MCQs - 2026-05

The expansion often involves strengthening support systems, including easier access to loans and connecting women entrepreneurs with potential buyers and markets.

The Nari Shakti Udyami Scheme is designed to provide financial and non-financial support to women entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses.

The initiative focuses on foundational digital skills like using computers, navigating the internet, and leveraging e-commerce platforms for selling handicrafts, which are crucial for artisans.

The PM-Vikas scheme, which includes the digital literacy component, is implemented by the Ministry of Textiles to support the handicraft sector.

The PM-Vikas Digital Literacy Initiative aims to equip artisans and craftspeople with essential digital skills to improve their market access and business operations.

The main goal of World Asthma Day is to raise awareness about asthma globally and to improve asthma care for all people with asthma.

World Asthma Day is organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), a collaborative organization of the World Health Organization (WHO).

World Asthma Day is observed annually on the first Tuesday of May, not on a fixed date. In 2026, it falls on May 5th.

The main objective is to highlight the importance of independent journalism, defend media from attacks on their independence, and pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO's General Conference.