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1. HALEU stands for:
A) High-Activity Low-Emission Uranium
B) High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium
C) Highly Activated Low-Energy Uranium
D) Hybrid Advanced Low-Enrichment Uranium
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Correct Answer: B) High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium
2. HALEU fuel uses uranium enriched to what percentage of U-235?
A) 1–5%
B) 5–20%
C) 20–40%
D) 40–60%
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Correct Answer: B) 5–20%
3. According to BARC, adding thorium to existing PHWRs makes shutdown rods approximately how much less effective?
A) 10%
B) 16%
C) 26%
D) 35%
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Correct Answer: C) 26%
4. In India’s Three-Stage Nuclear Programme, Stage I uses which type of reactor?
A) Fast Breeder Reactors
B) Pressurised Water Reactors
C) Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs)
D) Thorium Molten Salt Reactors
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Correct Answer: C) Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs)
5. India’s Three-Stage Nuclear Power Programme was proposed by:
A) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
B) Vikram Sarabhai
C) Homi Jehangir Bhabha
D) Raja Ramanna
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Correct Answer: C) Homi Jehangir Bhabha
6. In Stage III of India’s nuclear programme, thorium-232 is used to produce which fuel?
A) Plutonium-239
B) Uranium-235
C) Uranium-233
D) Neptunium-237
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Correct Answer: C) Uranium-233
7. The constitutional basis for removal of the Chief Election Commissioner is derived from which Article?
A) Article 148
B) Article 312
C) Article 324(5)
D) Article 356
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Correct Answer: C) Article 324(5)
8. A removal motion against the CEC in the Lok Sabha requires the support of at least how many members?
A) 50
B) 75
C) 100
D) 150
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Correct Answer: C) 100
9. The inquiry committee constituted for CEC removal consists of how many members?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Five
D) Seven
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Correct Answer: B) Three
10. For Parliament to pass a CEC removal motion, which special majority is required?
A) Simple majority in both Houses
B) Two-thirds majority in Rajya Sabha only
C) Majority of total membership AND two-thirds of members present and voting
D) Three-fourths of total membership of both Houses
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Correct Answer: C) Majority of total membership AND two-thirds of members present and voting
11. Other Election Commissioners (not the CEC) can be removed by the President only on the recommendation of:
A) The Prime Minister
B) The Chief Election Commissioner
C) The Supreme Court
D) The Parliament
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Correct Answer: B) The Chief Election Commissioner
12. Jal Jeevan Mission was launched in which year?
A) 2016
B) 2018
C) 2019
D) 2021
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Correct Answer: C) 2019
13. The water supply standard under JJM is how many litres per capita per day?
A) 35 lpcd
B) 45 lpcd
C) 55 lpcd
D) 70 lpcd
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Correct Answer: C) 55 lpcd
14. The new digital platform under JJM 2.0 to map drinking water infrastructure is called:
A) Jal Shakti Portal
B) Sujalam Bharat
C) HarGharJal App
D) JalNet Platform
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Correct Answer: B) Sujalam Bharat
15. The ‘Jal Arpan’ initiative under JJM 2.0 involves formal handover of water infrastructure to:
A) State Governments and District Collectors
B) Gram Panchayats and Village Water Committees (Paani Samitis)
C) NITI Aayog and Ministry of Jal Shakti
D) Urban Local Bodies and Water Boards
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Correct Answer: B) Gram Panchayats and Village Water Committees (Paani Samitis)
16. India’s tightened FDI policy for land-bordering countries was first introduced in which year?
A) 2018
B) 2019
C) 2020
D) 2021
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Correct Answer: C) 2020
17. Under the revised FDI policy, investments up to what percentage with non-controlling ownershipfrom LBCs can use the automatic route?
A) 5%
B) 10%
C) 15%
D) 26%
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Correct Answer: B) 10%
18. Investment proposals from land-bordering countries requiring government approval must now be processed within:
A) 30 days
B) 45 days
C) 60 days
D) 90 days
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Correct Answer: C) 60 days
19. Which of the following is NOT listed as a land-bordering country under India’s LBC FDI policy?
A) Nepal
B) Bangladesh
C) Sri Lanka
D) Afghanistan
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Correct Answer: C) Sri Lanka
20. India is currently the how-many-th largest exporter of agricultural produce globally?
A) 4th
B) 5th
C) 7th
D) 9th
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Correct Answer: C) 7th
21. India’s annual agri-food exports have reached approximately:
A) ₹2 lakh crore
B) ₹3.5 lakh crore
C) ₹5 lakh crore
D) ₹7 lakh crore
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Correct Answer : C) ₹5 lakh crore
22. MPEDA (Marine Products Export Development Authority) was established in:
A) 1965
B) 1972
C) 1980
D) 1991
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Correct Answer: B) 1972
23. According to the SIPRI report ‘Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2025’, India ranked as the:
A) Largest arms importer
B) Second-largest arms importer
C) Third-largest arms importer
D) Fourth-largest arms importer
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Correct Answer : B) Second-largest arms importer
24. SIPRI was established in which year and is headquartered in:
A) 1956, Geneva
B) 1960, Brussels
C) 1966, Stockholm
D) 1970, Vienna
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Correct Answer: C) 1966, Stockholm
25. The largest arms exporter globally according to the 2025 SIPRI report is:
A) Russia
B) France
C) Germany
D) United States
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Correct Answer: D) United States
26. Russia’s share of global arms exports declined by how much according to SIPRI 2025?
A) 24%
B) 43%
C) 64%
D) 78%
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Correct Answer: C) 64%
27. The B28 bullet trainsets for India’s high-speed rail project are being developed by:
A) BEML, Bengaluru
B) BHEL, Haridwar
C) Rail Vikas Nigam, Delhi
D) Tata Technologies, Pune
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Correct Answer: A) BEML, Bengaluru
28. The Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor has a total length of approximately:
A) 350 km
B) 430 km
C) 508 km
D) 620 km
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Correct Answer: C) 508 km
29. The B28 trainsets will use which safety signalling system?
A) Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC)
B) European Train Control System Level-2 (ETCS-2)
C) Japanese ATC-NS System
D) Kavach Automatic Train Protection
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Correct Answer: B) European Train Control System Level-2 (ETCS-2)
30. India eliminated leprosy as a public health problem in which year (prevalence below 1 per 10,000)?
A) 1999
B) 2002
C) 2005
D) 2010
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Correct Answer: C) 2005
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