Assam Current Affairs Quiz — All time
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Under which award did the Assam government distribute scooters to 11,250 meritorious students on 8 December 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Dr. Bani Kanta Kakati Merit Award
TOI, NDTV and The Northeast Post: the scooters were distributed under the Dr. Bani Kanta Kakati Merit Award at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra, Guwahati.
What minimum score in the Higher Secondary examination 2025 made Assam students eligible for scooters under the Dr. Bani Kanta Kakati Merit Award?
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Correct answer: D — 80%
Assam DHE guideline, NDTV and The Northeast Post: students securing 80% or more marks in the HS examination 2025 are eligible.
The Dr. Bani Kanta Kakati Merit Award, under which Assam distributed scooters in December 2025, is implemented under which scheme of the state's Directorate of Higher Education?
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Correct answer: A — Pragyan Bharati
Assam Directorate of Higher Education guideline: the Dr. Bani Kanta Kakati Merit Award is implemented under the Pragyan Bharati Scheme.
Asom Diwas, observed on 2 December, honours which historical figure?
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Correct answer: B — Chaolung Sukapha
PIB 2197555 and 2197917: Asom Diwas recalls Swargadeo Chaolung Sukapha, founder of the Ahom kingdom.
According to Sarbananda Sonowal's Asom Diwas 2025 remarks, which hills did Chaolung Sukapha cross to found the Ahom kingdom?
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Correct answer: B — Patkai hills
PIB 2197917: 'Chaolung Sukapha crossed the Patkai hills to establish the foundation of Greater Assam.'
The Assam Group of Ministers report tabled on 29 November 2025 proposed which new Scheduled Tribe category?
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Correct answer: A — ST (Valley)
The GoM recommended a three-tier classification — ST (Plains), ST (Hills) and a new ST (Valley).
Consider the following statements about the Assam GoM report on ST status (November 2025): 1. It was headed by Tribal Affairs (Plains) Minister Ranoj Pegu. 2. It says the six communities can get ST status without any approval of Parliament. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The GoM was headed by Ranoj Pegu; the report states that final inclusion requires statutory approval by Parliament, so statement 2 is wrong.
Which of the following communities was NOT among the six communities recommended for ST status by the Assam GoM report (November 2025)?
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Correct answer: B — Bodo
The six communities are Tai Ahom, Chutia, Moran, Matak, Koch-Rajbongshi and Tea Tribes (Adivasis); Bodos are already a Scheduled Tribe.
The ADB loan for the Indore Metro Rail Project signed in November 2025 is denominated in which currency?
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Correct answer: C — Japanese yen
The Indore Metro Rail loan is ¥27,147,200,000, equivalent to about $190.6 million.
The Sustainable Wetland and Integrated Fisheries Transformation (SWIFT) Project, for which ADB signed a $1 million TA grant in November 2025, is in which state?
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Correct answer: D — Assam
The $1 million Technical Assistance grant is for the upcoming SWIFT Project in Assam.
Lachit Diwas, observed on 24 November, honours Lachit Borphukan, a hero associated with which state?
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Correct answer: D — Assam
The PM said Lachit Borphukan played a key role in safeguarding the culture of Assam.
The Namrup Fertilizer Plant of BVFCL, where a new ₹10,000 crore ammonia-urea complex is planned, is located in which district of Assam?
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Correct answer: A — Dibrugarh
The Namrup Fertilizer Plant (BVFCL) is in Dibrugarh district, Assam.
The new brownfield ammonia-urea complex at Namrup is expected to have an annual production capacity of:
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Correct answer: B — 12.5 lakh MT
The fourth plant at Namrup is expected to produce 12.5 lakh metric tonnes per annum.
The Underwater Welding Certification Program at IIT Guwahati's Technology Innovation Hub is supported by:
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Correct answer: D — Indian Register of Shipping
The programme at TIH, IIT Guwahati, is supported by the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS); seven youths received certificates on 22 November 2025.
Untied Grants released to Panchayati Raj Institutions under the XV Finance Commission can be used for subjects listed in which Schedule of the Constitution?
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Correct answer: C — Eleventh Schedule
Untied Grants are used for needs under the 29 subjects in the Eleventh Schedule, except salaries and establishment costs. The Twelfth Schedule covers municipalities.
How many subjects are listed in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution, under which panchayats use XV FC Untied Grants?
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Correct answer: A — 29
The Eleventh Schedule lists 29 subjects, as stated in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj release.
The IAF's flying display in Guwahati on 9 November 2025 was held over which river, watched from Lachit Ghat?
