It will enable easy access to the internet and digital services in Indian languages, including voice-based access, and help the creation of content in Indian languages. The key intervention in building AI-based language technology solutions for Indian languages will be the creation of multilingual datasets. What is it?

‘Digital India GENESIS’ (Gen-next Support for Innovative Startups) - a National Deep-tech Startup Platform, to discover, support, grow and make successful startups in Tier-II and Tier-III cities of India.  A total outlay of ___________ has been envisaged for the scheme.

Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India in collaboration with _X organised a stakeholder workshop for evaluation of Krishi UDAN 2.0. The conference brought together experts from Air Cargo Sector for highlighting the benefits of Krishi UDAN and how domestic air cargo players can work in convergence and creating a seamless transaction across the value chain. What is X?

The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, today inaugurated the centenary year celebrations of the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI). Where is NDRI located?

Union Agriculture Minister inaugurates DD Kisan Channel studio at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. Prime Minister Shri Modi launched DD Kisan channel for farmers on 26 May _______.

The results of the ______ edition of Ranking of States on Support to Startup Ecosystems were released by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Textiles today at The Ashok Hotel, New Delhi. For the purposes of the Ranking, States and Union Territories are classified into ____ Categories.

Results of Ranking of States’ Exercise 2021 on support to Start-up Ecosystems declared. __A__ and __B__ emerged as the Best Performers in a category of States which included NCT of Delhi. __C__ won the top honour among UTs and North-eastern (NE) States. While Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa and Telangana got the Top Performers award among states, Jammu & Kashmir emerged as the Top Performer among UTs and NE states. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has been conducting the States’ Start-up Ranking Exercise since __D__ to facilitate the ease of building a start-up and doing business across the country. The participants were evaluated across __E__ broad Reform Areas consisting of __F__ Action Points. The States Startup Ranking 2021 highlighted the support being extended by over 30 states and union territories through startup policies to the ecosystem. There were only 4 states with startup policies prior to 2016. The state startup teams have been extending support across mentorship, incubation and funding. Moreover, feedback was gathered from more than 7,000 beneficiaries through surveys made in __G__ different languages to grasp the real situation at the execution level. What is A & B?

Results of Ranking of States’ Exercise 2021 on support to Start-up Ecosystems declared. __A__ and __B__ emerged as the Best Performers in a category of States which included NCT of Delhi. __C__ won the top honour among UTs and North-eastern (NE) States. While Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa and Telangana got the Top Performers award among states, Jammu & Kashmir emerged as the Top Performer among UTs and NE states. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has been conducting the States’ Start-up Ranking Exercise since __D__ to facilitate the ease of building a start-up and doing business across the country. The participants were evaluated across __E__ broad Reform Areas consisting of __F__ Action Points. The States Startup Ranking 2021 highlighted the support being extended by over 30 states and union territories through startup policies to the ecosystem. There were only 4 states with startup policies prior to 2016. The state startup teams have been extending support across mentorship, incubation and funding. Moreover, feedback was gathered from more than 7,000 beneficiaries through surveys made in __G__ different languages to grasp the real situation at the execution level. What is C & D?

Results of Ranking of States’ Exercise 2021 on support to Start-up Ecosystems declared. __A__ and __B__ emerged as the Best Performers in a category of States which included NCT of Delhi. __C__ won the top honour among UTs and North-eastern (NE) States. While Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa and Telangana got the Top Performers award among states, Jammu & Kashmir emerged as the Top Performer among UTs and NE states. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has been conducting the States’ Start-up Ranking Exercise since __D__ to facilitate the ease of building a start-up and doing business across the country. The participants were evaluated across __E__ broad Reform Areas consisting of __F__ Action Points. The States Startup Ranking 2021 highlighted the support being extended by over 30 states and union territories through startup policies to the ecosystem. There were only 4 states with startup policies prior to 2016. The state startup teams have been extending support across mentorship, incubation and funding. Moreover, feedback was gathered from more than 7,000 beneficiaries through surveys made in __G__ different languages to grasp the real situation at the execution level. What is E, F & G?

Results of Ranking of States’ Exercise 2021 on support to Start-up Ecosystems declared. Which of the following is not among the Top Performers award among states?

A three-day “Grand Hackathon” organized by the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) in collaboration with _________, has been launched virtually by Union Minister Piyush Goyal today. This was a hybrid event with the physical event held at the Bombay Stock Exchange in Fort, Mumbai.  The “Grand Hackathon”, is subdivided into two categories; Agri Grant Challenge and Agri Innovation Hackathon that will showcase the innovations to aid the adoption of eCommerce in the agricultural sector.

Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today inaugurated the state-of-the-art facilities, laid the foundation stone for BVRSCIENT & witnessed a landmark MoU for the first-of-its-kind Greenko School of Sustainable Science & Technology at _____________.

Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) jointly launched the School Innovation Council (SIC) and recognized 12,800+ school teachers across India as Innovation Ambassadors. The SIC is an initiative by the apex education bodies of India to build the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem with our schools. Smt. Anita Karwal, Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, MoE, said that the demographic dividend we talk about is available till ________.

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Textiles and Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal released the _A_ edition of ‘State Ranking Index for NFSA’ during the conference of Food Ministers of States/UTs on ‘Food Nutrition and Security in India’. _B_ has been adjudged the top ranked State followed by Uttar Pradesh at the 2^nd spot and _C_ at third amongst the General Category States in ‘State Ranking Index for NFSA’. Among the Special Category states/UTs, _D_ stood first followed by Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim respectively. Further, among the 3 UTs where Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)- Cash is operational, Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu is the top ranked UT. The present Index is largely focused on NFSA Distribution and will include procurement, PMGKAY Distribution in future. The Index for ranking the states and UTs is built on _E_ key pillars which covers the end-to-end implementation of NFSA through TPDS. The National Food Security Act (NFSA) was enacted on July 5, _F_ and in order to celebrate the day, the conference was organized to deliberate and discuss nutritional security, food security, best practices followed in Public Distribution System, crop diversification, reforms in PDS and storage sector. What is A, D & F?

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Textiles and Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal released the _A_ edition of ‘State Ranking Index for NFSA’ during the conference of Food Ministers of States/UTs on ‘Food Nutrition and Security in India’. _B_ has been adjudged the top ranked State followed by Uttar Pradesh at the 2^nd spot and _C_ at third amongst the General Category States in ‘State Ranking Index for NFSA’. Among the Special Category states/UTs, _D_ stood first followed by Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim respectively. Further, among the 3 UTs where Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)- Cash is operational, Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu is the top ranked UT. The present Index is largely focused on NFSA Distribution and will include procurement, PMGKAY Distribution in future. The Index for ranking the states and UTs is built on _E_ key pillars which covers the end-to-end implementation of NFSA through TPDS. The National Food Security Act (NFSA) was enacted on July 5, _F and in order to celebrate the day, the conference was organized to deliberate and discuss nutritional security, food security, best practices followed in Public Distribution System, crop diversification, reforms in PDS and storage sector. What is B, C & E?

The __A__ Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme was launched on 29th June, __B__ by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. __C__ Incubation Centres have been approved under the scheme. The PMFME Scheme also envisages financial support of __D__ for working capital and purchase of small tools for each member of the Self Help Group (SHG) engaged in food processing activities. Over 1 lakh SHG members have been identified and the seed capital amount of Rs. 203 Cr. has been released so far. An agreement has been signed with the __E__ as the Nodal Bank for the PMFME Scheme and MoUs have been signed with 15 banks as official lending partners for the scheme. Under the scheme, MoUs have been signed with __F__ and TRIFED to take up the marketing and branding activities for supporting and handholding the beneficiaries along the entire value chain. As of now, 2 State-level brands have been successfully launched, including the brand “AASNAA” from the State of __G__ and the brand “BHIMTHADI” from the State of Maharashtra and many others in the pipeline. What is A, C & G

The __A__ Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme was launched on 29th June, __B__ by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. __C__ Incubation Centres have been approved under the scheme. The PMFME Scheme also envisages financial support of __D__ for working capital and purchase of small tools for each member of the Self Help Group (SHG) engaged in food processing activities. Over 1 lakh SHG members have been identified and the seed capital amount of Rs. 203 Cr. has been released so far. An agreement has been signed with the __E__ as the Nodal Bank for the PMFME Scheme and MoUs have been signed with 15 banks as official lending partners for the scheme. Under the scheme, MoUs have been signed with __F__ and TRIFED to take up the marketing and branding activities for supporting and handholding the beneficiaries along the entire value chain. As of now, 2 State-level brands have been successfully launched, including the brand “AASNAA” from the State of __G__ and the brand “BHIMTHADI” from the State of Maharashtra and many others in the pipeline. What is B & E?

The __A__ Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme was launched on 29th June, __B__ by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. __C__ Incubation Centres have been approved under the scheme. The PMFME Scheme also envisages financial support of __D__ for working capital and purchase of small tools for each member of the Self Help Group (SHG) engaged in food processing activities. Over 1 lakh SHG members have been identified and the seed capital amount of Rs. 203 Cr. has been released so far. An agreement has been signed with the __E__ as the Nodal Bank for the PMFME Scheme and MoUs have been signed with 15 banks as official lending partners for the scheme. Under the scheme, MoUs have been signed with __F__ and TRIFED to take up the marketing and branding activities for supporting and handholding the beneficiaries along the entire value chain. As of now, 2 State-level brands have been successfully launched, including the brand “AASNAA” from the State of __G__ and the brand “BHIMTHADI” from the State of Maharashtra and many others in the pipeline. What is D & F?

