India Current Affairs Quiz — All time
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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.
With which institution did the Department of Posts sign an MoU on 11 March 2025 for the technology architecture of a Digital Address DPI?
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Correct answer: B — Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
The MoU was signed with the Foundation for Science Innovation and Development (FSID) of IISc, Bengaluru.
The Department of Posts' Digital Address initiative aims to establish which concept in India?
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Correct answer: D — Address as a Service (AaaS)
Under the 'Digital Address Code' initiative, the department aims to establish 'Address as a Service' (AaaS) through a standardised, geo-coded addressing system.
PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana crossed which milestone of rooftop solar installations in March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 10 lakh
The MNRE said 10.09 lakh installations had been completed as of 10 March 2025.
Which two Union Territories were reported in March 2025 to have achieved 100% of their government-building rooftop solar targets under PM Surya Ghar?
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Correct answer: A — Chandigarh and Daman & Diu
The MNRE said Chandigarh and Daman & Diu had achieved 100% of their government-building rooftop solar targets.
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.
Under which law were the Jammu & Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen and the Awami Action Committee declared unlawful associations on 11 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
The MHA declared both under Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
For what period were the JKIM and the AAC declared unlawful associations in March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 5 years
Both were declared unlawful associations for a period of five years.
Consider the following statements about the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal under the UAPA, 1967: 1. It consists of one person, who must be a Judge of a High Court. 2. A ban notification under Section 3 remains in force for five years only if the Tribunal confirms the declaration. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. Section 5 provides a one-member Tribunal, who must be a High Court judge; Section 6 says a Section 3 notification, if confirmed by the Tribunal under Section 4, remains in force for five years.
The IWAI–Delhi government MoU of 11 March 2025 aims to develop cruise tourism on which river?
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Correct answer: B — Yamuna
The MoU covers a 4-km stretch of the Yamuna (National Waterway-110) between Sonia Vihar and Jagatpur in Delhi.
The Yamuna cruise stretch covered by the March 2025 IWAI–Delhi MoU lies between which two places?
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Correct answer: D — Sonia Vihar and Jagatpur
The 4-km stretch is between Sonia Vihar and Jagatpur, upstream of the Wazirabad Barrage.
Consider the following statements about the Yamuna cruise project under the IWAI–Delhi MoU of March 2025: 1. It is on National Waterway-110, upstream of the Wazirabad Barrage. 2. Diesel-powered catamarans carrying 100 passengers each will be deployed. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: electric-solar hybrid boats carrying 20–30 passengers each will be used.
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.
By how much did India's coal imports fall in April–December 2024 compared with the same period of 2023-24?
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Correct answer: C — 8.4%
Coal imports fell 8.4% to 183.42 MT from 200.19 MT, saving about $5.43 billion in foreign exchange.
By what date did the Election Commission of India, on 11 March 2025, ask political parties to send suggestions on unresolved issues at the ERO, DEO or CEO level?
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Correct answer: C — 30 April 2025
The ECI invited suggestions from all national and state parties by 30 April 2025.
The Multi-Modal Logistics Park in Varanasi, for which NHLML and IWAI signed an MoU on 11 March 2025, will integrate with which National Waterway?
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Correct answer: A — National Waterway-1
The 150-acre Varanasi MMLP will integrate with National Waterway-1 (Ganga), as well as NH7 and the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor.
What was India's overall tele-density at the end of December 2024, as per data released on 11 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 84.45%
Overall tele-density was 84.45%; 131.50% was the urban figure and 58.22% the rural one.
Which renewable energy company's acquisition by ONGC NTPC Green Private Limited did the CCI approve on 11 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Ayana Renewable Power
The CCI approved the acquisition of 100% of Ayana Renewable Power Private Limited by ONGC NTPC Green, a JV of ONGC Green and NTPC Green Energy.
Justice Joymalya Bagchi, whose appointment as a Supreme Court judge was notified on 10 March 2025, was a judge of which High Court?
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Correct answer: D — Calcutta High Court
Justice Bagchi was a judge of the Calcutta High Court, where he was appointed on 27 June 2011.
Under which provision of the Constitution did the President appoint Justice Joymalya Bagchi as a Supreme Court judge?
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Correct answer: D — Article 124(2)
The 10 March 2025 notification cites clause (2) of Article 124, under which the President appoints Supreme Court judges.
Who was the last Chief Justice of India from the Calcutta High Court before Justice Joymalya Bagchi's elevation, as noted by the Collegium in March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Justice Altamas Kabir
The Collegium noted that no CJI had come from the Calcutta High Court since Justice Altamas Kabir retired on 18 July 2013.
