Q1. What is the financial outlay of the project for the digital transformation of 18,000 PACS nationwide?
Answer: Rs 2,500 crore
Q2. Which organization is supporting the ‘World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector’?
Answer: NABARD
Q3. Which organization recently received final approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as a payment aggregator?
Answer: Amazon Pay
Q4. What was the fertility rate in South Korea in 2023?
Answer: 0.72
Q5. What is the replacement level fertility rate for a stable population?
Answer: 2.1
Q6. How much did Adani Group invest in building two defence factories in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: $362 million
Q7. What is the current weightage of India in the MSCI Global Standard (Emerging Markets) index as of February 29, 2024?
Answer: 18.2%
Q8. How many startups are featured on IIT Madras’ Investor Information and Analytics Platform?
Answer: Over 2,00,000
Q9. What is the RBI’s directive regarding automation in data generation for filing returns?
Answer: Automation is mandatory for all entities.
Q10. What legislation empowers the central government to declare the Muslim Conference factions in Jammu & Kashmir as unlawful associations?
Answer: Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
Q11. What is the estimated population of leopards in India according to the fifth cycle leopard population estimation report?
Answer: 13,874
Q12. What is the primary objective of the expert committee chaired by Finance Secretary T V Somanathan regarding uniform KYC norms?
Answer: To finalize and streamline uniform KYC norms across sectors
Q13. Which Indian state houses the largest population of leopards?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
Q14. How many PM MITRA Parks does the government plan to establish across various states, as mentioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bharat Tex 2024?
Answer: Seven
Q15. Which core industry exhibited the highest weight in the Index of Eight Core Industries?
Answer: Petroleum Refinery Products
Q16. What was India’s GDP growth rate during the October-December quarter of FY 24?
Answer: 8.4%
Q17. Which component of the revised BBPS framework is responsible for managing end-to-end complaint resolution?
Answer: NBBL
Q18. Which entities are eligible to operate as Bharat Bill Payment Operating Units (BBPOUs) within the BBPS framework?
Answer: Banks, non-bank Payment Aggregators, and other authorized entities
Q19. What is the significance of the inauguration of the St James Jetty in Agalega Island?
Answer: Promoting maritime connectivity
Q20. What is the projected reduction in rail logistic costs targeted by the National Coal Logistics Plan and Policy, 2023?
Answer: 14%
Q21. What was the purpose of the Poshan Utsav organized by the Ministry of Women and Child Development?
Answer: All of the above
Q22. Which core industry witnessed the highest growth in cumulative index during April to January 2023-24 over the corresponding period of the previous year?
Answer: Steel
Q23. What constitutes an inoperative account according to the revised RBI guidelines?
Answer: Accounts with no transactions for two years
Q24. What is the primary focus of Vantara, the initiative launched by Reliance Industries and Reliance Foundation?
Answer: Animal rescue and rehabilitation
Q25. Which tiger reserve or site boasts the highest leopard population?
Answer: Panna (Madhya Pradesh)
Q26. Who recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote Atmanirbhar Bharat and boost innovation in India’s telecom sector?
Answer: C-DOT and Qualcomm
Q27. What is the ambitious target set by the government for GST collection in the current fiscal year?
Answer: Rs 9.57 lakh crore
Q28. Which Indian state houses the largest population of leopards?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
Q29. What was the percentage increase in India’s GST collection in February 2024 compared to the same period in the previous year?
Answer: 12.5%
Q30. Which core industry exhibited the highest weight in the Index of Eight Core Industries?
Answer: Petroleum Refinery Products
Q31. What was India’s GDP growth rate during the October-December quarter of FY 24?
Answer: 8.4%
Q32. Who has been appointed as the part-time chairman of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd. (TMB) by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
Answer: S. Ravindran
Q33. What was India’s manufacturing PMI in February 2024?
Answer: 56.9
Q34. What was the highest amount India’s forex reserves reached in October 2021?
Answer: $645 billion
Q35. What penalty did FIU-IND impose on Paytm Payments Bank for PML Act violations?
Answer: ₹5.49 crore
Q36. What is the length of the border shared by India and Myanmar, and how much of it runs through Nagaland?
Answer: 1,643 km, 215 km
. Which core industry witnessed the highest growth in cumulative index during April to January 2023-24 over the corresponding period of the previous year? Answer: Steel
Q38. What is the purpose of the Free Movement Regime (FMR) between India and Myanmar?
