Education, Health & Society Current Affairs Quiz — All time
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The Time Use Survey 2024, whose report was released on 28 March 2025, was which all-India edition of the survey?
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Correct answer: C — Second
It was the second all-India Time Use Survey; the first was conducted in 2019.
According to Time Use in India 2024, what share of women aged 15–59 took part in paid activities?
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Correct answer: B — 24.9%
24.9% of women aged 15–59 took part in paid activities, against 74.5% of men.
Consider the following statements about the Time Use Survey (TUS) 2024: 1. Non-SNA production activities, such as unpaid domestic work, saw participation by 93.9% of women aged 15–59. 2. Time-use surveys capture only work that is counted in the national accounts. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
93.9% of women aged 15–59 took part in non-SNA production activities. Time-use surveys are valuable precisely because they also capture work not counted in national accounts, such as unpaid domestic and care work.
The mine disaster mock drill held by DGMS on 27 March 2025 took place at Hindustan Copper's Surda mine in which State?
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Correct answer: D — Jharkhand
The Surda Copper Mine is at Ghatshila in East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.
The Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha on 26 March 2025, seeks to set up India's first university dedicated to which sector?
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Correct answer: D — Cooperatives
It will be India's first university dedicated to the cooperative sector.
Tribhuvan Sahkari University is named after Tribhuvandas Patel, a pioneer associated with which cooperative institution?
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Correct answer: B — Amul (GCMMF)
Tribhuvandas Patel is associated with the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, popularly known as Amul.
According to Amit Shah on 26 March 2025, Tribhuvan Sahkari University will be able to award diplomas, degrees or certificates to about how many candidates a year?
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Correct answer: C — 8 lakh
Amit Shah said the university will have the capacity to train about 8 lakh people a year.
How many more districts of Uttar Pradesh did ESIC notify under the ESI Scheme, as announced on 25 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 15
ESIC notified 15 more districts of Uttar Pradesh, adding 53,987 insured persons.
After ESIC's notification of 15 more districts in March 2025, how many of Uttar Pradesh's 75 districts are fully covered under the ESI Scheme?
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Correct answer: D — 74
74 of Uttar Pradesh's 75 districts are now fully covered, benefiting 30.08 lakh insured persons and 1.16 crore beneficiaries.
What is the aim of the 'Baalpan ki Kavita' initiative launched by the Ministry of Education on 25 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Building a compendium of nursery rhymes and poems in Indian languages and English for young children
The initiative will prepare a compendium of nursery rhymes and poems in all Indian languages and English, relevant to the Indian context, for young children.
In which district of Odisha did President Droupadi Murmu offer prayers at the Lord Nilamadhab Temple on 24 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Nayagarh
The President travelled from Bhubaneswar to Nayagarh, where she visited the Lord Nilamadhab Temple.
How many new establishments were registered under the ESI Scheme in January 2025, as per ESIC's payroll data released on 24 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 27,805
27,805 new establishments were registered in January 2025, along with 18.19 lakh new employees.
In how many regional languages, besides Hindi and English, are central recruitment exams now held, as stated by Dr Jitendra Singh on 22 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 13
Dr Jitendra Singh said recruitment exams, limited to Hindi and English before 2014, are now conducted in 13 regional languages.
Where was Purple Fest 2025, celebrating persons with disabilities, held on 21 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
Purple Fest 2025 was held at the Amrit Udyan, Rashtrapati Bhavan, on 21 March 2025.
Which department organised Purple Fest 2025 at Rashtrapati Bhavan?
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Correct answer: B — Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Purple Fest 2025 was hosted by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Which annual convocation of AIIMS New Delhi did President Droupadi Murmu address on 21 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 49th
The President addressed the 49th annual convocation of AIIMS New Delhi.
Under which MeitY initiative was the National Innovation Challenge for Drone Application and Research (NIDAR) launched on 18 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — SwaYaan
NIDAR was launched under 'SwaYaan — Capacity Building for Human Resource Development in Unmanned Aircraft Systems'.
Which two domains are the autonomous drones in the NIDAR challenge (March 2025) meant to address?
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Correct answer: A — Disaster management and precision agriculture
NIDAR teams build collaborative autonomous drones for disaster management (scout and deliver) and precision agriculture (scan and spray).
To what level did the two Bills passed by the Telangana Assembly on 17 March 2025 seek to raise reservation for Backward Classes?
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Correct answer: D — 42%
The two Bills seek to raise BC reservation to 42% in education, State government jobs and rural and urban local bodies.
Under the Telangana Bills passed on 17 March 2025, what would be the reservation shares of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes alongside 42% for Backward Classes?
