India's Blue Revolution
Q1. What was the initiative in 2020 to revolutionize the fisheries industry in India?
a) Jal Jeevan Mission
b) Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).
c) Blue Economy Mission
d) Sagarmala Project
Q2. It is expected that by 2024- 25, India will produce:
a) 120 lakh tonnes
b) 150 lakh tonnes
c) 195 lakh tonnes
d) 250 lakh tonnes
Q3. What was the new initiative to formalise the fisheries sector in 2024?
a) Matsya Bharat 2047 Mission
b) PM Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY).
c) National Aquaculture Expansion Plan.
d) Jal Sampada Mission
Hellfire Missile & UFO
Q4. When did a Hellfire missile not hit a glowing orb-like UFO over Yemen?
a) 2022
b) 2023
c) 2024
d) 2025
Q5. Introduction The AGM-114 Hellfire first came into service in:
a) 1962
b) 1972
c) 1982
d) 1992
Q6. Who did the 100-foot triangular UFO near the Langley Air Force Base in 2012?
a) Robert Salas
b) David Fravor
c) Dylan Borland
d) Christopher Mellon
New Fungi Species in Western Ghats.
Q7. What institute was responsible in discovering Aspergillus dhakephalkarii and Aspergillus patriciawiltshireae?
a) CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow
b) Agharkar Research Institute, MACS, Pune.
c) ICMR-NIOH
d) IISc Bengaluru
Q8. Aspergillus dhakephalkarii is the producer of:
a) spiny spores and orange sclerotia.
b) dark brown to snowy brown spores and yellowish sclerotia.
c) smooth conidia and blue-green spores.
d) Colonies with echinulate spores, which are red.
Q9. What gene markers were used to perform the phylogenetic analysis of these fungi?
a) DNA polymerase only
b) ITS, CaM, BenA, RPB2
c) 16S rRNA
d) Only ITS
UK-India Infrastructure Finance Bridge (UKIIFB).
Q10. UKIIFB was launched in:
a) 2022
b) 2023
c) 2024
d) 2025
Q11. What Indian organisation is the leader of UKIIFB in association with the City of London Corporation?
a) SEBI
b) RBI
c) NITI Aayog
d) Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Q12. What model had been proposed to the procurement system in India under UKIIFB?
a) Triple Case Model
b) Five Case Model
c) Balanced Score Model
d) Governance Index Model
Household Consumption Data
Q13. PFCE and HCES in India were quite different in 2022-23; it was almost:
a) 25%
b) 35%
c) 45%
d) 55%
Q14. How do PFCE estimates get prepared?
a) Household surveys
b) Commodity flow method
c) Random sampling
d) Administrative audit
Q15. Which should not be a cause of PFCE-HCES gap?
a) Differences in timing (financial year or agricultural year)
b) Adding free services to PFCE.
c) Under reporting expenditure by households.
d) Overestimation of population.
Udaipur Ramsar Wetland City
Q16. The city of Udaipur is a Ramsar Wetland City recognised in:
a) 2023
b) 2024
c) 2025
d) 2026
Q17. Wetlands are also referred to as the kidneys of the environment since they:
a) Generate renewable energy
b) Sieve pollutants and control water.
c) Absorb greenhouse gases
d) Grow farming.
Q18. India has what number of Ramsar sites?
a) 51
b) 72
c) 91
d) 110