Answer: To enable people from both sides to travel 16 km into each other’s territory without paperwork
Q39. Which countries are participating in Exercise Samudra Laksamana 2024?
Answer: India and Malaysia
Q40. Which tiger reserve or site boasts the highest leopard population?
Answer: Panna (Madhya Pradesh)
Q41. What is the main objective of the National Urban Co- operative Finance and Development Corporation Limited (NUCFDC) launched by Amit Shah?
Answer: To modernize and strengthen Urban Cooperative Banks
Q42. What is the approximate date range of the child burial site discovered in Chettimedu Pathur village, Tamil Nadu?
Answer: 2500 BCE to 3000 BCE
Q43. What is the significance of Policybazaar’s upgrade to a composite insurance broker?
Answer: It allows selling reinsurance products alongside general and life insurance.
Q44. Which organization developed the ASTDS Tug ‘Ocean Grace’?
Answer: Cochin Shipyard Limited
Q45. What is the replacement level fertility rate for a stable population?
Answer: 2.1
Q46. How many houses will be approved in the first phase of the Indiramma Housing Scheme per Assembly constituency in Telangana?
Answer: 3,500 houses
Q47. What is the current weightage of India in the MSCI Global Standard (Emerging Markets) index as of February 29, 2024?
Answer: 18.2%
Q48. What is the primary capability of Google’s Genie AI? Answer: Creating interactive 2D video games from image prompts or text descriptions
Q49. How many languages is the Haj Guide-2024 published in for wider accessibility?
Answer: 10 languages
Q50. Where was the new species of Amazon anaconda discovered?
Answer: Yasuni Region, Ecuador
Q51. What is the length of the border shared by India and Myanmar, and how much of it runs through Nagaland?
Answer: 1,643 km, 215 km
Q52. What is the scientific name of the newly discovered Amazon anaconda species?
Answer: Eunectes akiyama
Q53. What is the total number of installments in the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)?
Answer: 3
Q54. Where was the “Pars 1” satellite launched from?
Answer: Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
Q55. What is the total length of the India-Pakistan border?
Answer: 3,200 kilometers
Q56. Which of the following countries is NOT a member of BIMSTEC?
Answer: Pakistan
Q57. What is the maximum amount Nepali citizens can send per transaction to Nepal under the new RBI guidelines?
Answer: Rs 2 lakh
Q58. What is Moody’s upgraded GDP forecast for India in 2024?
Answer: 6.8%
Q59. Under which section of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 is the merger of banks sanctioned?
Answer: Section 44A
Q60. Which core industry exhibited the highest weight in the Index of Eight Core Industries?
Answer: Petroleum Refinery Products
Q61. What was India’s GDP growth rate during the October-December quarter of FY 24?
Answer: 8.4%
Q62. Which regulatory body approved the merger of Fincare Small Finance Bank with AU Small Finance Bank before RBI’s approval?
Answer: CCI
Q63. What was India’s manufacturing PMI in February 2024?
Answer: 56.9
Q64. What prompted the RBI to impose a ban on IIFL Finance’s gold loans?
Answer: All of the above.
Q65. What was the total value of UPI transactions in India in February 2024?
Answer: Rs 18.28 trillion
Q66. What was the performance trend of FASTag transactions in February 2024 compared to the previous year?
Answer: 12% higher in volume and 19% higher in value
Q67. How many new moons were discovered in the outer reaches of our solar system according to the International Astronomical Union?
Answer: Three
Q68. How many moons are now known to orbit Uranus and Neptune respectively, following the recent discovery?
Answer: Uranus: 28, Neptune: 16
Q69. Who is recognized as the first woman sniper of the Border Security Force (BSF)?
Answer: Sub-Inspector Suman Kumari
Q70. What is the primary objective of the ADITI scheme launched during DefConnect 2024?
Answer: Provide grants for research and development in critical defence technologies
Q71. What was the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for India’s services sector in February 2024?
Answer: 60.6
Q72. What is the phased-in approach for including Indian FAR bonds in Bloomberg’s EM Local Currency Government Index?
Answer: Over ten months
Q73. Who was elected as Hungary’s new president following the resignation of the previous head of state?