The ______ edition of Regional Review Meeting – ‘Ayushman Sangam’ was organised by National Health Authority (NHA) in Pune, Maharashtra.

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) today announced that National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) will be a part of Direct Beneficiary Transfer (DBT) scheme, providing direct government benefits to all apprentices. Earlier companies used to pay apprentices the entire amount and then seek reimbursement from the government. With the launch of the DBT scheme, the government will directly transfer its contribution to bank accounts of apprentices through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), 25% of the stipend payable up to Rs. ________/- per month. National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) was launched on August 19, _________.

The conference on "Getting Agricultural Markets Right" has been organized jointly by ICRIER, one of the leading economic think tanks of the country, and the world's largest exchange, - NSE. The chief guest, Union Minister Shri Tomar said that India is a country with diverse climate and there is a possibility of very favourable weather for farming. ICRIER established in _______. Shri Tomar said that the work of setting up 10,000 Farmers Producer Organizations (FPOs) has started in the country with an expenditure of Rs _______ crore.

Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare chairs National Conclave on Dragon Fruit. Which type of climate is best for growing Kamlam (Dragon Fruit)?

The Department of Consumer Affairs and which country's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action organised two days event on Quality Infrastructure to improve product quality and safety?

The Department of Food and Public Distribution in a meeting on July 6th 2022 has directed leading Edible Oil Associations to ensure reduction in the MRP of edible oils by _______ with immediate effect.

Indigenous technology developed by _________ for BLDC motor and smart controller for e-Rickshaws transferred for commercial production This technology has been developed under Ministry’s programme for Indigenous Development of Electric Vehicle Sub-systems

___________ is being organized by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to create awareness about the importance of trees in sustaining not only the life of the present generations but also to secure the future of forthcoming generations.

Shri Rupala was the chief guest at the inaugural function of ______ edition of ‘India Animal Health Summit’ organized by ___________ and the Agriculture Today Group.

Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) established in which year?

The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing a __X__ scheme named __Y__ erstwhile Child Protection Services (CPS) Scheme, since __Z__ for the welfare and rehabilitation of children. The objective of the Mission is to secure a healthy and happy childhood for each and every child in India, ensure opportunities to enable them to discover their full potential and assist them in flourishing in all respects, in a sustained manner, foster a sensitive, supportive and synchronized ecosystem for development of children, assist States/UTs in delivering the mandate of the Juvenile Justice Act 2015 and achieve the SDG goals. This mission promotes family-based non-institutional care of children in difficult circumstances based on the principle of institutionalization of children as a measure of last resort. What is X, Y & Z

The Department of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Government of India in association with ____________, India organised a one-day stakeholder consultation on Public Private Partnership in Digital Agriculture.

More than 150 students from __________ to Class XII participated and learnt the basics elements of paddy cultivation at the training farm of APEDA promoted Basmati Export Development Foundation (BEDF) which is situated at Modipuram in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh. Students visited the training farm on three different days and learnt the basics of paddy cultivation such as puddling, transplanting, processing, production and export process. The students also learnt the activities like the process of making rice from paddy, de-husking, making steamed rice, production of rice meant for export and extraction of oil from rice and fodder for animals.

Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam at ___________ concludes with a resolve to work collectively to transform India into an equitable and vibrant knowledge society.

As a part of the Digital India Week celebrations from July 4 – 9, 2022, a three day dedicated event titled ‘India Stack Knowledge Exchange’ programme was organised from July 7 - 9, 2022. The programme came to its culmination with the three brainstorming thematic sessions on ___________, ‘Technology Stack for e-Commerce’ and ‘Space Technology Stack’, followed by a valedictory session on July 9, 2022

Ministry of __________ along with Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi and Vijnana Bharti (VIBHA) organised a curtain raiser for  two days International Conference on the “Contributions of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray as a Chemist and Freedom Fighter” at the Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi

The Government of India is in the forefront in transforming the fisheries sector and bringing about economic revolution through Blue Revolution in the country. The sector envisioned to increase the farmers’ income through enhancement of production and productivity, improving the quality and reduction of waste.  Taking into account the Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Blue Revolution” - Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries which was launched in _______ and had made vital contributions towards the development of the sector and during 2020, Hon’ble Prime Minister launched the “Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) with a budget of over Rs. 20,050 crores for a period of five years.

The Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) scheme was started in _________ with a budget of Rs. 7,522.48 crores, which is also continuing presently. FIDF will specifically cater to creation of fisheries infrastructure facilities both in marine and inland fisheries sectors to augment the fish production to achieve the target. Projects under the FIDF are eligible for loan up to 80% of the estimated/actual project cost.

