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1. The Supreme Court introduced a new compensation head titled ‘Loss of Domestic Care’ under which legislation?
A) Consumer Protection Act, 2019
B) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
C) Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
D) Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923
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Correct Answer: B) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
2. As per the Supreme Court’s guidelines, Motor Accident Claims Tribunals should add how much per month as the notional value of domestic care services for deceased homemakers?
A) ₹15,000
B) ₹20,000
C) ₹25,000
D) ₹30,000
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Correct Answer: D) ₹30,000
3. The notional domestic care value fixed by the Supreme Court is to increasecumulatively by what percentage every three years?
A) 5%
B) 8%
C) 10%
D) 15%
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Correct Answer: C) 10%
4. The Supreme Court’s recognition of homemakers as ‘nation builders’ strengthens which constitutional provisions?
A) Articles 19 and 21
B) Articles 14 and 21
C) Articles 32 and 226
D) Articles 38 and 39
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Correct Answer: B) Articles 14 and 21
5. Which judgment first acknowledged the economic significance of a homemaker’s unpaid services while determining compensation?
A) Kirti v. Oriental Insurance Co. (2021)
B) Arun Kumar Agrawal v. National Insurance Co. (2010)
C) Lata Wadhwa v. State of Bihar (2001)
D) National Insurance Co. v. Pranay Sethi (2017)
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Correct Answer: C) Lata Wadhwa v. State of Bihar (2001)
6. In Kirti v. Oriental Insurance Co. (2021), the Supreme Court directed courts to:
A) Exclude homemakers from compensation claims entirely
B) Assign a notional income to homemakers while computing compensation
C) Cap homemaker compensation at a fixed lifetime limit
D) Refer all homemaker compensation cases to arbitration
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Correct Answer: B) Assign a notional income to homemakers while computing compensation
7. The judgment’s recognition of unpaid care work aligns with the objectives of which Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)?
A) SDG 1
B) SDG 4
C) SDG 5
D) SDG 8
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Correct Answer: C) SDG 5
8. ‘Time poverty’, as discussed in the context of homemakers, refers to:
A) Lack of financial resources for daily expenses
B) Insufficient discretionary time due to excessive domestic and caregiving
responsibilities
C) Inadequate access to public transport for working women
D) Shortage of skilled domestic help in urban areas
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Correct Answer: B) Insufficient discretionary time due to excessive domestic and caregiving responsibilities
9. PM Modi and President Macron jointly inaugurated ‘Bharat Innovates 2026’ in:
A) Paris
B) Nice
C) Marseille
D) Lyon
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Correct Answer: B) Nice
10. The High-Level Mechanism established during the visit aims to increase bilateral trade between India and France to:
A) US$20 billion within 5 years
B) US$25 billion within 5 years
C) US$32 billion within 5 years
D) US$40 billion within 5 years
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Correct Answer: C) US$32 billion within 5 years
11. ISRO and which French space agency signed a Letter of Intent on space cooperation during the visit?
A) ESA
B) DLR
C) CNES
D) JAXA
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Correct Answer: C) CNES
12. The National Centre of Excellence for Skilling in Aeronautics, agreed upon during the visit, will be established at:
A) IIT Kanpur
B) National Skill Training Institute Kanpur
C) HAL Bengaluru
D) DRDO Hyderabad
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Correct Answer: B) National Skill Training Institute Kanpur
13. As part of the visit’s outcomes, UPI acceptance was extended to:
A) London Underground stations
B) Paris Airport and Retail networks in Nice
C) German railway ticketing systems
D) Major hotels across the European Union
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Correct Answer: B) Paris Airport and Retail networks in Nice
14. The India-France Centre of Digital Sciences is being established jointly by India’s DST and which French institution?
