The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) organized its Annual Felicitation Programme in New Delhi to award top contributors under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY).
Among Public Sector Banks, State Bank of India achieved the top performance, securing 116% of its enrollment target, followed by Union Bank of India and UCO Bank.
In the Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) category, Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank emerged as the leader with a spectacular target achievement of 288%.
IDBI Bank secured the first rank in the major private banks category, achieving 156% of its allocated target.
Key Facts / Static GK
PFRDA Chairman: Sivasubramanian Ramann
PFRDA Founded: 23 August 2003
PFRDA Headquarters: New Delhi
Practice Quiz — 21 May 2026
Q1. Which international organization presented the prestigious 'Agricola Medal' to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in May 2026?
Answer: (C) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded the 'Agricola Medal', the highest honour of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), at its headquarters in Rome, Italy, by Director-General Qu Dongyu.
Q2. What is the historical significance of the novel 'Taiwan Travelogue' winning the International Booker Prize 2026?
Answer: (B) It is the first novel originally written in Mandarin Chinese to win the prize. — The novel 'Taiwan Travelogue' made history as the first book originally written in Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious International Booker Prize.
Q3. Regarding the RBI's $5 billion USD/INR buy/sell swap auction announced in May 2026, which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. The swap auction has a tenor of three years.
II. Only Scheduled Commercial Banks can participate in the auction.
III. The minimum bid size required is USD 10 million.
Answer: (C) Only I and III — Statement I is correct because the swap has a three-year tenor. Statement II is incorrect because Authorized Dealers Category-I (AD Category-I) banks are the eligible entities, not just any Scheduled Commercial Bank. Statement III is correct as the minimum bid size is indeed USD 10 million.
Q4. Which African nation has partnered with the UNDP to adopt India's Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) platform for medical logistics?
Answer: (B) Zambia — Zambia has decided to adopt India's indigenous eVIN (Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network) platform to strengthen its medical supply chain and vaccine logistics management.
Q5. With reference to the pilot coffee clusters launched under the Nagaland Coffee Mission, match the following locations with their respective districts and coffee varieties:
1. Tuophema Village | a. Niuland | x. Robusta
2. Ghotovi Village | b. Kohima | y. Arabica
Answer: (C) 1-b-y, 2-a-x — According to the coffee cluster project, Tuophema Village is located in the Kohima district and cultivates the Arabica variety (1-b-y). Ghotovi Village is in the Niuland district and cultivates the Robusta variety (2-a-x).
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