_____________ returns under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, farmers will get crop security - Shri Tomar.

A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed between the Department of Agriculture & Farmer Welfare (DA&FW) and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) on commencement of Phase -2 activities of IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) to scale up the existing partnership for food and nutrition security in the South Asian region. The Agreement was signed by Shri Manoj Ahuja, Secretary, DA&FW and Dr. Jean Balié, Director General, IRRI in the presence of the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar. Where is the headquarters of IRRI?

The Phase II activities follow the long-time cooperation between the Government of India and IRRI. In 2017, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the establishment of ISARC at the campus of the National Seed Research and Training Centre (NSRTC) in ________.

The Department of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare, Government of India in association with Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry organized a conference on 'Scope of Public Private Partnership in Agriculture’ in New Delhi. Smt N. Vijayalakshmi, JS (Marketing) laid emphasis on strengthening the four I’s for developing a conducive ecosystem for PPP projects in Agriculture. Which of the following is not among the four I's?

Shri Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying will launch Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) projects and felicitate 75 entrepreneurs in the AHIDF conclave. Prime Minister’s AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan stimulus package mentioned about setting up of ___________ AHIDF.

The Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP) was promulgated on 30 March _______. Since then seven rounds of Open Acreage Licensing Programme (OALP) have already been concluded and 134 Exploration & Production blocks awarded comprising 2,07,691 sq. km. of area spread across 19 sedimentary basins.

Total Horticulture production in 2021-22 is estimated to be ________ Million Tonne, an increase of about 7.03 Million Tonne (increase of 2.10%) over 2020-21 (Final). The Fruits production is estimated to be ________ Million Tonne compared to 102.48 Million Tonne in 2020-21. The production of Vegetables is estimated to be 204.61 Million Tonne, compared to. 200.45 Million Tonne in 2020-21.

Subsidy on DAP has been hiked from Rs. 512 in 2020-21 to Rs. _______ for the 2022-23 Kharif season.

e-NAM integrates the platform of Service Providers as "Platform of Platforms" which includes Composite Service Providers (CSS). Shri Tomar released an equity grant of more than Rs 37 crore to _______ FPOs under the CSS which will benefit about 3.5 lakh farmers leading to the goal of setting up of 10 thousand FPOs.

Under the Central Sector Scheme of Formation and Promotion of 10,000 FPOs, upto ₹ 18 lakh financial aid per FPO will be provided for a period of __M__. In addition, a loan of ₹ 2,000 for each farmer member of the FPO within a limit of __N__ per FPO will be available. There is also a provision of project loan or equivalent grant from any eligible lending institution of up to __O__ per FPO. What is M, N & O?

Department of Consumer Affairs launches _________, a mascot to empower consumers and generate awareness towards consumer rights.

Union Education Minister Releases India Rankings 2022 of higher educational institutes (HEIs). From next year National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking categories will also include Innovation and Entrepreneurship. NIRF was launched in _______ by Ministry of Education. For 2022 ranking of HEIs, ____ broad categories of parameters identified. ___________ retains its 1^st position in Overall Category for fourth consecutive year

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the NIIO Seminar 'Swavlamban' on 18th July, 2022 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. What does first 'I' stands for in NIIO?

A key pillar of Aatmanirbhar Bharat is attaining self-reliance in the Defence Sector. To further this endeavour, during the programme, the Prime Minister unveiled ‘SPRINT Challenges’, which are aimed at giving a boost to the usage of indigenous technology in the __________. 

‘Medicinal Plants in India: An Assessment of their Demand and Supply, Ved and Goraya (2017)’ conducted by Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) supported by National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB). Where is ICFRE situated?

“Global Ayush Investment and Innovation Summit” was held at _________

Ministry of Ayush, Government of India had implemented the ___________ of the National Ayush Mission (NAM) from the financial year 2015-16 to 2020-21 to promote the cultivation of Medicinal Plants throughout the country.

Ayush Mark Certification Scheme is operated by Quality Council of India (QCI) since _________. It is a voluntary certification scheme for ASU&H products having two levels: Ayush Standard Mark and Ayush Premium Mark.

The constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research namely Institute of Himalayan Bio-resource Technology (CSIR-IHBT) has signed an MoU with National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan, to collaborate in the areas of mutual interest which included medicinal plants, bioactive molecules, herbal formulations etc. Where is CSIR-IIHT located?

Horticulture Statistics Division of Department of Agriculture and Cooperation has introduced a web enabled work flow based system namely ________ for ensuring the timely availability of relevant and latest data on horticulture crops at sub-national level.

Government has been promoting organic farming through dedicated schemes of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development in North East Region (MOVCDNER).  Farmers are provided financial assistance (Rs. 31000/ ha / 3 years in PKVY and Rs. ________/ ha/ 3years under MOVCDNER) for organic inputs such as seeds, bio fertilizers, bio-pesticides, organic manure, compost/ vermi-compost, botanical extracts etc.

