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1. The Strait of Hormuz lies between Iran (north) and which peninsula on the south?
A) Sinai Peninsula
B) Arabian Peninsula
C) Musandam Peninsula of Oman
D) Kathiawar Peninsula
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Correct Answer: C) Musandam Peninsula of Oman
2. What percentage of global oil supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz?
A) 10%
B) 15%
C) 20%
D) 25%
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Correct Answer: C) 20%
3. Approximately what percentage of India’s crude oil imports pass through the Strait of Hormuz?
A) 30%
B) 40%
C) 50%
D) 60%
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Correct Answer: C) 50%
4. What percentage of India’s LPG imports transit the Strait of Hormuz?
A) ~50%
B) ~65%
C) ~75%
D) ~85%
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Correct Answer: D) ~85%
5. India’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) total capacity is:
A) 3.5 million tonnes
B) 4.5 million tonnes
C) 5.33 million tonnes
D) 6.0 million tonnes
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Correct Answer: C) 5.33 million tonnes
6. India’s current total oil cover (including commercial reserves) is approximately:
A) 45 days
B) 60 days
C) 75 days
D) 90 days
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Correct Answer: C) 75 days
7. The International Energy Agency recommends a minimum oil buffer of:
A) 60 days
B) 75 days
C) 90 days
D) 120 days
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Correct Answer: C) 90 days
8. Which Indian Navy operation provides escort missions in the Gulf of Oman to safeguard shipping?
A) Operation Sindhu
B) Operation Sankalp
C) Operation Shakti
D) Operation Samudra
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Correct Answer: B) Operation Sankalp
9. A $1 per barrel increase in crude oil price raises India’s import bill by approximately:
A) $0.5 billion
B) $1 billion
C) $2 billion
D) $3 billion
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Correct Answer: C) $2 billion
10. Which of India’s strategic petroleum reserve sites is located in Karnataka?
A) Visakhapatnam
B) Padur
C) Kochi
D) Mangaluru
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Correct Answer: D) Mangaluru
11. The case examining constitutional validity of digital search powers under the Income Tax Act, 2025 is:
A) Pooran Mal v. Director of Inspection
B) Vishwaprasad Alva vs Union of India
C) Laljibhai Mandalia vs Union of India
D) Puttaswamy vs Union of India
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Correct Answer: B) Vishwaprasad Alva vs Union of India
12. Section 132 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 requires which condition before authorising a search?
A) Approval from the High Court
B) Warrant issued by a magistrate
C) A recorded ‘reason to believe’ by senior tax authority
D) Written complaint by a third party
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Correct Answer: C) A recorded ‘reason to believe’ by senior tax authority
13. Under which section of the Income Tax Act, 2025 are digital search powers expanded?
A) Section 132
B) Section 198
C) Section 247
D) Section 310
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Correct Answer: C) Section 247
14. In which landmark case did the Supreme Court recognise informational privacy as a fundamental right under Article 21?
A) Pooran Mal v. Director of Inspection
B) Justice K.S. Puttaswamy vs Union of India
C) Laljibhai Mandalia case
D) Vishwaprasad Alva vs Union of India
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Correct Answer: B) Justice K.S. Puttaswamy vs Union of India
15. The Pooran Mal v. Director of Inspection judgment (1974) upheld Section 132 based on:
A) Right to privacy under Article 21
B) Compelling state interest in tax enforcement
C) Freedom of trade under Article 19
D) Judicial independence under Article 50
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Correct Answer: B) Compelling state interest in tax enforcement
16. The Raisina Dialogue was launched in which
A) 2012
B) 2014
C) 2016
D) 2018
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Correct Answer: C) 2016
17. The Raisina Dialogue is jointly organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and:
A) FICCI
B) Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
C) Indian Council of World Affairs
D) NITI Aayog
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Correct Answer: B) Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
18. The theme of the Raisina Dialogue 2026 is:
A) Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: One Earth, One Family
B) Saṁskāra: Assertion, Accommodation, Advancement
C) Amrit Kaal: India’s Global Ascent
D) Viksit Bharat: Science and Diplomacy
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Correct Answer: B) Saṁskāra: Assertion, Accommodation, Advancement
19. Who was the Chief Guest at the 11th Raisina Dialogue 2026?
A) Emmanuel Macron, President of France
B) Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany
C) Dr Alexander Stubb, President of Finland
D) Ursula von der Leyen, President of EU Commission
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Correct Answer: C) Dr Alexander Stubb, President of Finland
20. The Raisina Dialogue is modelled after which two international forums?
A) Davos Forum and G20 Summit
B) Shangri-La Dialogue and Munich Security Conference
C) Aspen Security Forum and Davos
D) IISS Manama Dialogue and Shangri-La Dialogue
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Correct Answer: B) Shangri-La Dialogue and Munich Security Conference
21. The ₹2,901 crore contract for ALH Mk-III helicopters was signed with which organisation?
A) DRDO
B) BEL
C) HAL
D) Tata Aerospace
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Correct Answer : C) HAL
22. The ALH Mk-III helicopters are procured for which Indian service?
A) Indian Army
B) Indian Navy
C) Indian Air Force
D) Indian Coast Guard
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Correct Answer: D) Indian Coast Guard
23. ALH Mk-III is equipped with which type of radar for wide-area monitoring?
A) 180-degree phased array radar
B) 270-degree surveillance radar
C) 360-degree active electronically scanned radar
D) Synthetic aperture radar
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Correct Answer: B) 270-degree surveillance radar
24. The Vertical Launch Shtil (VL-Shtil) missile system was procured from:
A) USA
B) France
C) Russia
D) Israel
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Correct Answer: C) Russia
25. ALMA is located on which plateau in Chile?
A) 20 km
B) 35 km
C) 50 km
D) 75 km
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Correct Answer: C) 50 km
26. VL-Shtil can engage aerial targets from what minimum altitude?
A) 5 metres
B) 50 metres
C) 100 metres
D) 500 metres
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Correct Answer: A) 5 metres
27. How many aerial targets can VL-Shtil track and neutralise simultaneously?
A) 4
B) 8
C) 12
D) 16
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Correct Answer: C) 12
28. A lunar eclipse occurs when:
A) The Moon moves between the Sun and the Earth
B) The Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon
C) The Sun moves between the Earth and the Moon
D) The Moon enters Earth’s penumbra only
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Correct Answer: B) The Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon
29. The alignment of the Sun, Earth, and Moon in a straight line is called:
A) Apogee
B) Perigee
C) Syzygy
D) Perihelion
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Correct Answer: C) Syzygy
30. Why does a lunar eclipse NOT occur every full moon?
A) The Moon’s orbit is tilted ~5° relative to Earth’s orbital plane
B) Earth’s shadow is too small to cover the Moon
C) The Sun’s light bends around the Earth
D) The Moon moves too fast through the shadow
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Correct Answer: A) The Moon’s orbit is tilted ~5° relative to Earth’s orbital plane
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