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1. India became the how many-th WTO member to deposit its Instrument of Acceptance for the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies?
A) 100th
B) 110th
C) 123rd
D) 135th
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Correct Answer : C) 123rd
2. The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (AFS) was adopted at which WTO Ministerial Conference?
A) MC10 (2017)
B) MC11 (2019)
C) MC12 (2022)
D) MC13 (2024)
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Correct Answer: C) MC12 (2022)
3. When did the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies enter into force?
A) January 2023
B) September 2025
C) March 2026
D) December 2026
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Correct Answer: B) September 2025
4. The AFS is notable for being:
A) The first WTO agreement on digital trade
B) The first multilateral WTO agreement with an environmental sustainability objective
C) The first bilateral WTO fisheries pact
D) The first WTO agreement covering aquaculture
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Correct Answer:B) The first multilateral WTO agreement with an environmental sustainability objective
5. Which type of fisheries activities are excluded from the scope of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies?
A) Wild marine capture fisheries
B) Refuelling at sea
C) Aquaculture and inland fisheries
D) High seas fishing
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Correct Answer: C) Aquaculture and inland fisheries
6. Under the AFS, what transition period is given to developing countries and LDCs for fishing within their Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)?
A) One-year exemption
B) Two-year exemption
C) Three-year exemption
D) Five-year exemption
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Correct Answer: B) Two-year exemption
7. The AFS establishes which mechanism to provide financial assistance, technical support and capacity-building?
A) WTO Fish Fund
B) Global Ocean Trust
C) Blue Economy Facility
D) Marine Resources Bank
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Correct Answer: A) WTO Fish Fund
8. Restrictions on IUU fishing and overfishing under the AFS can improve fish availability for approximately how many fisher families in India?
A) 5 million
B) 7 million
C) 9 million
D) 12 million
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Correct Answer: C) 9 million
9. The revised Index of Core Industries (ICI) uses which year as its new base year?
A) 2011–12
B) 2017–18
C) 2020–21
D) 2022–23
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Correct Answer: D) 2022–23
10. The revised ICI grew by what percentage year-on-year in June 2026?
A) 3%
B) 4%
C) 5%
D) 6%
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Correct Answer: C) 5%
11. Which sector was the major contributor to ICI growth, with a 43.9% increase?
A) Electricity
B) Cement
C) Iron ore production
D) Steel
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Correct Answer: C) Iron ore production
12. In the revised ICI, which sector recorded the steepest decline?
A) Fertilisers (-3.3%)
B) Crude Oil (-4.2%)
C) Refinery Products (-4.7%)
D) Natural Gas (-7.4%)
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Correct Answer: D) Natural Gas (-7.4%)
13. Iron ore has been included as which core industry in the revised ICI?
A) Seventh
B) Eighth
C) Ninth
D) Tenth
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Correct Answer: C) Ninth
14. What weight has been assigned to iron ore in the revised ICI?
A) 2.905%
B) 3.905%
C) 4.905%
D) 5.905%
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Correct Answer: C) 4.905%
15. In the revised ICI, which sector carries the highest weight?
A) Refinery Products
B) Electricity
C) Steel
D) Coal
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Correct Answer: B) Electricity
16. The combined weight of the nine core industries in the IIP has been revised to:
A) 28.04%
B) 32.88%
C) 40.27%
D) 45.60%
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Correct Answer: B) 32.88%
17. In the earlier ICI series (Base Year 2011–12), how many core industries were covered?
A) Six
B) Seven
C) Eight
D) Nine
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Correct Answer: C) Eight
18. Who has been appointed as Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) for a three-year term?
A) Harjit Singh Grewal
B) Iqbal Singh Lalpura
C) Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi
D) Wajahat Habibullah
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Correct Answer: A) Harjit Singh Grewal
19. The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) was established under which Act?
A) National Commission for Minorities Act, 1978
B) National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992
C) Minorities Welfare Act, 1995
D) National Minorities Development Act, 2001
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Correct Answer: B) National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992
20. The interests of linguistic minorities, who are not covered under the NCM Act, are safeguarded by the Special Officer appointed under which Article?
A) Article 29
B) Article 30
C) Article 347
D) Article 350B
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Correct Answer: D) Article 350B
21. Of the NCM’s seven members, how many, including the Chairperson, must belong to notified minority communities?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Five
D) Six
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Correct Answer: C) Five
22. Which religious community was added to the list of notified minorities in 2014?
A) Buddhists
B) Parsis
C) Jains
D) Sikhs
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Correct Answer: C) Jains
23. Mangal Pandey served as a soldier in which regiment of the British East India Company’s Army?
A) 19th Bengal Native Infantry
B) 34th Bengal Native Infantry
C) 45th Bengal Native Infantry
D) 5th Bengal Native Infantry
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Correct Answer: B) 34th Bengal Native Infantry
24. The Barrackpore uprising led by Mangal Pandey took place on which date?
A) 10 May 1857
B) 29 March 1857
C) 8 April 1857
D) 19 July 1857
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Correct Answer: B) 29 March 1857
25. The Enfield rifle controversy that triggered the 1857 uprising involved cartridges greased with:
A) Vegetable oil
B) Cow and pig fat
C) Mineral oil
D) Sheep fat
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Correct Answer: B) Cow and pig fat
26. Construction of the Taj Mahal began in which year?
A) 1622 AD
B) 1632 AD
C) 1642 AD
D) 1648 AD
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Correct Answer: B) 1632 AD
27. Who was the chief architect of the Taj Mahal?
A) Ustad Ahmad Lahori
B) Ustad Isa
C) Mir Abdul Karim
D) Amanat Khan
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Correct Answer: A) Ustad Ahmad Lahori
28. The Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) are located in which ocean?
A) Pacific Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) South Atlantic Ocean
D) Arctic Ocean
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Correct Answer: C) South Atlantic Ocean
29. In the 2013 Falkland Islands referendum, what percentage of voters chose to remain a British Overseas Territory?
A) 95.2%
B) 98.5%
C) 99.8%
D) 100%
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Correct Answer: C) 99.8%
30. Estonia, which hosted the recent India–Estonia Business Forum in Tallinn, became a member of NATO and the EU in which year?
A) 1991
B) 1999
C) 2004
D) 2010
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Correct Answer: C) 2004
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