(1.) Who is the Diplomatic Advisor to the President of France who met PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi on 13 January 2026?

(a.) Emmanuel Bonne

(b.) Stephane Sejourne

(c.) Jean-Yves Le Drian

(d.) Bernard Emié

(2.) Which theme year is being commemorated between India and France to boost collaborative technological research?

(a.) India-France Year of Defense Partnership

(b.) India-France Year of Innovation

(c.) India-France Year of Renewable Energy

(d.) India-France Year of Space Exploration

(3.) What are the names of the two premium time-bound delivery postal services launched by India Post on 13 January 2026?

(a.) Express Post 12 and Express Post 24

(b.) Speed Post 24 and Speed Post 48

(c.) Postal Prime 24 and Postal Prime 72

(d.) Dak Express 24 and Dak Express 48

(4.) Who is the Union Minister for Communications who launched the Speed Post 24 and Speed Post 48 services?

(a.) Ashwini Vaishnaw

(b.) Jyotiraditya Scindia

(c.) Jitin Prasada

(d.) Piyush Goyal

(5.) At which location in Madhya Pradesh were the Speed Post 24 and Speed Post 48 services officially launched?

(a.) Bhopal

(b.) Pichor in Shivpuri District

(c.) Indore

(d.) Gwalior

(6.) Which workshop was organized by the Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) of MeitY on 13 January 2026 in New Delhi?

(a.) BHASHINI Samudaye

(b.) AI Bhasha Sangam

(c.) National Language AI Summit

(d.) Digital Anuvad 2026

(7.) Under which national mission does the BHASHINI language AI platform operate in India?

(a.) National Supercomputing Mission

(b.) National Language Translation Mission (NLTM)

(c.) Digital India Land Records Mission

(d.) National AI Mission

(8.) Under Clause 9 of which statutory order did the Office of Jute Commissioner seize 10,000 quintals of raw jute in West Bengal?

(a.) Jute Packaging Materials Order 1987

(b.) Jute & Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016

(c.) Essential Jute Stock Limit Order 2020

(d.) West Bengal Agricultural Produce Order 2015

(9.) Penal FIRs against illegal raw jute hoarders are filed under Section 7 of which central legislation?

(a.) Prevention of Black Marketing Act 1980

(b.) Essential Commodities Act, 1955

(c.) Consumer Protection Act 2019

(d.) Indian Penal Code 1860

(10.) PDUNASS, which signed an MoU with IC Centre for Governance on 13 January 2026, is the apex training academy of which organisation?

(a.) ESIC

(b.) EPFO

(c.) LIC of India

(d.) NABARD

(11.) Under which central ministry does the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Academy of Social Security (PDUNASS) function?

(a.) Ministry of Finance

(b.) Ministry of Labour and Employment

(c.) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

(d.) Ministry of Personnel

(12.) Which edition of the Executive Committee meeting of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) was held on 13 January 2026?

(a.) 50th Meeting

(b.) 68th Meeting

(c.) 75th Meeting

(d.) 100th Meeting

(13.) Under which central ministry does the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) function?

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

(b.) Ministry of Jal Shakti

(c.) Ministry of Earth Sciences

(d.) Ministry of Rural Development

(14.) According to the NeSDA Way Forward report released by DARPG in January 2026, how many States/UTs achieved over 90% saturation of mandatory e-services?

(a.) 12 States/UTs

(b.) 15 States/UTs

(c.) 21 States/UTs

(d.) 28 States/UTs

(15.) How many total mandatory e-services were documented across Indian States and UTs in the NeSDA report released on 13 January 2026?

(a.) 10,500 e-services

(b.) 18,200 e-services

(c.) 23,934 e-services

(d.) 30,000 e-services

(16.) Which department under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions releases the NeSDA e-governance reports?

(a.) Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT)

(b.) Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG)

(c.) Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare

(d.) Public Enterprises Selection Board

(17.) Where are the national headquarters of the Office of the Jute Commissioner located?

(a.) New Delhi

(b.) Kolkata

(c.) Guwahati

(d.) Patna

(18.) In which year was the India-France Strategic Partnership officially established?

(a.) 1991

(b.) 1998

(c.) 2005

(d.) 2015

(19.) Who is the CEO of the Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) who addressed the BHASHINI Samudaye workshop on 13 January 2026?

(a.) Shri Amitabh Nag

(b.) Shri Abhishek Singh

(c.) Shri S. Somanath

(d.) Shri B.V.R. Subrahmanyam

(20.) Under which Act was the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) established in India?

(a.) Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952

(b.) Factories Act, 1948

(c.) Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972

(d.) Social Security Code, 2020

(21.) Which state in India is the largest producer of raw jute, accounting for over 70% of national output?

(a.) Bihar

(b.) Assam

(c.) West Bengal

(d.) Odisha

(22.) What is the full expansion of the acronym NeSDA used in Indian digital governance benchmarks?

(a.) National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment

(b.) National Enterprise Solutions Development Authority

(c.) Network for Electronic System Data Access

(d.) National E-Services and Digital Audit

(23.) Under the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act 1987, what percentage of foodgrains is mandatorily required to be packed in jute bags?

(a.) 50%

(b.) 75%

(c.) 100%

(d.) 80%

(24.) Which flagship river rejuvenation programme is executed by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)?

(a.) Ganga Action Plan Phase III

(b.) Namami Gange Programme

(c.) Jal Jeevan Mission

(d.) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana

(25.) Where is the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre located, which hosted the BHASHINI Samudaye workshop?

(a.) Mumbai

(b.) New Delhi

(c.) Bengaluru

(d.) Hyderabad

(26.) Which country is the world's top exporter of manufactured jute goods, while India is the largest raw jute producer?

(a.) Bangladesh

(b.) Vietnam

(c.) China

(d.) Indonesia

(27.) What is the long-term bilateral cooperation roadmap guiding India-France relations up to the year 2047?

(a.) Horizon 2047 Roadmap

(b.) Vision 2047 India-France Pact

(c.) Century Strategic Accord

(d.) Indo-French Tech Vision 2047

(28.) How many official languages are scheduled under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India targeted for AI integration under NLTM?

(a.) 18 Scheduled Languages

(b.) 22 Scheduled Languages

(c.) 14 Scheduled Languages

(d.) 28 Scheduled Languages

(29.) Who heads the National Ganga Council, the apex body governing Ganga river conservation above NMCG?

(a.) Union Minister of Jal Shakti

(b.) Prime Minister of India

(c.) Cabinet Secretary

(d.) Union Minister of Environment

(30.) In which district of Madhya Pradesh is Pichor located where the Speed Post 24/48 services were launched?

(a.) Gwalior

(b.) Shivpuri

(c.) Jhansi

(d.) Morena