Assam Current Affairs Quiz — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Under the North East Apprenticeship Pilot Scheme launched in May 2025, what additional support will apprentices from the region receive?
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Correct answer: A — ₹1,500 per month for one year over the NAPS stipend
Over 26,000 youth will get an additional ₹1,500 per month for one year, over and above the regular NAPS stipend.
Consider the following statements about the North East Apprenticeship Pilot Scheme (May 2025): 1. The additional support applies only to apprentices training within the North Eastern Region. 2. An MoU between NSDC and Welspun Living Limited was exchanged for a textile-sector pilot. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is wrong: the support applies to apprentices from the NE training both within and outside the region. Statement 2 is correct.
In May 2025, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said inland waterway projects worth how much are on the anvil in Assam and the Northeast, targeted for completion by 2026?
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Correct answer: C — ₹1,000 crore
Projects worth ₹1,000 crore are on the anvil for completion by 2026; of the ₹1,000 crore+ invested in the last two years, ₹300 crore of works are complete and ₹700 crore are ongoing.
'Lakhimi Mistri', launched in Assam in May 2025, is an initiative under PMAY-G for what purpose?
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Correct answer: A — Training women as masons
Lakhimi Mistri is a women mason initiative under PMAY-G to equip women with masonry skills.
How many additional PMAY-G houses were sanctioned for Assam for the current financial year in May 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 3.76 lakh
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced the sanction of 3.76 lakh more PMAY-G houses for Assam; 55,000 houses were handed over and the State has completed 20 lakh.
As of May 2025, Assam has completed how many houses under PMAY-G?
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Correct answer: A — 20 lakh
The Union Minister praised Assam for completing 20 lakh houses under PMAY-G.
Under the port restrictions imposed by DGFT on imports from Bangladesh in May 2025, imports of which of the following were exempted?
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Correct answer: D — Edible oil
The restrictions do not apply to fish, LPG, edible oil and crushed stone. Readymade garments are allowed only via Nhava Sheva and Kolkata seaports; processed food and wooden furniture are barred through the specified land ports.
Consider the following statements about DGFT Notification No. 07/2025-26 (May 2025): 1. The port restrictions do not apply to Bangladeshi goods transiting through India to Nepal and Bhutan. 2. The port restrictions apply to imports of fish and LPG from Bangladesh. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct. Fish, LPG, edible oil and crushed stone are exempt from the restrictions.
As per DGFT's May 2025 notification, readymade garments from Bangladesh may be imported only through which route?
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Correct answer: D — Nhava Sheva and Kolkata seaports
Readymade garments of all kinds may not be imported through any land port and are allowed only through Nhava Sheva and Kolkata seaports.
Aisangfa Gogoi, who set a youth national record in the girls' 55 kg weightlifting at KIYG 2025, represents which state?
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Correct answer: B — Assam
Aisangfa Gogoi is from Assam. Mina Santa (Odisha) took silver.
The Khelo India Youth Games 2025 were hosted by which state?
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Correct answer: D — Bihar
KIYG 2025 was held in Bihar; the weightlifting events took place at Rajgir.
Consider the following statements about weightlifting at KIYG 2025 on 11 May 2025: 1. Aisangfa Gogoi's winning total was 182 kg. 2. Sunil Singh of Punjab won the boys' 61 kg gold. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only statement 2 is correct. Aisangfa's winning total was 183 kg.
How many households were covered in the first phase of piped natural gas supply in Guwahati inaugurated on 10 May 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 101
The first phase covered 101 households in the Geetanagar locality; 23 is the approximate number of CNG stations in Assam.
Consider the following statements: 1. Purba Bharati Gas Pvt Ltd is a joint venture of Assam Gas Company Ltd, Oil India Ltd and GAIL Gas Ltd. 2. Barak Valley's first CNG station was inaugurated at Silchar. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct.
About how many CNG stations were operational in Assam at the time of the 10 May 2025 launch?
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Correct answer: A — 23
The Chief Minister said Assam has about 23 CNG stations and more need to be set up.
Preliminary work for piped gas was launched on 10 May 2025 in which areas adjoining Guwahati?
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Correct answer: B — Hajo, Sualkuchi, Rangia and Baihata Chariali
Preliminary work was launched in Hajo, Sualkuchi, Rangia and Baihata Chariali, areas adjoining Guwahati in Kamrup district.
The eco-friendly lubricant developed at IASST, Guwahati uses which bio-based oil as its base?
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Correct answer: D — Castor oil
Surface-modified graphitic carbon nitride was integrated into bio-based castor oil.
