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Daily Current Affairs
30 August, 2025
1. Which report is based on a survey of 12,770 women across 31 Indian cities to assess women’s safety?
a) NCRB Annual Crime Report
b) National Annual Report and Index on Women’s Safety (NARI 2025)
c) Women Empowerment Index (WEI 2025)
d) Gender Equality Report of India
e) Urban Safety and Development Report
Answer: b) National Annual Report and Index on Women’s Safety (NARI 2025)
Explanation: The NARI 2025 report is a survey-based index covering 31 cities and 12,770 women, highlighting perceptions of safety beyond NCRB data.
2. Which of the following cities has been ranked among the safest in the NARI 2025 report?
a) Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Ranchi
d) Patna
e) Kolkata
Answer: b) Mumbai
Explanation: According to NARI 2025, Mumbai, Kohima, Vishakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Aizawl, Gangtok, Itanagar are the safest, while Delhi, Kolkata, Ranchi, Patna, Jaipur, Srinagar, Faridabad are least safe.
3. The Samudrayaan Project is related to:
a) India’s first solar-powered satellite
b) Manned mission to the Moon
c) India’s first manned deep-sea mission
d) Training Indian astronauts for ISRO
e) River interlinking project
Answer: c) India’s first manned deep-sea mission
Explanation: Samudrayaan, approved in 2021, is India’s first manned deep-sea mission under the Deep Ocean Mission (DOM), to explore up to 6,000m for minerals, biodiversity, and climate research.
4. The DBT Biocare Programme primarily supports:
a) Women entrepreneurs in rural areas
b) Women scientists in early careers or after career breaks
c) Women farmers with financial aid
d) Women leaders in politics
e) Women athletes for international games
Answer: b) Women scientists in early careers or after career breaks
Explanation: BioCARe (Biotechnology Career Advancement and Re-orientation Programme), launched in 2011 by DBT, supports unemployed or returning women scientists in Biotechnology and Life Sciences.
5. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is released by which organisation?
a) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
b) Ministry of Finance
c) National Statistical Office (NSO), MoSPI
d) NITI Aayog
e) SEBI
Answer: c) National Statistical Office (NSO), MoSPI
Explanation: The NSO under MoSPI releases the IIP every month with a 6-week lag. It measures short-term changes in industrial activity.
6. What is the base year currently used for calculating the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)?
a) 2004-05
b) 2007-08
c) 2010-11
d) 2011-12
e) 2015-16
Answer: d) 2011-12
Explanation: The base year of IIP is 2011-12, which serves as the reference period for comparing industrial production growth.
7. The newly announced “Savings Pro” account by Jio Payments Bank will:
a) Offer only higher fixed deposit rates
b) Auto-invest idle savings into overnight mutual funds
c) Provide free loans to account holders
d) Replace traditional savings accounts
e) Be available only for corporate customers
Answer: b) Auto-invest idle savings into overnight mutual funds
Explanation: Savings Pro is India’s first savings account that automatically invests idle balances into overnight mutual funds, ensuring liquidity plus better returns.
8. Jio Payments Bank was launched in which year?
a) 2015
b) 2016
c) 2017
d) 2018
e) 2019
Answer: d) 2018
Explanation: Jio Payments Bank was launched in April 2018, promoted by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and State Bank of India (SBI).
9. Which scheme provides â‚ą6,000 annually to eligible farmers as direct income support?
a) PM Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
b) PM-Kisan
c) Kisan Credit Card Scheme
d) PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
e) e-NAM
Answer: b) PM-Kisan
Explanation: The PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme offers â‚ą6,000 per year to eligible farmers, directly transferred in three installments.
10. Which of the following is NOT a form of financial assistance in agriculture?
a) Institutional credit
b) Crop insurance
c) Direct income support
d) Subsidies
e) Spectrum allocation
Answer: e) Spectrum allocation
Explanation: Financial assistance to farmers comes in the form of institutional credit, subsidies, crop insurance, direct income support, and interest subvention, but not spectrum allocation (related to telecom).
