(1.) Which two wetlands were added to India's Ramsar sites list on 31 January 2026, bringing the total national tally to 98?

(a.) Patna Bird Sanctuary & Chhari-Dhand

(b.) Thol Lake & Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary

(c.) Haiderpur Wetland & Bira Moti

(d.) Kabartal & Asan Conservation Reserve

(2.) In which district of Uttar Pradesh is the newly designated Ramsar site "Patna Bird Sanctuary" located?

(a.) Mainpuri

(b.) Etah

(c.) Gorakhpur

(d.) Mathura

(3.) Chhari-Dhand, designated as a Ramsar site in January 2026, is situated in which district of Gujarat?

(a.) Anand

(b.) Kutch

(c.) Junagadh

(d.) Jamnagar

(4.) In which year did India become a contracting party signatory to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands?

(a.) 1971

(b.) 1982

(c.) 1992

(d.) 2002

(5.) Under Section 3 of which Act did the Supreme Court classify stem cells for therapeutic use as "drugs" in January 2026?

(a.) Pharmacy Act, 1948

(b.) Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940

(c.) National Medical Commission Act, 2019

(d.) Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897

(6.) In which case did the Supreme Court bench prohibit routine stem cell therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?

(a.) Yash Charitable Trust v. Union of India

(b.) X v. Principal Secretary Health

(c.) Common Cause v. Union of India

(d.) People's Union for Civil Liberties v. UOI

(7.) What is the full form of the web portal "PAIMANA" launched by MoSPI for monitoring central infrastructure projects?

(a.) Project Assessment, Infrastructure Monitoring & Analytics for Nation-building

(b.) Public Allocation & Infrastructure Management Analytics in National Area

(c.) Program Architecture for Infrastructure & Mining Analytics in India

(d.) Project Audit, Infrastructure Monitoring & Allocation for National Assets

(8.) What minimum project cost threshold is required for Central Sector infrastructure projects to be monitored under PAIMANA?

(a.) ₹50 Crore

(b.) ₹100 Crore

(c.) ₹150 Crore

(d.) ₹500 Crore

(9.) Which sector accounts for the highest number of ongoing projects (1,180) tracked on the PAIMANA portal as of January 2026?

(a.) Energy & Power

(b.) Transport & Logistics

(c.) Water & Sanitation

(d.) Communication Infrastructure

(10.) What percentage of legacy waste has been processed under Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0 as per MoHUA's January 2026 update?

(a.) 45%

(b.) 52%

(c.) 61%

(d.) 75%

(11.) Which accelerator programme was launched in November 2025 to achieve "Lakshya: Zero Dumpsites" by October 2026?

(a.) Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme (DRAP)

(b.) Legacy Waste Clean Accelerator (LWCA)

(c.) Urban Dumpsite Clearance Drive (UDCD)

(d.) Clean City Zero Waste Mission (CCZWM)

(12.) Which historical venue hosted the six-day national cultural and tourism festival "Bharat Parv 2026"?

(a.) India Gate Lawns

(b.) Red Fort Lawns and Gyan Path

(c.) Pragati Maidan

(d.) Yashobhoomi Complex

(13.) Which special historical milestone was marked as the central theme of Bharat Parv 2026?

(a.) 75 Years of Indian Constitution

(b.) 150 Years of Vande Mataram

(c.) Centenary of Salt Satyagraha

(d.) 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji

(14.) Who was sworn in as the first woman Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra on 31 January 2026?

(a.) Supriya Sule

(b.) Sunetra Pawar

(c.) Pankaja Munda

(d.) Navneet Rana

(15.) From which village in Anand district was the Mukhyamantri Gramotthan Yojana launched by Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel?

(a.) Bhadran

(b.) Punsari

(c.) Dharmaj

(d.) Chikhli

(16.) On which date is World Wetlands Day celebrated globally every year?

(a.) 31st January

(b.) 2nd February

(c.) 15th February

(d.) 22nd March

(17.) Who among the following was the author of the iconic song "Vande Mataram" composed in November 1875?

(a.) Rabindranath Tagore

(b.) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

(c.) Kazi Nazrul Islam

(d.) Sarojini Naidu

(18.) In which literary journal was "Vande Mataram" first published in 1875 before being included in the novel Anandamath?

(a.) Bangadarshan

(b.) Sanjivani

(c.) Yugantar

(d.) Kesari

(19.) What is the target month and year set by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to achieve "Zero Dumpsites"?

(a.) March 2026

(b.) October 2026

(c.) December 2026

(d.) March 2027

(20.) Under the PAIMANA portal database, which Ministry accounts for the largest number of central infrastructure projects?

