(1.) Which initiative of the Indian Navy involves the indigenous construction of six stealth diesel-electric submarines under the Strategic Partnership Model?

(a.) Project 75I

(b.) Project 17A

(c.) Project 15B

(d.) Project 28

(2.) What is the minimum Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) mandated by the Reserve Bank of India for Scheduled Commercial Banks under Basel III framework, excluding the Capital Conservation Buffer?

(a.) 7.0%

(b.) 9.0%

(c.) 11.5%

(d.) 12.5%

(3.) Which payload on board India's solar observatory Aditya-L1 is specifically engineered to observe the solar corona and coronal mass ejections in the visible light spectrum?

(a.) Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC)

(b.) Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT)

(c.) Plasma Analyzer Package for Aditya (PAPA)

(d.) High Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer (HEL1OS)

(4.) Under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted at COP15, what target percentage of global land, coastal, and marine areas is designated for protection by 2030?

(a.) 20%

(b.) 30%

(c.) 40%

(d.) 50%

(5.) Which Union Ministry is responsible for implementing the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana launched to promote rooftop solar installations across Indian households?

(a.) Ministry of Power

(b.) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

(c.) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

(d.) Ministry of Rural Development

(6.) Which international financial organization regularly publishes the World Economic Outlook (WEO) report bi-annually?

(a.) World Bank

(b.) Asian Development Bank

(c.) International Monetary Fund

(d.) World Trade Organization

(7.) What is the maximum monetary penalty that can be imposed by the Data Protection Board of India for failing to observe security safeguards to prevent personal data breaches under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023?

(a.) ₹100 crore

(b.) ₹250 crore

(c.) ₹500 crore

(d.) ₹1000 crore

(8.) Which Grand Slam tennis tournament is played annually on red clay courts at Stade Roland Garros?

(a.) Australian Open

(b.) French Open

(c.) Wimbledon

(d.) US Open

(9.) Which authority in India releases the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) Combined data for measuring retail inflation?

(a.) Reserve Bank of India

(b.) National Statistical Office (NSO)

(c.) NITI Aayog

(d.) Department of Economic Affairs

(10.) What primary objective is targeted by the IndiaAI Mission approved by the Union Cabinet with an overall budget outlay exceeding ₹10,300 crore?

(a.) Manufacturing indigenous quantum processing units

(b.) Setting up 5G mobile network corridors

(c.) Establishing scalable AI compute infrastructure and nurturing native AI startups

(d.) Digitizing historical archives of national museums

(11.) Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, what total amount of financial benefit is transferred annually to eligible landholding farmer families?

(a.) ₹4,000

(b.) ₹6,000

(c.) ₹8,000

(d.) ₹10,000

(12.) Under Article 316 of the Constitution of India, who possesses the power to appoint the Chairman and other members of the Union Public Service Commission?

(a.) Prime Minister of India

(b.) President of India

(c.) Chief Justice of India

(d.) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

(13.) To which class of missiles does the indigenously developed Agni-5 ballistic missile featuring MIRV technology belong?

(a.) Short-range Ballistic Missile

(b.) Medium-range Ballistic Missile

(c.) Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)

(d.) Tactical Cruise Missile

(14.) What non-fossil fuel-based cumulative electric power installed capacity target has India committed to achieve by the year 2030 in its updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)?

(a.) 300 GW

(b.) 400 GW

(c.) 500 GW

(d.) 600 GW

(15.) What is the official terminology for the central bank digital currency (CBDC) introduced by the Reserve Bank of India for retail and wholesale segments?

(a.) e-Rupee (e₹)

(b.) Bharat Coin

(c.) Digi Cash

(d.) Indi Pay

(16.) With which African nation did India sign its landmark Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA), making it the first such trade agreement with an African country?

(a.) South Africa

(b.) Mauritius

(c.) Kenya

(d.) Egypt

(17.) Which international entity compiles and issues the comprehensive Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report annually?

(a.) UNICEF

(b.) World Health Organization

(c.) World Bank

(d.) Global Fund

(18.) What is the primary objective of the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan launched by the Government of India?

(a.) Single-window clearance for MSME loans

(b.) Integrated multimodal connectivity and infrastructure planning across ministries

(c.) Dedicated high-speed freight train line development

(d.) Direct cash assistance to rural artisans

(19.) In which Indian state is the Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve located?

(a.) Uttarakhand

(b.) Himachal Pradesh

(c.) Jammu and Kashmir

(d.) Sikkim

(20.) Which dedicated astronomical satellite was launched by ISRO in January 2024 to study the polarization of intense cosmic X-ray sources?

(a.) XPoSat

(b.) Astrosat-2

(c.) Chandra-X

(d.) Aditya-L2

(21.) As per Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) guidelines, what is the mandatory minimum percentage of public shareholding required for listed non-PSU entities in India?

(a.) 15%

(b.) 20%

(c.) 25%

(d.) 30%

(22.) Which global governing body is responsible for regulating international competitive chess and organizing the World Chess Championship?

(a.) FIDE

(b.) FIFA

(c.) IOC

(d.) ITTF

(23.) Vadhavan Port, approved for development as an all-weather major deep-draft port, is located in which state?

(a.) Gujarat

(b.) Maharashtra

(c.) Karnataka

(d.) Tamil Nadu

(24.) What key function is associated with the Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR-Cas9 technology in biomedical science?

(a.) Automated DNA sequencing

(b.) Targeted gene editing

(c.) Artificial protein synthesis

(d.) RNA transcription mapping

(25.) Which Constitutional Amendment Act introduced a 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) among unreserved categories in education and employment in India?

(a.) 101st Amendment Act

(b.) 102nd Amendment Act

(c.) 103rd Amendment Act

(d.) 104th Amendment Act

(26.) Where is the headquarters of the New Development Bank (NDB), established by the BRICS member nations, located?

(a.) Beijing, China

(b.) Shanghai, China

(c.) Moscow, Russia

(d.) New Delhi, India

(27.) The Ramsar Convention, established in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation of which natural resource?

(a.) Tropical Rainforests

(b.) Coral Reefs

(c.) Wetlands

(d.) Glaciers

(28.) Which Article inserted into the Constitution of India via the 101st Amendment Act provided for the establishment of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council?

(a.) Article 246A

(b.) Article 269A

(c.) Article 279A

(d.) Article 280

(29.) Exercise 'Nomadic Elephant' is a periodic joint military training exercise conducted between the armed forces of India and which country?

(a.) Mongolia

(b.) Kazakhstan

(c.) Kyrgyzstan

(d.) Uzbekistan

(30.) What is the full expansion of the urban transformation scheme abbreviated as 'AMRUT'?

(a.) Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation

(b.) Advanced Mission for Rural and Urban Transit

(c.) Atal Management of Resurgent Urban Towns

(d.) Allied Mission for Urban Transportation