A) CNRS
B) INRIA
C) CEA
D) Sorbonne University
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Correct Answer: B) INRIA
15. The Indore Declaration was adopted at the BRICS Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting held under:
A) China’s BRICS Presidency
B) Brazil’s BRICS Presidency
C) India’s BRICS Presidency 2026
D) Russia’s BRICS Presidency
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Correct Answer: C) India’s BRICS Presidency 2026
16. BRICS countries collectively account for approximately what share of global foodgrain production?
A) 30%
B) 35%
C) 42%
D) 50%
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Correct Answer: C) 42%
17. The BRICS Agricultural Research Platform is proposed to be transformed into a:
A) Global Seed Bank Consortium
B) Knowledge-to-Action (Lab-to-Land) Hub
C) Digital Agri-Trade Exchange
D) Climate Resilience Fund
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Correct Answer: B) Knowledge-to-Action (Lab-to-Land) Hub
18. The BRICS Grain Exchange mechanism, discussed at the Indore Declaration, is intended to:
A) Replace national agricultural subsidies
B) Improve transparency in agricultural trade and strengthen market stability
C) Establish a single common currency for grain trade
D) Eliminate import tariffs among BRICS nations
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Correct Answer: B) Improve transparency in agricultural trade and strengthen market stability
19. BRICS AgriN, a newly launched initiative, focuses on sharing:
A) Defence technology among member states
B) Agricultural inputs, genetic resources, and technical information
C) Digital currency frameworks
D) Healthcare and pharmaceutical research
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Correct Answer: B) Agricultural inputs, genetic resources, and technical information
20. Article 6 of the Paris Agreement primarily establishes mechanisms for:
A) Climate finance disbursement to developing nations
B) International cooperation through carbon markets and emissions trading
C) Setting binding national emission targets
D) Establishing a global carbon tax
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Correct Answer: B) International cooperation through carbon markets and emissions trading
21. The Article 6.4 mechanism under the Paris Agreement replaced which earlier system used under the Kyoto Protocol?
A) Joint Implementation (JI)
B) Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
C) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
D) Adaptation Fund Mechanism
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Correct Answer: B) Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
22. A carbon credit represents one tonne of:
A) Methane equivalent removed from the atmosphere
B) Carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) reduced, avoided, or removed
C) Nitrous oxide captured through industrial filters
D) Sulphur dioxide eliminated from power plant emissions
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Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) reduced, avoided, or removed
23. The controversial first carbon credit project issued under Article 6.4 was located in which region?
A) Rakhine State, Myanmar
B) Sagaing Region, Myanmar
C) Mandalay Region, Myanmar
D) Shan State, Myanmar
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Correct Answer: B) Sagaing Region, Myanmar
24. ‘Over-crediting’ in carbon markets refers to:
A) Issuing more carbon credits than the actual emissions reductions achieved
B) Allocating credits exclusively to government-owned projects
C) Trading credits below their verified market price
D) Granting credits retroactively for past decades
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Correct Answer: A) Issuing more carbon credits than the actual emissions reductions achieved
25. Corals and giant clams identified for translocation at Great Nicobar Island are protected under which Schedule of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972?
A) Schedule I
B) Schedule II
C) Schedule III
D) Schedule IV
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Correct Answer: A) Schedule I
26. Apart from Great Nicobar, India has previously undertaken coral translocation efforts in which two locations?
A) Gulf of Mannar and Sundarbans
B) Gulf of Kachchh and Lakshadweep
C) Malvan and Chilika Lake
D) Andaman Islands and Goa coast
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Correct Answer: B) Gulf of Kachchh and Lakshadweep
27. India’s cotton output is estimated to have declined to how many bales in 2025 26?
A) 25 million
B) 29 million
C) 33 million
D) 38 million
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Correct Answer: B) 29 million
28. The Mission for Cotton Productivity (2026–31) aims to increase lint productivity from approximately 440 kg/ha to:
A) 600 kg/ha
B) 650 kg/ha
C) 700 kg/ha
D) 755 kg/ha
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Correct Answer: D) 755 kg/ha
29. As per the Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2025, which Indian port was India’s highest-performing container port, ranked 22nd globally?
A) Mundra Port
B) Pipavav Port
C) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA)
D) Chennai Port
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Correct Answer: C) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA)
30. India is targeting an installed wind energy capacity of 100 GW by 2030. What is India’s current global ranking in installed wind power capacity?
A) 2nd largest
B) 3rd largest
C) 4th largest
D) 5th largest
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Correct Answer: C) 4th largest
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