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1. The PM of India’s visit to Auckland marked the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to New Zealand in nearly:
A) Two decades
B) Three decades
C) Four decades
D) Five decades
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Correct Answer : C) Four decades
2. The India–New Zealand Roadmap to 2030 outlines cooperation across how many broad pillars?
A) Four
B) Five
C) Six
D) Eight
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Correct Answer: C) Six
3. The bilateral trade target under the India–New Zealand FTA aims to double goods and services trade to:
A) NZ$3 billion
B) NZ$5 billion
C) NZ$7 billion
D) NZ$10 billion
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Correct Answer: C) NZ$7 billion
4. New Zealand joined the Maritime Security pillar of India’s Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI), with initial cooperation focused on combating:
A) Nuclear proliferation at sea
B) Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing
C) Piracy along the Strait of Malacca
D) Narcotics trafficking in the Pacific
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Correct Answer: B) Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing
5. The Kiwifruit Action Plan under the India–New Zealand partnership will establish two Centres of Excellence in:
A) Himachal Pradesh and Assam
B) Nagaland and Uttarakhand
C) Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh
D) Meghalaya and Manipur
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Correct Answer: B) Nagaland and Uttarakhand
6. India’s National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) will collaborate with which institution on Antarctic research?
A) Victoria University of Wellington
B) University of Otago
C) University of Auckland
D) University of Canterbury
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Correct Answer: D) University of Canterbury
7. New Zealand joined which India-led global alliance on sustainable energy during the PM’s visit?
A) International Solar Alliance (ISA)
B) Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA)
C) Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
D) One Sun One World One Grid (OSOWOG)
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Correct Answer: B) Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA)
8. A cooperation framework established during the visit linked New Zealand Maritime Museum with which Indian institution?
A) National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi
B) National Maritime Heritage Complex, Lothal
C) Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala
D) Central Maritime Archaeology Organisation, Goa
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Correct Answer: B) National Maritime Heritage Complex, Lothal
9. India’s first indigenous hydrogen-powered train is set to operate on which route?
A) Delhi–Meerut Corridor
B) Pune–Nashik Route
C) Jind–Sonipat Route in Haryana
D) Coimbatore–Ooty Heritage Route
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Correct Answer: C) Jind–Sonipat Route in Haryana
10. The technology used in hydrogen-powered trains to generate electricity is:
A) Alkaline Fuel Cells
B) Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells
C) Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC)
D) Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells (MCFC)
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Correct Answer: B) Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells
11. The ONLY byproduct of energy generation in a hydrogen-powered train is:
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Nitrogen oxides
C) Water vapour
D) Hydrogen peroxide
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Correct Answer: C) Water vapour
12. The fuel-cell stacks in hydrogen trains are maintained at what optimal operating temperature?
A) 20–40°C
B) 60–80°C
C) 100–120°C
D) 150–200°C
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Correct Answer: B) 60–80°C
13. The battery type used in hydrogen trains for energy storage and regenerative braking is:
A) Lithium-ion (Li-ion)
B) Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH)
C) Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
D) Lead-acid batteries
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Correct Answer: C) Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
14. Each hydrogen trainset can potentially prevent approximately how many tonnes of CO2 emissions annually?
A) 250 tonnes
B) 450 tonnes
C) 650 tonnes
D) 893 tonnes
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Correct Answer: D) 893 tonnes
15. India’s hydrogen-powered train is described as the world’s longest and most powerful of its kind. Indian Railways’ Net Zero target is set for:
A) 2027
B) 2030
C) 2035
D) 2047
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Correct Answer: B) 2030
16. Hydrogen possesses a high gravimetric energy density of approximately:
A) 40 MJ/kg
B) 80 MJ/kg
C) 120 MJ/kg
D) 200 MJ/kg
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Correct Answer: C) 120 MJ/kg
