(1.) National Startup Day is observed annually in India on which date?

(a.) 10 January

(b.) 16 January

(c.) 26 January

(d.) 15 August

(2.) Which milestone anniversary of the Startup India initiative was commemorated on National Startup Day 2026?

(a.) 5th Anniversary

(b.) 10th Anniversary

(c.) 15th Anniversary

(d.) 20th Anniversary

(3.) Which department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry manages the flagship Startup India initiative?

(a.) DPIIT

(b.) DGFT

(c.) Department of Commerce

(d.) Department of Economic Affairs

(4.) Which financial institution manages the Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) under the Startup India scheme?

(a.) NABARD

(b.) SIDBI

(c.) EXIM Bank

(d.) SEBI

(5.) Which dedicated emergency response vehicle was inaugurated by the Jal Shakti Ministry under the Namami Gange Mission on Jan 16, 2026?

(a.) Ganga Health Express

(b.) Dolphin Rescue Ambulance

(c.) Aquatic Life Saver

(d.) Gharial Rapid Boat

(6.) The Aqua Life Conservation Monitoring Centre inaugurated under Namami Gange was developed in collaboration with which institute?

(a.) WWF India

(b.) Wildlife Institute of India (WII)

(c.) Zoological Survey of India

(d.) ICAR

(7.) Which policy think tank released the report titled "Achieving Efficiencies in MSME Sector through Convergence of Schemes"?

(a.) RBI

(b.) NITI Aayog

(c.) NABARD

(d.) Quality Council of India

(8.) As per NITI Aayog recommendations in Jan 2026, which traditional craft scheme is proposed to be merged with MSE-CDP?

(a.) SFURTI

(b.) ASPIRE

(c.) PMEGP

(d.) PM Vishwakarma

(9.) Which North-Eastern state was officially designated as the "Ginger Capital of India" in January 2026?

(a.) Assam

(b.) Mizoram

(c.) Meghalaya

(d.) Nagaland

(10.) Thingpui and Thinglaidum, highlighted in current affairs, are indigenous organic varieties of which crop grown in Mizoram?

(a.) Turmeric

(b.) Ginger

(c.) Cardamom

(d.) Large Chilli

(11.) Who was appointed as the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on 16 January 2026?

(a.) Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor

(b.) Rakesh Aggarwal

(c.) Praveen Kumar

(d.) Sadanand Vasant Date

(12.) IPS officer Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor was appointed as the Director General of which Central Armed Police Force in Jan 2026?

(a.) BSF

(b.) ITBP

(c.) CRPF

(d.) CISF

(13.) What is the revised land value compensation percentage notified for Right of Way (RoW) transmission lines in rural areas for ISTS projects?

(a.) 15%

(b.) 30%

(c.) 45%

(d.) 60%

(14.) Under the revised RoW transmission guidelines notified by the Power Ministry, what is the compensation percentage set for metropolitan areas?

(a.) 30%

(b.) 45%

(c.) 60%

(d.) 75%

(15.) How many Community Resource Persons (CRPs) are targeted to be trained under the Rural Development Ministry's National Campaign on Entrepreneurship?

(a.) 10,000

(b.) 25,000

(c.) 50,000

(d.) 1,00,000

(16.) Which conservation organization partnered with the Jal Shakti Ministry to launch the Indian Skimmer Conservation Project?

(a.) WWF India

(b.) Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)

(c.) Wetlands International

(d.) BirdLife India

(17.) Who is the Union Minister for Jal Shakti who inaugurated aquatic biodiversity initiatives under Namami Gange on Jan 16, 2026?

(a.) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

(b.) C.R. Paatil

(c.) Prahlad Joshi

(d.) Bhupender Yadav

(18.) Under NITI Aayog proposals, ASPIRE scheme for rural technology incubation is proposed to be integrated into which program?

(a.) MSME Innovative

(b.) MSE-CDP

(c.) RAMP Scheme

(d.) PM Vishwakarma

(19.) Which of the following schemes is explicitly recommended by NITI Aayog to REMAIN INDEPENDENT without merger?

(a.) SFURTI

(b.) ASPIRE

(c.) PM Vishwakarma

(d.) MSME Innovative

(20.) What is the IUCN Red List conservation status of the Gangetic River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica)?

(a.) Critically Endangered

(b.) Endangered

(c.) Vulnerable

(d.) Near Threatened

(21.) Who was appointed as the Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF) in the January 2026 senior IPS shuffle?

(a.) Rakesh Aggarwal

(b.) Praveen Kumar

(c.) Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor

(d.) Rashmi Shukla

(22.) Under Section 80-IAC of the Income Tax Act, eligible startups receive an income tax holiday for how many years within their first 10 years?

(a.) 1 year

(b.) 3 years

(c.) 5 years

(d.) 7 years

(23.) What is the patent filing fee rebate granted to recognized startups under the Startup India initiative?

(a.) 50%

(b.) 75%

(c.) 80%

(d.) 100%

(24.) In which year was the National Investigation Agency (NIA) established following the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks?

(a.) 2005

(b.) 2008

(c.) 2010

(d.) 2014

(25.) Which border does the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) primarily guard under the Ministry of Home Affairs?

(a.) India-Pakistan Border

(b.) India-China Border (LAC)

(c.) India-Myanmar Border

(d.) India-Bangladesh Border

(26.) What is the total inter-regional power transfer capacity target set under the Power Ministry's grid plan?

(a.) 120 GW

(b.) 140 GW

(c.) 168 GW

(d.) 200 GW

(27.) Under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), entities achieving GHG reductions below norms receive what instrument?

(a.) Sovereign Green Bonds

(b.) Carbon Credit Certificates (CCCs)

(c.) Renewable Energy Certificates

(d.) Discom Incentive Slips

(28.) What is the target number of Lakhpati Didis to be created across rural India under DAY-NRLM initiatives?

(a.) 1 Crore

(b.) 2 Crore

(c.) 3 Crore

(d.) 5 Crore

(29.) Where are the national headquarters of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) situated?

(a.) New Delhi

(b.) Dehradun

(c.) Bhopal

(d.) Bengaluru

(30.) What percentage of recognized startups in India currently originate from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities as of 2026?

(a.) 25%

(b.) 35%

(c.) Over 53%

(d.) 75%