Which institute has prepared the Comprehensive CSR Framework for Indian Coal Companies?
- A.Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
- B.Indian Institute of Public Administration
- C.National Institute of Financial Management
- D.Indian School of Mines
Correct answer
A. Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
Explanation
The correct answer is the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs. The framework launched by the Union Minister of Coal and Mines in New Delhi on 8 September 2026 was drafted by this institute and is meant to guide outcome-oriented corporate social responsibility spending for people living around coal mines. Option B, the Indian Institute of Public Administration, is a well known body for administrative studies but had no role in drafting this framework. Option C, the National Institute of Financial Management, works on financial management training for government services and is likewise not connected to it. Option D refers to the mining and engineering institution at Dhanbad, and although the subject is the coal sector, a technical institute of that kind did not author a corporate responsibility framework. The point to carry into the hall is the pairing of the coal sector framework with the corporate affairs institute, along with the fact that it is the first framework written for a single sector.
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Practice Questions
Under which Act did corporate social responsibility become a statutory obligation in India, making the new coal sector framework the first sector-specific one since then?
- A.The Companies Act, 1956
- B.The Companies Act, 2013
- C.The Mines and Minerals Act, 1957
- D.The Coal Mines Act, 1952
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Correct answer: B. The Companies Act, 2013
Explanation
The correct answer is the Companies Act, 2013. The launch described the coal sector document as the first sector-specific corporate social responsibility framework since statutory CSR came in under that Act, which is the legal anchor of the entire CSR system for Indian companies. Option A refers to the older company law that the present Act replaced, and it did not carry the statutory corporate responsibility duty, so it is the classic trap for a candidate who remembers only the phrase Companies Act. Option C governs the grant of mineral concessions and regulation of mines, a different subject altogether. Option D deals with safety and working conditions in coal mines rather than with company spending on social causes. Learn the year with the Act, because questions on corporate social responsibility in economy and current affairs sections almost always test that single pairing.
Nanha Sa Dil, whose milestones were marked at the same event, addresses which health problem in children?
- A.Thalassemia
- B.Congenital heart defects
- C.Childhood tuberculosis
- D.Severe acute malnutrition
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Correct answer: B. Congenital heart defects
Explanation
The correct answer is congenital heart defects. Nanha Sa Dil is run by Coal India Limited with the Sri Sathya Sai Health and Education Trust, began in four districts of Jharkhand in March 2024, and has completed more than 1,500 corrective surgeries that are free for the family, including the cost of travel and hospital stay. Option A is wrong, but only because it belongs to the other scheme celebrated at the same event: the Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana treats thalassemia and aplastic anaemia through bone marrow transplants, of which more than 1,050 are complete. Option C is wrong as childhood tuberculosis is handled through the national tuberculosis programme and not through this initiative. Option D is wrong because severe acute malnutrition is addressed through nutrition programmes and anganwadi services. Keep the two Coal India schemes and their diseases paired correctly.
How much has the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana transferred, and to how many mothers, in its ten years?
- A.More than Rs 11,000 crore to over 2.65 crore mothers
- B.More than Rs 21,000 crore to over 4.65 crore mothers
- C.More than Rs 31,000 crore to over 6.65 crore mothers
- D.More than Rs 41,000 crore to over 8.65 crore mothers
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Correct answer: B. More than Rs 21,000 crore to over 4.65 crore mothers
Explanation
The correct answer is more than Rs 21,000 crore to over 4.65 crore mothers, paid through direct benefit transfer. The Union Minister announced the figure while noting that the scheme has completed ten years of implementation, and a film marking the decade was screened at the launch in Varanasi. Options A, C and D move both numbers up or down in step, which is how such questions are usually built, because a candidate who remembers only the rough scale cannot separate them. Anchor the pair by remembering that the rupee figure in thousands of crore is roughly four to five times the number of crore of beneficiaries. Two more figures from the same speech are worth carrying with it: more than 14 lakh Anganwadi Centres are working, and 2 lakh of them are being upgraded into Saksham Anganwadis, of which about 24,000 have been approved in Uttar Pradesh.
What is the theme of the 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2026?
- A.Hamari Anganwadi, Hamari Jimmedari
- B.Suposhit Bharat, Saksham Bharat
- C.Poshan Bhi, Padhai Bhi
- D.Sahi Poshan, Desh Roshan
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Correct answer: A. Hamari Anganwadi, Hamari Jimmedari
Explanation
The correct answer is Hamari Anganwadi, Hamari Jimmedari, which places the responsibility for the Anganwadi Centre on the community itself. The month-long campaign built around it asks households to work on dietary diversity, adequate protein intake and fresh hot cooked meals, along with sanitation and early childhood development. Option B borrows two real slogans of the nutrition effort, since a well nourished and capable India is the stated goal, and that makes it the closest wrong answer. Option C names a real component of the wider Poshan programme that links nutrition with early learning at Anganwadi Centres, so it is easy to mistake for the theme. Option D is a familiar nutrition slogan from earlier campaigns. For the examination, always pair the edition number, the year and the theme of Poshan Maah, because a question usually supplies two of the three and asks for the last.
Where was the 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2026 launched on 9 September 2026?
- A.New Delhi
- B.Lucknow
- C.Varanasi
- D.Prayagraj
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Correct answer: C. Varanasi
Explanation
The correct answer is Varanasi, where the Ministry of Women and Child Development launched the campaign at the Rudraksh International Cooperation and Convention Centre. The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the Union Minister for Women and Child Development, the Minister of State in that ministry and the state minister for women welfare were all present. Option A, New Delhi, is the natural guess for any national campaign launch and therefore the strongest distractor. Option B, Lucknow, is the capital of Uttar Pradesh, so a candidate who correctly recalls the state but not the city will choose it. Option D, Prayagraj, is another well known city of the same state. The safest anchor is the venue itself, the Rudraksh centre, which is in Varanasi, and questions on this campaign very often ask for the venue together with the theme.