Current Affairs - Schemes and Geography

The 'Jalavahak' scheme was initiated to promote inland waterways and cargo transportation on major rivers.

The scheme covers waterways on the Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Barak rivers.

"Rajmarg Saathi" is an initiative of the Indian National Highway Authority.

The main goal is to reduce traffic disruptions and improve road maintenance.

The demand for India's BrahMos missile has increased in the defense sector due to self-reliance.

Vietnam and the Philippines are already purchasers

There is a third country looking to purchase.

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas and tribal ashram schools are partnering with UNICEF to provide quality STEM education to adolescent girls.

Himachal Pradesh has the highest percentage of Scheduled Caste population in the total population.

The statement that is not true is that the world's highest sediment comes from the Ganga River

Kaziranga National Park is located in Assam.

The highest peak of Andhra Pradesh is Aroya-Konda.

Karnataka is the leading producer of raw silk in India.

Archean rocks are recognized as fundamental complexes.

They form the base (foundation) of highlands and folded mountains.

The oldest rocks in India belong to the Archean group.

Rajasthan is the largest state in India by area.

West Bengal is the most densely populated state in India.

Kerala has the highest female-to-male ratio in India.

The incorrect pairing is Bomdila - Sikkim.

The correct order of the peaks from West to East is Nandadevi, Makalu, Mount Everest, Kanchenjunga.

Loktak Lake is located in Manipur.

The pairing that is not correct is Kochi - Karnataka.

The correct match for the rivers and their origin is:

• Brahmaputra: Chemyundung Glacier
• Indus: Bokarchu Glacier
• Alaknanda: Satopanth Glacier
• Bhagirathi: Gaumukh Glacier

The pairing that is not correct is Bhoreghat – Gujarat.

The Chambal project is a joint venture between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh governments.

A dam named Hirakund is constructed on the Mahanadi River.

Anthracite is the hardest coal.

Bituminous is the most popular coal in metallurgy.

Coke is prepared from bituminous coal.

The principles of secularism are included in the preamble and fundamental rights within the Indian constitution.

The Mahabharata features a discussion of philosophical principles in the 'Shrimad Bhagavad Gita'.

The correct match for the following:

• Kumarasambhavam – Kalidas
• Kadambari – Ban
• Mudrarakshasa – Vishakhadatta
• Mrichchhakatikam – Shudraka

Acharya Nagarjuna is considered the teacher of Indian chemistry.

Nagarjuna wrote 'Rasaratnakar' and 'Arogyamanjari'.

Gautam Buddha's teachings include:

• The world is full of suffering.
• Desire/Thirst(Trushna) is the cause of suffering.
• Suffering can be eliminated by renouncing desire.
• Desire can be renounced by adopting the eightfold path.

Adi Shankaracharya gave the sutra (formula): Brahma Satya Jagat Mithya

The Aryans were nature lovers.

In the Patola both sides of the fabric show the same pattern therefore both sides can be worn.

The statement "Padi patole bhat, phate pan fite nahi" is based on this

The founder of the Swaminarayan Sampraday was Sahajanand Swami.

Sahajanand Swami was born in Vadtal.

Items awarded with GI tag are:

• Khambhat’s Sutarfeni
• Bhaliya Wheat
• Gir's Kesar Mango
• Jamnagar's Bandhani

The pairs correctly matched are:

• Sankhya – Maharishi Kapil
• Nyaya – Maharishi Gautam
• Yoga – Maharishi Patanjali
• Vaisheshika – Maharishi Kanad

Gautam Buddha's renunciation of the world is known as 'Mahabhinishkramana' in history.

Mahadev Desai compares the Dandi march with 'Mahabhinishkramana'.

Dara Shikoh translated the Bhagavad Gita into Persian.

Dara Shikoh translated the Upanishads as 'Sir-e-Akbar'.

Vinoba Bhave:

• Was the pioneer of Bhoodan Yajna.
• Was chosen as the first Satyagrahi by Gandhiji in individual Satyagraha.

The pairs correctly matched are:

• Bansuri – Hariprasad Chaurasia
• Sitar – Ustad Vilayat Khan
• Shehnai – Bismillah Khan
• Sarod – Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

Refrigerators are examples of adiabatic conditions in common household appliances.

Diastolic blood pressure is the pressure exerted by the heart when it is relaxed and filled with blood.

National Mission on Electric Vehicles is important for India to reduce fossil fuel consumption and emissions.

A leading agency for this mission is the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

An example of a non-deep tech start-up is an innovative subscription-based food distribution service.

The Indian Meteorological Department has completed 150 years of service to the nation this year.

India has two meteorological observation schools in Antarctica, Maitri and Bharati.

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was the driving force behind India's indigenous satellite launch vehicle (SLV) and missile technology, including Agni and Prithvi missiles.

Under his leadership, India launched its first satellite Aryabhata in 1975, which represents a milestone occurrence in its space exploration.

In a fun race between four friends 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D', each has their own running speed. 'A' runs ahead of 'B', 'C' is slower than 'D' and 'D' is not as fast as 'B'. The slowest runner in this race is 'S'.

In a factory, there line of 40 workers in a row facing the assembly line. Amit is the 11th worker from the left and Sanjay is the 31st worker from the right. Shreya is third to the right of Amit in the line so Shreya will be fourth farthest from Sanjay on the assembly line.

In a global company, working hours in India are 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of working hours in London. Working hours in Pakistan are 30 minutes behind India. If it is 3:30 pm in London, then it will be 8:30 pm in Pakistan.

Given a daily income of 50 individuals and the data that 12 earn less than 200 and on up, the number of people earning Rs 200 or more but less than Rs 300 is 18.

In a factory with two machines R and S that produce steel rods the difference must always be a multiple of 5cm.

In the table the value of x is 3

Four employees 'A', 'B', 'C', and 'D' are to pass through a dark basement to reach a conference hall. Basement maximum 2 people at a time. To find the way, carry only one torch. If one person walks slowly in pairs, and the fast person will bring the torch back to other employees once they are on the other side to cross. Finally, the torch will have return to the original location and the employee who gave it should go without the torch. The passage time is A/1, B/2, C/7, D/12. Total time spent is 29 minutes.

According of WIPO's 2024 report that patent, trademark and industrial designs made Bharat rank in the top 10 globally and that it secured 6th ranking, is incorrect.

In India, Labor Bureau compiles information on industrial disputes and layoffs in factories employing workers.

Regarding WPI, it holds around 700 items, but does not include services.

Goods and Services Tax (GST) will replace multiple taxes.