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1. When were DNTs officially denotified after the repeal of the Criminal Tribes Act?
a) 1947
b) 1950
c) 1952
d) 1955
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Correct Answer: c) 1952
2. Which was the last census to enumerate DNTs in detail?
a) 1921 Census
b) 1931 Census
c) 1941 Census
d) 1951 Census
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Correct Answer: b) 1931 Census
3. How many DNT communities did the Idate Commission identify?
a) Nearly 900
b) Nearly 1,000
c) Nearly 1,200
d) Nearly 1,500
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Correct Answer: c) Nearly 1,200
4. How many DNT communities remain unclassified?
a) 150
b) 200
c) 268
d) 320
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Correct Answer: c) 268
5. When was the Renke Commission established?
a) 2005
b) 2006
c) 2008
d) 2010
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Correct Answer: c) 2008
6. What was the duration of the Idate Commission?
a) 2012-15
b) 2013-16
c) 2014-17
d) 2015-18
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Correct Answer: c) 2014-17
7. What percentage of global instant payment transactions does India account for?
a) 39%
b) 44%
c) 49%
d) 54%
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Correct Answer: c) 49%
8. What percentage of merchants accept UPI?
a) 88%
b) 91%
c) 94%
d) 97%
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Correct Answer: c) 94%
9. How much did UPI contribute to India’s GDP in 2022?
a) Approximately $12.5 billion
b) Approximately $14.8 billion
c) Approximately $16.2 billion
d) Approximately $18.5 billion
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Correct Answer: c) Approximately $16.2 billion
10. In how many countries is UPI now operational?
a) 6 countries
b) 7 countries
c) 8 countries
d) 10 countries
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Correct Answer: c) 8 countries
11. What percentage of India’s transshipment cargo is currently handled abroad?
a) About 60%
b) About 65%
c) About 70%
d) About 75%
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Correct Answer: d) About 75%
12. Approximately how much tropical rainforest will be diverted for the Great Nicobar project?
a) 100 sq. km
b) 110 sq. km
c) 130 sq. km
d) 150 sq. km
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Correct Answer: c) 130 sq. km
13. How many trees will be cut for the Great Nicobar project?
a) Nearly 500,000
b) Nearly 750,000
c) Nearly 1 million
d) Nearly 1.5 million
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Correct Answer: c) Nearly 1 million
14. What percentage of global trade passes through the Strait of Malacca?
a) About 30%
b) About 35%
c) About 40%
d) About 45%
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Correct Answer: c) About 40%
15. What is the capacity of the power plant in the Great Nicobar project?
a) 350 MVA
b) 400 MVA
c) 450 MVA
d) 500 MVA
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Correct Answer: c) 450 MVA
16. What is the theme of India AI Impact Summit 2026?
a) AI for All, All for AI
b) Sarvajana Hitaya, Sarvajana Sukhaya
c) Digital India, Smart India
d) Innovation for Inclusion
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Correct Answer: b) Sarvajana Hitaya, Sarvajana Sukhaya
17. How many member countries does the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) have?
a) 25
b) 27
c) 29
d) 32
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Correct Answer:c) 29
18. What age group does the YUVAi Initiative target?
a) 10-18 years
b) 13-21 years
c) 15-25 years
d) 18-30 years
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Correct Answer:b) 13-21 years
19. When was India’s Net Neutrality framework adopted?
a) 2014
b) 2015
c) 2016
d) 2017
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Correct Answer: c) 2016
20. When was the Ol Chiki script developed?
a) 1920
b) 1923
c) 1925
d) 1928
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Correct Answer: c) 1925
21.Who developed the Ol Chiki script?
a) Pandit Raghunath Murmu
b) Jaipal Singh Munda
c) Birsa Munda
d) Sido Kanhu Murmu
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Correct Answer :a) Pandit Raghunath Murmu
22. Which language family does Santhali belong to?
a) Indo-Aryan
b) Dravidian
c) Austroasiatic
d) Sino-Tibetan
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Correct Answer: c) Austroasiatic
23. Through which Constitutional Amendment was Santhali added to the Eighth Schedule?
a) 91st Amendment Act, 2003
b) 92nd Amendment Act, 2003
c) 93rd Amendment Act, 2005
d) 94th Amendment Act, 2006
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Correct Answer: b) 92nd Amendment Act, 2003
24. When was UNODA established?
a) 1995
b) 1996
c) 1998
d) 2000
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Correct Answer: c) 1998
25. Where is UNODA headquarters located?
a) Geneva, Switzerland
b) Vienna, Austria
c) New York, USA
d) The Hague, Netherlands
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Correct Answer: c) 1728 MW
26. Where was the UN training programme on Small Arms Control held?
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Jabalpur
d) Bengaluru
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Correct Answer: c) Jabalpur
27. Which DRDO laboratory is responsible for the Kaveri Engine Programme?
a) Aeronautical Development Agency
b) Gas Turbine Research Establishment
c) Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory
d) Aeronautical Development Establishment
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Correct Answer: b) Gas Turbine Research Establishment
28. Which aircraft is the Kaveri engine intended to power?
a) HAL Tejas
b) HAL Dhruv
c) HAL Rudra
d) HAL Prachand
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Correct Answer: a) HAL Tejas
29. What type of missile is the Akash Missile System?
a) Air-to-Air Missile
b) Surface-to-Air Missile
c) Surface-to-Surface Missile
d) Air-to-Surface Missile
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Correct Answer: b) Surface-to-Air Missile
30. Which organization produces the Akash Missile System along with Bharat Dynamics Limited?
a) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
b) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
c) Bharat Electronics Limited
d) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
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Correct Answer: c) Bharat Electronics Limited
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