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Q1. The New Development Bank (NDB), initially known as the BRICS Development Bank, was established through an agreement signed at which BRICS Summit?
(A) 4th BRICS Summit, New Delhi (2012)
(B) 6th BRICS Summit, Fortaleza (2014)
(C) 8th BRICS Summit, Goa (2016)
(D) 9th BRICS Summit, Xiamen (2017)
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Correct Answer: (B) 6th BRICS Summit, Fortaleza (2014)
Q2. With reference to the New Development Bank’s voting structure and headquarters, which of the following statements is correct?
(A) China holds veto power over all financing decisions
(B) Founding members have equal voting rights, with no single country holding veto power, and the Bank is headquartered in Shanghai
(C) The Bank’s headquarters are located in New Delhi, India
(D) Voting rights are proportional strictly to each country’s GDP
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Correct Answer: (B) Founding members have equal voting rights, with no single country holding veto power, and the Bank is headquartered in Shanghai
Q3. Under the NDB’s General Strategy 2022-2026, the Bank aims to allocate what proportion of its total approvals to projects supporting climate-change mitigation and adaptation?
(A) 20%
(B) 30%
(C) 40%
(D) 60%
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Correct Answer: (C) 40%
Q4. The Munshi-Ayyangar Formula, adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 14 September 1949 and commemorated as Hindi Diwas, primarily provided for:
(A) Immediate and exclusive adoption of Hindi as the sole official language
(B) A 15-year transitional period during which the use of Hindi by the Union could gradually expand, alongside continued use of English
(C) Permanent retention of English as the only official language
(D) Abolition of all regional languages from official use
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Correct Answer: (B) A 15-year transitional period during which the use of Hindi by the Union could gradually expand, alongside continued use of English
Q5. Under Article 344 of the Constitution, the President is required to constitute a Commission after five years, and subsequently after ten years, from the commencement of the Constitution, primarily to make recommendations on:
(A) Delimitation of parliamentary constituencies
(B) The progressive use of Hindi and related language matters
(C) Reorganisation of states on linguistic lines
(D) Judicial appointments to High Courts
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Correct Answer: (B) The progressive use of Hindi and related language matters
Q6. Article 350A of the Constitution places a responsibility on States and local authorities to:
(A) Conduct all judicial proceedings in Hindi
(B) Provide adequate facilities for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage for children of linguistic minorities
(C) Appoint a Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities
(D) Ban the use of English in school curricula
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Correct Answer: (B) Provide adequate facilities for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage for children of linguistic minorities
Q7. With reference to the changing nature of terrorism in India, the period between initial radicalisation and potential attack activity has reportedly:
(A) Lengthened from weeks in 2005 to more than a year by 2026
(B) Shortened considerably, from more than a year in 2005 to weeks by 2026
(C) Remained largely unchanged over the past two decades
(D) Become entirely unpredictable and unmeasurable
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Correct Answer: (B) Shortened considerably, from more than a year in 2005 to weeks by 2026
Q8. PRAHAAR, referenced as a strategic development in India’s counter-terrorism approach for 2026, is best described as:
(A) A joint military exercise between India and neighbouring countries
(B) India’s first comprehensive National Counter-Terrorism Policy and Strategy, adopting a whole-of-government approach
(C) A UN-led international counter-terrorism financing mechanism
(D) A bilateral extradition treaty
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Correct Answer: (B) India’s first comprehensive National Counter-Terrorism Policy and Strategy, adopting a whole-of-government approach
Q9. The South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN), which adopted the Kathmandu Declaration at its first General Assembly, was formally established in which year and country?
(A) 2005 in India
(B) 2011 in Bhutan
(C) 2015 in Nepal
(D) 2019 in Bangladesh
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Correct Answer: (B) 2011 in Bhutan
Q10. The permanent Secretariat of the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) is located in:
(A) New Delhi, India
(B) Dhaka, Bangladesh
(C) Kathmandu, Nepal
(D) Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Correct Answer: (C) Kathmandu, Nepal
Q11. The BRICS Photovoltaic Industry Action Plan, welcomed at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, functions under which specialised working group of the Partnership on New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR)?
(A) BRICS Photovoltaic Industry Working Group
(B) BRICS Digital Economy Working Group
(C) BRICS Critical Minerals Task Force
(D) BRICS Renewable Energy Council
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Correct Answer: (A) BRICS Photovoltaic Industry Working Group
Q12. As per data cited in the context of India’s photovoltaic industry, India’s solar PV module manufacturing capacity expanded from approximately 2.3 GW in 2014 to approximately how much by March 2026?
(A) 50 GW
(B) 100 GW
(C) 172 GW
(D) 250 GW
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Correct Answer: (C) 172 GW
Q13. When the RBI conducts Open Market Operations (OMOs) by selling Government Securities in the market, the immediate effect on rupee liquidity in the financial system is to:
(A) Inject additional liquidity into the system
(B) Absorb or suck out excess liquidity from the system
(C) Have no effect on liquidity
(D) Only affect foreign currency liquidity, not rupee liquidity
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Correct Answer: (B) Absorb or suck out excess liquidity from the system
Q14. With reference to Government Securities (G-Secs) in India, which of the following statements is correct?
