(1.) To which year and month has the Union Cabinet extended the Jal Jeevan Mission in March 2026?

(a.) December 2026

(b.) December 2027

(c.) December 2028

(d.) March 2030

(2.) What is the revised total financial outlay approved for the extended Jal Jeevan Mission?

(a.) Rs 5.50 lakh crore

(b.) Rs 7.20 lakh crore

(c.) Rs 8.69 lakh crore

(d.) Rs 10.00 lakh crore

(3.) What is the name of the nationwide digital portal launched under the Jal Jeevan Mission reforms to assign unique IDs to villages?

(a.) Jal Seva Bharat

(b.) Sujalam Bharat

(c.) Har Ghar Jal Portal

(d.) Nal Se Jal Digital

(4.) Under which Section of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 did the Union Government issue orders regulating natural gas allocation in March 2026?

(a.) Section 2

(b.) Section 3

(c.) Section 5

(d.) Section 7

(5.) Which sector was NOT included in the priority list for natural gas allocation following LNG supply disruptions in March 2026?

(a.) Fertilizer Plants

(b.) City Gas Distribution

(c.) Power Generation

(d.) Textile Manufacturing

(6.) Which airport in Tamil Nadu was granted International Airport status by the Union Cabinet on March 11, 2026?

(a.) Tiruchirappalli Airport

(b.) Madurai Airport

(c.) Coimbatore Airport

(d.) Tuticorin Airport

(7.) Who presided over the National Event for Grassroots Water Leaders at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on March 11, 2026?

(a.) Narendra Modi

(b.) Droupadi Murmu

(c.) C.R. Paatil

(d.) Jagdeep Dhankhar

(8.) The National Conference of Women Elected Representatives celebrated the one-year anniversary of which campaign on March 11, 2026?

(a.) Nari Shakti Vandan Abhiyan

(b.) Sashakt Panchayat-Netri Abhiyan

(c.) Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

(d.) Mahila Sabha Abhiyan

(9.) Who is the current Union Minister for Panchayati Raj in India?

(a.) Giriraj Singh

(b.) Rajiv Ranjan Singh

(c.) Pralhad Joshi

(d.) Kiren Rijiju

(10.) Which country finalized an agreement to acquire the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system from India in March 2026?

(a.) Vietnam

(b.) Indonesia

(c.) Thailand

(d.) Malaysia

(11.) In 2022, which country became the first foreign buyer of India's shore-based BrahMos anti-ship missile system?

(a.) Indonesia

(b.) Philippines

(c.) Vietnam

(d.) Egypt

(12.) What total value of infrastructure and technology upgrade projects was approved by Indian Railways on March 11, 2026?

(a.) Rs 350 crore

(b.) Rs 500 crore

(c.) Rs 765 crore

(d.) Rs 1,000 crore

(13.) To what configuration is Indian Railways upgrading the electric traction system on the Duvvada-Visakhapatnam section?

(a.) 1x25 kV System

(b.) 2x25 kV System

(c.) 3x33 kV System

(d.) 1.5 kV DC System

(14.) How many route kilometers of Optical Fiber Cables (OFC) were approved for Western Railway in March 2026?

(a.) 500 km

(b.) 750 km

(c.) 1,000 km

(d.) 1,500 km

(15.) What is the name of the long-range autonomous collaborative swarm attack drone developed by NewSpace Research and Technologies?

(a.) Gaganyaan-100

(b.) Sheshnaag-150

(c.) Garuda-200

(d.) Nagastra-1

(16.) What feature did Prasar Bharati introduce for news content shared on its PB-SHABD platform in March 2026?

(a.) Encrypted paywall

(b.) Logo-free feeds

(c.) Watermarked videos

(d.) Exclusive subscription

(17.) What does the acronym 'SHABD' stand for in Prasar Bharati's PB-SHABD platform?

(a.) Shared Audio Visual for Broadcast and Dissemination

(b.) System for High Audio and Broadcast Data

(c.) Public Broadcast Services for Digital Dissemination

(d.) Standard High Audio Broadcast Division

(18.) Which organisation operates the 'Anavaran' satellite-based deforestation alert system in India?

(a.) ISRO

(b.) Forest Survey of India (FSI)

(c.) National Remote Sensing Centre

(d.) Wildlife Institute of India

(19.) Which satellite series synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data is integrated into the Anavaran system for deforestation monitoring during cloudy periods?

(a.) Sentinel-1

(b.) Landsat-8

(c.) Cartosat-3

(d.) IRS-1D

(20.) Where is the headquarters of the Forest Survey of India (FSI) located?

(a.) New Delhi

(b.) Dehradun

(c.) Shimla

(d.) Bhopal

(21.) Under which Article of the Constitution of India is the reservation of seats for women in Panchayats mandated?

(a.) Article 243B

(b.) Article 243D

(c.) Article 243G

(d.) Article 243K

(22.) In which year was the Essential Commodities Act enacted in India?

(a.) 1950

(b.) 1952

(c.) 1955

(d.) 1962

(23.) Which speed capability does the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile possess?

(a.) Mach 1.2 to 1.5

(b.) Mach 2.8 to 3.0

(c.) Mach 5.0 to 6.0

(d.) Mach 7.5 to 8.0

(24.) Which Indian state is home to the Duvvada-Visakhapatnam railway section under East Coast Railway?

(a.) Odisha

(b.) Andhra Pradesh

(c.) West Bengal

(d.) Tamil Nadu

(25.) Under which Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) does universal access to safe drinking water fall?

(a.) SDG 3

(b.) SDG 5

(c.) SDG 6

(d.) SDG 11

(26.) Where is the headquarters of BrahMos Aerospace located?

(a.) Bengaluru

(b.) New Delhi

(c.) Hyderabad

(d.) Pune

(27.) What is the capital city of Indonesia?

(a.) Kuala Lumpur

(b.) Jakarta

(c.) Nusantara

(d.) Manila

(28.) Under which Union Ministry does the Forest Survey of India (FSI) function?

(a.) Ministry of Agriculture

(b.) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

(c.) Ministry of Earth Sciences

(d.) Ministry of Rural Development

(29.) Which Section of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act added Part IX titled 'The Panchayats' to the Constitution of India?

(a.) Section 2

(b.) Section 3

(c.) Section 4

(d.) Section 5

(30.) In which year was Prasar Bharati established as a statutory autonomous body?

(a.) 1990

(b.) 1997

(c.) 2001

(d.) 2005

(31.) Which railway section under South Central Railway received approval for a ₹259 crore traction upgrade in March 2026?

(a.) Secunderabad-Kazipet

(b.) Raichur-Guntakal

(c.) Vijayawada-Guntur

(d.) Hubballi-Dharwad

(32.) What is the target threshold of Central assistance under the revised Jal Jeevan Mission outlay of ₹8.69 lakh crore?

(a.) Rs 2.10 lakh crore

(b.) Rs 3.59 lakh crore

(c.) Rs 4.50 lakh crore

(d.) Rs 5.00 lakh crore

(33.) Which propulsion system is utilized in the second stage of the BrahMos cruise missile?

(a.) Solid Rocket Booster

(b.) Liquid Ramjet Engine

(c.) Turbojet Engine

(d.) Scramjet Engine

(34.) In which state is Madurai Airport located?

(a.) Kerala

(b.) Karnataka

(c.) Tamil Nadu

(d.) Andhra Pradesh

(35.) Under which initiative does the Ministry of Jal Shakti run the 'Catch the Rain' community water campaign?

(a.) Namami Gange

(b.) Jal Shakti Abhiyan

(c.) Atal Bhujal Yojana

(d.) PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojana