB RuPay Select. These will be offered on NPCI’s RuPay Platform. Identify incorrect statement w.r.t. these cards.

Which company became the 1st private insurer to partner with Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) to provide Digital Distribution to Life Insurance Products?

Which Company signed an agreement with CARS24 Financial Services to provide motor insurance services to used cars?

The government of India underwent a conversion switch transaction of its securities with the RBI for an amount of _________ to smoothen the liability profile as well as for market development.

Which of the following points are correct with respect to the Winner of the 73rd Republic Day Parade 2022?

1. UP was selected as the best state tableau in the 73rd Republic Day parade 2022 with the theme of One District One Product.

2. Gujarat won the best state tableau under the people’s choice awards category with the theme Biodiversity and State Bio-symbols.

3. The Indian Army was named as the Best marching contingent category.

The government of __________ and the Ather Energy and Electric Supply Companies has signed MoU to set up 1000 fast-charging stations for electric 2-wheelers. Ather Energy will provide free-charging services for electric vehicle (EV) two-wheelers.

World Wetlands Day is observed every year on February 2 to raise awareness about the importance of wetlands and the need to preserve them. The day commemorates the date when the Convention on Wetlands was adopted in _________.

Identify correct Statements Regarding Wetlands In India :

1. Two new Ramsar sites (Wetlands of International Importance), Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in U.P were also announced on the occasion of World Wetlands Day.

2. India now has a network of 49 Ramsar sites covering an area of 10,93,636 hectares, the highest in South Asia. Bakhira Wildlife.

3. On the occasion, "National Wetland Decadal Change Atlas” prepared by the Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad The original Atlas was released by SAC in 2011.

The centre has formed a ______ member committee comprising directors of seven IITs and vice-chancellors of four central universities to prepare a roadmap on the demand “from various quarters” to allow overseas campuses” of Indian universities headed by ____________

Which Of The Following Has Signed a MoU with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) to strengthen its cyber security capabilities?

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi laid the foundation stone of the third Indo-Bangla border haat at ___________in Dhalai district.

Which of the following bank has got a digital transformation award, the DX 2021 Award by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)?

Under the ‘Saffron Bowl' project, the North East Centre For Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) has identified a few locations in _____________ for saffron cultivation.

Which Of The Following Has Organized International Conference on “MSMEs: Legislative and Regulatory Challenges”?

The Government has decided to continue the "Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram" Scheme in order to achieve the goals of developing the youth's personality and leadership qualities Up-to Which Of The Following Year?

Rahul Gandhi has launched 'Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumiheen Krishi Mazdoor Nyay Yojana' in Chhattisgarh. In This Scheme, Rural landless labourers will be paid How Much Amount As financial assistance?

Digital service company Jio Platforms announced an investment of ___________ in Silicon Valley-based deep tech start-up Two Platforms for acquiring a 25 % equity stake on a fully diluted basis.

Identify the correct statements w.r.t. UNESCO SDG 4 Report On Reading And Mathematical Proficiency.

1. Only 12.3% of India’s lower secondary school students (aged 10–16) are proficient in basic mathematics.

2. India projects that 65% of its lower secondary graduates will have minimum mathematics proficiency by 2025 and 75% by 2030.

3. The survey which evaluated students of grades 4, 6 and 8 across the country found that only 39.5% in grade 8 were proficient in mathematics.

To provide continued risk cover __________ brings a valuable opportunity for the second time in the current financial year for the revival of lapsed policies. A Special Revival Campaign is being launched from 7 February to 25 March 2022 for individual lapsed policies. Under this special revival campaign, policies of specific eligible plans can be revived within ______ years from the date of the first unpaid premium subject to certain terms and conditions.

Electric two-wheeler company Hero Electric has tied up with ____________ for retail financing solutions for its entire two-wheeler product portfolio to boost the adoption of e-mobility across the country. Through this partnership, Hero Electric customers will be offered several value-added financial benefits with minimal documentation.

____________ has introduced a face scan feature to its app, IL TakeCare (ILTC), enabling the checking of vitals in a couple of minutes. As per the press release, this has been introduced under the 'Know Your Health Vitals’.

Which Of The Following Bank Has Partnered With Infosys Finacle To Offer WhatsApp Banking Features For Daily Banking Services In 7 Different Languages?