Consider the following statements about the IASST lubricant: 1. It reduced friction by around 54% compared with castor oil alone. 2. IASST, which developed it, is located in Shillong. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. IASST is in Guwahati and is an autonomous institute of the DST.
How tall is the statue of Bodofa Upendranath Brahma unveiled in New Delhi on 1 May 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 9 feet
A 9-foot-high life-size statue of Bodofa Upendranath Brahma was unveiled.
1 May 2025, when Bodofa Upendranath Brahma's statue was unveiled in New Delhi, marked which death anniversary of his?
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Correct answer: B — 35th
1 May 2025 was his 35th death anniversary.
The Shillong–Silchar greenfield high-speed corridor approved on 30 April 2025 will run from Mawlyngkhung in Meghalaya to which place in Assam?
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Correct answer: C — Panchgram
The corridor runs from Mawlyngkhung (near Shillong) to Panchgram (near Silchar) in Assam.
On which mode will the Shillong–Silchar high-speed corridor (NH-06) be developed?
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Correct answer: B — Hybrid Annuity Mode
It will be developed on Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM).
What is the total capital cost of the Shillong–Silchar greenfield high-speed corridor approved in April 2025?
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Correct answer: A — ₹22,864 crore
The total capital cost is ₹22,864 crore; ₹12,087 crore is the civil cost and ₹3,503 crore the land acquisition cost.
Where is the institute that developed the silk-fibre-based optical sensing platform for cholesterol detection, reported on 23 April 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Guwahati
The platform was developed at the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati.
Consider the following about IASST's cholesterol sensing platform: 1. It is based on silk fibre functionalised with phosphorene quantum dots. 2. The work was published in the journal Nanoscale of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct, as per the DST release.
Where was North-East India's first onco-robotic surgery facility inaugurated on 13 April 2025?
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Correct answer: B — State Cancer Institute, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital
State Cancer Institute, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati; Dibrugarh and Silchar are to get similar facilities later.
Under which Central programme was the ₹14.99 crore onco-robotic surgery facility at GMCH, Guwahati, set up?
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Correct answer: D — NPCDCS
NPCDCS — the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke.
In which town of Assam did the NCB seize 30.4 kg of methamphetamine (YABA) tablets in two operations, as reported on 10 April 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Silchar
Silchar: NCB Guwahati, Assam Police and the CRPF carried out the two operations there on 6 April 2025.
In how many cities has the Ports Ministry approved technical feasibility studies to replicate the Kochi Water Metro model?
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Correct answer: C — 24
24 cities, including Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Tezpur in Assam.
The 121-km Guwahati Ring Road, for which NHAI signed a concession in April 2025, will be developed on which mode?
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Correct answer: A — Build Operate Toll (BOT) with zero grant
PIB (MoRTH): the Guwahati Ring Road shall be developed at a total cost of ₹5,729 crore on Build Operate Toll (BOT) mode with zero grant.
Consider the following statements about the Guwahati Ring Road project: 1. It includes a 3-km bridge over the Brahmaputra. 2. The concession period is 30 years, including four years of construction. 3. The Assam government will bear the entire cost of land. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
PIB (MoRTH): the project includes a 3-km major bridge over the Brahmaputra and has a 30-year concession period including four years of construction. Statement 3 is incorrect: Assam will bear 50% of the land cost.
The Guwahati Ring Road concession signed by NHAI in April 2025 is the first contract signed on the basis of the modified:
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Correct answer: B — Model Concession Agreement for BOT (Toll)
PIB (MoRTH): this is the first contract signed on the basis of the modified Model Concession Agreement (MCA) of BOT (Toll), which will pave the way for more such contracts.
What is the cost of the new Kendriya Vidyalaya building in Dibrugarh whose foundation stone Sarbananda Sonowal laid on 29 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — ₹38 crore
The new building is to be built at a cost of ₹38 crore.
What was the total value of the six ODA loan agreements India signed with JICA on 27 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — JPY 191.736 billion
The six loan agreements were worth JPY 191.736 billion in total.
Which project received the largest loan among the six Japanese ODA agreements signed on 27 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Delhi MRTS Project (Phase 4 Additional Corridors) (I)
The Delhi MRTS Phase 4 Additional Corridors (I) loan was the largest at JPY 79.726 billion.
Under the Japanese ODA loans signed on 27 March 2025, an aquaculture promotion and livelihood improvement project is in which State?
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Correct answer: C — Assam
The Assam State Aquaculture Promotion and Livelihood Improvement Project received JPY 3.580 billion.