Answer: Tama´s Sulyok
Q74. Which organization developed the ASTDS Tug ‘Ocean Grace’?
Answer: Cochin Shipyard Limited
Q75. What was the amount of the interim dividend received by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman from LIC?
Answer: ₹2,441.44 crore
Q76. Where was LIC’s new international business center inaugurated?
Answer: GIFT City, Gujarat
Q77. Who has been authorized by RBI to implement the interoperable net banking payment system?
Answer: NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd.
Q78. What is the primary capability of Google’s Genie AI? Answer: Creating interactive 2D video games from image prompts or text descriptions
Q79. Where is the location of IN-SPACe’s newly inaugurated technical center?
Answer: Ahmedabad
Q80. How much were the unclaimed deposits in the banks as of March 2023?
Answer: Rs 42,270 crore
Q81. How many banks are currently part of the UDGAM portal?
Answer: 30
Q82. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of Future Generali India Life Insurance, effective April 1st, pending regulatory approval?
Answer: Alok Rungta
Q83. What is the total number of installments in the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)?
Answer: 3
Q84. What is the name of the groundbreaking initiative announced by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu aimed at empowering women in the state?
Answer: Indira Gandhi Pyari Behna Sukh Samman Nidhi Yojna
Q85. Who inaugurated India’s pioneering underwater metro train service in Kolkata, marking a significant achievement in the nation’s infrastructure and urban development?
Answer: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Q86. What is the budget allocation for the NAMASTE Scheme?
Answer: 349.73 crores
Q87. Which ministry is jointly involved in initiating the NAMASTE Scheme?
Answer: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Q88. What is Moody’s upgraded GDP forecast for India in 2024?
Answer: 6.8%
Q89. Under which section of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 is the merger of banks sanctioned?
Answer: Section 44A
Q90. What is the percentage increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) sanctioned by the Union Cabinet for central government employees and pensioners?
Answer: 4%
Q91. What milestone did Infibeam Avenues achieve on March 4, 2024?
Answer: Obtained final authorization from RBI to operate as a payment aggregator
Q92. With whom did the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote the use of local currencies for cross-border transactions?
Answer: Bank of Indonesia
Q93. What was India’s manufacturing PMI in February 2024?
Answer: 56.9
Q94. What is the allocated budget for the IndiaAI Mission approved by the Indian Cabinet?
Answer: Rs. 10,371.92 crore
Q95. What is the total financial outlay for the UNNATI – 2024 scheme for a period of 10 years?
Answer: Rs. 10,037 crore
Q96. Which country formally joined NATO as its 32nd member?
Answer: Sweden
Q97. What is the expected annual financial impact on the exchequer due to the Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) hike?
Answer: Rs 12,869 crore
Q98. How many moons are now known to orbit Uranus and Neptune respectively, following the recent discovery?
Answer: Uranus: 28, Neptune: 16
Q99. Where is the regional center of the Bharat Semiconductor Research Centre (BSRC) being established?
Answer: Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Thiruvananthapuram
Q100. Who inaugurated the Sansad Khel Mahakumbh 3.0 at the Luhnu Cricket Ground in Bilaspur on March 5, 2024?
Answer: Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur
Q101. What is the projected real GDP growth rate for India in fiscal year 2025 according to UBS?
Answer: 7.2%
Q102. What was the unemployment rate in rural areas of India in 2023?
Answer: 2.4%
Q103. Where is the joint maritime exercise ‘Sea Defenders- 2024’ taking place?
Answer: Port Blair
Q104. What per capita income level is considered as the threshold for upper-middle-income countries by the World Bank?
Answer: $4,000 – $12,000
Q105. How many districts does Arunachal Pradesh have after the creation of Bichom?
Answer: 27
Q106. Who has collaborated for cross-border UPI transactions between India and Nepal?
Answer: NIPL and Fonepay
Q107. How much of Nepal’s tourists are estimated to be Indian?
Answer: 30%
Q108. What does MATH stand for in the context of the AI- ML Hub launched in Hyderabad?
Answer: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Technology Hub
Q109. Which companies have been appointed as brokers to facilitate the OFS deal for NLC India?
Answer: ICICI Securities and DAM Capital Advisors
Q110. What was the total value of UPI transactions in India in February 2024?
