(1.) Where was India's first cooperative-based digital taxi platform 'Bharat Taxi' launched by Union Minister Amit Shah on 27 June 2026?

(a.) Surat, Gujarat

(b.) Gandhinagar, Gujarat

(c.) Ahmedabad, Gujarat

(d.) Vadodara, Gujarat

(2.) What is the core underlying philosophy of the newly launched 'Bharat Taxi' cooperative service?

(a.) Driver is Employee

(b.) Saarthi Hi Maalik

(c.) Digital Mobility First

(d.) Sahkar Se Growth

(3.) Which new-generation Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) was commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard at Goa Shipyard Limited on 27 June 2026?

(a.) ICGS Kanaklata

(b.) ICGS Akshay

(c.) ICGS Arinjay

(d.) ICGS Sujay

(4.) What does the Sanskrit name 'Akshay', given to the newly commissioned Coast Guard Fast Patrol Vessel, translate to?

(a.) Speedy

(b.) Indestructible

(c.) Protector

(d.) Unbeatable

(5.) Which shipyard indigenously designed and built the Fast Patrol Vessel ICGS Akshay?

(a.) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

(b.) Cochin Shipyard Limited

(c.) Goa Shipyard Limited

(d.) Garden Reach Shipbuilders

(6.) Under the Ministry of MSME's ASPIRE scheme highlighted on 27 June 2026, how many Livelihood Business Incubators (LBIs) have been approved across India?

(a.) 50 LBIs

(b.) 85 LBIs

(c.) 109 LBIs

(d.) 150 LBIs

(7.) What is the full form of the acronym ASPIRE in the context of the MSME Ministry's rural incubation scheme?

(a.) Scheme for Promoting Agriculture and Industry

(b.) Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship

(c.) Action for Small Processing and Incubation Enterprises

(d.) Accelerated Support for Primary Industry and Rural Economy

(8.) Which Union Minister wrote the policy outline shared by PM Modi regarding Global South energy priority for India's 2026 BRICS Chairship?

(a.) Shri Hardeep Singh Puri

(b.) Shri Manohar Lal Khattar

(c.) Shri Nitin Gadkari

(d.) Shri Piyush Goyal

(9.) In which border village of Ladakh's Changthang District did Union Ministers interact with youth under the Viksit Vibrant Village Programme on 27 June 2026?

(a.) Durbuk

(b.) Phobrang

(c.) Hanle

(d.) Chushul

(10.) Under the Viksit Vibrant Village Programme (VVVP), India's border villages are strategically designated as:

(a.) Remotest Outposts

(b.) First Villages of India

(c.) Periphery Buffer Zones

(d.) Shield Villages

(11.) Who was conferred the Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI) Gold Medal on 27 June 2026?

(a.) Sachin Tendulkar

(b.) Viswanathan Anand

(c.) Abhinav Bindra

(d.) P. V. Sindhu

(12.) Where was the national final of the 8th Youth Co:Lab National Innovation Challenge 2026 held?

(a.) T-Hub, Hyderabad

(b.) IIT Bombay, Mumbai

(c.) NITI Aayog, New Delhi

(d.) IISC, Bengaluru

(13.) Youth Co:Lab, India's youth social entrepreneurship platform, is co-created by UNDP India and which government body?

(a.) NITI Aayog (Atal Innovation Mission)

(b.) NSDC

(c.) Ministry of Youth Affairs

(d.) CSIR

(14.) Which specialized ISRO unit handles telemetry, satellite tracking, command, and orbit determination for space missions?

(a.) VSSC

(b.) SAC

(c.) ISTRAC

(d.) URSC

(15.) Where are the headquarters of ISRO's ISTRAC facility located?

(a.) Sriharikota

(b.) Thiruvananthapuram

(c.) Bengaluru

(d.) Ahmedabad

(16.) Which state's Livelihood Business Incubator case study from Mawsynram was featured in PIB's MSME publication on 27 June 2026?

(a.) Assam

(b.) Meghalaya

(c.) Mizoram

(d.) Nagaland

(17.) How many total driver-partners (Saarthis) joined the Bharat Taxi portal prior to its official launch in Gujarat?

(a.) 25,000

(b.) 50,000

(c.) Over 1.5 Lakh

(d.) 3 Lakhs

(18.) In how many major cities of Gujarat was Bharat Taxi initially made operational on 27 June 2026?

(a.) 5 cities

(b.) 10 cities

(c.) 14 cities

(d.) 20 cities

(19.) The BRICS Heads of Space Agencies (HOSA) meeting held in late June 2026 under India's Chairship was hosted in which city?

(a.) New Delhi

(b.) Bengaluru

(c.) Hyderabad

(d.) Pune

(20.) The 11th BRICS Energy Ministers' Meeting in June 2026 was held in Gurugram under which specific Energy Track theme?