AdaniConnex Pvt Ltd, a 50:50 joint venture of Adani Enterprises and EdgeConnex Europe BV incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary Mumbai Data Centre Ltd, the Adani group firm said in a stock exchange filing. The subsidiary, Mumbai Data Center Limited (MDCL), was formed with an initial authorised and paid-up share capital of _____________ each undertake business to develop, operate and maintain.

Amazon India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ___________ State Rural Livelihood Promotion Society to support the growth of women entrepreneurs.

In a first-of-its-kind initiative to transport food-grains to north-eastern states through the riverine route, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) in collaboration with the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) flagged off a cargo vessel carrying around 200 tonnes of rice from _________ to Pandu in Guwahati, Assam.

Which Of The Following State Has Announced That It Will Present Its First Separate Agriculture Budget In Its Budget Assembly Session?

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic disrupting education for school-going children, _______________ government is set to launch an open-air classroom programme "Paray Shikshalaya" (Neighbourhood Schools) for primary and pre-primary students.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has chosen __________ to become India’s first city to develop an urban cooling action plan to combat extreme heat and bring solutions for sustainable cooling ICLEI South Asia, which made the announcement, is a non-governmental organization that works in the sustainability space.

Lt Gen GAV Reddy has been appointed as Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) Head. Who was the first Director-General of the DIA?

_____________ acquired Bungie Inc., the U.S. video game developer behind the popular Destiny and Halo franchises, for __________ to bolster its stable of game-making studios.

A new scheme, Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North-East, PM-DevINE announced. Identify correct statements w.r.t. this scheme.

1. An initial allocation of ₹ 1,500 crores will be made for this new scheme.

2. Under this initiative, Bamboo Link Roads will be built in Nagaland.

3. It will replace some central and state schemes.

4. This will enable livelihood activities for youth and women, filling the gaps in various sectors.

5. Under this initiative, the NECTAR Livelihood Improvement Project (Multi-State) will bear a tentative cost of ₹ 87 crores.

A __________ short film 'Street Student' by Akula Sandeep depicting the story of a street urchin with a strong message on right to education has bagged the first prize in a competition organised by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)

Bharti Airtel to acquire a ________ equity stake in Bengaluru-based technology start-up, Lavelle Networks, which specialises in Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solutions. As part of its NaaS [Network as a service] portfolio, Airtel will offer software-defined connectivity solutions from Lavelle Networks and co-create a host of innovations as part of its NaaS platform.

Arif Khan is the only Indian athlete to qualify for 2022 Winter Olympics. Arif Khan is associated with which of the following sports?

UN Environment Programme has recently signed an MoU With which state Govt To Ensure Implementation of Climate Change Mitigation?

PM Modi has recently unveiled the 'Statue of Equality' in Hyderabad to commemorate 11th-century Bhakti Saint Sri Ramanujacharya. The statue is _______ tall.

_______________, a professor of history at the HNB Garhwal University, was appointed as the director of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for five years. He succeeds Hrushikesh Senapaty, who finished his term over a year ago.

PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission which was earlier known as Prime Minister Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana is one of the largest pan-India schemes for strengthening healthcare infrastructure across the country. It is in addition to the National Health Mission. It will provide support for _________ rural Health and Wellness Centres in 10 High Focus States.

___________ tops India's list in the number of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) owned by entrepreneurs from the Scheduled Castes with as many as 96,805 enterprises.

Which Ministry inaugurated ‘Innovations in Public Administration’, a Capacity Building Commission under "Mission Karmayogi"?

The Global Digital Skills Index 2022 was released by __________ & the Index was topped by _________ with a score of 63 out of 100 in digital skills readiness.

__________ signed an MoU with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), a premier R&D (Research and Development) organization under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), to boost collaboration in Cyber Security and Allied sectors.

Which company launched a convenience Store under the brand name ‘HappyShop’?

ICICI Bank Limited has bought an additional stake in India International Clearing Corporation (IICC) at International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), Gujarat for Rs 4.43 crore, raising to _________.

Google launched ‘New Chromebook devices’ focusing on which sector?

What is the Minimum Average Maturity Period for External Commercial Borrowing?

In which year KBL VIKAAS, a digital service was launched by Karnataka Bank?

Match the Iconic Budgets with respect Year:

i. Black Budget a. 2000-2001

ii. Dream Budget b. 1973-74

iii. Millennium Budget c. 1991-1992

iv. Epochal Budget d. 1997-98