Current Affairs

The "PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana" scheme aims to provide?

A Free electricity via rooftop solar power to households
B Free cooking gas
C Free housing
D Free education —

Under PM-KISAN, eligible farmers receive financial assistance of how much per year?

A Rs 6,000 per year
B Rs 12,000
C Rs 3,000
D Rs 24,000 —

Ayushman Bharat (PM-JAY) provides health insurance coverage of up to how much per family per year?

A Rs 5 lakh
B Rs 1 lakh
C Rs 10 lakh
D Rs 50,000 —

Which scheme extended Ayushman Bharat health coverage to all citizens aged 70 and above, regardless of income?

A Ayushman Vay Vandana Yojana
B PM Awas Yojana
C Jan Aushadhi Yojana
D Atal Pension Yojana —

"Biopharma SHAKTI," announced in Union Budget 2026-27, aims to develop India as a global hub for?

A Biopharmaceutical manufacturing and clinical research
B Automobile manufacturing
C Textile exports
D Coal mining —

India's upgraded semiconductor mission announced around Budget 2026-27 is referred to as?

A ISM 2.0 (India Semiconductor Mission 2.0)
B Digital India 2.0
C Skill India 2.0
D Startup India 2.0 —

The Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), with an outlay of around Rs 40,000 crore, aims to boost domestic production of?

A Electronic components and semiconductors
B Agricultural equipment
C Textiles
D Pharmaceuticals only —

India's new Income-tax Act, replacing the older law, came into force from which date?

A 1 April 2026
B 1 April 2025
C 1 January 2026
D 1 April 2027 —

Union Budget 2026-27 announced an integrated East Coast Industrial Corridor, well-connected at a node in?

A Durgapur
B Chennai
C Vizag
D Kolkata alone —

Budget 2026-27 proposed a scheme for developing Buddhist Circuits across states including Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and?

A Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura
B Only Kerala
C Only Punjab
D Only Rajasthan —

The 16th Finance Commission's recommendations informed grants of how much provided to states for FY 2026-27?

A Rs 1.4 lakh crore
B Rs 50,000 crore
C Rs 5 lakh crore
D Rs 10,000 crore —

"Digital India" mission primarily aims to transform India into a digitally empowered society through?

A E-governance, digital infrastructure, and digital literacy
B Only building highways
C Only mining reforms
D Only defence modernization —

"Jal Jeevan Mission" primarily aims to provide?

A Safe and adequate piped drinking water to every rural household
B Free electricity
C Free food grains
D Free healthcare —

"PM Awas Yojana" (Housing for All) primarily aims to provide?

A Affordable housing to the urban and rural poor
B Free education
C Free transportation
D Free internet —

"Skill India Mission" primarily focuses on?

A Enhancing employability through vocational training and skill development
B Only higher education reforms
C Only agricultural subsidies
D Only pension reforms —

"Startup India" initiative primarily aims to?

A Promote entrepreneurship and support the growth of new businesses/startups
B Restrict private enterprise
C Only support government-run enterprises
D Discourage innovation —

"Make in India" initiative primarily aims to?

A Encourage domestic and foreign companies to manufacture products in India
B Discourage manufacturing
C Only promote imports
D Only support agriculture —

"Swachh Bharat Mission" primarily aims to achieve?

A Cleanliness and sanitation, including elimination of open defecation
B Only urban beautification
C Only industrial growth
D Only tourism promotion —

"Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" scheme primarily aims to?

A Improve the child sex ratio and promote girls' education
B Promote only boys' education
C Restrict women's education
D Reduce healthcare access for girls —

"PM Fasal Bima Yojana" (PMFBY) primarily provides?

A Crop insurance to farmers against crop loss/damage
B Housing loans
C Education loans
D Health insurance —

The "One Nation, One Ration Card" scheme primarily allows beneficiaries to?

A Access subsidized food grains from any Fair Price Shop across India
B Only access grains in their home state
C Restrict food access
D Eliminate the PDS system —

"Atal Pension Yojana" primarily aims to provide?

A A guaranteed pension for workers in the unorganized sector
B Only health insurance
C Only crop insurance
D Only housing loans —

"Jan Aushadhi Yojana" primarily aims to provide?

A Affordable generic medicines to the public
B Free housing
C Free education
D Free electricity —

"PM Vishwakarma Yojana" primarily supports?

A Traditional artisans and craftspeople with training, tools, and credit support
B Only large corporations
C Only IT professionals
D Only farmers —

"Ujjwala Yojana" primarily aims to provide?

A Free LPG (cooking gas) connections to women from below-poverty-line households
B Free electricity
C Free housing
D Free internet —