(A) State Governments can issue both Treasury Bills and dated securities
(B) Only the Central Government issues Treasury Bills, while State Governments issue only bonds/dated securities known as State Development Loans
(C) Treasury Bills have an original maturity of more than one year
(D) G-Secs are considered high-risk instruments due to significant default risk
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Correct Answer: (B) Only the Central Government issues Treasury Bills, while State Governments issue only bonds/dated securities known as State Development Loans
Q15. India recently became the world’s fourth-largest holder of foreign exchange reserves, overtaking which country?
(A) Switzerland
(B) Japan
(C) Russia
(D) South Korea
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Correct Answer: (C) Russia
Q16. India’s foreign exchange reserves, managed by the RBI, broadly consist of all of the following EXCEPT:
(A) Foreign Currency Assets
(B) Gold
(C) Special Drawing Rights and Reserve Position in the IMF
(D) Domestic government tax revenue
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Correct Answer: (D) Domestic government tax revenue
Q17. The India-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), under which the First Additional Protocol was recently signed, was signed in 2004 and entered into force in which year?
(A) 2004
(B) 2006
(C) 2009
(D) 2012
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Correct Answer: (C) 2009
Q18. The First Additional Protocol to the India-MERCOSUR PTA primarily provides for:
(A) Complete elimination of tariffs on all traded goods
(B) Legal recognition of electronically signed Certificates of Origin, with the same validity as paper certificates
(C) Formation of a customs union between India and MERCOSUR
(D) Withdrawal of India from the PTA
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Correct Answer: (B) Legal recognition of electronically signed Certificates of Origin, with the same validity as paper certificates
Q19. Copper, referred to as ‘Dr. Copper’ because its price movements are regarded as an indicator of global economic activity, has the chemical symbol and atomic number respectively:
(A) Co; 27
(B) Cu; 29
(C) Cp; 20
(D) Cu; 19
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Correct Answer: (B) Cu; 29
Q20. Among Indian states, which of the following is a major copper-producing state, as highlighted in recent reporting?
(A) Kerala
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) West Bengal
(D) Punjab
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Correct Answer: (B) Madhya Pradesh
Q21. The Ramanathaswamy Temple, showcased at Bharat Mandapam during the 18th BRICS Summit, is regarded as which of the 12 Jyotirlingas, and is also one of the four Char Dham sites?
(A) The northernmost Jyotirlinga
(B) The southernmost Jyotirlinga
(C) The easternmost Jyotirlinga
(D) The westernmost Jyotirlinga
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Correct Answer: (B) The southernmost Jyotirlinga
Q22. The Ramanathaswamy Temple’s grand corridors and monumental gopurams, largely developed between the 15th and 18th centuries, are particularly associated with the patronage of:
(A) Nayak rulers and Sethupathi rulers of Ramanathapuram
(B) Chola and Pandya rulers exclusively
(C) The Vijayanagara Empire alone
(D) Mughal governors of the Deccan
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Correct Answer: (A) Nayak rulers and Sethupathi rulers of Ramanathapuram
Q23. Sir M. Visvesvaraya, whose birth anniversary is commemorated as National Engineers’ Day, served as the Dewan of which princely state from 1912 to 1918?
(A) Travancore
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Mysore
(D) Baroda
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Correct Answer: (C) Mysore
Q24. Sir M. Visvesvaraya designed and patented automatic weir floodgates, first installed in 1903 at which reservoir near Pune?
(A) Panshet Reservoir
(B) Khadakwasla Reservoir
(C) Ujani Reservoir
(D) Mulshi Reservoir
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Correct Answer: (B) Khadakwasla Reservoir
Q25. Operation Deep Manifest, under which the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized more than 362 MT of Pakistan-origin dry dates, primarily targets:
(A) Domestic tax evasion by Indian corporates
(B) Smuggling of Pakistan-origin goods into India through third-country routing
(C) Cyber-fraud involving cryptocurrency exchanges
(D) Illegal wildlife trafficking within India
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Correct Answer: (B) Smuggling of Pakistan-origin goods into India through third-country routing
Q26. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), India’s apex anti-smuggling agency, functions under which body?
(A) Ministry of Home Affairs
(B) Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Ministry of Finance
(C) National Investigation Agency (NIA)
(D) Enforcement Directorate (ED)
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Correct Answer: (B) Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Ministry of Finance
Q27. The Thirukkural, a Russian translation of which was gifted by the Indian Prime Minister to the Russian President, comprises how many couplets, organised into how many chapters?
(A) 1,000 couplets in 100 chapters
(B) 1,330 couplets in 133 chapters
(C) 700 couplets in 70 chapters
(D) 1,500 couplets in 150 chapters
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Correct Answer: (B) 1,330 couplets in 133 chapters
Q28. The Thirukkural is structured around three major divisions dealing with ethics and human values. Which of the following correctly identifies these divisions?
(A) Dharma, Artha, Kama
(B) Aram (Virtue), Porul (Polity), Inbam (Love)
(C) Gyan, Karma, Bhakti
(D) Satya, Ahimsa, Tapas
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Correct Answer: (B) Aram (Virtue), Porul (Polity), Inbam (Love)
Q29. The Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar, the highest award for implementation of official language policy, is conferred annually on Hindi Diwas by which body?
(A) Ministry of Culture
(B) Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs
(C) University Grants Commission
(D) Sahitya Akademi
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Correct Answer: (B) Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs
Q30. Paraguay, which recently commemorated 65 years of diplomatic relations with India, is a landlocked country in South America bordered by Argentina, Brazil and:
(A) Chile
(B) Bolivia
(C) Peru
(D) Uruguay
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Correct Answer: (B) Bolivia
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