Current Affairs 13/08/2025

1.

Under the Digital Agriculture Mission approved in September 2024, which of the following is not one of the three foundational registries forming part of the AgriStack Digital Public Infrastructure?

Geo-Referenced Village Maps created by State Governments/UTs

Crop Sown Registry maintained at the State/UT level

Farmers Registry prepared by the Ministry of Defence

Registries created and maintained by State Governments/UTs

2.

Under the “Sustainability in Spice Sector through Progressive, Innovative and Collaborative Interventions for Export Development (SPICED)” scheme, which of the following activities is not undertaken to promote the export of turmeric?

Implementation of food safety and quality assurance certifications

Quality evaluation of export consignments through designated laboratories

Large-scale cultivation of turmeric directly by the Spices Board

Organising Buyer-Seller meets to link farmers with international buyers

3.

The ‘Dirghavadhi Krishak Punji Sahakar Yojana’ implemented by the National Cooperative Development Corporation primarily aims to:

Provide long-term financial assistance to Agricultural Credit Cooperatives for onward lending

Offer short-term working capital loans to private agribusiness firms in rural areas

Fund direct cultivation of crops by the Ministry of Cooperation across states

Support only export-oriented agricultural cooperatives through foreign currency loans

4.

Which of the following best describes the primary mandate of the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) established in 1963?

To promote, strengthen and develop farmer cooperatives in both farm and non-farm sectors

To provide direct subsidies to individual farmers for agricultural inputs and equipment

To operate retail agricultural markets in urban and semi-urban areas across the country

To focus exclusively on dairy and livestock cooperatives in rural regions of India

5.

Which of the following statements correctly describes the purpose of Tribhuvan Sahakari University (TSU) established under the Tribhuvan Sahakari University Act, 2025?

It is an Institution of National Importance created to strengthen the cooperative sector through education, research, and training

It is a private university in Gujarat focused mainly on agricultural science and rural technology courses

It is a central government agency regulating cooperative societies across the country

It is a regional training institute for cooperatives functioning only in western India

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