PIB July

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Digital India Week 2022, whose theme is ‘Catalyzing New India’s Techade’ in __________. During the programme, he also launched multiple digital initiatives aimed at enhancing the accessibility of technology, streamlining service delivery to ensure ease of living and giving a boost to startups. He also announced the first cohort of _______ Institutions to be supported under the Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme.

• Gandhinagar, 30

• Gandhinagar, 40

• Delhi, 40

• Delhi, 30

• Chennai, 50

It will enable easy access to the internet and digital services in Indian languages, including voice-based access, and help the creation of content in Indian languages. The key intervention in building AI-based language technology solutions for Indian languages will be the creation of multilingual datasets. What is it?

• Digital India Bhashini

• Digital Bhashini

• Digital Bharat Bhashini

• Digital Bhasha Sangam

• None of these

‘Digital India GENESIS’ (Gen-next Support for Innovative Startups) - a National Deep-tech Startup Platform, to discover, support, grow and make successful startups in Tier-II and Tier-III cities of India.  A total outlay of ___________ has been envisaged for the scheme.

• ₹750 Crore

• ₹700 Crore

• ₹500 Crore

• ₹650 Crore

• ₹600 Crore

Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India in collaboration with _X organised a stakeholder workshop for evaluation of Krishi UDAN 2.0. The conference brought together experts from Air Cargo Sector for highlighting the benefits of Krishi UDAN and how domestic air cargo players can work in convergence and creating a seamless transaction across the value chain. What is X?

• FICCI

• NABARD

• NAFED

• ASSOCHAM

• ICAR

The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, today inaugurated the centenary year celebrations of the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI). Where is NDRI located?

• Karnal, Haryana

• Amritsar, Punjab

• Noida, UP

• Morena, MP

• Chennai, TN

Union Agriculture Minister inaugurates DD Kisan Channel studio at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. Prime Minister Shri Modi launched DD Kisan channel for farmers on 26 May _______.

• 2015

• 2014

• 2013

• 2012

• 2016

The results of the ______ edition of Ranking of States on Support to Startup Ecosystems were released by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Textiles today at The Ashok Hotel, New Delhi. For the purposes of the Ranking, States and Union Territories are classified into ____ Categories.

• 3rd, 5

• 3rd, 4

• 2nd, 5

• 2nd, 4

• 4th, 5

Results of Ranking of States’ Exercise 2021 on support to Start-up Ecosystems declared. __A__ and __B__ emerged as the Best Performers in a category of States which included NCT of Delhi. __C__ won the top honour among UTs and North-eastern (NE) States. While Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa and Telangana got the Top Performers award among states, Jammu & Kashmir emerged as the Top Performer among UTs and NE states. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has been conducting the States’ Start-up Ranking Exercise since __D__ to facilitate the ease of building a start-up and doing business across the country. The participants were evaluated across __E__ broad Reform Areas consisting of __F__ Action Points. The States Startup Ranking 2021 highlighted the support being extended by over 30 states and union territories through startup policies to the ecosystem. There were only 4 states with startup policies prior to 2016. The state startup teams have been extending support across mentorship, incubation and funding. Moreover, feedback was gathered from more than 7,000 beneficiaries through surveys made in __G__ different languages to grasp the real situation at the execution level. What is A & B?

• Gujarat and Karnataka

• Gujarat and Haryana

• Punjab and Haryana

• Punjab and Rajasthan

• Rajasthan and Karnataka

Results of Ranking of States’ Exercise 2021 on support to Start-up Ecosystems declared. __A__ and __B__ emerged as the Best Performers in a category of States which included NCT of Delhi. __C__ won the top honour among UTs and North-eastern (NE) States. While Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa and Telangana got the Top Performers award among states, Jammu & Kashmir emerged as the Top Performer among UTs and NE states. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has been conducting the States’ Start-up Ranking Exercise since __D__ to facilitate the ease of building a start-up and doing business across the country. The participants were evaluated across __E__ broad Reform Areas consisting of __F__ Action Points. The States Startup Ranking 2021 highlighted the support being extended by over 30 states and union territories through startup policies to the ecosystem. There were only 4 states with startup policies prior to 2016. The state startup teams have been extending support across mentorship, incubation and funding. Moreover, feedback was gathered from more than 7,000 beneficiaries through surveys made in __G__ different languages to grasp the real situation at the execution level. What is C & D?

• Meghalaya & 2018

• Meghalaya & 2017

• Manipur & 2018

• Manipur & 2017

• Nagaland & 2018

Results of Ranking of States’ Exercise 2021 on support to Start-up Ecosystems declared. __A__ and __B__ emerged as the Best Performers in a category of States which included NCT of Delhi. __C__ won the top honour among UTs and North-eastern (NE) States. While Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa and Telangana got the Top Performers award among states, Jammu & Kashmir emerged as the Top Performer among UTs and NE states. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has been conducting the States’ Start-up Ranking Exercise since __D__ to facilitate the ease of building a start-up and doing business across the country. The participants were evaluated across __E__ broad Reform Areas consisting of __F__ Action Points. The States Startup Ranking 2021 highlighted the support being extended by over 30 states and union territories through startup policies to the ecosystem. There were only 4 states with startup policies prior to 2016. The state startup teams have been extending support across mentorship, incubation and funding. Moreover, feedback was gathered from more than 7,000 beneficiaries through surveys made in __G__ different languages to grasp the real situation at the execution level. What is E, F & G?

• 7, 26 & 13

• 9, 21 & 13

• 7, 21 & 15

• 7, 26 & 15

• 9, 26 & 13