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1. Retail inflation in March 2025 dropped to what percentage, marking a 5.5-year low?
a) 4.1%
b) 3.61%
c) 3.34%
d) 2.9%
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Answer: c) 3.34%
2. Which category saw a 35% drop in prices, helping reduce food inflation?
a) Onions
b) Potatoes
c) Tomatoes
d) Rice
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Answer: c) Tomatoes
3. What was the Consumer Food Price Inflation (CFPI) in March 2025?
a) 4.66%
b) 2.7%
c) 3.75%
d) 1.48%
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Answer: b) 2.7%
4. Which state recorded the highest retail inflation in March 2025?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Kerala
d) Maharashtra
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Answer: c) Kerala
5. What is the current repo rate policy trend adopted by the RBI?
a) Tightening
b) Neutral
c) Accommodative
d) Contractionary
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Answer: c) Accommodative
6. What was the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation in March 2025?
a) 3.07%
b) 2.38%
c) 2.05%
d) 1.9%
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Answer: c) 2.05%
7. Which component of CPI witnessed its first inflation since September 2023?
a) Manufactured goods
b) Fuel and Light
c) Vegetables
d) Pulses
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Answer: b) Fuel and Light
8. What is the expected terminal repo rate as per economists?
a) 4.5–4.75%
b) 5–5.25%
c) 5.5–6%
d) 4–4.25%
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Answer: b) 5–5.25%
9. Under which operation did the CBI arrest four people for a digital arrest scam?
a) Operation Sentinel
b) Operation Cyber Shield
c) Operation Chakra V
d) Operation HackStop
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Answer: c) Operation Chakra V
10. How many times was the victim extorted in the ‘digital arrest’ scam?
a) 12
b) 24
c) 35
d) 42
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Answer: d) 42
11. What amount was extorted from the victim in the scam?
a) ₹3.67 crore
b) ₹4.95 crore
c) ₹7.67 crore
d) ₹10.5 crore
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Answer: c) ₹7.67 crore
12. Which state police originally registered the digital arrest case?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Maharashtra
d) Delhi
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Answer: b) Rajasthan
13. Which Prime Ministerial program previously warned citizens about such scams?
a) Startup India
b) Mann Ki Baat
c) Digital India
d) Bharat Connect
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Answer: b) Mann Ki Baat
14. Which court was criticized by the SC for granting careless bail in a child trafficking case?
a) Supreme Court
b) Delhi High Court
c) Allahabad High Court
d) Patna High Court
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Answer: c) Allahabad High Court
15. What action did SC propose against hospitals in case of missing newborns?
a) Imposition of fine
b) FIR against staff
c) Suspension of license
d) Blacklisting
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Answer: c) Suspension of license
16. Who headed the SC bench in this case?
a) Justice Chandrachud
b) Justice JB Pardiwala
c) Justice Sanjiv Khanna
d) Justice Gavai
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Answer: b) Justice JB Pardiwala
17. Which three states topped child trafficking cases as per NCRB 2022?
a) Maharashtra, Bihar, Rajasthan
b) Telangana, Maharashtra, Bihar
c) UP, MP, Bihar
d) Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Delhi
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Answer: b) Telangana, Maharashtra, Bihar
18. How many total troops are participating in Balikatan 2025?
a) 10,000
b) 14,000
c) 12,500
d) 18,000
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Answer: b) 14,000
19. What does ‘Balikatan’ mean in Tagalog?
a) Unity
b) Shield together
c) Shoulder-to-shoulder
d) Alliance
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Answer: c) Shoulder-to-shoulder
20. Which missile system has been deployed by the US during these exercises?
a) Patriot System
b) BrahMos
c) Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System
d) Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)
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Answer: c) Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System
21. Where are special operations trainings being conducted?
a) Mindanao
b) Batanes province
c) Luzon
d) Palawan
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Answer: b) Batanes province
22. Who is the US Defence Secretary as mentioned in the article?
a) Lloyd Austin
b) Chuck Hagel
c) Pete Hegseth
d) Ashton Carter
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Answer: c) Pete Hegseth
23. Which train now has India’s first ATM installed?
a) Tejas Express
b) Rajdhani Express
c) Panchavati Express
d) Vande Bharat Express
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Answer: c) Panchavati Express
24. Who is set to become the next Chief Justice of India after Justice Sanjiv Khanna?
a) Justice Chandrachud
b) Justice Gavai
c) Justice DY Patil
d) Justice Vineet Saran
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Answer: b) Justice Gavai
25. The new frog species ‘Leptobrachium aryatium’ is named after a college in which state?
a) Manipur
b) Sikkim
c) Assam
d) Kerala
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Answer: c) Assam
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