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1. The National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 amends the NCDC Act, which was originally enacted in:
A) 1955
B) 1962
C) 1971
D) 1986
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Correct Answer: B) 1962
2. Under the 2026 Bill, the expanded definition of ‘foodstuffs’ now includes processed food and other edible products, in addition to items such as:
A) Eggs, milk, meat and vegetables
B) Grains and pulses only
C) Spices and condiments only
D) Dairy products exclusively
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Correct Answer: A) Eggs, milk, meat and vegetables
3. Under the amended NCDC framework, activities relating to industrial goods will no longer be restricted to entities located in:
A) Coastal regions
B) Rural areas
C) Special Economic Zones
D) Metropolitan cities
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Correct Answer: B) Rural areas
4. With Central Government approval, NCDC may now participate in the share capital of cooperative societies operating within:
A) A State
B) A District
C) A Union Territory only
D) An Aspirational Block
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Correct Answer: A) A State
5. India’s cooperative network includes more than 8 lakh cooperative societies with around how many members?
A) 20 crore
B) 25 crore
C) 30 crore
D) 35 crore
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Correct Answer: C) 30 crore
6. The Southern African Customs Union (SACU), regarded as the world’s oldest continuously functioning customs union, was established in:
A) 1900
B) 1910
C) 1925
D) 1948
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Correct Answer: B) 1910
7. SACU’s headquarters is located in:
A) Pretoria, South Africa
B) Gaborone, Botswana
C) Windhoek, Namibia
D) Mbabane, Eswatini
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Correct Answer: C) Windhoek, Namibia
8. Which of the following is NOT a member country of SACU?
A) Botswana
B) Zambia
C) Lesotho
D) Eswatini
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Correct Answer: B) Zambia
9. Under SACU’s revenue-sharing mechanism, customs and excise revenues are pooled into which country’s National Revenue Fund before distribution?
A) Namibia
B) Botswana
C) South Africa
D) Lesotho
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Correct Answer: C) South Africa
10. India’s current trade with SACU stands at approximately:
A) $10.81 billion
B) $12.81 billion
C) $14.81 billion
D) $16.81 billion
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Correct Answer: D) $16.81 billion
11. The Sanchar Mitra Scheme, under which three Indian students were selected as ITU Generation Connect Youth Envoys, is implemented by which department?
A) Ministry of Electronics and IT
B) Department of Telecommunications (DoT)
C) Ministry of Skill Development
D) Department of Science and Technology
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Correct Answer: B) Department of Telecommunications (DoT)
12. The ITU’s Young Leadership Programme under Generation Connect is developed in partnership with:
A) Nokia
B) Ericsson
C) Huawei
D) Samsung
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Correct Answer: C) Huawei
13. The ITU, headquartered in Geneva, was founded in 1865 as the:
A) International Communications Union
B) International Telegraph Union
C) World Telecommunication Council
D) Global Digital Union
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Correct Answer: B) International Telegraph Union
14.Under the Sanchar Mitra Scheme, volunteer students conduct awareness campaigns primarily through which offices?
A) DoT’s Licensed Service Area (LSA) field offices
B) State IT Departments
C) District Collectorates
D) TRAI Regional Offices
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Correct Answer: A) DoT’s Licensed Service Area (LSA) field offices
15. Ahilyabai Holkar ruled the Malwa kingdom from her capital at Maheshwar, situated on the banks of which river?
A) Chambal River
B) Narmada River
C) Betwa River
D) Tapi River
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Correct Answer: B) Narmada River
16. Ahilyabai Holkar is particularly remembered for supporting the reconstruction of which temple in Varanasi?
A) Vishwanath Temple
B) Kashi Vishwanath Temple
C) Sankat Mochan Temple
D) Durga Temple
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Correct Answer: B) Kashi Vishwanath Temple
17. Under Ahilyabai Holkar’s patronage, Maheshwar developed as a centre of production for which textile?
A) Banarasi silk
B) Maheshwari textiles and sarees
C) Chanderi fabric
D) Kanjeevaram silk
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Correct Answer: B) Maheshwari textiles and sarees
18. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai established the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) in which year, laying the institutional foundation for India’s space programme?
A) 1958
B) 1960
C) 1962
D) 1965
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Correct Answer: C) 1962
19. India launched its first sounding rocket in 1963 from which facility, established near the magnetic equator?
A) Sriharikota Range
B) Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS)
C) Balasore Test Range
D) Chandipur Launch Complex
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Correct Answer: B) Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS)
20. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai conceptualised India’s first indigenous satellite, which was eventually launched in What was it named?
A) Bhaskara
B) Rohini
C) Aryabhata
D) INSAT-1A
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Correct Answer: C) Aryabhata
21. The Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE), pioneered by Sarabhai, was conducted in collaboration with:
A) ESA
B) NASA
C) Roscosmos
D) JAXA
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Correct Answer: B) NASA
22. After the death of Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha in 1966, Vikram Sarabhai became Chairman of:
A) ISRO
B) The Atomic Energy Commission
C) The Planning Commission
D) DRDO
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Correct Answer: B) The Atomic Energy Commission
23. India’s principal space research and launch-vehicle centre at Thiruvananthapuram, named after Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, is known as:
A) Sriharikota Space Centre
B) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
C) ISRO Propulsion Complex
D) Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre
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Correct Answer: B) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
24. Under the recommended amendments to the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, the existing relief and rehabilitation amounts, fixed in 2016, currently range from:
A) ₹50,000 to ₹5 lakh
B) ₹75,000 to ₹7 lakh
C) ₹85,000 to ₹8.25 lakh
D) ₹1 lakh to ₹10 lakh
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Correct Answer: C) ₹85,000 to ₹8.25 lakh
25. Under the recommended amendments, FIRs and chargesheets under the SC/ST Act must be forwarded to concerned government authorities within:
A) 12 hours
B) 24 hours
C) 48 hours
D) 72 hours
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Correct Answer: B) 24 hours
26. Karkkidaka Vavu, observed by performing Pithru Tharpanam, falls on the new moon (Amavasya) of which Malayalam month?
A) Chingam
B) Karkkidakam
C) Kanni
D) Thulam
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Correct Answer: B) Karkkidakam
27. NGOPV Shruti, an indigenously built Next-Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel, was constructed at which shipyard?
A) Cochin Shipyard Limited
B) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
C) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata
D) Hindustan Shipyard Limited
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Correct Answer: C) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata
28. The ‘One Herb, One Standard’ initiative primarily aims to:
A) Sujata
B) Sanghmitra
C) Sarayu
D) Sumitra
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Correct Answer: B) Sanghmitra
29. The ‘One Herb, One Standard’ initiative primarily aims to:
A) Standardise Ayurvedic drug pricing
B) Establish uniform quality standards for medicinal herbs
C) Regulate herbal export tariffs
D) Create a national herb genome database
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Correct Answer: B) Establish uniform quality standards for medicinal herbs
30. ‘Triumph of the Indian Republic: My Life, My Struggles’ is the autobiography of which former President of India?
A) Pranab Mukherjee
B) Ram Nath Kovind
C) Droupadi Murmu
D) Pratibha Patil
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Correct Answer: B) Ram Nath Kovind
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