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Q1. The India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) was announced at which event?
A. BRICS Summit, Johannesburg, 2023
B. G20 Leaders’ Summit, New Delhi, September 2023
C. COP28, Dubai, 2023
D. Quad Summit, Tokyo, 2022
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Correct Answer: B. G20 Leaders’ Summit, New Delhi, September 2023
Q2. The Northern Corridor of IMEC proposes a rail route through Saudi Arabia and Jordan to which port?
A. Port Said
B. Haifa
C. Piraeus
D. Jebel Ali
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Correct Answer: B. Haifa
Q3. Which of the following is NOT a signatory to the original IMEC MoU?
A. Saudi Arabia
B. Italy
C. Jordan
D. United Arab Emirates
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Correct Answer: C. Jordan
Q4. Adani Ports and SEZ acquired what percentage stake in the Haifa Port Company in 2023?
A. 50%
B. 60%
C. 70%
D. 100%
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Correct Answer: C. 70%
Q5. The Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII), cited as IMEC’s financing context, was launched in 2022 by which group?
A. BRICS
B. G7
C. ASEAN
D. SCO
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Correct Answer: B. G7
Q6. The Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) covers how many Aspirational Agricultural Districts?
A. 50
B. 100
C. 112
D. 150
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Correct Answer: B. 100
Q7. The PMDDKY draws policy inspiration from which programme of NITI Aayog?
A. Aspirational Districts Programme
B. Atal Innovation Mission
C. Poshan Abhiyaan
D. Jal Jeevan Mission
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Correct Answer: A. Aspirational Districts Programme
Q8. Which of the following is NOT one of the three indicators used to identify PMDDKY districts?
A. Low agricultural productivity
B. Low cropping intensity
C. Low agricultural credit disbursement
D. Low rainfall
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Correct Answer: D. Low rainfall
Q9. The PM-DDKY dashboard tracks performance across how many indicators?
A. 74
B. 47
C. 100
D. 121
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Correct Answer: D. 121
Q10. District Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana Samitis, which prepare District Action Plans, are chaired by:
A. District Collectors
B. State Chief Secretaries
C. Union Agriculture Minister
D. Secretary, Agriculture Department
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Correct Answer: A. District Collectors
Q11. The Telecommunications (Temporary Suspension of Services) Rules, 2024 are framed under which Act?
A. Indian Telegraph Act, 1885
B. Information Technology Act, 2000
C. Telecommunications Act, 2023
D. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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Correct Answer: C. Telecommunications Act, 2023
Q12. What is the maximum duration for which a suspension order can remain in force under the 2024 Rules?
A. 24 hours
B. 7 days
C. 15 days
D. 30 days
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Correct Answer: C. 15 days
Q13. Suspension orders must be submitted to the Review Committee by the next working day, and the committee must meet within:
A. 24 hours
B. Three days
C. Five days
D. Seven days
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Correct Answer: C. Five days
Q14. Which Supreme Court judgment (2020) held that indefinite suspension of internet services is impermissible and orders must be published?
A. Shreya Singhal v. Union of India
B. Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India
C. K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India
D. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
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Correct Answer: D. 100%
Q15. The 2004 amendment to the UAPA brought terrorism-related offences into the Act following the repeal of which law?
A. TADA
B. POTA, 2002
C. NSA, 1980
D. AFSPA
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Correct Answer: B. POTA, 2002
Q16. The 2019 amendment to the UAPA empowered the Central Government to:
A. Designate an individual as a terrorist
B. Ban all political parties
C. Grant bail directly
D. Set up special High Courts
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Correct Answer: A. Designate an individual as a terrorist
Q17. Which UAPA section places significant restrictions on grant of bail?
A. Section 15
B. Section 43D(5)
C. Section 18
D. Section 35
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Correct Answer: B. Section 43D(5)
Q18. In Union of India v. K.A. Najeeb (2021), the Supreme Court held that:
A. UAPA bail restrictions are absolute
B. Constitutional courts can grant bail despite statutory restrictions when prolonged incarceration violates fundamental rights
C. UAPA is unconstitutional
D. Bail is a matter solely for the NIA
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Correct Answer: B. Constitutional courts can grant bail despite statutory restrictions when prolonged incarceration violates fundamental rights
Q19. The Article 6.4 mechanism of the Paris Agreement is officially called:
A. Clean Development Mechanism
B. Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM)
C. Joint Implementation
D. Green Climate Mechanism
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Correct Answer: B. Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM)
Q20. The first project to receive credits under the Article 6.4 mechanism (February 2026) was a cookstove project in which country?
A. India
B. Myanmar
C. Kenya
D. Bangladesh
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Correct Answer: B. Myanmar
Q21. Which provision of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement covers non-market approaches to international climate cooperation?
A. Article 6.2
B. Article 6.4
C. Article 6.8
D. Article 6.1
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Correct Answer: C. Article 6.8
Q22. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) was established in 1993 following which conference?
A. Stockholm Conference
B. Rio Earth Summit
C. World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna
D. Beijing Conference on Women
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Correct Answer: C. World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna
Q23. The UN Human Rights Committee, as distinct from OHCHR and UNHRC, monitors implementation of which treaty?
A. CEDAW
B. ICCPR
C. CRC
D. ICESCR
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Correct Answer: B. ICCPR
Q24. Which isotope is the basis of the world’s first working nuclear clocks?
A. Caesium-133
B. Strontium-87
C. Thorium-229
D. Uranium-235
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Correct Answer: C. Thorium-229
Q25. Thorium-229 nuclear clocks use a vacuum-ultraviolet laser of approximately what wavelength?
A. 48 nm
B. 148 nm
C. 548 nm
D. 1,148 nm
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Correct Answer: B. 148 nm
Q26. In the research described, thorium-229 nuclei are embedded in crystals of:
A. Silicon carbide
B. Calcium fluoride
C. Quartz
D. Diamond
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Correct Answer: B. Calcium fluoride
Q27. The Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is also known as:
A. Human Herpesvirus 4 (HHV-4)
B. Human Papillomavirus
C. Hepatitis B virus
D. Human Herpesvirus 1
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Correct Answer: A. Human Herpesvirus 4 (HHV-4)
Q28. EBV was identified in 1964 in cells from which cancer, making it the first virus linked to cancer?
A. Hodgkin lymphoma
B. Burkitt lymphoma
C. Cervical cancer
D. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
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Correct Answer: B. Burkitt lymphoma
Q29. INS Shreyas, launched in Kolkata, is which of the four Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPVs) being built by GRSE?
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
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Correct Answer: C. Third
Q30. World Mental Health Day, observed on 10 October, was established in 1992 by which organisation?
A. World Health Organization
B. World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH)
C. UNICEF
D. International Labour Organization
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Correct Answer: B. World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH)
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