Consider the following statements about the Japanese ODA loans signed on 27 March 2025: 1. Two of the six loans are for projects in Tamil Nadu. 2. The Punjab project financed under these loans is an urban transport project. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Tamil Nadu has two: the Chennai desalination plant and the TN Investment Promotion Program. The Punjab project is for biodiversity and natural resources conservation, not urban transport.
Where did the Election Commission begin its first-ever training of Booth Level Officers on 26 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — IIIDEM, New Delhi
The training began at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), New Delhi.
BLOs from which States formed the first batch of the Election Commission's BLO training on 26 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Bihar, West Bengal and Assam
The first batch had 109 BLOs from Bihar, West Bengal and Assam, poll-bound States.
Consider the following statements about Booth Level Officers (BLOs), as described by the Election Commission on 26 March 2025: 1. BLOs are State Government officials. 2. BLOs are appointed by the District Election Officers after the approval of the Chief Electoral Officer. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
BLOs are State Government officials. They are appointed by the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) after the approval of the District Election Officers (DEOs).
Which partner holds the largest equity share in the joint venture for the Namrup-IV ammonia-urea complex approved by the Cabinet on 19 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Government of Assam
The Government of Assam holds 40%, followed by NFL and OIL (18% each), HURL (13%) and BVFCL (11%).
What is the estimated total project cost of the Namrup-IV ammonia-urea complex approved by the Union Cabinet in March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — ₹10,601.40 crore
The estimated total project cost is ₹10,601.40 crore, with a 70:30 debt-equity ratio.
Consider the following statements about the Namrup-IV project approved in March 2025: 1. Oil India Limited holds 18% equity in the joint venture. 2. Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited contributes its 11% equity in cash. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
OIL holds 18% equity. BVFCL's 11% equity is in lieu of tangible assets, not cash, so statement 2 is wrong.
After whom did Amit Shah announce a prominent road in Delhi will be named, while addressing the All Bodo Students' Union conference in Kokrajhar on 16 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma
Shah announced that a prominent road in Delhi will be named after Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma.
Consider the following statements made by Amit Shah at the ABSU conference in Kokrajhar (16 March 2025): 1. The Centre will complete 100% implementation of the BTR peace agreement in the next two years. 2. 400 Bodo youths have been recruited into the Assam Commando Battalion. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the Home Ministry release: 100% implementation of the BTR peace agreement in the next two years, and recruitment of 400 Bodo youths into the Assam Commando Battalion.
At the review of new criminal laws in the North-East held in Guwahati on 16 March 2025, Amit Shah praised which state for filing charge sheets within 60–90 days in 66% of cases?
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Correct answer: D — Assam
Shah congratulated the Assam government for filing charge sheets within the stipulated 60–90 days in 66% of cases.
Which provision of the new criminal laws did Amit Shah urge North-Eastern states to use to help bring back fugitive criminals (Guwahati, 16 March 2025)?
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Correct answer: B — Trial in absentia
Shah said the provision of 'Trial in Absentia' should be used, as it will help bring fugitive criminals back to the country.
The Guwahati review of new criminal laws on 16 March 2025 was attended by the Chief Ministers of seven North-Eastern states but by the Governor of Manipur. Why was Manipur represented by its Governor?
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Correct answer: C — Manipur was under President's Rule
Manipur had been placed under President's Rule (Article 356) in February 2025, so the state's administration was being run in the President's name through the Governor.
Where is the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy, inaugurated by Amit Shah on 15 March 2025, located?
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Correct answer: B — Dergaon, Assam
Amit Shah inaugurated the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy in Dergaon, Assam.
According to Amit Shah at the inauguration of the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy (March 2025), Assam's conviction rate has risen from 5% to:
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Correct answer: B — 25%
Shah said the double-engine government has increased the conviction rate in Assam from 5% to 25%.
Lachit Barphukan, after whom the police academy in Dergaon is named, is remembered for leading Assam to victory against which power?
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Correct answer: C — The Mughals
Amit Shah recalled that the Ahom general Lachit Barphukan led Assam to victory against the Mughals.
How many projects did the 89th Network Planning Group meeting under PM GatiShakti evaluate on 14 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Eight
The 89th NPG evaluated eight projects: four road, three railway and one metro.
The road tunnel under the Brahmaputra evaluated by the 89th NPG will connect which two places in Assam?
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Correct answer: A — Gohpur and Numaligarh
The four-lane tunnel under the Brahmaputra will link Gohpur and Numaligarh, cutting the distance from 240 km to 34 km.
Which metro rail project was evaluated at the 89th Network Planning Group meeting?
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Correct answer: B — Rajkot Metro
The only metro project was the 41.11 km greenfield Rajkot Metro in Gujarat.
