(1.) Which city hosted the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting in May 2026?

(a.) Washington, D.C.

(b.) Tokyo

(c.) New Delhi

(d.) Canberra

(2.) Who headed the high-level committee on demographic change constituted by the Central Government in May 2026?

(a.) Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar

(b.) Justice Madan Lokur

(c.) Justice Deepak Gupta

(d.) Justice A.K. Sikri

(3.) What is the name of India's first 300-km Universal Rocket Launching System flagged off by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Shirdi?

(a.) Pinaka-X

(b.) Suryastra

(c.) Vajra-300

(d.) BrahmAstra

(4.) In which town of Maharashtra was the NIBE private defence manufacturing complex inaugurated in May 2026?

(a.) Pune

(b.) Nashik

(c.) Shirdi

(d.) Nagpur

(5.) What is the primary operational objective of the 'Q-FORCE' application launched by the Indian Army?

(a.) Streamlining logistics and sustainment management across varied operational terrains

(b.) Directing artillery strike coordinates via satellite link

(c.) Managing military personnel salary and pension accounts

(d.) Controlling unmanned aerial drone swarms at borders

(6.) What is the name of the AI-powered command intelligence platform launched by the Indian Army featuring NLP dashboards?

(a.) Chanakya

(b.) Kautilya

(c.) Vidur

(d.) Aryabhata

(7.) The Department of Space approved new Common Technical Facilities (CTFs) for space-tech in which two states?

(a.) Kerala and Karnataka

(b.) Tamil Nadu and Gujarat

(c.) Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra

(d.) Telangana and Odisha

(8.) Which bilateral agreement framework was signed on the sidelines of the Quad meeting in New Delhi regarding raw materials?

(a.) Critical Minerals Supply Framework

(b.) Rare Earth Extraction Treaty

(c.) Indo-Pacific Mining Protocol

(d.) Clean Energy Minerals Accord

(9.) Who chaired the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting held in New Delhi in May 2026?

(a.) S. Jaishankar

(b.) Narendra Modi

(c.) Ajit Doval

(d.) Piyush Goyal

(10.) Which government ministry constituted the high-level committee on demographic change headed by Justice Naolekar?

(a.) Ministry of Home Affairs

(b.) Ministry of Law and Justice

(c.) Ministry of Social Justice

(d.) Cabinet Secretariat

(11.) What is the primary function of Common Technical Facilities (CTFs) approved by the Department of Space?

(a.) Providing advanced testing, validation, and integration infrastructure for space components

(b.) Launching heavy communication satellites into geostationary orbits

(c.) Training civilian astronauts for human spaceflight missions

(d.) Manufacturing liquid rocket fuel propellants exclusively

(12.) Why are critical mineral supply agreements crucial for major industrialized economies like India and the US?

(a.) Ensuring steady access to strategic metals vital for high-tech manufacturing, electronics, and green transition supply chains

(b.) Controlling global crude oil extraction prices directly

(c.) Banning all mining operations within domestic forest boundaries

(d.) Replacing international currency exchange reserves with metal bullion

(13.) Which official portal serves as the primary gateway for central government press releases in India?

(a.) pib.gov.in

(b.) india.gov.in

(c.) mygov.in

(d.) niti.gov.in

(14.) Who represented the United States as Secretary of State at the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting in New Delhi?

(a.) Antony Blinken

(b.) Marco Rubio

(c.) Jake Sullivan

(d.) Kurt Campbell

(15.) How does the introduction of AI command intelligence tools like 'Kautilya' benefit military operations?

(a.) Enhancing tactical decision-making speed, structured data generation, and analytics through natural language processing interfaces

(b.) Replacing human combat soldiers with autonomous humanoid robots on front lines

(c.) Eliminating all secure radio communication hardware

(d.) Automating peacetime military budget financial audits

(16.) Which NIBE defence manufacturing complex was inaugurated by Rajnath Singh to feature the Suryastra rocket system?

