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1. The Supreme Court invoked which Article to issue binding directions for road safety, addressing systemic failures?
A) Article 32
B) Article 136
C) Article 142
D) Article 226
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Correct Answer: (C) Article 142
2.Under SC’s road safety directions, ambulances and recovery cranes must be placed at intervals of no more than:
A) 50 km
B) 75 km
C) 100 km
D) 150 km
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Correct Answer: (B) 75 km
3. The SC directed blackspots to be identified and published within how many days?
A) 15 days
B) 30 days
C) 45 days
D) 60 days
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Correct Answer: (C) 45 days
4. India accounts for approximately what percentage of global road deaths?
A) 5%
B) 8%
C) 11%
D) 15%
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Correct Answer: (C) 11%
5. What percentage of India’s road fatalities occur on highways, despite highways being only ~5% of the road network?
A) 30%+
B) 45%+
C) 60%+
D) 75%+
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Correct Answer: (C) 60%+
6. Under Article 345 of the Indian Constitution, state legislatures can adopt which of the following as official language(s)?
A) Only Hindi and English
B) Only languages in the Eighth Schedule
C) Any language in use in the state or Hindi
D) Only one language approved by the President
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Correct Answer: (C) Any language in use in the state or Hindi
7. The Khasi language belongs to which language family?
A) Dravidian
B) Indo-Aryan
C) Austroasiatic
D) Sino-Tibetan
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Correct Answer: (C) Austroasiatic
8. The Garo language belongs to which language family?
A) Dravidian
B) Indo-Aryan
C) Austroasiatic
D) Sino-Tibetan
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Correct Answer: (D) Sino-Tibetan
9. Under Article 347 of the Constitution, who may direct recognition of a language if demanded by a substantial population?
A) Chief Justice of India
B) Parliament
C) President
D) Rajya Sabha Chairman
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Correct Answer: (C) President
10. India and South Korea set a bilateral trade target of $50 billion by 2030, up from approximately:
A) $15 billion
B) $20 billion
C) $27 billion
D) $35 billion
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Correct Answer: (C) $27 billion
11. The ‘Chips to Ships’ initiative between India and South Korea combines Korea’s expertise in semiconductors and shipbuilding with India’s:
A) Digital services sector
B) Manufacturing push
C) Financial sector
D) Space technology
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Correct Answer: (B) Manufacturing push
12. South Korea joined which international alliance during Lee Jae-myung’s visit to India?
A) International Solar Alliance only
B) Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative only
C) Both International Solar Alliance and Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative
D) Global Green Growth Institute
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Correct Answer: (C) Both International Solar Alliance and Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative
13. India joined which global body during South Korea’s President’s visit?
A) International Solar Alliance
B) Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative
C) Global Green Growth Institute
D) OECD
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Correct Answer: (C) Global Green Growth Institute
14. Odisha became the first Indian state to operationalise Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) via an MoU with which institution?
A) Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
B) National Centre for Coastal Research under Ministry of Earth Sciences
C) ISRO’s coastal monitoring division
D) National Institute of Ocean Technology
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Correct Answer: (B) National Centre for Coastal Research under Ministry of Earth Sciences
15. Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is best described as:
A) A framework for deep-sea mineral extraction
B) Data-driven zoning framework for allocating ocean space among competing uses while ensuring ecological sustainability
C) An international treaty for maritime boundary disputes
D) A programme for coral reef restoration
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Correct Answer: (B) Data-driven zoning framework for allocating ocean space among competing uses while ensuring ecological sustainability
16. The UNESCO-IOC model of Marine Spatial Planning consists of how many phases?
A) 2 phases
B) 3 phases
C) 4 phases
D) 5 phases
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Correct Answer: (C) 4 phases
17.Adi Shankaracharya was born in which place and lived during which century?
A) Varanasi, 6th century CE
B) Kalady, 8th century CE
C) Ayodhya, 9th century CE
D) Kashi, 10th century CE
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Correct Answer: (B) Kalady, 8th century CE
18. The core concept of Adi Shankaracharya’s Advaita Vedanta philosophy is:
A) Dvaita — Atman and Brahman are different
B) Non-dualism — Atman and Brahman are identical
C) Vishishtadvaita — qualified non-dualism
D) Shuddhadvaita — pure non-dualism
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Correct Answer: (B) Non-dualism — Atman and Brahman are identical
19. Shankaracharya’s ‘Maya’ concept refers to:
A) The eternal absolute reality
B) The individual soul
C) The illusion of the material world
D) Liberation through knowledge
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Correct Answer: (C) The illusion of the material world
20. Adi Shankaracharya established how many Mathas (Amnaya Peethas) across India?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 6
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Correct Answer: (C) 4
21. The ‘Panchayatana’ worship promoted by Shankaracharya involves worship of five deities. Which is NOT one of them?
A) Shiva
B) Vishnu
C) Brahma
D) Surya
Correct Answer:(C) Brahma
22. The ‘Vishwa Sutra’ initiative was launched by the Ministry of Textiles in collaboration with which institution?
A) IIT Delhi
B) National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
C) Central Silk Board
D) Weavers’ Service Centres
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Correct Answer : (B) National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
23. The ’30×30 Concept’ under Vishwa Sutra combines how many Indian weaves with how many global inspirations?
A) 20 Indian weaves × 20 global inspirations
B) 25 Indian weaves × 25 global inspirations
C) 30 Indian weaves × 30 global inspirations
D) 40 Indian weaves × 40 global inspirations
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Correct Answer : (C) 30 Indian weaves × 30 global inspirations
24.India’s ‘5F Framework’ in textiles policy stands for Farm, Fibre, Factory, Fashion, and:
A) Finance
B) Foreign
C) Fulfilment
D) Fabric
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Correct Answer: (B) Foreign
25. India’s first advanced 3D chip packaging unit (ATMP) using glass substrate technology was established in which city?
A) Pune
B) Bengaluru
C) Bhubaneswar (Odisha)
D) Hyderabad
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Correct Answer: (C) Bhubaneswar (Odisha)
26. Glass substrate technology used in 3D chip packaging offers which advantage over traditional silicon?
A) Lower cost of production
B) Better thermal management and lower electrical loss
C) Higher radiation resistance
D) Simpler manufacturing process
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Correct Answer: (B) Better thermal management and lower electrical loss
27. The First Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between Babur and:
A) Rana Sanga of Mewar
B) Sher Shah Suri
C) Ibrahim Lodi
D) Hemu
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Correct Answer: (C) Ibrahim Lodi
28. Babur’s military advantage in the First Battle of Panipat came from which key innovation used for the first time in India?
A) War elephants
B) Iron-cased rockets
C) Field artillery (gunpowder cannons)
D) Steel body armour
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Correct Answer: (C) Field artillery (gunpowder cannons)
29. The ‘Tulughma’ strategy used by Babur at Panipat involved:
A) Frontal cavalry charge
B) Fast-moving cavalry encircling enemy from flanks and rear
C) Ottoman-style defensive barricades
D) Elephants in the vanguard
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Correct Answer: (B) Fast-moving cavalry encircling enemy from flanks and rear
30. National Civil Services Day is observed on 21 April to commemorate Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s address to civil servants in 1947 at which location?
A) Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi
B) Metcalfe House, Delhi
C) India Gate, Delhi
D) Red Fort, Delhi
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Correct Answer: (B) Metcalfe House, Delhi
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