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Correct answer: A — SC 15%, ST 10%
Once approved, BCs would get 42%, SCs 15% and STs 10% reservation in the State.
According to Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy (17 March 2025), the BC quota in local bodies is to be raised to 42% from what level?
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Correct answer: B — 23%
The CM said the government was committed to the BC Declaration promising to raise the BC quota in local bodies from 23% to 42%.
Consider the following statements about Telangana's BC reservation Bills of March 2025: 1. They were passed only after the Centre gave its prior approval to breach the 50% ceiling. 2. One of the two Bills covers reservation of seats in rural and urban local bodies. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is wrong: the Bills were passed by the Assembly first and need the Centre's approval afterwards because total reservation (BC 42% + SC 15% + ST 10%) would exceed the 50% cap set in Indra Sawhney. Statement 2 is correct.
On the sidelines of which session did India and UN Women co-host a Ministerial Roundtable on women's empowerment in March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women
The roundtable was held on 12 March 2025 at UN Headquarters, New York, alongside the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
The India–UN Women roundtables of March 2025 focused on implementing how many critical areas of concern of the Beijing Platform for Action?
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Correct answer: C — 12
The roundtables discussed strategies to implement the 12 critical areas of concern in the Beijing Platform for Action.
PM-YUVA 3.0, launched on 11 March 2025, mentors authors below what age?
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Correct answer: B — 30 years
PM-YUVA 3.0 trains young and budding authors below 30 years of age.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three themes of PM-YUVA 3.0?
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Correct answer: A — Unsung Heroes of the Freedom Movement
The three themes are the Indian Diaspora in Nation Building, the Indian Knowledge System, and Makers of Modern India (1950–2025).
Consider the following statements about PM-YUVA 3.0: 1. A total of 50 authors are to be selected, of whom 20 are for the Indian Knowledge System theme. 2. The selection contest is conducted through the MyGov portal. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: 50 authors are selected — 10 for the Diaspora theme, 20 for Indian Knowledge System and 20 for Makers of Modern India — through an all-India contest on MyGov.
In which city of Punjab did President Droupadi Murmu attend the convocations of AIIMS and the Central University of Punjab on 11 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Bathinda
Both AIIMS Bathinda and the Central University of Punjab are in Bathinda, where the President attended the two convocations.
In which city is Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, whose convocation President Murmu attended on 10 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Hisar
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology is in Hisar, Haryana.
In which district of Gujarat did PM Modi interact with Lakhpati Didis on International Women's Day 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Navsari
The PM took part in a Lakhpati Didi programme at Vansi Borsi village in Navsari district on 8 March 2025.
G-SAFAL, the Gujarat scheme launched by the PM at Navsari on 8 March 2025, is aimed at:
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Correct answer: B — SHG women of Antyodaya families in aspirational districts and blocks
G-SAFAL (Gujarat scheme for Antyodaya Families for Augmenting Livelihoods) gives financial help and entrepreneurial training to SHG women of Antyodaya families in two aspirational districts and 13 aspirational blocks. G-MAITRI supports rural-livelihood startups.
According to the PM at Navsari on 8 March 2025, about how many women had already become Lakhpati Didis?
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Correct answer: C — 1.5 crore
The PM said around 1.5 crore women had become Lakhpati Didis, against the target of 3 crore.
Consider the following statements about a 'Lakhpati Didi': 1. She is a Self-Help Group member with an annual household income of ₹1 lakh or more. 2. The income is calculated for at least four agricultural seasons and/or business cycles. 3. The initiative is an outcome of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Gramin. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
A Lakhpati Didi is an SHG member earning ₹1 lakh or more a year, over at least four agricultural seasons or business cycles (average monthly income above ₹10,000). The initiative comes under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), not PMAY-G.
What was the theme of the national conference inaugurated by President Murmu on International Women's Day 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Nari Shakti Se Viksit Bharat
The MWCD's national conference at Vigyan Bhawan on 8 March 2025 had the theme 'Nari Shakti Se Viksit Bharat' (#SheBuildsBharat).
According to President Murmu on 8 March 2025, International Women's Day that year marked the completion of how many years?
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Correct answer: C — 50 years
The President said the country was celebrating the completion of 50 years of International Women's Day.
Where was the 'Nari Shakti Se Viksit Bharat' conference of 8 March 2025 held?
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Correct answer: A — Vigyan Bhawan
The Ministry of Women and Child Development held the conference at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
What did PM Narendra Modi do with his social media platforms on International Women's Day 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Handed them over to women achievers
On 8 March 2025, the PM handed over his social media platforms to women achievers from diverse fields.
Elina Mishra and Shilpi Soni, who posted from the PM's X account on Women's Day 2025, are respectively:
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Correct answer: B — A nuclear scientist and a space scientist
Elina Mishra is a nuclear scientist and Shilpi Soni a space scientist; they urged more women to pursue science.