The production of coarse cereals has increased from 276.5 lakh tonne in 2016-17 to ______ lakh tonne in 2021-22 (3^rd Advance Estimates).

There are 731 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) in the country out of which 38 KVKs are under the control of State Governments, ______ under ICAR Institutes, 103 under NGO, etc.

Climate resilient varieties of seeds in different crops tolerant to climatic stresses have been developed by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). So far 8 varieties were released in rice, green gram, maize and lentil. Apart from this, 177 climate resilient varieties have reached the farmer’s field through large scale demonstrations across the country. ICAR has also launched a flagship network project ‘National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture’ (NICRA) in ________. The project is being implemented through different components viz., strategic research on adaptation and mitigation, demonstration of technologies on farmers’ fields in 151 clusters of villages one each from climatically vulnerable districts and creating awareness among farmers and other stakeholders to minimize the climatic change impacts on agriculture.

India attracted USD 343.64 million FDI equity inflow in R&D sector during C.Y. 2021 (Calendar Year) which is 516% higher as compared to previous C.Y. 2020 (USD 55.77 million). _________ is the top FDI Equity recipient state in R&D during C.Y. 2021. Singapore is the top investing country in R&D during C.Y. 2021 with 40% share of total FDI Equity in R&D followed by Germany (35%) and U.S.A (11%).

The Department of Commerce, Government of India is implementing the Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) w.e.f. FY 2017-18 with the objective of assisting Central and State Government agencies in the creation of appropriate infrastructure for growth of exports. ₹ ______ crore released to States for promotion of exports under TIES scheme. 27 export infrastructure projects approved under TIES scheme since 1st April 2019.

National Culture Fund has completed 52 projects with various donors since its inception. Government of India has set up National Culture Fund (NCF) as a Trust on 28^th November, _______ under the Charitable Endowment Act, 1890.

Vidya Samiksha Kendra (VSK) is aimed at leveraging data and technology to bring a bid leap in learning outcomes. This will cover data of more than 15 Lakh schools, 96 Lakh teachers and 26 Crore students and analyse them meaningfully using big data analysis, artificial intelligence and machine learning in order to enhance the overall monitoring of the education system and there by improving learning outcomes. Under this, financial assistance of ₹ 2 crore to ______ based on no. of schools are given to States and UTs.

Which of the following state is not considered as Vidya Samiksha Kendra?

Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) was approved by Union Cabinet in February _______ to usher in digital literacy in rural India with a target to cover 6 crore rural households (1 person per household) across the country.

MoEFCC has launched National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) in January ______ to tackle the problem of air pollution in a comprehensive manner with targets to achieve 20 to 30 per cent reduction in PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations by 2024

The Department through National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) has initiated ‘Fish Market Price Information System’ (FMPIS) in year ______, to capture and disseminate fish market prices of commercially important marine and inland fishes from selected wholesale and retail fish markets.

Under Namami Gange Programme, 161 sewerage infrastructure projects have been taken up with a sanctioned cost of _________ for creation and rehabilitation of 5015 Million Litres per Day (MLD) of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) capacity and laying of 5,134 km of sewerage network, out of which 92 projects have been completed resulting in creation and rehabilitation of 1,643 MLD of STP capacity and laying of 4,156 km sewerage network.

Atal Bhujal Yojana (ATAL JAL) is being implemented in 8,562 Gram Panchayats of 80 districts in 7 States. Which of the following state is not implemented under this yojana?

Free Coaching and Allied Scheme - The Scheme aims to provide free coaching to students/candidates belonging to minority communities for qualifying in entrance examinations of technical/ medical professional courses and various Competitive examinations. Identify the scheme.

Support for students clearing Prelims conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), State Public Service Commission (PSC) Staff Selection Commission (SSC) etc. Identify the scheme.

A scheme for formal school education & skilling of school dropouts. Identify the scheme.

Leadership development of women belonging to minority communities. Identify the scheme.

Suryamitra Skill Development Programme (Solar PV technician training) was launched by MNRE in _______ for boosting employment opportunities by creating skilled manpower and for installation, operation and maintenance of solar power projects.

Government has restructured the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) as Revamped RGSA on 13.04.2022 for implementation from 01.04.2022 to 31.03.2026 at a total cost of ₹ 5911 crore, out of cost of state share is ________.

In March, ________, Government has notified the “Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN (Jaiv Indhan - Vatavaran Anukool fasal awashesh Nivaran) Yojana” for providing financial support to integrated bio-ethanol projects for setting up Second Generation (2G) ethanol projects in the country using lignocellulosic biomass and other renewable feedstock. The total financial outlay for the scheme is Rs. 1969.50 crore for the period 2018-19 to 2023-24.  Under the PM JI-VAN Yojana, the maximum financial assistance of _________ per project for commercial projects and Rs. 15 crore per project for demonstration projects has been prescribed.

