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1. The PM E-DRIVE Scheme, which replaced FAME-II, extends incentives for electric two-wheelers until:
A) 31 March 2027
B) 31 March 2028
C) 31 March 2029
D) 31 March 2030
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Correct Answer: B) 31 March 2028
2. Under PM E-DRIVE, the incentive for electric two-wheelers is ₹2,500 per kWh, subject to a maximum of:
A) ₹3,000 per vehicle
B) ₹4,000 per vehicle
C) ₹5,000 per vehicle
D) ₹6,000 per vehicle
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Correct Answer: C) ₹5,000 per vehicle
3. Which category of electric vehicles is NOT covered under the PM E-DRIVE Scheme?
A) Electric buses
B) Electric trucks
C) Passenger electric four-wheelers
D) Electric ambulances
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Correct Answer: C) Passenger electric four-wheelers
4. Under PM E-DRIVE, fleet operators seeking incentives for electric trucks must possess a valid scrapping certificate issued by:
A) A State Transport Authority
B) A MoRTH-approved vehicle scrapping centre
C) The Ministry of Heavy Industries
D) A licensed EV dealership
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Correct Answer: B) A MoRTH-approved vehicle scrapping centre
5. PM E-DRIVE provides a dedicated grant of ₹2,000 crore for expanding EV charging infrastructure, targeting deployment of approximately how many fast chargers?
A) 50,000
B) 62,300
C) 72,300
D) 85,000
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Correct Answer: C) 72,300
6. India is the how many-th largest MedTech market in Asia, as per the Health Ministry’s knowledge paper on AI in MedTech?
A) 2nd
B) 3rd
C) 4th
D) 5th
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Correct Answer: C) 4th
7. India’s medical-device exports increased by nearly 88% to about how much in FY2024–25?
A) US$1.64 billion
B) US$2.64 billion
C) US$3.64 billion
D) US$4.64 billion
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Correct Answer: C) US$3.64 billion
8. The Strategy for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (SAHI), launched in 2026, primarily provides a framework for:
A) Medical device manufacturing subsidies
B) Safe, ethical and equitable deployment of AI in healthcare
C) AI-based drug pricing regulation
D) Telemedicine licensing
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Correct Answer: B) Safe, ethical and equitable deployment of AI in healthcare
9. The BODH Platform, enabling secure benchmarking of AI models using real-world Indian healthcare data, was developed by IIT Kanpur and:
A) ICMR
B) National Health Authority (NHA)
C) CDSCO
D) AIIMS Delhi
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Correct Answer: B) National Health Authority (NHA)
10. MedTech Mitra, an ICMR–CDSCO initiative, primarily assists Indian medical-device innovators with:
A) Export subsidies
B) Regulatory procedures, testing and clinical validation
C) Venture capital funding
D) International patent filing
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Correct Answer: B) Regulatory procedures, testing and clinical validation
11. Assam’s recurring floods are significantly influenced by runoff from a transboundary basin spanning approximately:
A) 380,000 sq km
B) 480,000 sq km
C) 580,000 sq km
D) 680,000 sq km
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Correct Answer: C) 580,000 sq km
12. Braided river channels in Assam have reportedly eroded approximately how much land since 1950?
A) 2.27 lakh hectares
B) 3.27 lakh hectares
C) 4.27 lakh hectares
D) 5.27 lakh hectares
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Correct Answer: C) 4.27 lakh hectares
13. As per the content, the design life of how many of Assam’s 423 earthen embankments has reportedly
expired?
A) 195
B) 225
C) 265
D) 295
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Correct Answer: D) 295
14.Around what share of India’s geographical area is considered vulnerable to recurrent floods?
A) 8%
B) 10%
C) 12%
D) 15%
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Correct Answer: C) 12%
15. The Ganga and Brahmaputra river basins together account for nearly what share of India’s flood burden?
A) 40%
B) 50%
C) 60%
D) 70%
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Correct Answer: C) 60%
16. Government e-Marketplace (GeM), which completed 10 years, was established in which year?
A) 2014
B) 2015
C) 2016
D) 2017
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Correct Answer: C) 2016
17. GeM has emerged as the world’s third-largest public procurement platform, after South Korea’s KONEPS and:
A) Japan’s e-JETRO
B) Singapore’s GeBIZ
C) UK’s Crown Commercial Service
D) Australia’s AusTender
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Correct Answer: B) Singapore’s GeBIZ
18. GeM’s cumulative Gross Merchandise Value has crossed ₹20 lakh crore, covering more than how many orders?
A) 2.78 crore
B) 3.78 crore
C) 4.78 crore
D) 5.78 crore
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Correct Answer: B) 3.78 crore
19. Under GeM, Micro and Small Enterprises account for approximately what share of cumulative GMV?
A) 25.6%
B) 35.6%
C) 45.6%
D) 55.6%
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Correct Answer: C) 45.6%
20. Which GeM initiative facilitates collateral-free financing against eligible purchase orders for sellers?
A) Womaniya
B) GeM Sahay
C) SWAYATT
D) Startup Runway 2.0
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Correct Answer: B) GeM Sahay
21. The Container Manufacturing Assistance Scheme (CMAS) has been proposed with an outlay of ₹10,000 crore over how many years?
A) Three years
B) Five years
C) Seven years
D) Ten years
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Correct Answer: B) Five years
22. CMAS targets raising India’s annual container manufacturing capacity to 7.5 lakh TEUs, roughly how many times the present capacity?
A) 5 times
B) 7 times
C) 10 times
D) 15 times
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Correct Answer: C) 10 times
23. India currently imports nearly how many empty containers annually, a dependence CMAS seeks to reduce?
A) 1 million
B) 1.5 million
C) 2 million
D) 2.5 million
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Correct Answer: C) 2 million
24. NASA’s planned Moon Base programme envisages establishing humanity’s first permanent lunar outpost near:
A) The lunar equator
B) The lunar North Pole
C) The lunar South Pole
D) The far side of the Moon
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Correct Answer: C) The lunar South Pole
25. India signed the Artemis Accords, a set of non-binding multilateral agreements on peaceful space exploration, in which year?
A) 2020
B) 2021
C) 2022
D) 2023
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Correct Answer: D) 2023
26. The Artemis Accords build upon the principles of which earlier international treaty?
A) The Moon Agreement, 1979
B) The Outer Space Treaty, 1967
C) The Rescue Agreement, 1968
D) The Liability Convention, 1972
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Correct Answer: B) The Outer Space Treaty, 1967
27. Khudiram Bose was executed on 11 August 1908 for his involvement in which conspiracy?
A) Alipore Bomb Conspiracy
B) Muzaffarpur Conspiracy
C) Kakori Conspiracy
D) Chittagong Armoury Raid
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Correct Answer: B) Muzaffarpur Conspiracy
28. Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki were assigned to assassinate which British official?
A) Lord Curzon
B) Douglas Kingsford
C) Michael O’Dwyer
D) Reginald Dyer
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Correct Answer: B) Douglas Kingsford
29. Lebanon recently became the first Arab country to abolish the death penalty, replacing it with:
A) Indefinite detention
B) Life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour
C) Community service sentencing
D) Exile
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Correct Answer: B) Life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour
30. The Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, established in 2001 and added to UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves in 2016, is named after a peak traditionally associated with:
A) Sage Agastya
B) Sage Vishwamitra
C) Sage Vashistha
D) Sage Kapila
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Correct Answer: A) Sage Agastya
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