(1.) Where was the 16th BRICS National Security Advisers' (NSA) Meeting chaired by NSA Ajit Doval held on 25 June 2026?

(a.) Moscow, Russia

(b.) New Delhi, India

(c.) Beijing, China

(d.) Brasilia, Brazil

(2.) What is the official theme of India's BRICS Chairship for the year 2026?

(a.) Fostering High-quality Global Partnership

(b.) BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation

(c.) Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability

(d.) Global South for Shared Growth

(3.) Which defence shipyard was officially upgraded from Miniratna Category-I to 29th Navratna CPSE status on 25 June 2026?

(a.) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

(b.) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE)

(c.) Cochin Shipyard Limited

(d.) Hindustan Shipyard Limited

(4.) Under the Navratna status granted by the Ministry of Finance, what is the maximum capital expenditure limit a PSU can approve without prior central government permission?

(a.) ₹250 crore

(b.) ₹500 crore

(c.) ₹1,000 crore

(d.) ₹2,500 crore

(5.) Which Ministry is launching the Index of Services Production (ISP) to track short-term formal service sector growth?

(a.) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

(b.) Ministry of Finance

(c.) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)

(d.) Ministry of Corporate Affairs

(6.) What base year has been designated for the newly announced Index of Services Production (ISP)?

(a.) 2011–12

(b.) 2017–18

(c.) 2020–21

(d.) 2024–25

(7.) Who heads the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) constituted for the Index of Services Production (ISP)?

(a.) Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran

(b.) Ms. Debjani Ghosh

(c.) Prof. Shamika Ravi

(d.) Dr. Rajiv Kumar

(8.) Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched four digital policing applications developed by which national agency on 25 June 2026?

(a.) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

(b.) National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)

(c.) National Investigation Agency (NIA)

(d.) Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD)

(9.) What is the name of the digital e-auction platform launched by NAFED on 25 June 2026 for agricultural commodities?

(a.) AGRI-EX

(b.) NAFEX.in

(c.) COOP-BID

(d.) FARM-AUCTION

(10.) CAG of India K. Sanjay Murthy signed an MoU on 25 June 2026 to enhance AI integration in public auditing with the Supreme Audit Institution of which country?

(a.) France

(b.) Japan

(c.) Israel

(d.) Germany

(11.) What global rank did India achieve in the QS World Future Skills Index 2027 released in June 2026?

(a.) 5th Rank

(b.) 13th Rank

(c.) 21st Rank

(d.) 35th Rank

(12.) Which country held the #1 position in South Asia in the QS World Future Skills Index 2027?

(a.) Sri Lanka

(b.) India

(c.) Bangladesh

(d.) Maldives

(13.) In which specific category did India score its highest performance (Rank 5th) in the QS World Future Skills Index?

(a.) Academic Readiness

(b.) Future of Work

(c.) Skills Alignment

(d.) Economic Transformation

(14.) NHAI signed an MoU on 25 June 2026 with which economic research institute to establish India's first transport economics research centre?

(a.) NITI Aayog

(b.) National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)

(c.) Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)

(d.) Centre for Policy Research (CPR)

(15.) Where was the 2nd Pax Silica Summit held on 25–26 June 2026, culminating in 35 nations signing the AI Opportunity Statement?

(a.) Geneva, Switzerland

(b.) Tokyo, Japan

(c.) Washington, D.C., USA

(d.) London, UK

(16.) How many countries signed the Joint Statement on AI Opportunity during the 2nd Pax Silica Summit in June 2026?

(a.) 15 countries

(b.) 25 countries

(c.) 35 countries

(d.) 50 countries

(17.) How much liquidity did the Reserve Bank of India inject into the banking system on 25 June 2026 through a 7-day VRR auction?

(a.) ₹50,000 crore

(b.) ₹1.00 lakh crore

(c.) ₹1.41 lakh crore

(d.) ₹2.20 lakh crore

(18.) What does the financial acronym VRR stand for in RBI monetary operations?

(a.) Variable Rate Repo

(b.) Voluntary Reserve Ratio

(c.) Variable Return Rate

(d.) Virtual Real-time Rebalance

(19.) Under the revised TReDS Directions 2026 issued by RBI, which sector's onboarding process has been specifically simplified?

(a.) Large Corporate Conglomerates

(b.) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)

(c.) Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)

(d.) Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)

(20.) What is the full form of the financial trade platform acronym TReDS?

(a.) Trade Receivables Discounting System

(b.) Tax Recovery and Deposit Scheme

(c.) Treasury Risk Evaluation & Management System

(d.) Trade Remittance e-Delivery System

(21.) The annual Hemis Festival celebrating the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava concluded on 25 June 2026 in which state/UT?

(a.) Sikkim

(b.) Arunachal Pradesh

(c.) Ladakh

(d.) Himachal Pradesh

(22.) Which revered Buddhist figure's birth anniversary is commemorated during the Hemis Festival in Leh?

(a.) Lord Buddha

(b.) Guru Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche)

(c.) Nagarjuna

(d.) Atisa Dipankara

(23.) What percentage of global ship recycling share did India achieve according to MoPSW announcements on 25 June 2026?

(a.) 20.5%

(b.) 28.1%

(c.) 35.4%

(d.) 45.0%

(24.) Which ship recycling yard in Gujarat handles approximately 97% of India's total ship recycling capacity?

(a.) Kandla Yard

(b.) Alang-Sosiya Yard

(c.) Mundra Yard

(d.) Porbandar Yard

(25.) What percentage of NAFED's annual profits will be allocated to educational scholarships for children of farming families under its newly launched CSR policy?

(a.) 0.5%

(b.) 1.0%

(c.) 2.5%

(d.) 5.0%

(26.) Under the ICJS framework, which app launched by MHA enables electronic prosecution workflow across courts and legal authorities?

(a.) e-Court 3.0

(b.) e-Prosecution 2.0

(c.) Justice-Lite

(d.) CrPI-Pro

(27.) The Index of Services Production (ISP) will utilize high-frequency data from which tax mechanism to track volume growth?

(a.) Corporation Tax returns

(b.) Goods and Services Tax (GST) outward supplies

(c.) Customs Duty clearances

(d.) Securities Transaction Tax (STT)

(28.) In how many BRICS summits/chairships has India served as the chair including the 2026 chairship?

(a.) 2 times

(b.) 3 times

(c.) 4 times

(d.) 5 times

(29.) Which digital app launched on 25 June 2026 aids law enforcement in capturing biometric and physical measurements under Criminal Procedure Identification rules?

(a.) Abhigyan

(b.) CrPI (Criminal Procedure Identification)

(c.) e-Forensics 2.0

(d.) Kavach Mobile

(30.) Where are the headquarters of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) located?

(a.) Mumbai, Maharashtra

(b.) Kolkata, West Bengal

(c.) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

(d.) Chennai, Tamil Nadu