Consider the following statements about the PM GatiShakti Network Planning Group (NPG): 1. Its 89th meeting was chaired by a Joint Secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). 2. The Haridaspur–Paradip doubling it evaluated aims to move coal from the Talcher coalfields to Paradip Port. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: DPIIT Joint Secretary Pankaj Kumar chaired the meeting, and the 74.09 km Haridaspur–Paradip doubling is meant to ease coal movement from Talcher to Paradip Port.
What was the value of the methamphetamine tablets seized by NCB in Manipur and Assam on 13 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — ₹88 crore
NCB seized methamphetamine tablets worth ₹88 crore in its Imphal and Guwahati zones and arrested four people.
Near which place in Manipur did NCB recover 102.39 kg of methamphetamine tablets from a truck on 13 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Lilong
NCB's Imphal Zone intercepted the truck near Lilong; Moreh was the suspected source of the drugs.
Consider the following statements about the NCB seizures of 13 March 2025: 1. In the Assam operation, the tablets were concealed inside the spare tyre of an SUV near Silchar. 2. The suspected source of the drugs in both operations was Moreh, Manipur. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the Home Ministry: the Guwahati Zone found 7.48 kg in an SUV's spare tyre near Silchar, and Moreh was the suspected source in both cases.
Which state signed the first Centre–State partnership MoU with the Department of Biotechnology under the BioE3 Policy in March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Assam
DBT and the Government of Assam signed the first Centre–State partnership MoU under BioE3 on 12 March 2025.
Under the DBT–Assam BioE3 MoU, what will the Government of Assam establish?
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Correct answer: D — A State BioE3 Cell
Assam will set up a State BioE3 Cell and develop an Assam BioE3 Action Plan, while DBT provides guidance.
Consider the following statements about the BioE3 Policy: 1. It was approved by the Union Cabinet on 24 August 2024. 2. Its 'BioEnablers' include biofoundries, biomanufacturing hubs and Bio-AI hubs. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the Science and Technology Ministry.
Which town was named the world's most polluted metropolitan area in IQAir's World Air Quality Report 2024?
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Correct answer: B — Byrnihat
Byrnihat, on the Assam–Meghalaya border, topped the list with an annual average PM2.5 of 128.2 µg/m³.
What was India's rank among the most polluted countries in IQAir's World Air Quality Report 2024?
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Correct answer: D — Fifth
India ranked fifth at 50.6 µg/m³, improving from third in 2023.
Which country was ranked the most polluted in IQAir's World Air Quality Report 2024?
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Correct answer: A — Chad
Chad topped the list at 91.8 µg/m³, followed by Bangladesh, Pakistan, the DR Congo and India.
Consider the following statements about IQAir's World Air Quality Report 2024: 1. India's annual average PM2.5 concentration was more than ten times the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³. 2. New Delhi was the most polluted capital city. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: India averaged 50.6 µg/m³ against the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, and New Delhi remained the world's most polluted capital.
Which company will fund, under its CSR, the 37-bed patient care block at AMCH Dibrugarh whose foundation stone was laid on 4 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Oil India Limited
Oil India Limited will bear the ₹8.89 crore cost as part of its corporate social responsibility.
Which state recorded the highest number of dolphins in India's first riverine dolphin estimation report released on 3 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest numbers, followed by Bihar, West Bengal and Assam.
The first riverine dolphin estimation, whose report was released at Gir on 3 March 2025, surveyed how many rivers across how many states?
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Correct answer: A — 28 rivers in 8 states
The survey covered 28 rivers across eight states, with 3,150 mandays spent covering over 8,500 km.
What total number of dolphins was estimated in the first-ever riverine dolphin estimation report released by the PM on 3 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 6,327
The report estimated a total of 6,327 dolphins; 3,150 was the number of mandays and 8,500 km the distance surveyed.
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.
Which organisation developed the low-cost 5G lab inaugurated by Jyotiraditya Scindia at Gauhati University on 28 February 2025?
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Correct answer: C — C-DOT
The 5G test lab was developed by the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT).
According to Union Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy on 27 February 2025, which States/UTs would soon join the mineral auction regime, taking it to 17 States?
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Correct answer: A — Assam, Jammu & Kashmir and Kerala
The Minister said Assam, Jammu & Kashmir and Kerala would soon join the mineral auction regime, expanding India's mineral auction map to 17 States.
According to the Ministry of Mines (27 February 2025), what is India's rank among the world's aluminium producers?
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Correct answer: A — 2nd
The Ministry said India is the 2nd largest aluminium producer in the world, among the top 10 in refined copper and the 4th largest iron ore producer.