IBPS PO - National News, International News, Government Schemes One Line Questions & Answers

1. The 'National Education Policy 2020' (NEP 2020) proposes a new structure for school education as: — 5+3+3+4

2. The 'National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development' (NABARD) was established in which year? — 1982

3. The 'National Digital Health Mission' (NDHM), now known as Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), aims to create: — A digital health ecosystem

4. The 'Global Skills Park' project is being implemented in India with assistance from which international body? — Asian Development Bank (ADB)

5. Which Indian state recently launched the 'Mukhyamantri Gramin Path Parivahan Achani Yojana' to improve rural connectivity? — Assam

6. India recently signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with which country? — Australia

7. The 'Paris Agreement' aims to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels. It is related to: — Climate change mitigation

8. India chaired the 'UN Security Council' open debate on which topic recently? — Maritime Security

9. India's 'Chandrayaan-3' mission successfully landed on the lunar south pole. This mission was managed by which organization? — ISRO

10. Which country hosted the 'COP28' climate summit? — United Arab Emirates

11. India's 'Operation Kaveri' was launched to evacuate its citizens from which African country? — Sudan

12. India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which country for cooperation in the field of digital public infrastructure? — Singapore

13. The 'Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana' (AB-PMJAY) aims to provide: — Health insurance cover to vulnerable families

14. The 'World Trade Organization' (WTO) recently held its 'MC13' ministerial conference in which city? — Abu Dhabi

15. The 'PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan' is a digital platform for: — Logistics and infrastructure development

16. Which Indian city hosted the 'Startup India Innovation Week'? — Bengaluru

17. The 'National AI Mission' (proposed) aims to leverage Artificial Intelligence for: — All of the above

18. The 'National Logistics Policy' aims to improve India's logistics performance by: — Reducing logistics costs and improving efficiency

19. Which country hosted the 'BRICS Summit' in 2023? — South Africa

20. The 'Quad' grouping consists of which four countries? — India, Japan, Australia, United States

21. Which Indian state launched the 'Niramai' scheme for cancer screening? — Kerala

22. The 'Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana' (PMMY) aims to provide loans to: — Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups

23. Which Indian city is set to host the 37th National Games? — Goa

24. Which Indian state launched the 'Har Ghar Jal' initiative to ensure tap water for all households? — Goa

25. Which Indian state launched the 'Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar' scheme? — Odisha

26. The 'National Mission for Clean Ganga' (NMCG) is implemented by which ministry? — Ministry of Jal Shakti

27. The 'National Green Hydrogen Mission' aims to make India a global hub for the production of Green Hydrogen. Which ministry is primarily responsible for this mission? — Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

28. India's first 'Maritime Museum' is located in which city? — Visakhapatnam

29. Which Indian city is the first to get a 'Water Metro' project? — Kochi

30. India and the United States recently concluded the 'Cope India' joint air exercise. What is the primary focus of this exercise? — Air combat and interoperability

31. India recently participated in the 'Sampriti' joint military exercise with which neighboring country? — Bangladesh

32. India recently hosted the 'SCO Council of Heads of Government' meeting in which city? — New Delhi

33. The 'National Health Mission' (NHM) encompasses which sub-missions? — NRHM and NUHM

34. The 'Jan Dhan Yojana' (PMJDY) is primarily aimed at: — Promoting financial inclusion

35. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently launched the 'Retail Direct Scheme'. What does it allow? — Retail investors to trade government securities

36. India's first 'Indigenously Developed Submarine INS Kalvari' belongs to which class? — Scorpene class

37. What is the primary objective of the 'National Rural Livelihoods Mission' (NRLM)? — To promote women's self-help groups and rural poverty alleviation

38. What is the primary objective of the 'PM-KISAN' scheme? — To provide financial support to farmers

39. What is the main goal of the 'Atal Pension Yojana'? — To provide social security in the form of pension

40. India recently launched 'Operation Ajay' to evacuate its citizens from which conflict-ridden region? — Israel

41. The G20 Summit 2023 was held in which country? — India

42. Which country is the largest trading partner of India in terms of bilateral trade? — United States

43. The 'International Solar Alliance' (ISA) was jointly launched by India and which other country? — France

44. The 'Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan' (PM-SYM) scheme provides pension benefits to: — Unorganized sector workers

45. Which Indian state launched the 'Magunia' scheme to provide bicycles to girl students? — Bihar

46. The 'PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana' aims to provide free electricity up to a certain limit by installing: — Solar panels

47. The 'Global Hunger Index' is released annually by which two organizations? — Welthungerhilfe and IFPRI

48. Which international organization released the 'World Economic Outlook' report recently? — International Monetary Fund (IMF)

49. The 'Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana' (PMVVY) is a pension scheme targeted at: — Senior citizens

50. India's first 'Green Hydrogen Mission' was approved by the Union Cabinet with an initial outlay of: — ₹19,700 crore

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