What was the UN theme for International Women's Day 2025?
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Correct answer: B — For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.
The UN theme for 8 March 2025 was 'For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.' The other options were UN themes of 2024, 2023 and 2022.
International Women's Day 2025 marked the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. At which event was it adopted?
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Correct answer: D — Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was adopted by 189 governments at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995.
Which campaign did PM Modi launch at Limbayat, Surat, on 7 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Surat Food Security Saturation Campaign
The PM launched the Surat Food Security Saturation Campaign and distributed NFSA benefits to over 2.3 lakh beneficiaries.
Under the Surat food security saturation approach, about how many new beneficiaries had the Surat administration identified, as stated by the PM on 7 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Over 2.5 lakh
The PM said over 2.5 lakh new beneficiaries, including many elderly, widowed and differently-abled people, had been identified.
CERT-In, which released the 'Cyber Security Handbook for Mahila Suraksha' in March 2025, is designated as the national agency for incident response under which provision?
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Correct answer: C — Section 70B of the IT Act, 2000
CERT-In is designated under Section 70B of the Information Technology Act, 2000 as the national agency for incident response.
According to Mansukh Mandaviya in Hyderabad on 6 March 2025, the upcoming EPFO 3.0 will include plans for members to withdraw money through:
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Correct answer: C — ATMs
He said EPFO 3.0 will make the system as accessible as a bank, including withdrawals through ATMs.
Under the initiative launched by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj on 5 March 2025, at least one Model Women-Friendly Gram Panchayat is to be developed in each:
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Correct answer: B — District
The convention aimed to establish at least one Model Women-Friendly Gram Panchayat in each district of the country.
Which tool was launched at the National Convention on Model Women-Friendly Gram Panchayats in March 2025 to track their progress?
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Correct answer: C — A real-time monitoring dashboard
The convention unveiled a real-time monitoring dashboard, along with virtual training programmes for these panchayats.
What was the theme of National Safety Day/Week 2025, observed from 4 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Safety & Well-being Crucial for Viksit Bharat
The 2025 theme was 'Safety & Well-being Crucial for Viksit Bharat'.
Which edition of the National Safety Week began with National Safety Day on 4 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 54th
The 54th National Safety Week was observed from 4 to 10 March 2025.
The 'Sashakt Panchayat-Netri Abhiyan', launched on 4 March 2025, is aimed at:
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Correct answer: D — Capacity building of women elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions
The campaign is a capacity-building initiative to strengthen the leadership and decision-making of women elected representatives of PRIs.
Which ministry launched the 'Sashakt Panchayat-Netri Abhiyan' in March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Ministry of Panchayati Raj
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched it at a national workshop of over 1,200 women panchayat leaders.
At the close of the Visitor's Conference on 4 March 2025, President Droupadi Murmu particularly urged heads of higher education institutions to strengthen:
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Correct answer: B — The academia-industry interface
The President advocated a strong academia-industry interface so that research stays linked to the needs of the economy and society.
According to NITI Aayog's report 'From Borrowers to Builders' launched on 3 March 2025, how many women were monitoring their credit as of December 2024?
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Correct answer: A — 27 million
As of December 2024, 27 million women were monitoring their credit, a 42% increase over the previous year.
Under NITI Aayog's Women Entrepreneurship Platform, which collaborative was mentioned at the launch of the 'From Borrowers to Builders' report on 3 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Financing Women Collaborative
NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam said the Financing Women Collaborative (FWC) has been constituted under WEP and invited financial sector stakeholders to join it.
At which university was the Swavalambini women entrepreneurship programme launched by Jayant Chaudhary on 1 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut
Swavalambini was launched at Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, and virtually at BHU, the University of Hyderabad and MANUU.
Which institute implements Swavalambini, the women entrepreneurship programme of MSDE and NITI Aayog launched on 1 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — NIESBUD
Swavalambini is run under MSDE and implemented by the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), in partnership with NITI Aayog.
Consider the following statements about the Swavalambini programme launched on 1 March 2025: 1. It is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and NITI Aayog. 2. Its Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme is a 40-hour training for 300 selected students. 3. Its Faculty Development Programme is a six-month residential course. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: MSDE runs Swavalambini with NITI Aayog, and the EDP is a 40-hour training for 300 selected students. Statement 3 is wrong: the Faculty Development Programme is a five-day training; six months is the mentorship period for participants.
Where was 'Sugamya Yatra' organised on International Wheelchair Day, 1 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, New Delhi
DEPwD and the Office of the CCPD organised Sugamya Yatra at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, New Delhi.