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1. The recommendation to include breakfast under PM POSHAN was made by which body?
A) NITI Aayog Task Force
B) Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education
C) National Nutrition Mission Advisory Board
D) Ministry of Education Expert Panel
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Correct Answer: B) Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education
2. PM POSHAN currently provides one hot cooked meal to students from which classes?
A) Classes 1 to 5
B) Classes 1 to 8
C) Classes 1 to 10
D) Classes 1 to 12
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Correct Answer:B) Classes 1 to 8
3. The cost-sharing pattern under PM POSHAN between Centre and States (general) is:
A) 50:50
B) 60:40
C) 70:30
D) 80:20
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Correct Answer:B) 60:40
4. PM POSHAN covers approximately how many children across more than 11 lakh schools?
A) 5 crore
B) 8 crore
C) 11 crore
D) 15 crore
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Correct Answer:C) 11 crore
5.At the upper primary level, PM POSHAN provides how many calories and grams of protein per meal?
A) 450 kcal and 12g protein
B) 550 kcal and 15g protein
C) 700 kcal and 20g protein
D) 800 kcal and 25g protein
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Correct Answer: C) 700 kcal and 20g protein
6.According to the UNIGME Report 2025, how many under-5 deaths occurred globally in 2024?
A) 2.3 million
B) 3.5 million
C) 4.9 million
D) 6.2 million
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Correct Answer:C) 4.9 million
7.Which region accounts for approximately 58% of global under-5 deaths according to UNIGME 2025?
A) South Asia
B) Southeast Asia
C) Sub-Saharan Africa
D) Latin America
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Correct Answer:C) Sub-Saharan Africa
8. India’s Under-5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) declined from 127 (1990) to what figure in 2024?
A) 15
B) 20
C) 27
D) 35
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Correct Answer: C) 27
9. Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) is defined as deaths within 28 days per how many live births?
A) 100 live births
B) 1,000 live births
C) 10,000 live births
D) 1,00,000 live births
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Correct Answer:B) 1,000 live births
10. Which government initiative promotes Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) for low-birth-weight infants?
A) MAA Programme
B) SAANS Initiative
C) Kangaroo Mother Care Programme
D) Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram
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Correct Answer: C) Kangaroo Mother Care Programme
11. The Supreme Court constituted a how-many-judge bench to re-examine the definition of ‘industry’ under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947?
der the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947?
A) 5-judge bench
B) 7-judge bench
C) 9-judge bench
D) 11-judge bench
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Correct Answer:C) 9-judge bench
12. The landmark judgment that established the ‘Triple Test’ for defining ‘industry’ is:
A) Excel Wear v. Union of India (1979)
B) Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa (1978)
C) Workmen v. Management of Reptakos Brett & Co. (1992)
D) State of Bombay v. Hospital Mazdoor Sabha (1960)
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Correct Answer: B) Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa (1978)
13.Under the ‘Triple Test’ for defining ‘industry’, which of the following is NOT a mandatory requirement?
A) Systematic activity
B) Employer–employee relationship
C) Profit motive
D) Production/distribution of goods or services
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Correct Answer:C) Profit motive
14. The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 explicitly excludes which activities from the definition of ‘industry’?
A) Hospitals and educational institutions
B) Sovereign functions and domestic services
C) Clubs and charitable organisations
D) Agricultural cooperatives and trade unions
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Correct Answer: B) Sovereign functions and domestic services
15. Piped Natural Gas (PNG) is primarily composed of which gas?
A) Propane (85–95%)
B) Butane (85–95%)
C) Methane (85–95%)
D) Ethane (85–95%)
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Correct Answer: C) Methane (85–95%)
16. Which safety advantage does PNG have over LPG in case of a leak?
A) PNG is odourless and undetectable
B) PNG is heavier than air and disperses along the ground safely
C) PNG is lighter than air and disperses quickly upward
D) PNG self-extinguishes faster than LPG
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Correct Answer: C) PNG is lighter than air and disperses quickly upward
17. The ‘One Nation, One Gas Grid’ vision (2014) was launched to:
A) Nationalise all private gas companies
B) Integrate regional gas networks and ensure equitable access
C) Build a single underground pipeline from Assam to Gujarat
D) Replace LPG with CNG in all households
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Correct Answer:B) Integrate regional gas networks and ensure equitable access
18. Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna (BHAVYA) has a total outlay of:
A) ₹15,000 crore
B) ₹22,500 crore
C) ₹33,660 crore
D) ₹50,000 crore
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Correct Answer:C) ₹33,660 crore
19. BHAVYA aims to develop how many plug-and-play industrial parks across India?
A) 50
B) 75
C) 100
D) 150
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Correct Answer: C) 100
20. The institutional body responsible for implementing BHAVYA is:
A) NITI Aayog
B) National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC)
C) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
D) Invest India
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Correct Answer:B) National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC)
21. The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) was established in which year and functions under which ministry?
A) 1960, Ministry of Agriculture
B) 1970, Ministry of Textiles
C) 1975, Ministry of Commerce
D) 1982, Ministry of Industries
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Correct Answer :B) 1970, Ministry of Textiles
22. The Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development Scheme targets installation of how much capacity by FY 2030–31?
A) 500 MW
B) 1,000 MW
C) 1,500 MW
D) 2,500 MW
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Correct Answer:C) 1,500 MW
23. The Aravalli Hills extend approximately how many km from Delhi–Haryana to Gujarat?
A) 400 km
B) 500 km
C) 700 km
D) 900 km
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Correct Answer : C) 700 km
24. The highest peak of the Aravalli range is Guru Shikhar at 1,722 m, located in:
A) Udaipur, Rajasthan
B) Mount Abu, Rajasthan
C) Pushkar, Rajasthan
D) Jaipur, Rajasthan
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Correct Answer: B) Mount Abu, Rajasthan
25. Ras Laffan LNG Complex in Qatar processes gas from which field, the world’s largest non associated gas field?
A) South Pars Field
B) North Field
C) Rumaila Field
D) Ghawar Field
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Correct Answer:B) North Field
26. The newly discovered particle Xi-cc-plus at the LHC is composed of:
A) Two up quarks and one down quark
B) Two strange quarks and one charm quark
C) Two charm quarks and one down quark
D) Three charm quarks
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Correct Answer:C) Two charm quarks and one down quark
27. The Higgs boson was famously discovered at the LHC in which year?
A) 2008
B) 2010
C) 2012
D) 2015
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Correct Answer:C) 2012
28. Exercise LAMITIYE–2026 is a joint military exercise between India and which country?
A) Maldives
B) Mauritius
C) Sri Lanka
D) Seychelles
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Correct Answer: D) Seychelles
29. Exercise LAMITIYE–2026 aligns with India’s vision of SAGAR, which stands for:
A) Strategic Alliance for Growth and Regional Security
B) Security and Growth for All in the Region
C) South Asian Governance and Regional Resilience
D) Strategic Access for Growth and Resource
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Correct Answer:B) Security and Growth for All in the Region
30. The Coconut Promotion Scheme announced in Union Budget 2026–27 is implemented by which nodal agency headquartered in Kochi?
A) National Horticulture Board
B) Coconut Development Board (CDB)
C) National Coconut Mission Authority
D) Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
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Correct Answer: B) Coconut Development Board (CDB)
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