Answer: Rs 18.28 trillion
Q111. Which ministry is organizing the digital exhibition “Subhash Abhinandan”?
Answer: Ministry of Culture
Q112. How many Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) have been established across India by AIM till date?
Answer: 10,000
Q113. What is the theme for No Smoking Day 2024?
Answer: Protecting children from tobacco industry interference
Q114. CISF falls under which ministry of the Indian government?
Answer: Ministry of Home Affairs
Q115. Poshan Pakhwada is organized by which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Women and Child Development
Q116. When was the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) established?
Answer: 1960
Q117. What is the altitude of the Sela Tunnel located in Arunachal Pradesh?
Answer: 13,000 feet
Q118. Who designed and constructed the bronze statue of Lachit Borphukan in Assam?
Answer: Ram Vanji Sutar
Q119. What is the monthly financial benefit provided under the Mahtari Vandan Yojana?
Answer: Rs. 1,000
Q120. In which district of Jammu and Kashmir is North India’s first Government Homeopathic College being established?
Answer: Kathua
Q121. Which government schemes did Union Minister Arjun Munda urge farmers to take advantage of?
Answer: PM Fasal Bima and PM Kisan Samridhi
Q122. What is the total length of the Dwarka Expressway?
Answer: 29 km
Q123. Where does the Dwarka Expressway start and end? Answer: Starts from Shiv-Murti and ends at Kherki Daula toll plaza
Q124. Which type of license does CRED hold from NPCI?
Answer: Third Party Application Provider (TPAP)
Q125. What is the typical commission charged by fintechs for facilitating credit card payments for rent?
Answer: 1.5-3%
Q126. Which regulatory body defines credit cards as payment instruments with pre-approved revolving credit limits?
Answer: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Q127. How many member states currently belong to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)?
Answer: 4
Q128. What is the primary objective of Operation Kamdhenu?
Answer: To dismantle cattle smuggling networks and hold masterminds accountable.
Q129. What prestigious recognition has Majuli, the largest river island in the world, recently received from the Indian government?
Answer: Geographical Indication (GI) tags for mask making and manuscript painting
Q130. What per capita income level is considered as the threshold for upper-middle-income countries by the World Bank?
Answer: $4,000 – $12,000
Q131. What is the total fund allocation for development projects under the Dilli Gramodaya Abhiyan?
Answer: Rs 960 crore
Q132. What is the primary objective of the Dilli Gramodaya Abhiyan?
Answer: Addressing gaps in rural infrastructure and civic amenities
Q133. What historical milestone did Asif Ali Zardari achieve with his inauguration as Pakistan’s 14th President? Answer: First civilian to hold the presidency twice
Q134. Who administered the oath to Asif Ali Zardari during his inauguration as Pakistan’s 14th President?
Answer: Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa
Q135. What prestigious award has Delhi Airport won for the sixth consecutive year in 2023, solidifying its position as a leader in the Asia-Pacific region?
Answer: ACI-ASQ’s Best Airport in Asia-Pacific
Q136. What organization collaborates with ACI World to administer the ASQ Awards, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation of airport performance? Answer: Amadeus
Q137. How many territorial sea baselines has China disclosed prior to the recent announcement in the Gulf of Tonkin?
Answer: Three
Q138. Which agreement buffered Vietnam’s economic interests from potential harm due to China’s new baseline announcement?
Answer: 2000 Gulf of Tonkin demarcation treaty
Q139. How many African countries were represented by their health ministers in the Yaounde´ conference?
Answer: 11
Q140. How many sectors are covered under the PLI Scheme?
Answer: 14
Q141. Which naval base served as the operational center for the all-women maritime surveillance mission?
Answer: INS Utkrosh
Q142. Which aircraft replaced the Islander aircraft in the INAS 318 squadron?
Answer: Dornier
Q143. How many options are available in the Indus PayWear range?
Answer: Three
Q144. What percentage of global exports of goods does India contribute according to the recent WTO report? Answer: 1.8%
Q145. What percentage of global malaria cases and deaths were accounted for by Africa in 2022?
Answer: 94%
Q146. What was the growth rate of India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in January 2024 compared to December 2023?
Answer: 3.8%
Q147. How many industries, at the 2-digit level, had a production level higher than the pre-Covid period in January 2024?
Answer: 13
Q148. What was the retail inflation rate in February 2024?