Project ‘UNNATI’, launched in December _______ by Government of India, is a skilling project that intends to upgrade the skill base of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) workers, and thereby improve their livelihoods, so that they can move from the current partial employment to full employment.

__________ is not a project but is a portal which has been devised by NIC cell of this Department based on a framework provided by NITI Aayog, for capturing online data based on the allocation of funds that has been allocated under Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) from various Ministries/Departments on the financial, physical and outcome based monitoring indicators.

GOAL is a joint initiative of Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Meta, which aims at digital empowerment of tribal youth and women through concept of mentor and mentee. The first phase of the GOAL programme was launched as a pilot project in May 2020 and it was completed by Dec 2021. The second phase of the GOAL Programme (GOAL 2.0) was launched on 28^thJune, 2022 with an aim to digitally upskill tribal youth by promoting entrepreneurship and opening up opportunities for them using digital technology. What does L stands for in GOAL?

Government of India has launched “Mission Shakti”- an integrated women empowerment programme as umbrella scheme for the safety, security and empowerment of women for implementation during the 15^th Finance Commission period from 2021-22 to 2025-26. “Mission Shakti” consists of two sub-schemes – ‘Sambal’ and ‘Samarthya’. The One Stop Centre (OSC) is a component of ‘Sambal’ sub-scheme whereas Swadhar Greh is a now a part of Shakti Sadan component of ‘Samarthya’ sub-scheme under “Mission Shakti". Budget allocation for components under 'Sambal' sub-schemes of 'Mission Shakti' for 15th Finance Commission (FC) period is _______ as against actual expenditure of Rs. 1002 crore during 14th FC period. Similarly, budget allocation (central share) for components under 'Samarthya' sub-scheme of 'Mission Shakti' for 15th Finance Commission period is _______ as against actual expenditure of Rs. 6634 crore during 14th FC period.

The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is a fully funded Centrally Sponsored Scheme targeting the destitute to be identified by the States and UTs with the objective of providing a basic level of financial support. Under NSAP, central assistance of _________/- is provided in pension to senior citizens (60 years and above), widows (40-79 years) and to disabled persons.

The Ministry of Rural Development Implements National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) under which monetary grant of _________ is given as lump sum assistance to the bereaved household in the event of death of the bread-winner.

Under Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav campaign, AWWs are incentivised for counselling and referring OoS-AG in catchment areas of AWCs. An Incentive of ________/- is provided to AWWs where the number of OoSGs are more than 4 in number and Rs. 500/- where the number of OoSGs are less than or equal to 4 in number.

NITI Aayog and _________ launched the ‘Mapping and Exchange of Good Practices’ initiative for mainstreaming millets in Asia and Africa.

Karnataka, Manipur and Chandigarh have topped in their respective categories in the third edition of NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index. The third edition highlights the scope of innovation analysis in the country by drawing on the framework of the Global Innovation Index. The number of indicators has increased from 36 (in the India Innovation Index 2020) to ______ (in the India Innovation Index 2021). The indicators are now distributed across 16 sub-pillars, which, in turn, form _______ key pillars.

Which of the following is not among the top 5 Major states, NE and Hill states & UT under the NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index 2021?

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved additional investment of USD ______ million by Bharat PetroResources Ltd. (BPRL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) for development of BM-SEAL-11 Concession Project in Brazil.

Union Minister of Ayush and Ports Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal inspected newly constructed campus of National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM) at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The foundation stone for the NIUM was laid on 1st March ______.

At present, 59.12 lakh ha area has already been brought under organic farming as certified by National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) and Participatory Guarantee System (PGS). India ranks at ______ place in terms of certified area globally as per the report published by Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) Statistics 2022.

Marketing and branding have been integral part of organic farming schemes. Assistance of Rs _______/ ha under PKVY and Rs 5000/ ha under MOVCDNER are being provided for marketing, branding and trade.

Select the wrong pair w.r.t. Brands under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Brand name PKVY.

In a historic initiative, Prime Minister will launch the Ministry of Power’s flagship Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme, which is aimed at improving the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of the DISCOMs and Power Departments. With an outlay of over __M__ over a period of __N__ years from FY 2021-22 to respective year, the scheme aims to provide financial assistance to DISCOMs for modernization and strengthening of distribution infrastructure, focussing on improvement of the reliability and quality of supply to end consumers. It also aims to reduce the AT&C (Aggregate Technical and Commercial) losses to pan-India levels of __O__ and ACS-ARR (Average Cost of Supply - Average Revenue Realized) gap to zero by 2024-25 by improving the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of all state-sector DISCOMs and Power Departments.

