1. What is the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) and its significance?
Answer: A BRI initiative linking China, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.
2. What was the focus of the recent bilateral meeting between India and Australia’s defense ministers?
Answer: Hydrography cooperation.
3. What is the primary focus of the ‘Skills on Wheels’ initiative by the Indian government?
Answer: Digital skill training for rural youth.
4. Which organization has launched the Dark Patterns Buster Hackathon 2023?
Answer: Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA).
5. Which financial skills are covered in the second phase of the training under the ‘Skills on Wheels’ initiative?
Answer: Information and access to loans, credit, insurance, CIBIL, and EMIs.
6. What is the name of India’s human spaceflight project that aims to launch three crew members into orbit for three days in 2025?
Answer: Gaganyaan.
7. What is the name of the international agreement that India signed with NASA to partner with other nations on space exploration?
Answer: Artemis Accords.
8. During the Covid-19 pandemic, how many EPFO subscribers availed themselves of the non-refundable withdrawal option?
Answer: Over 22 million.
9. What was the theme of the 16th Urban Mobility India Conference & Exhibition 2023?
Answer: “Integrated and Resilient Urban Transport”.
10. Who chairs the central board of trustees of the EPFO?
Answer: Labor Minister.