With Justice Joymalya Bagchi's appointment, the Supreme Court's working strength became 33 against a sanctioned strength of:
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Correct answer: C — 34
The sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court is 34 judges, including the Chief Justice of India.
Consider the following statements about Justice Joymalya Bagchi's elevation in March 2025: 1. He was first in the combined all-India seniority of High Court judges. 2. By seniority, he is in line to serve as Chief Justice of India from May 2031 until 2 October 2031. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is wrong: the Collegium said he stood 11th in the combined all-India seniority, and cited regional representation. Statement 2 is correct.
Which House of Parliament passed the Bills of Lading Bill, 2025, on 10 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha passed the Bills of Lading Bill, 2025, on 10 March 2025; the Rajya Sabha passed it later.
How many sections did the Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856, which the 2025 Bill replaces, have?
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Correct answer: B — Three
The government described the 1856 Act as a brief three-section law governing the transfer of rights and confirmation of shipment.
Consider the following statements about the Bills of Lading Bill, 2025: 1. It substantially changes the rights and liabilities of carriers under the 1856 Act. 2. It empowers the Central Government to issue directions for implementing the law. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is wrong: the Bill simplifies language and reorganises provisions without altering their substance. Statement 2 is correct, along with a new repeal-and-saving clause.
According to C.R. Patil on 10 March 2025, how many rainwater harvesting structures were built in Navsari within 24 hours during the PM's Women's Day visit?
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Correct answer: C — 1,100
Patil said 1,100 rainwater harvesting structures were created in Navsari within 24 hours through community participation.
Consider the following statements about the Atal Bhujal Yojana: 1. It is a central sector scheme for community-led groundwater management, half of whose ₹6,000-crore outlay comes from a World Bank loan. 2. It covers all states that have over-exploited groundwater blocks. 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 scheme covers seven states — Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh — in 80 districts.
Why was Manipur's 2025-26 Budget tabled in the Lok Sabha on 10 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — The state was under President's Rule
Manipur was under President's Rule after a Proclamation under Article 356 on 13 February 2025, so Parliament exercises the state legislature's powers.
What expenditure was estimated in Manipur's 2025-26 Budget tabled in Parliament in March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — About ₹35,104 crore
The Budget estimated expenditure of ₹35,103.90 crore, up from ₹32,656.81 crore in 2024-25.
Consider the following statements in the context of Manipur in March 2025: 1. Under a Proclamation of President's Rule, the President can declare that the powers of the state legislature shall be exercisable by or under the authority of Parliament. 2. The Proclamation of President's Rule in Manipur was issued on 13 February 2025. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. Article 356(1)(b) allows the President to declare that the state legislature's powers be exercisable by or under Parliament's authority; the Manipur Proclamation was issued on 13 February 2025, as the FM noted while tabling the Budget.
What was the estimated wheat production for 2024-25 in the Second Advance Estimates released on 10 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 1,154.30 lakh tonnes
Wheat was estimated at a record 1,154.30 LMT, 21.38 LMT above 2023-24's 1,132.92 LMT; 1,206.79 LMT is the kharif rice figure.
Which of the following crops was NOT listed with record production in the Second Advance Estimates for 2024-25?
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Correct answer: D — Rapeseed and mustard
Records were reported for kharif rice, wheat, kharif maize, kharif groundnut and soybean; rapeseed and mustard (128.73 LMT) was not marked a record.
Consider the following statements about the Second Advance Estimates of crop production for 2024-25: 1. Kharif rice production was estimated to be higher than wheat production. 2. Yield estimates are based mainly on crop-cutting experiments. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: kharif rice was put at 1,206.79 LMT against wheat at 1,154.30 LMT, and the ministry said yields are based on crop-cutting experiments, past trends and other factors.
The classical Ayurvedic formulation Vidangadi Lauham, covered by a CARI Kolkata–Jadavpur University MoU in March 2025, is to be evaluated for which condition?
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Correct answer: A — Diabetes
The joint project evaluates Vidangadi Lauham in the management of diabetes in experimental animals.
Which think tank hosted the seminar 'UAS Warfare with Special Focus on Counter-UAS' addressed by CDS Gen Anil Chauhan on 10 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS)
The Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) hosted the seminar in New Delhi, with the CDS delivering the keynote.
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.
Garimella Balakrishna Prasad, who died on 9 March 2025, was best known for setting to music the compositions of which saint-poet?