(a.) Clean Power 2030

(b.) Energy for All

(c.) Zero Carbon Future

(d.) Global South Grid

(21.) What is the minimum contribution of the MSME sector to India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as per Government fact-sheets in 2026?

(a.) 15.2%

(b.) 22.5%

(c.) 31.1%

(d.) 45.0%

(22.) As per MSME Ministry data, what is the revised guarantee coverage ceiling under the CGTMSE scheme?

(a.) ₹2 crore

(b.) ₹5 crore

(c.) ₹10 crore

(d.) ₹20 crore

(23.) How many registrations were recorded across the Udyam and Udyam Assist portals by June 2026?

(a.) 2.5 crore

(b.) 5.1 crore

(c.) 8.7 crore

(d.) 12.0 crore

(24.) Which digital portal operated by the Ministry of MSME tracks and resolves delayed-payment applications from MSEs?

(a.) CHAMPIONS Portal

(b.) MSME Samadhaan Portal

(c.) MSME Sambandh Portal

(d.) Udyam Assist Portal

(25.) Which portal resolves public grievances related to MSMEs with a reported 99.7% disposal rate?

(a.) MSME Samadhaan

(b.) CHAMPIONS Portal

(c.) ASPIRE Portal

(d.) Udyog Aadhaar

(26.) The MSME Sambandh Portal is primarily utilized to monitor which key policy mandate?

(a.) Export subsidy distribution

(b.) Public procurement from MSEs by CPSEs

(c.) Incubation grant approvals

(d.) Zero Defect Zero Effect certifications

(27.) What is the full form of CGTMSE in Indian banking and MSME finance?

(a.) Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises

(b.) Central Government Trade and MSME Scheme for Employment

(c.) Corporate Guarantee Trust for Micro Small Enterprises

(d.) Cooperative Guarantee Trustee for Small Entrepreneurs

(28.) How many youth startups were declared winners in the 8th Youth Co:Lab National Innovation Challenge 2026?

(a.) 3 startups

(b.) 6 startups

(c.) 10 startups

(d.) 12 startups

(29.) The MY Bharat portal launched by the Ministry of Youth Affairs has crossed how many registered youth members by June 2026?

(a.) 1 crore

(b.) 2 crore

(c.) 3.20 crore

(d.) 5 crore

(30.) Under whose administrative control does the Indian Coast Guard (Bharatiya Tatrakshak) operate?

(a.) Ministry of Home Affairs

(b.) Ministry of Defence

(c.) Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways

(d.) Cabinet Secretariat

(31.) Which department within the Ministry of Finance was represented by Additional Secretary Smt. Parama Sen at the ICGS Akshay commissioning?

(a.) Department of Financial Services

(b.) Department of Expenditure

(c.) Department of Revenue

(d.) DIPAM

(32.) Which institute in Guwahati serves as a primary mentor institute for the MSME ASPIRE Livelihood Business Incubators?

(a.) IIT Guwahati

(b.) Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) Guwahati

(c.) NITI Aayog Regional Centre

(d.) Guwahati University

(33.) Which two agreements were signed on the 154th Foundation Day of the Mumbai Port Authority under MoPS&W?

(a.) Indira Dock O&M and Viksit Bharat Mumbai Marina Agreements

(b.) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust Expansion & Alang Yard MoU

(c.) Mazagon Dock Concession and Gateway Terminal Agreement

(d.) Colaba Deep Sea & Gateway Logistics MoUs

(34.) What is the theme of the 154th Foundation Day celebrations of the Mumbai Port Authority celebrated in late June 2026?

(a.) Ports for Prosperity

(b.) Together We Can

(c.) Viksit Maritime 2047

(d.) Connecting Oceans

(35.) Which airport portal was upgraded to version 2.0 by MoCA and DIAL for contactless passenger health self-declaration in late June 2026?

(a.) Air Yatra 2.0

(b.) Air Suvidha 2.0

(c.) DigiYatra 2.0

(d.) Air Health 2.0

(36.) Air Suvidha 2.0 requires international arriving passengers to declare travel history covering how many preceding days?

(a.) 7 days

(b.) 14 days

(c.) 21 days

(d.) 30 days

(37.) Air Suvidha 2.0 was re-introduced following which global health alert declared by the WHO in May 2026?

(a.) Mpox Emergency

(b.) Ebola (Bundibugyo virus) Outbreak

(c.) Avian Influenza H5N1

(d.) Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever

(38.) Where is the headquarters of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) located?

(a.) Geneva, Switzerland

(b.) New York, USA

(c.) Vienna, Austria

(d.) Nairobi, Kenya

(39.) In how many regional languages is the application form for the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) currently available?

(a.) 10 languages

(b.) 12 languages

(c.) 19 languages

(d.) 22 languages

(40.) What is the primary objective of the Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) certification under the MSME Champions Scheme?

(a.) Promoting export subsidies

(b.) Ensuring eco-friendly and high-quality manufacturing

(c.) Providing interest subvention on bank loans

(d.) Funding research scholars in IITs