Indian Economy Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 28)

The programme had already formed 67,433 societies, ahead of its 54,442 target for March 2026, with average procurement reaching 700 lakh litres a day.

White Revolution 2.0 targets 75,000 new Dairy Cooperative Societies and strengthening 46,422 existing ones by 2028-29.

The apps had enabled unauthorised remote control of e-rickshaw batteries, prompting the removal order and a wider Lok Sabha briefing on India’s integrated cybersecurity framework.

PM E-DRIVE’s window for registered e-rickshaws and e-carts (L5M category) runs until 31 March 2028, longer than for other electric three-wheeler categories.

Mobile phone exports grew 165 times, from about ₹1,500 crore in 2014-15 to about ₹2.59 lakh crore in 2025-26 — the fastest-growing of the four tracked metrics.

India now manufactures about 99.2% of the mobile phones sold domestically, and mobile phones are the country’s single largest exported item.

The 2 EMCs — at Manallur (474.3 acres, ₹587.47cr) and Pillapaikkam (379.3 acres, ₹424.55cr) — were approved in Tamil Nadu.

SASCI offers States 50-year interest-free loans, for developing ‘Iconic Tourist Centres’ at a global scale.

Together these 117 projects were worth ₹5,756.62 crore, spanning six different Central Financial Assistance schemes.

The answer is the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal, or helpline 1930. The Home Ministry runs helpline 1930 for financial cyber frauds, and it also helps people lodge cases on the portal. A fake loan app that cheats a borrower is a cyber fraud. The Income Tax e-filing portal, UMANG and DigiLocker serve other tasks. Memory hook: report cyber fraud on 1930 or the cybercrime portal.

The answer is 5%. The DLG cover cannot exceed five per cent of the total amount disbursed from that loan portfolio. It is measured on the amount disbursed, not on the amount outstanding. 1%, 10% and 25% are not the cap. Memory hook: five per cent of what was disbursed.

The loan goes directly into the borrower’s own bank account. The Directions bar disbursal into any third-party account, including an LSP’s account. Repayment also goes straight to the lender’s account. An app wallet, an LSP escrow account and cash through an agent are all ruled out. Memory hook: money straight, fee straight.

The answer is 2 September 2022. The RBI issued its Guidelines on Digital Lending on that date. 8 May 2025 is the date of the consolidated Directions that repealed them. 1 July 2025 is the date set for the public app directory. 22 October 2025 matches no step in the rule chain above. Memory hook: Guidelines in September 2022, Directions in May 2025.

The answer is 2021. The RBI released the Working Group’s report on 18 November 2021. The group had been formed on 13 January 2021. 2019 is too early. 2022 is the year of the first Guidelines, which followed the report. 2025 is the year of the consolidated Directions. Memory hook: group and report in 2021, Guidelines in 2022, Directions in 2025.

The answer is Muga and Eri. The Central Muga Eri Research Station was set up at Titabar, Assam, in 1972. Its aim was research and development support for the muga and eri silk industry of the North East.

The answer is 55%, up from 26,480 metric tonnes in 2013-14. PIB gives the rise as 55.30%. The other options are wrong. The 24% figure is the rise in employment (23.95%), not in silk output.

The answer is China. India is second in silk output, after China. India is the only country that makes all four commercial silks.

The answer is the Ministry of Textiles, headquartered in Bengaluru. The Board is a statutory body set up by Parliament in 1948. It works under the Ministry of Textiles.

The answer is 1948. The Central Silk Board Act is Act No. 61 of 1948, dated 20 September 1948. It was passed to develop the silk industry under Central control.

Agencies like APEDA, the Spices Board, and ICAR are also involved, but MDoNER anchors the Mission itself.

The Mission also aims to nearly triple the area under cultivation, from about 2,500 to 7,500 hectares.