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Correct answer: C — Brahmaputra
The display was held over the Brahmaputra River at Guwahati, with aircraft flying past Lachit Ghat.
The IAF's flying display at Guwahati in November 2025 was part of which anniversary celebrations of the Indian Air Force?
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Correct answer: D — 93rd
The display continued the IAF's 93rd anniversary celebrations, under the theme 'Infallible, Impervious and Precise'.
The Kalughat Intermodal Terminal, handed over to a PPP operator by IWAI in November 2025, is located in which district?
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Correct answer: C — Saran, Bihar
IWAI said the Kalughat IMT is strategically located in Saran district of Bihar.
The first consignment from the Haldia Multi-Modal Terminal under the Jal Marg Vikas Project, carrying slag from Tata Steel, was bound for which place?
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Correct answer: D — Pandu, Guwahati
The first consignment of granulated blast furnace slag from Tata Steel was bound for Pandu, Guwahati, in Assam.
Where was the North Eastern Science & Technology (NEST) Cluster inaugurated on 3 November 2025?
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Correct answer: B — IIT Guwahati
Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated the NEST Cluster at IIT Guwahati.
On 3 November 2025, Jyotiraditya Scindia laid the foundation stone for development projects worth how much across Assam?
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Correct answer: C — ₹635 crore
Scindia laid the foundation stone for projects totalling ₹635 crore across Assam; the NEST Cluster itself cost ₹22.98 crore.
Which organisation hosted the ceremony in Guwahati on 3 November 2025 at which the Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika National Awards were conferred?
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Correct answer: D — Sarhad Pune
The awards were conferred at a ceremony in Guwahati organised by Sarhad Pune.
Which one of the following was NOT among the new airports added by scheduled domestic airlines in the Winter Schedule 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Shravasti
PIB: Amravati, Hissar, Purnia and Rupsi are the new airports in WS25, whereas operations from Shravasti (along with Aligarh, Moradabad, Chitrakoot, Bhavnagar, Ludhiana and Pakyong) were suspended.
Under the Winter Schedule 2025 (26 October 2025 – 28 March 2026), domestic airlines' 26,495 weekly departures are to and from how many airports?
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Correct answer: B — 126
PIB: 26,495 departures per week to/from 126 airports in WS25, compared to 25,610 departures per week from 129 airports in Summer Schedule 2025.
Where was the Election Commission's two-day Conference of Chief Electoral Officers on SIR preparedness held in October 2025?
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Correct answer: A — India International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Management, New Delhi
PIB (ECI): the two-day conference concluded at the India International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Management (IIIDEM), New Delhi.
At the October 2025 CEOs' conference, the Election Commission held one-to-one interactions with CEOs of poll-bound states/UT. Which one of the following was NOT among them?
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Correct answer: D — Karnataka
PIB (ECI): the Commission interacted one-to-one with CEOs of Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala and West Bengal. Karnataka was not among them.
Where was the 14th India–Bhutan Meeting on Border Management and Security held in October 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Thimphu
PIB (MHA): the 14th India-Bhutan Meeting on Border Management and Security was held in Thimphu, Bhutan, on 16–17 October 2025.
Before the 14th India–Bhutan Meeting on Border Management and Security in October 2025, the previous such meeting was held in:
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Correct answer: B — 2019
PIB (MHA): the last such meeting was held in the year 2019.
TRAI's August 2025 Independent Drive Tests in Agartala and Silchar were conducted under the supervision of which TRAI Regional Office?
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Correct answer: C — Kolkata
PIB: the drive tests in both Agartala (Tripura) and Silchar (Assam) were conducted under the supervision of the TRAI Regional Office, Kolkata.
In TRAI's August 2025 drive test of Silchar city, Hailakandi and Karimganj (Assam), which operator recorded both the highest average download speed and a 100% call setup success rate?
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Correct answer: B — Reliance Jio (RJIL)
PIB: RJIL's average download speed was 219.13 Mbps and its call setup success rate 100.00% in auto-selection mode in Silchar, Hailakandi and Karimganj.
The 8th session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH8), concluded in October 2025, was held in which city?
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Correct answer: B — Guwahati
PIB: CCSCH8 concluded successfully in Guwahati.
CCSCH8 finalised new Codex standards for which three spices?
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Correct answer: D — Large cardamom, vanilla and coriander
PIB: a key highlight was the finalisation of three new standards for large cardamom, vanilla and coriander, recommended for adoption by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
Consider the following statements about the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH): 1. It was established in 2013 at India's behest under the Codex Alimentarius Commission, a joint body of the FAO and WHO. 2. Its Secretariat is the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. PIB: CCSCH was established in 2013 at India's behest under the Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO); India, represented by the Spices Board under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, serves as its Secretariat.
