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1. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned amid nationwide protests over which controversy, bringing political accountability into focus?
A) UPSC recruitment scam
B) NEET-UG paper-leak controversy
C) CBSE exam leak
D) AIIMS admission scam
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Correct Answer : B) NEET-UG paper-leak controversy
2. In NCT of Delhi v. Union of India (2023), the Supreme Court highlighted the ‘triple chain of accountability.’ Which of the following correctly represents this chain?
A) Legislatures → Ministers → Civil servants
B) Civil servants → Ministers → Legislatures → Electorate
C) Electorate → Legislatures → Ministers
D) Judiciary → Legislature → Executive
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Correct Answer: B) Civil servants → Ministers → Legislatures → Electorate
3. Collective responsibility of the Council of Ministers to Parliament is ensured under which Article of the Constitution?
A) Article 74(2)
B) Article 75(3)
C) Article 76(1)
D) Article 78(3)
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Correct Answer: B) Article 75(3)
4. Which of the following is a constitutional body providing independent institutional oversight in India?
A) Central Vigilance Commission
B) Lokpal
C) Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
D) Right to Information Commission
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Correct Answer: C) Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
5. Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is described as a ‘drop-in’ fuel because:
A) It requires entirely new aircraft engines
B) It can be used within existing aircraft and airport fuelling infrastructure within approved blend limits
C) It is dropped directly into aircraft tanks mid-flight
D) It replaces jet fuel completely without blending
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Correct Answer: B) It can be used within existing aircraft and airport fuelling infrastructure within approved blend limits
6. SAF can reduce lifecycle CO2 emissions, depending on feedstock and production pathway, by up to:
A) 50%
B) 65%
C) 80%
D) 95%
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Correct Answer: C) 80%
7. Current certification generally permits blending of SAF with conventional jet fuel up to what percentage?
A) 20%
B) 35%
C) 50%
D) 75%
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Correct Answer: C) 50%
8. SAF currently constitutes what share of global aviation fuel consumption?
A) Less than 1%
B) About 3%
C) About 5%
D) About 10%
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Correct Answer: A) Less than 1%
9. Which SAF production pathway uses lipid-based feedstocks such as used cooking oil and animal fats?
A) Alcohol-to-Jet (AtJ)
B) Fischer-Tropsch (FT)
C) Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA)
D) Power-to-Liquid (PtL)
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Correct Answer: C) Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA)
10. Which SAF production pathway uses green hydrogen and captured CO2 to produce synthetic aviation fuels?
A) Alcohol-to-Jet (AtJ)
B) Fischer-Tropsch (FT)
C) HEFA
D) Power-to-Liquid (PtL) / E-Fuels
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Correct Answer: D) Power-to-Liquid (PtL) / E-Fuels
11. As per India’s SAF blending roadmap for international flights, what is the targeted blending percentage for 2030?
A) 1%
B) 2%
C) 5%
D) 10%
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Correct Answer: C) 5%
12. CORSIA, a global market-based mechanism for international aviation emissions, was developed under which organisation?
A) IATA
B) ICAO
C) UNFCCC
D) IMO
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Correct Answer: B) ICAO
13. Under CORSIA, the current baseline for carbon-neutral growth is linked to what share of 2019 sectoral emissions?
A) 70%
B) 75%
C) 85%
D) 100%
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Correct Answer: C) 85%
14. India’s position on CORSIA reflects emphasis on which principle?
A) Polluter Pays Principle
B) Common but Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR)
C) Precautionary Principle
D) Sustainable Development Principle
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Correct Answer: B) Common but Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR)
15. India abstained from voting on which ILO Convention concerning labour protections for digital platform and gig workers?
A) ILO Convention No. 189
B) ILO Convention No. 190
C) ILO Convention No. 193
D) ILO Convention No. 198
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Correct Answer: C) ILO Convention No. 193
16. Under the proposed ILO Convention on gig work, employment status should be determined primarily by:
A) Contractual labels used by platforms
B) The actual nature of the working relationship
C) Length of service with the platform
D) Worker’s self-declaration alone
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Correct Answer: B) The actual nature of the working relationship
17. Spain’s Riders’ Law, 2021, presumes which category of workers to be employees?
A) Ride-hailing drivers
B) Digitally managed delivery riders
C) Freelance software developers
D) Warehouse workers
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Correct Answer: B) Digitally managed delivery riders
18. California’s Proposition 22 retains app-based drivers largely as:
A) Full-time employees
B) Independent contractors
C) Government workers
D) Unionised staff
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Correct Answer: B) Independent contractors
19. Singapore’s Platform Workers Act, effective from 2025, provides protections without necessarily requiring:
A) Minimum wage guarantees
B) Reclassification as conventional employees
C) Work-injury compensation
D) Retirement contributions
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Correct Answer: B) Reclassification as conventional employees
20. Which Indian legislation formally recognised gig workers and platform workers as distinct categories at the central level for the first time?
A) Industrial Disputes Act
B) Code on Social Security, 2020
C) Minimum Wages Act
D) Contract Labour Act
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Correct Answer: B) Code on Social Security, 2020
21. Which state enacted the Platform-Based Gig Workers Act, 2023, funded through a transaction-based cess?
A) Karnataka
B) Telangana
C) Rajasthan
D) Kerala
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Correct Answer: C) Rajasthan
22. India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew by what percentage in June 2026, its strongest growth in 23 months?
A) 5.1%
B) 6.2%
C) 7.3%
D) 8.5%
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Correct Answer: C) 7.3%
23. Under the 10th Revision of IIP, the base year has been revised from 2011–12 to:
A) 2018–19
B) 2020–21
C) 2022–23
D) 2023–24
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Correct Answer: C) 2022–23
24. The revised IIP now uses which index for deflation, replacing the earlier Wholesale Price Index-based method?
A) Consumer Price Index (CPI)
B) Output Producer Price Index (OPPI)
C) GDP Deflator
D) Core Inflation Index
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Correct Answer: B) Output Producer Price Index (OPPI)
25. In the revised IIP, which sector constitutes the largest component with a weight of 76.1%?
A) Mining & Quarrying
B) Electricity & Gas Supply
C) Manufacturing
D) Water Supply & Waste Management
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Correct Answer: C) Manufacturing
26.The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was originally established on 27 July 1939 as the:
A) Imperial Police Force
B) Crown Representative’s Police
C) Central Armed Constabulary
D) Indian Reserve Police
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Correct Answer: B) Crown Representative’s Police
27. CoBRA, a specialised CRPF unit, is primarily trained for:
A) VIP protection
B) Jungle warfare and anti-Naxal operations
C) Border guarding
D) Riot control
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Correct Answer: B) Jungle warfare and anti-Naxal operations
28. Which Central Armed Police Force is responsible for guarding India’s border with Bangladesh?
A) CISF
B) ITBP
C) BSF
D) SSB
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Correct Answer: C) BSF
29. The Himalayan Chandra Telescope at Hanle, Ladakh, has been capable of real-time remote operation from the IIA campus at Hosakote, Bengaluru, using a satellite link provided by:
A) NASA
B) ISRO (INSAT-3B)
C) DRDO
D) ESA
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Correct Answer: B) ISRO (INSAT-3B)
30. The MISHTI scheme, under which Andhra Pradesh secured second place among states, focuses on the restoration of which ecosystem?
A) Coral reefs
B) Mangroves
C) Wetlands
D) Grasslands
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Correct Answer: B) Mangroves
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