(a.) Shirdi, Maharashtra

(b.) Pune, Maharashtra

(c.) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

(d.) Bengaluru, Karnataka

(17.) Which country serves as the permanent host of the Department of Space administrative headquarters?

(a.) India

(b.) USA

(c.) France

(d.) Russia

(18.) What is the broader strategic aim of expanding Quad maritime surveillance initiatives across the Indo-Pacific?

(a.) Ensuring regional stability, securing maritime domain awareness, and countering unilateral military posturing

(b.) Establishing a formal NATO-style military alliance treaty

(c.) Imposing commercial trade blockades on non-member ports

(d.) Claiming sovereign territorial ownership over international seabed resources

(19.) What specific issue prompted the formation of the Naolekar Committee by the Central Government?

(a.) Unnatural demographic changes across India due to illegal immigration and other causes

(b.) Rapid urbanization and metropolitan housing shortages

(c.) Declining national birth rates and aging populations

(d.) Inter-state river water sharing disputes

(20.) Who holds the executive office of Union Minister of Defence in India as of May 2026?

(a.) Shri Rajnath Singh

(b.) Shri Amit Shah

(c.) Shri S. Jaishankar

(d.) Shri Nitin Gadkari

(21.) What role do private defence manufacturing complexes play under current industrial policy guidelines?

(a.) Driving indigenous technological innovation, expanding export capabilities, and reducing import dependency for heavy armaments

(b.) Managing civilian commercial airline passenger fleets

(c.) Controlling national nuclear warhead deployment codes

(d.) Operating public sector railway freight networks

(22.) Which Australian Foreign Minister attended the New Delhi Quad ministerial meeting?

(a.) Penny Wong

(b.) Marise Payne

(c.) Julie Bishop

(d.) Rudd Kevin

(23.) Which agency acts as the official press clearing house for central government announcements in India?

(a.) Press Information Bureau (PIB)

(b.) Press Trust of India

(c.) National Informatics Centre

(d.) Doordarshan News

(24.) Why is streamlining logistics management via tools like 'Q-FORCE' critical for modern armed forces?

(a.) Optimizing supply chain efficiency, transport coordination, and operational sustainment readiness across diverse geographical terrains

(b.) Reducing soldier physical fitness test standards

(c.) Increasing reliance on foreign military transport aircraft

(d.) Eliminating the need for field ration supplies

(25.) Which Japanese Foreign Minister participated in the Quad diplomatic talks in New Delhi?

(a.) Toshimitsu Motegi

(b.) Yoshimasa Hayashi

(c.) Yoko Kamikawa

(d.) Takeshi Iwaya

(26.) Which Indian state is associated with Gujarat as its neighboring coastal partner in space-tech common technical facility approvals?

(a.) Tamil Nadu

(b.) Maharashtra

(c.) Rajasthan

(d.) Madhya Pradesh

(27.) How does the Department of Space support commercial space-tech startups through CTF creation?

(a.) Lowering high capital expenditure entry barriers by offering shared, high-precision testing and validation infrastructure

(b.) Providing free commercial satellite launching rockets directly

(c.) Guaranteed purchase contracts for private satellite imagery

(d.) Exempting all space startups from corporate income taxes forever

(28.) What range capacity characterizes the newly flagged off 'Suryastra' rocket launching system?

(a.) Up to 100 km

(b.) Up to 200 km

(c.) Up to 300 km

(d.) Up to 500 km

(29.) Which city serves as the capital of Tamil Nadu where one of the new space technical facilities is approved?

(a.) Coimbatore

(b.) Madurai

(c.) Chennai

(d.) Salem

(30.) What is the significance of NLP-based interfaces in military intelligence platforms like Kautilya?

(a.) Allowing commanders to query structured and unstructured operational data using natural language prompts for rapid data retrieval and analytics

(b.) Translating foreign enemy radio signals automatically into audio voice recordings

(c.) Controlling unmanned fighter jet flight paths using voice commands

(d.) Encrypting secret diplomatic cables into ancient languages