The first livestock IVF laboratory in the North-Eastern Region, inaugurated in October 2025, is located in which city?
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Correct answer: C — Guwahati
PIB: the first IVF Laboratory in the North-Eastern Region was established in Guwahati, Assam, under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission.
Under which scheme was the North-East's first livestock IVF laboratory set up at a cost of ₹28.93 crore?
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Correct answer: A — Rashtriya Gokul Mission
PIB: the IVF Laboratory in Guwahati was established under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) with an investment of ₹28.93 crore.
What was the total value of livestock and dairy projects inaugurated in New Delhi on 11 October 2025 alongside the launch of PM-DDKY?
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Correct answer: B — ₹947 crore
PIB: projects worth ₹947 crore were inaugurated and a foundation stone was laid for an additional project worth ₹219 crore; ₹303.81 crore was the value of 10 AHIDF projects within the package.
Of the ₹903.67 crore approved by the High-Level Committee in October 2025 for expansion and modernisation of fire services, which state received the largest amount?
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Correct answer: D — Madhya Pradesh
PIB: of ₹903.67 crore, ₹117.19 crore was approved for Haryana, ₹397.54 crore for Madhya Pradesh and ₹388.94 crore for Rajasthan.
Consider the following statements about the High-Level Committee decision of 7 October 2025: 1. The additional assistance to Assam and Gujarat from the NDRF is subject to adjustment of 50% of the opening balance in their SDRF. 2. During 2025-26, the Centre released SDRF funds to all 36 States and UTs. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. PIB: the assistance is provided from the NDRF subject to adjustment of 50% of the opening balance available in the SDRF; in 2025-26 the Centre released ₹13,603.20 crore to 27 states under the SDRF.
The four-laning of the Kalibor–Numaligarh section of NH-715, approved in October 2025, includes wildlife-friendly measures along which national park?
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Correct answer: C — Kaziranga
The project includes wildlife-friendly measures on the Kaziranga National Park stretch.
Which section of NH-715 in Assam did the Cabinet approve for four-laning on 1 October 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Kalibor–Numaligarh
The CCEA approved four-laning of the 85.675 km Kalibor–Numaligarh section at ₹6,957 crore.
Which city hosted the opening match of the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 on 30 September 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Guwahati
The opener between India and Sri Lanka was played at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.
By what margin did India beat Sri Lanka in the opening match of the Women's ODI World Cup 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 59 runs (DLS method)
India won by 59 runs under the DLS method after scoring 269/8 in 47 overs; Sri Lanka made 211.
Consider the following statements about the India vs Sri Lanka opener of the Women's ODI World Cup 2025: 1. Deepti Sharma scored 53 and took 3 for 54. 2. Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
At which project site near Chennai did a scaffolding collapse kill nine migrant workers from Assam on 30 September 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Ennore SEZ thermal power project
The collapse occurred at the 1,320 MW Ennore SEZ thermal power project site near Ponneri.
What is the size of the ADB loan signed on 22 September 2025 for the Assam Urban Sector Development Project?
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Correct answer: B — $125 million
India and ADB signed a $125 million loan for the Assam Urban Sector Development Project.
Singer Zubeen Garg, who died on 19 September 2025, was a cultural icon of which state?
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Correct answer: C — Assam
Zubeen Garg was regarded as Assam's cultural icon.
Zubeen Garg was in Singapore in September 2025 to perform at which event?
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Correct answer: A — North East India Festival
He had travelled to Singapore to perform at the North East India Festival 2025.
In which state was the proof of concept implemented before the Department of Posts–BSNL MoU for SIM sales through post offices was signed in September 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Assam
The proof of concept was implemented in Assam, where it showed significant success, before the nationwide MoU.
The Assam Bioethanol Plant inaugurated by the Prime Minister on 14 September 2025 at Numaligarh produces ethanol from which feedstock?
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Correct answer: A — Bamboo
The PM inaugurated the Assam Bioethanol Plant at Numaligarh Refinery Limited, a modern plant that produces bio-ethanol from bamboo.
The Kuruwa–Narengi Bridge, whose foundation stone was laid in Darrang on 14 September 2025, is being built over which river?
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Correct answer: C — Brahmaputra
The Kuruwa–Narengi Bridge is over the Brahmaputra; the PM said it will cut travel time between Guwahati and Darrang to a few minutes.