Answer: 5.09%
Q149. What was the inflation rate in the food basket in February 2024?
Answer: 8.66%
Q150. What percentage of weight does the food basket hold in the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?
Answer: 50%
Q151. When was Kochrab Ashram established by Mahatma Gandhi?
Answer: May 25, 1915
Q152. What was the original name of Sabarmati Ashram, where Kochrab Ashram was relocated?
Answer: Satyagraha Ashram
Q153. What is the total number of submarine cables currently landing in India?
Answer: 10
Q154. How many protection zones were declared by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) under the Cable Protection Zone regime?
Answer: Three
Q155. Which principle allows India to exercise prescriptive jurisdiction over undersea cables under the High Seas?
Answer: Protective Jurisdiction
Q156. When did the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approve SIDBI’s ASF project?
Answer: 38th board meeting in Rwanda
Q157. Which type of technology is the iCashpro+ platform built on?
Answer: Cloud
Q158. What architectural approach does the iCashpro+ platform utilize?
Answer: Microservices-based
Q159. The USOF, Prasar Bharati, and ONDC signed an MoU to extend affordable digital services in rural India. Who signed the MoU on behalf of Prasar Bharati?
Answer: Shri A K Jha
Q160. What is ecological carrying capacity in the context of tourism and infrastructure development?
Answer: The maximum number of tourists a destination can accommodate without negative impacts on the environment.
Q161. What does “PM-SURAJ” stand for?
Answer: Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan evam Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan
Q162. What does “NAMASTE” program focus on?
Answer: Mechanized sanitation
Q163. Under which scheme will the OSAT facility in Sanand, Gujarat, be set up?
Answer: Modified Scheme for Semiconductor Assembly, Testing, Marking, and Packaging (ATMP)
Q164. What is the estimated cost of setting up India’s first semiconductor fabrication facility in Dholera, Gujarat?
Answer: Rs 91,000 crore
Q165. Who unveiled the logo for ‘Aakanksha’ under the ‘Vocal for Local’ initiative?
Answer: CEO of NITI Aayog
Q166. Which platform has established a dedicated window for promoting ‘Aakanksha’ products from Aspirational Blocks?
Answer: Government e-Marketplace (GeM)
Q167. Which company will develop the Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility in Morigaon, Assam?
Answer: Tata Electronics
Q168. Under which theme was Yoga Mahotsav-2024 celebrated?
Answer: Yoga for Women Empowerment
Q169. Under which agreement did India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) sign a loan for peri-urban development in Ahmedabad?
Answer: India-ADB Loan Agreement for Ahmedabad Peri-Urban Development
Q170. Which category of electric vehicles is included in the target support of EMPS 2024?
Answer: Electric two-wheelers (e-2W)
Q171. Under which ministry was PB-SHABD launched?
Answer: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Q172. Under which authority did the RBI impose a monetary penalty on Bank of India?
Answer: Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
Q173. Under which scheme has Bank of Baroda announced the launch of the bob Earth Green Term Deposit Scheme?
Answer: bob Earth Green Term Deposit Scheme
Q174. What is the maximum interest rate offered under the Bob’s new Term Deposit Scheme launched recently? Answer: 7.15% p.a.
Q175. Under which initiative was the Friendship Pipeline Project jointly inaugurated?
Answer: India-Bangladesh Energy Cooperation
Q176. What was the final Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation rate for December 2023?
Answer: 0.86%
Q177. Which major group witnessed the highest inflation rate based on the WPI in February 2024?
Answer: Primary Articles
Q178. What was the retail inflation rate in February 2024?
Answer: 5.09%
Q179. What is the revised GDP growth forecast for India in FY25 according to Fitch Ratings?
Answer: 7.0%
Q180. What percentage of weight does the food basket hold in the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?
Answer: 50%
Q181. What is Fitch Ratings’ inflation expectation for India by the end of the current year?
Answer: 4%
Q182. How much is the loan agreement signed between the Union Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to strengthen the fintech ecosystem in India?
Answer: $23 million
Q183. What is the total number of submarine cables currently landing in India?
Answer: 17
Q184. Who is the Minister for Law and Justice of India who participated in the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore?
Answer: Minister Mr. Arjun Ram Meghwal
Q185. What was India’s unemployment rate for individuals aged 15 and above in 2023 according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)?