(a.) Ministry of Railways

(b.) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

(c.) Ministry of Power

(d.) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs

(21.) With which portal under DPIIT is MoSPI's PAIMANA portal integrated via Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)?

(a.) PRAGATI Portal

(b.) Integrated Project Monitoring Portal

(c.) PM GatiShakti NMP Portal

(d.) CHAMPIONS Portal

(22.) How many total Ramsar sites were present in India prior to the addition of Patna Bird Sanctuary and Chhari-Dhand?

(a.) 80

(b.) 90

(c.) 96

(d.) 98

(23.) In which Iranian city was the Convention on Wetlands signed in 1971?

(a.) Tehran

(b.) Ramsar

(c.) Isfahan

(d.) Shiraz

(24.) Which fuel derived from non-recyclable combustible waste is supplied to cement factories under DRAP dumpsite processing?

(a.) Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF)

(b.) Bio-Ethanol

(c.) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)

(d.) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

(25.) Who holds the constitutional portfolio of Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change in January 2026?

(a.) Piyush Goyal

(b.) Bhupender Yadav

(c.) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

(d.) Kiren Rijiju

(26.) Which national initiative of the Ministry of Tourism promotes domestic tourism and cultural integration alongside Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat?

(a.) Dekho Apna Desh

(b.) Swadesh Darshan 2.0

(c.) PRASHAD Scheme

(d.) Hunar Haat

(27.) What is the cumulative expenditure incurred on ongoing central infrastructure projects on PAIMANA up to January 2026?

(a.) ₹10.05 Lakh Crore

(b.) ₹15.20 Lakh Crore

(c.) ₹20.02 Lakh Crore

(d.) ₹25.50 Lakh Crore

(28.) Which Article of the Constitution of India guarantees the Right to Health as part of the Right to Life as cited in the SC Stem Cell ruling?

(a.) Article 14

(b.) Article 19

(c.) Article 21

(d.) Article 32

(29.) In which year was the novel "Anandamath" containing Vande Mataram published by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee?

(a.) 1875

(b.) 1882

(c.) 1896

(d.) 1905

(30.) Who set Vande Mataram to music for the first time and sang it at the 1896 Indian National Congress session?

(a.) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

(b.) Rabindranath Tagore

(c.) Subhas Chandra Bose

(d.) Aurobindo Ghosh

(31.) Which state has the highest number of Ramsar sites in India as of January 2026?

(a.) Uttar Pradesh

(b.) Tamil Nadu

(c.) Kerala

(d.) Gujarat

(32.) Who currently serves as the Vice-President of India who addressed the Bharat Parv 2026 closing ceremony?

(a.) Jagdeep Dhankhar

(b.) C. P. Radhakrishnan

(c.) M. Venkaiah Naidu

(d.) Harivansh Narayan Singh

(33.) What total cumulative waste mass is contained in the 2,479 identified legacy dumpsites across India?

(a.) 5 Crore Metric Tonnes

(b.) 15 Crore Metric Tonnes

(c.) 25 Crore Metric Tonnes

(d.) 50 Crore Metric Tonnes

(34.) Which state accounts for the Chhari-Dhand conservation wetland known for supporting flamingos and migratory birds?

(a.) Rajasthan

(b.) Gujarat

(c.) Punjab

(d.) Haryana

(35.) Which statutory body regulates medical education and professional conduct of doctors in India?

(a.) Medical Council of India

(b.) National Medical Commission (NMC)

(c.) Indian Council of Medical Research

(d.) Dental Council of India

(36.) What is the daily municipal solid waste generation rate produced by Indian cities as per MoHUA estimates?

(a.) 50,000 tons/day

(b.) 1,00,000 tons/day

(c.) 1,62,000 tons/day

(d.) 2,50,000 tons/day

(37.) Which district in Gujarat hosts the Bhadran village where CM Bhupendra Patel launched Mukhyamantri Gramotthan Yojana?

(a.) Vadodara

(b.) Anand

(c.) Kheda

(d.) Gandhinagar

(38.) Which public sector steel plant owner won the Great Place to Work certification in late January 2026?

(a.) TATA Steel

(b.) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

(c.) JSW Steel

(d.) Jindal Steel & Power

(39.) Under Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0, what additional composting capacity has been approved for processing wet organic waste?

(a.) 10,000 TPD

(b.) 25,000 TPD

(c.) 47,200 TPD

(d.) 75,000 TPD

(40.) What is the total number of operational waste-to-compost plants functioning in urban India as of January 2026?

(a.) 1,200

(b.) 2,000

(c.) 2,800

(d.) 3,500