17. The Paizhen Fault is located in which region?
A) Western Tibet, near Lhasa
B) Eastern Himalayan region of south-eastern Tibet
C) Northern Tibetan Plateau near Xinjiang
D) Yunnan Province, southwestern China
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Correct Answer: B) Eastern Himalayan region of south-eastern Tibet
18. The Paizhen Fault has remained geologically active since:
A) Holocene Epoch (~11,000 years ago)
B) Late Pleistocene (~100,000 years ago)
C) Early Pleistocene (~2.6 million years ago)
D) Miocene Epoch (~5 million years ago)
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Correct Answer: C) Early Pleistocene (~2.6 million years ago)
19. The Medog Hydropower Project is being constructed on the Yarlung Tsangpo River approximately how far upstream of its entry into Arunachal Pradesh?
A) 20 km
B) 35 km
C) 50 km
D) 80 km
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Correct Answer: C) 50 km
20. The Paizhen Fault is formed due to the collision between which two tectonic plates?
A) Pacific Plate and Eurasian Plate
B) Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate
C) Arabian Plate and Eurasian Plate
D) Indo-Australian Plate and Pacific Plate
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Correct Answer: B) Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate
21. Which category of downstream risk is most immediately cited from a dam failure at the Medog Hydropower Project?
A) Tsunami waves in the Bay of Bengal
B) Flash flooding affecting regions in India and Bangladesh
C) Earthquake amplification in the Assam valley
D) Glacial lake outburst floods in Bhutan
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Correct Answer: B) Flash flooding affecting regions in India and Bangladesh
22. The recent amendment to the Drugs Rules, 1945 withdrew licensing exemptions for formulations containing more than __ ethyl alcohol in quantities exceeding 30 ml.
A) 5% v/v
B) 8% v/v
C) 10% v/v
D) 12% v/v
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Correct Answer: D) 12% v/v
23. Schedule K of the Drugs Rules, 1945 specifies categories of drugs that are:
A) Banned for manufacture in India
B) Exempt from certain licensing and regulatory provisions
C) Reserved exclusively for government hospitals
D) Mandatorily tested by the Central Drugs Laboratory
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Correct Answer: B) Exempt from certain licensing and regulatory provisions
24. The Drugs Rules, 1945 are framed under which legislation?
A) Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954
B) Essential Commodities Act, 1955
C) Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
D) Pharmacy Act, 1948
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Correct Answer: C) Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
25. World Population Day is observed annually on:
A) 5 June
B) 11 July
C) 15 August
D) 1 October
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Correct Answer: B) 11 July
26. World Population Day was established by:
A) UNFPA in 1994
B) WHO in 1980
C) UNDP in 1989
D) UN General Assembly in 1990
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Correct Answer: C) UNDP in 1989
27. The theme of World Population Day 2026 was:
A) ‘A World of 8 Billion: Towards a Resilient Future’
B) ‘Realizing the hopes and aspirations of young people – today and for the future’
C) ‘Leaving No One Behind: Reproductive Rights for All’
D) ‘Population, Prosperity and Planet’
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Correct Answer: B) ‘Realizing the hopes and aspirations of young people – today and for the future’
28. India’s Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) was launched by PM Modi in:
A) 2017 at Manila
B) 2018 at Singapore
C) 2019 at Bangkok
D) 2020 at Kuala Lumpur
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Correct Answer: C) 2019 at Bangkok
29. The Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) operationalised under the India-New Zealand Customs Cooperation Arrangement primarily benefits:
A) Student visa applicants from both countries
B) Trusted traders through faster customs clearance
C) Maritime workers seeking competency recognition
D) Agricultural exporters of kiwifruit only
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Correct Answer: B) Trusted traders through faster customs clearance
30. Which component of India’s hydrogen train stores hydrogen on-board?
A) Underground cryogenic storage tanks
B) Roof-mounted high-pressure composite cylinders
C) Under-carriage liquid hydrogen tanks
D) Bogie-mounted metal hydride storage systems
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Correct Answer: B) Roof-mounted high-pressure composite cylinders
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