Answer: 3.1%
Q186. How did the Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) change in urban areas from October – December 2022 to October – December 2023 according to the PLFS?
Answer: Increased from 48.2% to 49.9%
Q187. Which type of institution is Shivalik Small Finance Bank, the partner of Arya.ag in facilitating agricultural financing?
Answer: Small Finance Bank
Q188. With which country is Paramount Global associated in the acquisition of its stake in Viacom18 Media by Reliance Industries?
Answer: United States
Q189. During SpaceX’s third Starship test flight, where did the spacecraft disintegrate upon re-entry?
Answer: Indian Ocean
Q190. With which country is the archaeological discovery of a vast cemetery of human skeletons in Nuremberg associated?
Answer: Germany
Q191. What is the octane rating range of Ethanol 100 fuel?
Answer: 100-105
Q192. What is the target percentage of ethanol blending in petrol by 2025-26 according to the initiative?
Answer: 20%
Q193. Where is the headquarters of the V-Dem Institute located?
Answer: Gothenburg
Q194. Who founded the V-Dem Institute?
Answer: Staffan Lindberg
Q195. How many shark species have been granted the highest protection status under the amended Wild Life (Protection) Act of 1972 in India?
Answer: 26
Q196. Which organization has distributed 3D-printed replica fins to aid law enforcement agencies in identifying dried and unprocessed shark fins?
Answer: TRAFFIC
Q197. What is India’s ranking on the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI) for 2022?
Answer: 134
Q198. What is India’s Gender Inequality Index (GII) value for the year 2022?
Answer: 0.437
Q199. How many jails across India have been certified as ‘Eat Right Campus’ by FSSAI?
Answer: Nearly 100 jails
Q200. Which state has the highest number of certified jails under the ‘Eat Right Campus’ initiative?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Q201. What is the total capacity of the wind power project operationalised by Adani Green Energy in Gujarat? Answer: 300 MW
Q202. Who was awarded the PV Narasimha Rao Memorial Award for outstanding philanthropic contributions? Answer: Ratan Tata
Q203. What percentage of the total millet production in India does Rajasthan contribute?
Answer: 26%
Q204. With which country is the archaeological discovery of a vast cemetery of human skeletons in Nuremberg associated?
Answer: Germany
Q205. Which country is the world’s largest producer of 16 critical minerals, including cobalt and rare earth elements?
Answer: China
Q206. According to the DHL Global Connectedness Report 2024, which country ranks first in global connectedness?
Answer: Singapore
Q207. How many terms has Vladimir Putin secured as President of Russia?
Answer: Five
Q208. What is the estimated number of startups expected to attend Startup Mahakumbh 2024?
Answer: 1,000
Q209. Statement I: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan and Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan’ (PM-SURAJ) national portal.
Statement II: The PM-SURAJ portal aims to provide credit support and empower one lakh entrepreneurs from disadvantaged communities.
Answer: Both statements are true, and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I.
Q210. Statement I: Under the NAMASTE program, the Ministry distributed Ayushman health cards to sewer and septic tank workers (Safai Mitras).
Statement II: Ayushman health cards provide beneficiaries access to cashless healthcare services at empanelled hospitals under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).
Answer: Both statements are true, and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I.
Q211. What term does Kotak Mahindra Bank use to describe its internal framework for inter-Group synergies and cross-selling opportunities?
Answer: One Kotak
Q212. What was the total value of India’s foreign exchange reserves as of March 8, 2024?
Answer: $636.1 billion
Q213. What unique item will be carried by the Europa Clipper spacecraft as part of its message to Europa? Answer: A triangular metal plate with a poem
Q214. What scheme is introduced by J&K Bank to cater to the financial needs of prospective SANY equipment buyers as mentioned in the collaboration?
Answer: Construction Equipment Finance scheme
Q215. In what year was the Diana Award charity established?
Answer: 1994
Q216. Which project is among those supported by Axis Bank’s contribution to the National Cancer Grid?
Answer: National Tumour Biobank
Q217. Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director & CEO of Poonawalla Fincorp?
Answer: Arvind Kapil
Q218. What is the approximate height of Noctis Volcano on Mars?
Answer: 29,600 feet
Q219. Where is Noctis Volcano located in relation to Mars’ equator?
