MCQs - 2026-04

Climate finance refers to local, national, or transnational financing drawn from public, private, and alternative sources of financing to support climate change mitigation and adaptation actions.

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is a critical fund established under the UNFCCC to assist developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices.

The summit focuses on addressing the funding gap for climate mitigation and adaptation in developing countries.

The India-France Strategic Partnership was established in 1998, making France the first country with which India signed such a partnership.

Space, civil nuclear energy, and defense are the core pillars of the India-France strategic partnership.

The India-France Strategic Dialogue is traditionally led by the National Security Advisors of both countries.

SHGs under DAY-NRLM foster a sense of community, encourage savings, facilitate access to credit from banks, and empower women to make collective decisions for their economic and social upliftment.

DAY-NRLM stands for Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission, which is a poverty alleviation program focused on rural women.

DAY-NRLM's core strategy is to mobilize rural poor women into SHGs and provide them with financial and technical support to improve their livelihoods and socio-economic status.

NEP 2020 replaces the existing 10+2 structure with a new 5+3+3+4 structure, comprising Foundational Stage (5 years), Preparatory Stage (3 years), Middle Stage (3 years), and Secondary Stage (4 years).