How many sericulture districts does MRMA 2.0 of the Central Silk Board cover?

The correct answer is Hyderabad. The Ministry of Textiles is holding the special showcase of cotton sector reforms at Hyderabad in Telangana on 6 October 2026, and the event is run by the Cotton Corporation of India Ltd, a public sector undertaking of the ministry. Representatives of the Telangana government are among those invited, along with Union officers, policymakers, growers and industry associations, which is why the Telangana capital was chosen. Nagpur is wrong: although it sits in a cotton growing belt, no event there is mentioned in the announcement. Coimbatore is wrong as well; it is a textile mill centre, but it is not the venue named for this showcase. Ahmedabad is also wrong, and a student should not confuse the city with the venue of this showcase. Only Hyderabad is named, so option C is the answer.

The correct answer is Kapas Kisan. It is the platform named as a key initiative of the showcase, and it carries the stages of a cotton purchase online: enrolling the grower, booking a slot, sending messages about the purchase and making payment through Aadhaar. The aim is to cut procedural tangles and let a grower see where the sale stands. e-NAM and Kisan Suvidha are wrong because neither is named in this announcement as the platform behind cotton procurement reform. Kasturi Cotton Bharat is a distractor drawn from the same announcement, but it is not a procurement platform: it is the initiative for quality, contamination control, digital traceability and premium-grade fibre, meant to raise the standing of Indian cotton in markets at home and abroad. Keep the two apart, because paper setters often swap them. Hence option A is correct.

The correct answer is 2004. The Silk Mark Organisation of India has implemented the Silk Mark Scheme since that year, and the mark assures a buyer that the silk is pure. From 2022-23 the organisation began moving its work online, covering registration, renewal, document processing, pre-inspection, payment, label indenting, record keeping and grievance redress. The system now serves more than 7,000 authorised users, takes in over 500 new enrolments a year, and can clear an application within one or two working days, which has helped small and medium enterprises in particular. 1998 and 2014 are wrong because neither year appears in connection with the scheme. 2022 is a trap: 2022-23 is when digitisation started, not when the scheme began. Hence option B is correct.

The correct answer is Abhishek Dev. Addressing the gathering at the flag-off, the Chairman of APEDA congratulated the exporter and the stakeholders, said that a direct export by the farmer producer organisation would raise considerably the value realised by the producers, acknowledged the contribution of NIFTEM and expressed hope of expanding exports to the Canadian market. Option B names the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, who heads the ministry under which APEDA functions but is not its Chairman, and that distinction between a minister and the head of a statutory body is a favourite examination trap. Options C and D are officials' names offered as plausible alternatives and do not hold this post. For revision, keep the post and the body together: APEDA, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, with Abhishek Dev as its Chairman.

The correct answer is CAD 35,140. The consignment comprised 2,295 boxes of frozen food products weighing 24 MT in all, and its declared shipment value was CAD 35,140, the currency being the Canadian dollar because the buyer is in Canada. Option A is a lower figure of the same shape, placed there to catch a candidate who recalls the trailing digits but not the leading one. Options C and D mix the value with the box count, since the number 2,295 belongs to the boxes in the container and not to the money. The three figures in this story should be filed separately while revising: 24 MT is the weight, 2,295 is the number of boxes, and CAD 35,140 is the value. Questions on export consignments are usually set on exactly this kind of separation.