Answer: South of the equator
Q220. How many polling stations are targeted under the “Mission 414” campaign in Himachal Pradesh?
Answer: 414
Q221. Where is the World Gold Council (WGC) headquartered?
Answer: London
Q222. How much did the RBI’s gold holdings increase by from December 2023 to January 2024?
Answer: 9.72 tonnes
Q223. With which Sri Lankan conglomerate is Elephant House affiliated?
Answer: John Keells Holdings PLC
Q224. Which constitutional amendments would be required to implement the One Nation One Election policy in India?
Answer: Articles 83, 85, 172, 174, and 356
Q225. Statement I: The credit assistance program initiated through an MoU between SIDBI and PMBI aims to provide project loans for Jan Aushadhi Kendra operators up to Rs 2 lakhs.
Statement II: Minister Mandaviya praised the Union Government’s efforts in providing financial assistance to individual operators, particularly in remote areas, to promote entrepreneurship and enhance access to affordable healthcare.
Answer: Statement I is true, and Statement II is false.
Q226. What was the growth rate of Gross Direct Tax collections in the Financial Year 2023-24?
Answer: 18.74%
Q227. What was the total Advance Tax collection for FY 2023-24?
Answer: Rs. 9,11,534 crore
Q228. What is the estimated number of startups expected to attend Startup Mahakumbh 2024?
Answer: 1,000
Q229. What was the value of India’s outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in February 2024?
Answer: $3.47 billion
Q230. Which report confirmed 2023 as the warmest year on record?
Answer: WMO State of the Global Climate 2023 report
Q231. Which greenhouse gas witnessed the second-highest rate of increase in 2023?
Answer: Methane (CH4)
Q232. What was the total value of India’s foreign exchange reserves as of March 8, 2024?
Answer: $636.1 billion
Q233. Who announced the establishment of an India- specific Elections Operations Centre to combat AI- generated fake content during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections?
Answer: Meta
Q234. What milestone will be achieved with the launch of Agnibaan SOrTeD by Agnikul Cosmos Private Limited?
Answer: All of the above
Q235. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of West Bengal by the Election Commission of India, replacing Vivek Sahay?
Answer: Sanjay Mukherjee
Q236. What is the daily transaction limit using the Airtel Payments Bank Smart Watch?
Answer: Rs 25,000
Q237. Which technology supports the contactless payment feature of the Airtel Payments Bank Smart Watch?
Answer: NFC
Q238. Which technology powers Enparadigm’s talent intelligence platform for skill profiling?
Answer: Artificial Intelligence
Q239. How many states witnessed a decline in the CPI for Agricultural Labourers in February 2024?
Answer: Eight
Q240. What was the month-to-month inflation rate based on CPI for Rural Labourers in February 2024?
Answer: 7.36%
Q241. Which ministry in India has actively supported UA Day alongside NIXI?
Answer: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Q242. What is the theme of the upcoming Universal Acceptance (UA) Day event?
Answer: BhashaNet: Impetus Towards Universal Acceptance
Q243. What was the percentage increase in the index of mineral production in the mining and quarrying sector from January 2023 to January 2024?
Answer: 5.9%
Q244. What is the credit rating of DBS Bank India’s corporate credit facility according to CRISIL Ratings in 2024?
Answer: CRISIL AA-/Stable
Q245. What is the recent status conferred upon GRID-INDIA by the Ministry of Power, Government of India?
Answer: Miniratna Category-I CPSE
Q246. What is the name of India’s first Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) that recently landed successfully?
Answer: Pushpak
Q247. Which experiment showcased the autonomous landing capabilities of India’s Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV)?
Answer: RLV-LEX-02
Q248. Where was the 4th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Startup Forum organized?
Answer: New Delhi
Q249. What was the value of India’s outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in February 2024?
Answer: $3.47 billion
Q250. Who was elected as the co-chair of ITU’s Digital Innovation Board during the visit to Geneva?
Answer: Dr. Neeraj Mittal
Q251. Which greenhouse gas witnessed the second-highest rate of increase in 2023?
Answer: Methane (CH4)
Q252. Who led the Brazilian delegation at the India-Brazil ‘2+2’ Dialogue?
Answer: Marcelo Camara
Q253. Which year was the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) enacted in India?
Answer: 2002
Q254. With whom did SBI Cards collaborate to launch the Titan SBI Card?