During the programme, Prime Minister will also dedicate and lay the foundation stone of various green energy projects of NTPC worth over __P__. What is M & O ?

In a historic initiative, Prime Minister will launch the Ministry of Power’s flagship Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme, which is aimed at improving the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of the DISCOMs and Power Departments. With an outlay of over __M__ over a period of __N__ years from FY 2021-22 to respective year, the scheme aims to provide financial assistance to DISCOMs for modernization and strengthening of distribution infrastructure, focussing on improvement of the reliability and quality of supply to end consumers. It also aims to reduce the AT&C (Aggregate Technical and Commercial) losses to pan-India levels of __O__ and ACS-ARR (Average Cost of Supply - Average Revenue Realized) gap to zero by 2024-25 by improving the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of all state-sector DISCOMs and Power Departments.

During the programme, Prime Minister will also dedicate and lay the foundation stone of various green energy projects of NTPC worth over __P__. What is N & P ?

The Ramagundam project is India’s largest floating solar PV project with _______ ‘Made in India’ solar PV modules. Kayamkulam project  is the second largest floating solar PV project consisting of 3 lakh ‘Made in India’ solar PV panels floating on water.

The start of production from BM-SEAL-11 project is expected from _______.

All of the following schemes under ministry of AYUSH have been approved for the period from FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26 except one. Identify that one scheme.

The Government of India is continuously working for enhancing agricultural productivity, farmers’ income and their welfare in a sustainable manner. Accordingly, the Budget for Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (DA&FW) has been increased from Rs. 21933.50 crore (2013-14) to ________ (2022-23), which is 465% increase for implementation of various agricultural development and welfare schemes aiming to increase agriculture production and farmers’ welfare across the country.

Which state covered the maximum area under Micro Irrigation and Central Assistance released under the Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) since the inception of the scheme (2015-16) to date?

The Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) has been supporting Agri-based startups under the project called National Agriculture Innovation Fund (NAIF) initiated in year _________.

A component called “Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development” has been launched under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY-RAFTAAR) in _______ with the objective of promoting innovation and agri-entrepreneurship by providing financial support and nurturing the incubation ecosystem.

ECGC has introduced a new scheme to provide enhanced export credit risk insurance cover to the extent of ______ to support small exporters under the Export Credit Insurance for Banks Whole Turnover Packaging Credit and Post Shipment (ECIB- WTPC & PS).  The scheme is expected to benefit a number of small-scale exporters availing of export credit with banks which hold the ECGC WT-ECIB covers. This will also enable the small exporters to explore new markets/new buyers and diversify their existing product portfolio competitively. The enhanced cover shall be available for manufacturer- exporters availing fund-based export credit working capital limit up to ________

It may be noted that as per the UNCTAD World Investment Report (WIR) 2022, in its analysis of the global trends in FDI inflows, India has improved one position to ______ rank among the top 20 host economies for 2021.

Due to its perishable nature and gap between the rabi and kharif crops, the prices of onion tend to increase during the lean months of September to December. To stabilize the prices of onion, the Government maintained buffer stock of 2.0 LMT in 2021-22 and _____ LMT in 2022-23, and the Government has not imported onion during 2021-22 and 2022-23. The overall post-harvest losses of onion occur due to several factors like loss of moisture content, fungal infection, decay loss, sprouting loss etc. which may be reduced through improved storage facilities.

As per the Budget announcement 2022, the Government reduced the surcharge for cooperative societies from _____ to 7% for those having a total income of more than Rs. 1 crore and up to Rs. 10 crore. Further, to provide a level playing field between co- operative societies and companies, Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) rate for cooperative societies was reduced from 18.5% to ______.

As per the approval of the Government on 29th June 2022, a centrally sponsored project for digitalization of 63,000 functional Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS), with a budgetary outlay of ________, has been sanctioned to revitalize the cooperative sector. The implementation of this project has already begun.

Samagra Shiksha scheme has now been extended till 2025-26 and the Self Defence training has been renamed as ‘Rani Laxmi Bai Aatma Raksha Prashikshan’. The fund for this component has been increased from Rs. _______/- to Rs. 5000/- per month per school for three months.

NDDB has established NDDB MRIDA Limited, an Unlisted Public Limited Company under the Companies Act, 2013 on July 1, 2022 as with the paid-up capital of ________.

Which of the following statements are not correct w.r.t. details of assistance available to Micro Food Processing under PMFME scheme ?

1. Support to Individual / Group Category Micro Enterprises: Credit-linked capital subsidy @25% of the eligible project cost, maximum ceiling ₹ 10 lakh per unit.

2. Support to SHGs for seed capital: Seed capital @ ₹ 40,000/- per member of SHG engaged in food processing for working capital and purchase of small tools subject to maximum of ₹ 5 lakh per SHG Federation.

