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1. MeitY approved projects worth ₹7,877 crore for incentives under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), which was launched in:
A) 2023
B) 2024
C) 2025
D) 2026
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Correct Answer: C) 2025
2. Under ECMS, the revised financial outlay was increased to ₹40,000 crore in which Union Budget?
A) 2024–25
B) 2025–26
C) 2026–27
D) 2027–28
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Correct Answer: C) 2026–27
3. ECMS is implemented over which period?
A) FY 2024–25 to FY 2030–31
B) FY 2025–26 to FY 2031–32
C) FY 2026–27 to FY 2032–33
D) FY 2027–28 to FY 2033–34
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Correct Answer: B) FY 2025–26 to FY 2031–32
4. As per the Economic Survey 2025–26, electronics became India’s third-largest and fastest-growing export category in 2024–25, improving from which position in 2021–22?
A) Fourth
B) Fifth
C) Sixth
D) Seventh
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Correct Answer: D) Seventh
5. In State of Karnataka v. Prathik Parasrampuria (2026), the Supreme Court directed that seized cash or assets connected with electoral offences must be placed before a Magistrate within:
A) 12 hours
B) 24 hours
C) 48 hours
D) 72 hours
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Correct Answer: B) 24 hours
6.As per the Supreme Court’s directions, investigations arising from election-related FIRs must be completed within:
A) Six months
B) One year
C) Two years
D) Three years
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Correct Answer: B) One year
7. Static Surveillance Teams (SSTs) must report cash seizures exceeding what amount to the Income Tax Department?
A) ₹5 lakh
B) ₹10 lakh
C) ₹15 lakh
D) ₹20 lakh
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Correct Answer: B) ₹10 lakh
8. Under the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which section requires candidates to submit election-expense accounts to the District Election Officer within 30 days of the result?
A) Section 77
B) Section 78
C) Section 123
D) Section 171
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Correct Answer: B) Section 78
9. Which committee, in 1993, examined the nexus between organised crime, politicians and public officials?
A) Dinesh Goswami Committee
B) Vohra Committee
C) Indrajit Gupta Committee
D) Tarkunde Committee
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Correct Answer: B) Vohra Committee
10. Which committee recommended partial State funding of elections, particularly through in-kind assistance?
A) Dinesh Goswami Committee (1990)
B) Vohra Committee (1993)
C) Indrajit Gupta Committee (1998)
D) Law Commission 170th Report (1999)
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Correct Answer: C) Indrajit Gupta Committee (1998)
11. The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) was established under which section of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019?
A) Section 8
B) Section 10
C) Section 15
D) Section 21
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Correct Answer: B) Section 10
12. Under CCPA rules, the penalty for a first contravention involving misleading advertisements can go up to:
A) ₹5 lakh
B) ₹10 lakh
C) ₹25 lakh
D) ₹50 lakh
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Correct Answer: B) ₹10 lakh
13. For subsequent contraventions of misleading advertisement rules, the CCPA can restrict an endorser from endorsing products for up to:
A) 1 year
B) 2 years
C) 3 years
D) 5 years
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Correct Answer: C) 3 years
14. Section 5 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003 prohibits:
A) Sale of tobacco to minors
B) Advertisement of tobacco products, direct and indirect
C) Smoking in public places
D) Manufacturing of tobacco products
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Correct Answer: B) Advertisement of tobacco products, direct and indirect
15. Private corporate investment as a share of GDP declined from 12.3% in FY 2022–23 to what level in FY 2023–24?
A) 10.2%
B) 11.2%
C) 11.8%
D) 12.0%
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Correct Answer: B) 11.2%
16. Internal accruals accounted for approximately what share of private corporate capital expenditure in 2025–26?
A) 55.35%
B) 60.35%
C) 65.35%
D) 70.35%
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Correct Answer: C) 65.35%
17. India’s Gross Expenditure on Research and Development (GERD) remains relatively low, at around what share of GDP?
A) 0.44%
B) 0.64%
C) 0.84%
D) 1.04%
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Correct Answer: B) 0.64%
18. The gross Non-Performing Asset (NPA) ratio of the Indian banking system fell to a historic low of around what level by September 2025?
A) 1.85%
B) 2.15%
C) 2.65%
D) 3.15%
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Correct Answer: B) 2.15%
19. The Draft SHANTI Rules, 2026 are intended to give effect to the SHANTI Act, 2025, which replaced the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and:
A) The Environment Protection Act, 1986
B) The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010
C) The Factories Act, 1948
D) The Radiation Protection Rules, 2004
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Correct Answer: B) The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010
20. Under the Draft SHANTI Rules, nuclear operator liability would operate on which basis?
A) Fault-based liability only
B) Strict and no-fault liability
C) Liability capped at zero unless negligence is proven
D) Government-assumed liability
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Correct Answer: B) Strict and no-fault liability
21. Under the Draft SHANTI Rules, the expert group reviewing liability limits for nuclear operators would conduct reviews every:
A) Two years
B) Three years
C) Five years
D) Ten years
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Correct Answer: C) Five years
22. The National Anubhav Awards were instituted in 2015 by which department?
A) Department of Administrative Reforms
B) Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW)
C) Department of Personnel and Training
D) Department of Public Enterprises
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Correct Answer: B) Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW)
23. Under the National Anubhav Awards, eligible Central Government employees include those due to retire within how many months?
A) Four months
B) Six months
C) Eight months
D) Twelve months
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Correct Answer: C) Eight months
24. The Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) was established in 1948, initially to assist people displaced during:
A) The Bengal Famine
B) Partition
C) The Indo-Pak War of 1947–48
D) The Quit India Movement
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Correct Answer: B) Partition
25. Contributions to PMNRF qualify for what percentage deduction under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961?
A) 50%
B) 75%
C) 90%
D) 100%
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Correct Answer: D) 100%
26. Unlike the CAG-audited PM CARES Fund, PMNRF’s accounts are audited by:
A) The Reserve Bank of India
B) An independent chartered accountant from outside the government
C) The Ministry of Finance
D) NITI Aayog
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Correct Answer: B) An independent chartered accountant from outside the government
27. The Miyawaki afforestation method was developed by Japanese botanist:
A) Dr. Akira Miyawaki
B) Dr. Hideo Itokawa
C) Dr. Kenji Miyamoto
D) Dr. Shigeru Ban
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Correct Answer: A) Dr. Akira Miyawaki
28. Under the Miyawaki method, saplings are typically planted at what density per square metre?
A) 1–2 saplings
B) 3–5 saplings
C) 6–8 saplings
D) 10–12 saplings
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Correct Answer: B) 3–5 saplings
29. The Madras High Court recognised the Thamirabarani (Porunai) River as a ‘legal person’ primarily based on its:
A) Status as an interstate river
B) Rights of nature doctrine
C) Religious and cultural status as a Hindu deity
D) Economic importance for irrigation
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Correct Answer: C) Religious and cultural status as a Hindu deity
30. The Thamirabarani River originates near Agastyarkoodam Peak in which hills of the Western Ghats and enters the sea at Punnakayal estuary?
A) Anamalai Hills
B) Pothigai Hills
C) Nilgiri Hills
D) Cardamom Hills
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Correct Answer: B) Pothigai Hills
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