Answer: Titan Company Ltd
Q255. Which regulatory body’s approval is required for PB Pay Private Limited to commence operations in the payment aggregation domain?
Answer: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Q256. What was the annual growth rate of services exports from India in 2023, according to the UNCTAD report? Answer: 14%
Q257. How many nuclear-powered submarines does Australia plan to have operational by the 2050s under the SSN-AUKUS program?
Answer: Eight
Q258. Who is set to become Ireland’s youngest ever prime minister?
Answer: Simon Harris
Q259. How many prominent media organizations are included in the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA)?
Answer: 18
Q260. What is the primary focus of the SSN-AUKUS submarines’ capabilities?
Answer: Undersea warfare
Q261. Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) for a two-year term starting from April 1, 2024?
Answer: Mariam Mammen Mathew
Q262. Who has been appointed as the Executive Director of Europol?
Answer: Catherine De Bolle
Q263. Which concept is the Synergy Lounge built upon?
Answer: Hex-I Concept
Q264. Who has been honored with the Aviation Week Laureates Award?
Answer: ISRO
Q265. What do the ancient galactic streams Shiva and Shakti signify in Hindu philosophy?
Answer: Destruction and Creation
Q266. Which city overtook Beijing as Asia’s billionaire capital in 2024?
Answer: Mumbai
Q267. Who topped the Hurun rich list in China for the fourth consecutive year in 2024?
Answer: Zhong Shanshan
Q268. Who has launched the ‘Flash Pay’ RuPay smart key chain?
Answer: Federal Bank
Q269. Who appointed the expert committee to address the endangerment of the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) population?
Answer: Supreme Court of India
Q270. What was the month-to-month inflation rate based on CPI for Rural Labourers in February 2024?
Answer: 7.36%
Q271. What is the primary cause of endangerment for the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) population?
Answer: Collisions with high-powered power cables
Q272. Who is eligible to vote from home according to the Election Commission’s recent announcement?
Answer: Citizens aged 85 and above.
Q273. What was the percentage increase in the index of mineral production in the mining and quarrying sector from January 2023 to January 2024?
Answer: 5.9%
Q274. What is the projected GDP growth rate for India in FY24 according to S&P Global?
Answer: 7.6%
Q275. Who collaborated to develop the Integrated Drone Detection and Interdiction Systems (IDD&IS) deployed by the Indian Army along the northern borders?
Answer: DRDO and Bharat Electronics
Q276. What is the percentage increase in brand value for NRMA Insurance, as per the Brand Finance Insurance 100, 2024 report?
Answer: 82%
Q277. What was the monetary penalty imposed by the RBI on Navsarjan Industrial Co-operative Bank Ltd for non-compliance?
Answer: ?7 lakh
Q278. How many entities received payment aggregator licences from the RBI in 2024, including Innoviti Payments and Concerto Software?
Answer: 13
Q279. Where did the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse occur?
Answer: Baltimore
Q280. What are the RBI’s inflation projections for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024-25?
Answer: 5.2 percent
Q281. What is the projected average consumer inflation rate for India in fiscal year 2025 according to S&P Global Ratings?
Answer: 4.5 percent
Q282. Who has been authorized by RBI to implement the interoperable net banking payment system?
Answer: NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd.
Q283. What was the current account deficit of India in Q3: 2023-24?
Answer: US$ 10.5 billion
Q284. What was the net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in India during Q3: 2023-24?
Answer: US$ 4.2 billion
Q285. Who is the newly appointed Prime Minister of Portugal?
Answer: Luis Montenegro
Q286. When is Good Friday 2024 observed by Christians worldwide?
Answer: March 29th
Q287. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of the Bank of Maharashtra?
Answer: Nidhu Saxena
Q288. Who is chairing the first Army Commanders’ Conference for the year 2024?
Answer: General Manoj Pande
Q289. The physical mode of the Army Commander’s Conference will take place in on 1st and 2nd April 2024.
Answer: New Delhi
Q290. Where was the Kannada inscription discovered?
Answer: Gangapuram, Jadcherla mandal
Q291. Where is the world’s first-ever temple designed in the iconic Om shape located?
Answer: Jadan, Pali district of Rajasthan
Q292. Who has been appointed as the new Assistant Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction by the United Nations?
Answer: Kamal Kishore