3. Support for Common Infrastructure: Credit linked capital subsidy @35% subject to maximum of ₹ 5 crore to support FPOs, SHGs, Cooperatives and any Government agency for setting up of common infrastructure.

4. Branding and Marketing Support: Grant upto 50% for Branding and Marketing to groups of FPOs/ SHGs/ Cooperatives or an SPV of micro food processing enterprises.

The Government has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme 'National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage’ for achieving manufacturing capacity of Fifty (50) Giga Watt Hour (GWh) of ACC for Enhancing India’s Manufacturing Capabilities with a budgetary outlay of _______. Under the said initiative the emphasis of the Government is to achieve greater domestic value addition, while at the same time ensure that the levelized cost of battery manufacturing in India is globally competitive.

Government of India, in partnership with States/UTs, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) – Har Ghar Jal to provide potable tap water supply to every rural household by 2024 with an estimated outlay of _________.

Government has launched a World Bank supported Central Sector Scheme called Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP). The scheme aims at strengthening institutions and governance at the Centre and State, improving Centre-State linkages and partnerships and improving access of MSMEs to market and credit, technology upgradation and addressing issues of delayed payments and greening of MSMEs. It is implemented over a period of five years.  The total outlay for the scheme is ₹6,062.45 crore or USD 808 Million, out of which ________ would be a loan from the World Bank and the remaining would be funded by the Government of India.

The Government has taken a number of initiatives under the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to mitigate the negative impact of Covid-19 on small businesses, including MSMEs, in the country. Identify incorrect one w.r.t. this.

MNRE is implementing the Production Linked Incentive Scheme ‘National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules’, with an outlay of ________ for supporting setting up of integrated manufacturing units of high efficiency solar PV modules by providing Production Linked Incentive (PLI) on sales of such solar PV modules.

The financial allocation under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS for financial year 2020-21 was enhanced from Rs.61,500 crore at Budget Estimate stage to Rs. ________ crore at Revised Estimate stage. In financial year 2021-22, the financial allocation for Mahatma Gandhi NREGS was increased from Rs.73,000 crore at Budget Estimate stage to Rs. _______ crore at Revised Estimate stage.

The National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), launched in August _______, aims to promote apprenticeship training in the country by providing stipend support to the apprentices, undertake capacity building of the apprenticeship ecosystem and provide advocacy assistance to support rapid growth. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has taken many steps, in consultation with various stakeholders, to simplify the portal and the processes and to revise the NAPS guidelines to bring increase in the number of establishments and apprentices. All these have led to increase in the number of apprentices from 2.90 lakh in 2020-21 to 5.8 lakh in 2021-22 and expenditure from Rs. 120 crore to Rs _____ crore during the same period.

Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) is a __________ Scheme funded from Senior Citizens’ Welfare Fund. Under the Scheme of RVY, aids and assistive living devices are provided to senior citizens belonging to BPL category or those senior citizens who earn less than _______/- per month and suffer from age related disabilities such as low vision, hearing impairment, loss of teeth and loco-motor disabilities.

PM-DAKSH Portal and PM-DAKSH Mobile App have been launched by Department of Social Justice and Empowerment on 07.08.2021. Department modified the existing Scheme of Assistance to skilling for OBCs/EBCs/DNTs with inclusion of SCs and Safai karamcharis including Waste pickers and renamed it as PM-DAKSH Yojana as Central Sector Scheme. The amount of funds earmarked under the Yojana for the year 2022-23 is ________.

Identify incorrect statements w.r.t. Salient Features of PM DAKSH scheme.

1. Skill Development Training Programme (SDTP) under PM-DAKSH Yojana are required to provide wage/self employment to the trained candidates to the extent of 70%.

2. Beneficiaries between the age of 18-35 years are considered for SDTP.

 3. Stipend @ ₹ 1500 per month for SC and Safai Karamchari candidates and @ ₹ 1000 per month for OBC, EBC and DNT candidates in case of non- residential short term and long term training.

4. For upskilling training programme, as the trainees are already employed, they will be paid @ ₹ 2,000/- per person per programme to SCs/OBCs/EBCs/DNT candidates and @ ₹ 500/- per person to Safai Karamcharis.

5. The amount of funds earmarked under the Yojana for the year 2022-23 is ₹ 84 crores.

Children can avail the benefits of ‘Swanath Scholarship Scheme for Students’ which is being implemented by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to study further in AICTE approved Institutions and courses. Under the scheme, _________/- per annum is provided to each student for every year of study (i.e. maximum 4 years for first year admitted Degree students and maximum 3 years for Diploma Students) as lump sum amount towards payment of college fee, purchase of computer, stationery, books, equipment, software etc.