1. Which scheme, begun during the COVID-19 pandemic, has now been running for six years?
Answer: D. Rolled out in June 2020, PM SVANidhi offers micro-credit to urban street vendors through the Centre and has now marked six years.
2. Which organisation runs Project UDAYAK, a territorial project that has been in the news?
Answer: B. UDAYAK is a BRO project, set up in 1989 to build strategic infrastructure across eastern Arunachal Pradesh and some parts of Assam.
3. What total outlay has been set for the MAHA Water Mission launched by the Centre?
Answer: E. The mission, short for Missions for Advancement in High-impact Areas, has a budget of ₹200 crore to boost water-sector research and innovation.
4. The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) is carried out by which body?
Answer: D. The National Health Authority, working under the Health Ministry, runs ABDM, which has lately passed 90 crore ABHA accounts.
5. What MMR did India record for 2022-24 in the latest SRS bulletin?
Answer: A. The ratio slipped slightly from 88 in 2021-23 down to 87, according to the Sample Registration System.
6. Which index is the government planning to bring in, over time, in place of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI)?
Answer: D. WPI is to be phased out across five years, with a broader Producer Price Index covering both goods and services taking over.
7. Which sectors does the first phase of the new Services Producer Price Index take in?
Answer: B. The first phase spans seven sectors, among them banking, insurance, telecom and railways, along with securities transactions, pension fund management and air passenger transport.
8. The Common Landing Portal for Unclaimed Financial Assets was rolled out by which department?
Answer: E. Under the Finance Ministry, the Department of Financial Services started the portal so citizens can look up and claim dormant assets.
9. During which dates will the countrywide Khet Bachao Abhiyan run?
Answer: C. The Agriculture Ministry will carry out this month-long campaign through 1-30 June 2026, encouraging sustainable farming and balanced use of fertilisers.
10. Khet Bachao Abhiyan seeks to encourage fertiliser use guided by what?
Answer: A. The drive stresses judicious, balanced application informed by soil testing, soil health and scientific advice to lift productivity.
11. Under PM SVANidhi, what annual interest subsidy do street vendors receive on timely or early repayment?
Answer: B. The scheme gives a 7% yearly interest subsidy on timely or early repayment.
12. India signed a ₹5,800-crore BrahMos missile export deal with which country, as confirmed at the Shangri-La Dialogue?
Answer: C. The Defence Secretary confirmed the ₹5,800-crore deal with Vietnam; Indonesia's deal was in final stages.
13. Project UDAYAK, which celebrated its 37th Raising Day at Doomdooma, Assam, is a territorial project of which organisation?
Answer: C. The notes describe UDAYAK as a territorial project of the Border Roads Organisation.
14. What is the total outlay of the MAHA Water Mission and its duration?
Answer: B. The outlay is Rs.200 crore over five years.
15. Under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, the ABHA is which kind of identifier?
Answer: C. ABHA is a 14-digit unique digital health identifier.