(1.) Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated annually in India on which date?

(a.) 01 January

(b.) 09 January

(c.) 15 January

(d.) 26 January

(2.) Pravasi Bharatiya Divas commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi to India from South Africa in which historic year?

(a.) 1905

(b.) 1915

(c.) 1920

(d.) 1930

(3.) In which year was the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention first established under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee?

(a.) 1999

(b.) 2001

(c.) 2003

(d.) 2005

(4.) Which central ministry is the nodal administrative body for organizing Pravasi Bharatiya Divas events and overseas Indian affairs?

(a.) Ministry of Home Affairs

(b.) Ministry of External Affairs

(c.) Ministry of Culture

(d.) Ministry of Commerce

(5.) What is the full form of the SHINE Scheme launched by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in January 2026?

(a.) Standards Help Inform & Nurture Empowered Women

(b.) Safety & Health Infrastructure for National Enterprises

(c.) System for Harvesting & Innovating Native Energy

(d.) State Level Housing & Infrastructure Network for Elderly

(6.) Under the SHINE Scheme, members of which rural self-help network are being trained as "Quality Ambassadors"?

(a.) ASHA Workers

(b.) Self-Help Groups (SHGs) under DAY-NRLM

(c.) Anganwadi Workers

(d.) Panchayat Samiti Members

(7.) Which statutory body launched the SHINE scheme on its 79th Foundation Day in January 2026?

(a.) FSSAI

(b.) Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

(c.) NITI Aayog

(d.) Quality Council of India (QCI)

(8.) The Indian Navy announced plans on Jan 9, 2026, to set up a new operational naval base at which location in West Bengal?

(a.) Digha

(b.) Haldia

(c.) Kolkata Port

(d.) Sagar Island

(9.) Under which operational command of the Indian Navy will the newly established Haldia naval base function?

(a.) Western Naval Command

(b.) Eastern Naval Command

(c.) Southern Naval Command

(d.) Andaman and Nicobar Command

(10.) What is the approved total outlay for the 1,720 MW Kamala Hydroelectric Project cleared by the Public Investment Board in Jan 2026?

(a.) ₹15,000 crore

(b.) ₹20,500 crore

(c.) ₹26,069.50 crore

(d.) ₹35,000 crore

(11.) The 1,720 MW Kamala Hydroelectric Project is located in which Indian state?

(a.) Assam

(b.) Arunachal Pradesh

(c.) Sikkim

(d.) Meghalaya

(12.) Kamala River, on which the Kamala Hydroelectric Project is being constructed, is a major tributary of which river?

(a.) Siang River

(b.) Subansiri River

(c.) Dibang River

(d.) Lohit River

(13.) Which central public sector enterprise is executing the Kamala Hydroelectric Project in a Joint Venture with the state government?

(a.) NTPC Limited

(b.) NHPC Limited

(c.) SJVN Limited

(d.) NEEPCO

(14.) What is the name of the nationwide trade facilitation portal launched by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Jan 9, 2026?

(a.) e-Port Clearance Portal

(b.) Sagar Manthan Portal

(c.) Sagar Mala Digital Gate

(d.) National Logistics Portal (Marine)

(15.) Which academic institution designed the heavy tetrapod armouring structures for Kamarajar Port's breakwater head?

(a.) IIT Madras

(b.) IIT Bombay

(c.) IIT Kharagpur

(d.) IIT Roorkee

(16.) Which CEO and co-founder of NVIDIA was awarded the IEEE Medal of Honor 2026 with a $2 million cash prize?

(a.) Satya Nadella

(b.) Jensen Huang

(c.) Sundar Pichai

(d.) Sam Altman

(17.) What is the cash prize associated with the prestigious IEEE Medal of Honor awarded in 2026?

(a.) USD 500,000

(b.) USD 1 Million

(c.) USD 2 Million

(d.) USD 5 Million

(18.) The United States formally notified its withdrawal from how many international bodies and treaties on January 9, 2026?

(a.) 25

(b.) 45

(c.) 66

(d.) 80

(19.) Where are the international headquarters of the India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA) located?

(a.) Paris, France

(b.) New Delhi, India

(c.) Gurugram, India

(d.) Geneva, Switzerland

(20.) Which two countries jointly launched the International Solar Alliance (ISA) during COP21 in Paris in 2015?

(a.) India and USA

(b.) India and France

(c.) India and Germany

(d.) India and Japan

(21.) Which highest civilian honor is conferred upon eminent members of the overseas Indian community during Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conventions?

(a.) Padma Bhushan

(b.) Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award

(c.) Videsh Seva Ratna

(d.) Bharat Gaurav Puraskar

(22.) According to UN and MEA estimates, approximately how many million people constitute the global Indian diaspora?

(a.) 15.5 million

(b.) 25.0 million

(c.) 35.4 million

(d.) 50.2 million

(23.) Subansiri River, which receives the Kamala River, is a major left-bank or right-bank tributary of the Brahmaputra River?

(a.) Left-bank tributary

(b.) Right-bank tributary

(c.) Delta distributary

(d.) Endorheic stream

(24.) In which district of West Bengal is the Haldia Port Complex situated?

(a.) South 24 Parganas

(b.) Purba Medinipur

(c.) Paschim Medinipur

(d.) Howrah

(25.) What is the full expansion of the acronym CRS in the context of Bureau of Indian Standards product regulations?

(a.) Central Registration System

(b.) Compulsory Registration Scheme

(c.) Certified Retail Standard

(d.) Consumer Safety Register

(26.) Where is Kamarajar Port located in Tamil Nadu?

(a.) Tuticorin

(b.) Ennore

(c.) Cuddalore

(d.) Nagapattinam

(27.) Which enterprise software system was launched at Chennai Port on Jan 9, 2026, to integrate finance, HR, and port operations digitally?

(a.) Enterprise Business System (SAP-based)

(b.) Port Management Information System

(c.) SagarNet 2.0

(d.) Maritime ERP Express

(28.) Which organization awards the IEEE Medal of Honor annually?

(a.) International Telecommunication Union

(b.) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

(c.) Association for Computing Machinery

(d.) National Science Foundation

(29.) Under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act 2016, which mandatory mark guarantees the purity of gold jewellery sold in India?

(a.) Agmark

(b.) Silkmark

(c.) BIS Hallmark

(d.) FSSAI Mark

(30.) Who is the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways who launched port infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu on Jan 9, 2026?

(a.) Sarbananda Sonowal

(b.) Nitin Gadkari

(c.) Piyush Goyal

(d.) Jyotiraditya Scindia

(31.) Which type of fast attack naval vessels will be stationed at the newly established Haldia naval base?

(a.) Aircraft Carriers

(b.) Fast Interceptor Crafts (FICs) and NWJFACs

(c.) Nuclear Submarines

(d.) Guided Missile Destroyers

(32.) Public Investment Board (PIB), which evaluates major public sector investments, functions under which Central Ministry?

(a.) Ministry of Commerce

(b.) Ministry of Finance

(c.) Ministry of Power

(d.) Ministry of Heavy Industries

(33.) What is the full expansion of the acronym DAY-NRLM in Indian rural development governance?

(a.) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission

(b.) Digital Agriculture Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission

(c.) Deendayal Awas Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission

(d.) Development Assistance Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission

(34.) Which major river in Northeast India receives the Subansiri River as its major tributary?

(a.) Ganga

(b.) Brahmaputra

(c.) Meghna

(d.) Barak

(35.) In which year did the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas transition into a biennial event held every two years?

(a.) 2010

(b.) 2012

(c.) 2015

(d.) 2018