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Correct answer: A — Tallapaka Annamacharya
He composed tunes for more than 1,000 sankeertanas of the 15th-century Telugu saint-poet Tallapaka Annamacharya.
Garimella Balakrishna Prasad served as Asthana Vidwan of which temple body?
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Correct answer: B — Sri Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala (TTD)
He served Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams from 1978 to 2006 and was its Asthana Vidwan (court musician).
Tallapaka Annamacharya, whose sankeertanas Garimella Balakrishna Prasad set to music, was a saint-poet of which century?
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Correct answer: B — 15th century
Annamacharya was a 15th-century Telugu saint-poet, many of whose compositions survived only as lyrics.
Which training device at the IAF's Institute of Aerospace Medicine, inspected by Rajnath Singh on 9 March 2025, is used for high-G training of fighter pilots?
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Correct answer: A — High Performance Human Centrifuge
The Dynamic Flight Simulator and High Performance Human Centrifuge are used for high-G training; the Spatial Disorientation Simulator trains pilots against disorientation.
Where is the Indian Air Force's Institute of Aerospace Medicine, visited by Rajnath Singh on 9 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Bengaluru
The IAF's Institute of Aerospace Medicine is in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Consider the following statements about the ICMR project launched at the Institute of Aerospace Medicine on 9 March 2025: 1. It deals with the selection and behavioural health training of astronauts for Indian space missions. 2. It was launched by the Defence Minister during the first-ever visit by a Defence Minister to the institute. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: the project is 'Space Psychology: Selection and Behavioural Health Training of Astronauts & Astronaut Designates for Indian Space Missions', launched by Rajnath Singh, the first Defence Minister to visit IAM.
KHANJAR is a joint special forces exercise between India and which country?
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Correct answer: C — Kyrgyzstan
KHANJAR is the India–Kyrgyzstan joint special forces exercise; its 12th edition was held in Kyrgyzstan in March 2025.
Which Kyrgyz unit took part in Exercise KHANJAR-XII alongside India's Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)?
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Correct answer: D — Scorpion Brigade
Kyrgyzstan was represented by its Scorpion Brigade.
Consider the following statements about Exercise KHANJAR: 1. It began in 2011 and is held annually, alternating between India and Kyrgyzstan. 2. The 11th edition, held before KHANJAR-XII, took place in Kyrgyzstan. 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 previous edition was held in India in January 2024; KHANJAR-XII was in Kyrgyzstan.
Which private company handed over the first rear fuselage for the LCA Mk1A to HAL on 9 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Alpha Tocol Engineering Services
Alpha Tocol Engineering Services Pvt Ltd built and handed over the first privately made rear fuselage for the LCA Mk1A.
The rear fuselage of an aircraft, such as the one handed to HAL for the LCA Mk1A in March 2025, mainly supports which part?
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Correct answer: D — The tail section
The Ministry of Defence explained that the rear fuselage supports the tail section and its associated components.
How many LCA Mk1A aircraft were covered by the HAL contract for which private firms were supplying major modules, as of March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 83
HAL had placed orders on private firms for major modules under the 83 LCA Mk1A contract; the 97-aircraft order came later, in September 2025.
What was the theme of GRIDCON 2025, organised by POWERGRID in New Delhi in March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Innovations in Grid Resilience
GRIDCON 2025, held at Yashobhoomi from 9 to 11 March, had the theme 'Innovations in Grid Resilience'.
In which city was the 'Shashwat Mithila Mahotsav-2025', addressed by Amit Shah on 9 March 2025, held?
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Correct answer: D — Gandhinagar
The festival of people from Mithila living in Gujarat was held in Gandhinagar.
What was special about the Fit India Sundays on Cycle edition of 9 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — It was a Women's Day 'pink cyclothon'
The 9 March 2025 edition was a Women's Day special 'pink cyclothon', with over 400 riders at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.
The book 'Parvat Shiromani', released by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on 9 March 2025, is about which former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?
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Correct answer: A — Bhagat Singh Koshyari
The book 'Parvat Shiromani Bhagat Singh Koshyari' by Madan Mohan Sati is on Koshyari, former Uttarakhand CM and former Governor of Maharashtra and Goa.
A ₹150 commemorative coin released in Gujarat on 9 March 2025 marked the 150th birth anniversary of whom?
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Correct answer: C — Acharya Shri Buddhi Sagar Surishwar Maharaj
The coin marked the 150th birth anniversary of Jain Acharya Shri Buddhi Sagar Surishwar Maharaj.
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.