Consider the following statements about the projects launched by the PM in Assam on 14 September 2025: 1. The Guwahati Ring Road will connect five national highways, two state highways, one airport, three railway stations and one inland water terminal. 2. The polypropylene plant whose foundation stone was laid is located at Bongaigaon Refinery. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct: the PM said the ring road will create Assam's first seamless multi-modal connectivity network linking these assets. Statement 2 is incorrect: the polypropylene plant is at Numaligarh Refinery Limited in Golaghat.
What nationwide mission did the Prime Minister announce at Darrang on 14 September 2025, citing threats from infiltration in border regions?
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Correct answer: C — Demography Mission
The PM said conspiracies were under way to alter the demographics of border regions through infiltration, posing a serious threat to national security, and announced a nationwide Demography Mission.
Which health education project was among those whose foundation stone the PM laid in Darrang on 14 September 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Darrang Medical College & Hospital
The Darrang projects included Darrang Medical College & Hospital along with a GNM School and B.Sc. Nursing College.
The Prime Minister addressed the 100th birth anniversary celebrations of which Bharat Ratna awardee in Guwahati on 13 September 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Bhupen Hazarika
The PM addressed the centenary birth anniversary celebrations of Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika in Guwahati, where a biography of Hazarika was released.
The Bhupen Hazarika Bridge, mentioned by the PM at the centenary celebrations, connects Assam with which state?
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Correct answer: D — Arunachal Pradesh
The PM said one of the longest bridges in the country, connecting Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, has been named the Bhupen Hazarika Bridge.
On which date is Bhupen Hazarika's birth anniversary observed, as recalled by the PM at the Guwahati celebrations?
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Correct answer: A — 8 September
The PM said that just a few days earlier, on 8 September, Bhupen Hazarika's birth anniversary had been observed; the Guwahati event on 13 September marked the centenary celebrations.
Consider the following statements made by the PM about Bhupen Hazarika at the centenary celebrations on 13 September 2025: 1. Hazarika went to Kashi for his graduation. 2. The PM said Hazarika's life reflected the spirit of 'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat'. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: the PM said Hazarika's musical journey began with the Brahmaputra and matured by the Ganga after he went to Kashi for graduation, and that his life reflected 'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat'.
The 'Bistirna Parore' musical voyage launched in September 2025 commemorates the birth centenary of which personality?
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Correct answer: B — Bhupen Hazarika
IWAI launched 'Bistirna Parore' to commemorate the birth centenary of Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika.
Between which two places does the 'Bistirna Parore' musical voyage on the Brahmaputra run?
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Correct answer: C — Sadiya to Dhubri
The voyage is titled 'Bistirna Parore: A Musical Voyage from Sadiya to Dhubri'.
Which organisation launched the 'Bistirna Parore' voyage, flagged off from Guijan ghat in Tinsukia on 8 September 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Inland Waterways Authority of India
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, launched the voyage.
Which institute, along with NDTL, developed the rare anti-doping reference material 'Methandienone Long-Term Metabolite' launched in September 2025?
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Correct answer: B — NIPER Guwahati
NIPER Guwahati, in collaboration with NDTL New Delhi, developed the reference material.
The anti-doping reference material developed by NIPER Guwahati and NDTL may be shared with how many WADA-accredited laboratories worldwide?
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Correct answer: D — 30
The release says the material may be shared with all 30 WADA-accredited laboratories worldwide.
As per NeGD's announcement of 31 August 2025, which State offers the highest number of e-Government services on DigiLocker/e-District?
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Correct answer: D — Maharashtra
Maharashtra leads with 254 services, followed by Delhi (123), Karnataka (113), Assam (102) and Uttar Pradesh (86).
Consider the following statements about NeGD's milestone announced on 31 August 2025: 1. The services are available in all 36 States and Union Territories. 2. NeGD functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the National e-Governance Division functions under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
The State Energy Efficiency Index 2024, released on 29 August 2025, was developed by BEE in association with:
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Correct answer: C — Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE)
SEEI 2024 was developed by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency in association with the Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy.
In SEEI 2024, which State was the top performer in Group 4 (States with energy consumption below 1 MToE)?
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Correct answer: A — Tripura
Tripura topped Group 4 (<1 MToE); Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Assam topped Groups 1, 2 and 3.
Consider the following statements about the State Energy Efficiency Index 2024: 1. It uses 66 indicators and is the sixth edition of the index. 2. Kerala has achieved 74% adoption of solar-powered agricultural pumps. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the Ministry of Power release of 29 August 2025.