General Awareness and Current Affairs
What this domain tests
General Awareness and Current Affairs checks static facts plus recent developments in Indian governance, economy, food policy, science and West Bengal. For Food SI, questions often link current schemes to food processing, nutrition and public health.
Core rules and concepts
- Know flagship food and nutrition programmes: PM FME (micro food processing), Operation Greens, PM Kisan SAMPADA Yojana, Eat Right India, POSHAN Abhiyaan and PM POSHAN.
- PM FME is run by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries; it supports micro enterprises through credit-linked subsidy.
- International Year of Millets was observed in 2023, following a UN resolution led by India.
- India hosted the G20 summit in New Delhi in 2023; the African Union joined as a permanent member.
- Chandrayaan-3 landed near the lunar south pole in August 2023.
- For West Bengal, track Duare Sarkar, Lakshmir Bhandar, Kanyashree and state food-processing initiatives.
Worked example
A question asks which ministry implements PM FME. The clue is “food processing” and “micro enterprises”. PM FME is the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises scheme under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, so the answer is that ministry, not the Ministry of Agriculture or MSME.
Traps that cost marks
Do not confuse POSHAN Abhiyaan with PM POSHAN (the school meal scheme). Do not mix up PM FME with PMEGP. Similar scheme names and years are the main trap. Verify the ministry before choosing.