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1. Who is the second Indian astronaut set to travel to space after Rakesh Sharma?
(a) Rakesh Sinha
(b) Shubhanshu Shukla
(c) Anil Rawat
(d) Varun Aggarwal
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Answer: (b) Shubhanshu Shukla
2. Which private mission is Shubhanshu Shukla a part of for his May 2025 space travel?
(a) Gaganyaan-1
(b) Artemis IV
(c) Axiom-4
(d) Blue Origin Nexus
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Answer: (c) Axiom-4
3. Which Indian satellite mission is jointly developed with NASA and scheduled for June 2025 launch?
(a) RISAT-2BR2
(b) NISAR
(c) EOS-05
(d) Cartosat-3
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Answer: (b) NISAR
4. Which rocket will launch the BlueBird Block-2 satellites?
(a) PSLV-C56
(b) GSLV Mk II
(c) LVM-3
(d) SSLV
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Answer: (c) LVM-3
5. The Test Vehicle-D2 (TV-D2) mission by ISRO is associated with which upcoming project?
(a) Mars Orbiter 2
(b) Gaganyaan
(c) Shukrayaan
(d) Lunar Terrain Mapping
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Answer: (b) Gaganyaan
6. Which radar system is used in the EOS-09 satellite?
(a) X-band Radar
(b) Synthetic Aperture Radar (C-band)
(c) Lidar Mapping Radar
(d) Microwave Imaging Radar
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Answer: (b) Synthetic Aperture Radar (C-band)
7. How does the Axiom-4 mission differ from Rakesh Sharma’s 1984 mission?
(a) It’s a military-only mission
(b) Focus is on operational readiness
(c) It is unmanned
(d) It involves landing on the Moon
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Answer: (b) Focus is on operational readiness
8. Which ministry oversees ISRO’s operations?
(a) Ministry of Electronics & IT
(b) Ministry of Science & Technology
(c) Ministry of Space Affairs
(d) Department of Space
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Answer: (d) Department of Space
9. Which country is mediating the second round of Iran-U.S. nuclear talks?
(a) Russia
(b) Oman
(c) France
(d) Turkey
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Answer: (b) Oman
10. Where are the Iran-U.S. nuclear talks scheduled to take place on April 19, 2025?
(a) Vienna
(b) Geneva
(c) Rome
(d) Tehran
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Answer: (c) Rome
11. What is Iran’s stance on uranium enrichment in the negotiations?
(a) Will end it immediately
(b) Subject to compromise
(c) Refuses to halt it
(d) Will reduce levels
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Answer: D. (c) Refuses to halt it
12. Which of the following is NOT one of Iran’s “red lines”?
(a) No compromise on missiles
(b) No compromise on territorial integrity
(c) Uranium enrichment capped at 3.67%
(d) No third-party veto on joining NATO
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Answer: (c) Uranium enrichment capped at 3.67%
13. Which U.S. envoy is leading the Rome nuclear talks with Iran?
(a) Anthony Blinken
(b) Steve Witkoff
(c) John Kirby
(d) Rex Tillerson
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Answer: (b) Steve Witkoff
14. Who emphasized that the talks should focus only on nuclear issues, not regional matters?
(a) Joe Biden
(b) Vladimir Putin
(c) Sergei Lavrov
(d) Benjamin Netanyahu
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Answer: (c) Sergei Lavrov
15. What did Israel reaffirm in response to Iran’s nuclear posture?
(a) Iran should lead regional peace talks
(b) It supports Iran’s peaceful use of nuclear energy
(c) It has a clear plan to prevent Iran from obtaining nukes
(d) It will supply uranium for civilian use
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Answer: (c) It has a clear plan to prevent Iran from obtaining nukes
16. Which top U.S. official warned of dropping ceasefire mediation efforts in the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
(a) Joe Biden
(b) Antony Blinken
(c) Marco Rubio
(d) Nikki Haley
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Answer: (c) Marco Rubio
17. Where did Secretary Rubio issue the warning about U.S. stepping back from mediation?
(a) Berlin
(b) Warsaw
(c) Paris
(d) Brussels
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Answer: (c) Paris
18. How many days has President Trump spent trying to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, according to Rubio?
(a) 60 days
(b) 45 days
(c) 87 days
(d) 100 days
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Answer: (c) 87 days
19. Which country did U.S. Vice President J.D Vance recently visit?
(a) Russia
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) India
(d) Japan
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Answer: (c) India
20. Which countries participated in the Paris ceasefire talks?
(a) U.S., China, Ukraine, Belarus
(b) U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Ukraine
(c) U.S., Russia, Iran, Israel
(d) U.K., Ukraine, Poland, NATO
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Answer: (b) U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Ukraine
21. What key demand has Russia reportedly made for any peace deal?
(a) Ukraine must join CSTO
(b) U.S. must lift sanctions
(c) Recognition of control over five Ukrainian territories
(d) Nuclear disarmament of Ukraine
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Answer: (c) Recognition of control over five Ukrainian territories
22. Which of the following is NOT one of Ukraine’s red-lines in the negotiations?
(a) No NATO membership
(b) No compromise on territorial integrity
(c) No limit on military capacity
(d) No third-party veto on alliances
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Answer: (a) No NATO membership
23. Why did a prior ceasefire attempt between Russia and Ukraine collapse?
(a) Due to gas pipeline issues
(b) Over drone attacks
(c) It was never signed
(d) It stalled after 30-day energy strike halt failed
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Answer: (d) It stalled after 30-day energy strike halt failed
24. Which deal failure had earlier strained U.S.-Ukraine ties?
(a) Defence pact
(b) Oil export agreement
(c) Critical minerals deal
(d) Cybersecurity treaty
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Answer: (c) Critical minerals deal
25. What agreement has been signed recently to improve U.S.-Ukraine ties?
(a) Joint Defense Plan
(b) NATO fast-track agreement
(c) Economic partnership and reconstruction fund
(d) Energy corridor MoU
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Answer: (c) Economic partnership and reconstruction fund
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