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1. According to the Sample Registration System (SRS) Report 2021, the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in India for 2019-21 was:
A) 70 per 100,000 live births
B) 93 per 100,000 live births
C) 110 per 100,000 live births
D) 130 per 100,000 live births
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Answer: B) 93 per 100,000 live births
2. What is the SDG 2030 target for Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)?
A) 50 or lower per 100,000 live births
B) 60 or lower per 100,000 live births
C) 70 or lower per 100,000 live births
D) 80 or lower per 100,000 live births
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Answer: C) 70 or lower per 100,000 live births
3. As per the SRS Report 2021, what was the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in India?
A) 1.8 children per woman
B) 2.0 children per woman
C) 2.2 children per woman
D) 2.5 children per woman
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Answer: B) 2.0 children per woman
4. Which state recorded the highest Total Fertility Rate (TFR) according to the SRS Report 2021?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Rajasthan
C) Bihar
D) Madhya Pradesh
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Answer: C) Bihar
5. What was the sex ratio at birth in India in 2021 as per the SRS Report?
A) 899 females per 1,000 males
B) 905 females per 1,000 males
C) 913 females per 1,000 males
D) 920 females per 1,000 males
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Answer: C) 913 females per 1,000 males
6. Which of the following correctly defines “misinformation”?
A) Deliberate creation and dissemination of falsehoods
B) Unintentional spread of inaccurate or misleading content
C) Strategic use of propaganda during military operations
D) Information released by official government sources
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Answer: B) Unintentional spread of inaccurate or misleading content
7. What is “disinformation”?
A) Official information released by the government
B) Unintentional spread of misleading content
C) Deliberate creation and dissemination of falsehoods with intent to manipulate
D) Technical military information shared during operations
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Answer: C) Deliberate creation and dissemination of falsehoods with intent to manipulate
8. Which type of propaganda is described as “transparent and fact-based, though it may reflect a particular viewpoint”?
A) White Propaganda
B) Grey Propaganda
C) Black Propaganda
D) Transparent Propaganda
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Answer: A) White Propaganda
9. What agency in India significantly ramped up efforts to combat misinformation after Operation Sindoor?
A) Ministry of Defence
B) Intelligence Bureau
C) Press Information Bureau (PIB)
D) Central Bureau of Investigation
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Answer: C) Press Information Bureau (PIB)
10. The BrahMos Aerospace Testing Facility was recently inaugurated in which city?
A) Agra
B) Kanpur
C) Lucknow
D) Jhansi
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Answer: C) Lucknow
11. BrahMos is a collaborative project between India and which country?
A) France
B) Israel
C) United States
D) Russia
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Answer: D) Russia
12. The name “BrahMos” is derived from:
A) The names of the scientists who developed it
B) The Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers
C) A Sanskrit term meaning “supreme power”
D) The names of testing locations
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Answer: B) The Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers
13. What is the approximate range of the BrahMos missile system?
A) 150 km
B) 200 km
C) 290 km
D) 350 km
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Answer: C) 290 km
14. How many Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs) have been established in India?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
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Answer: B) Two
15. Which of the following states does NOT have a Defence Industrial Corridor?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Gujarat
D) Both A and B have Defence Industrial Corridors
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Answer: C) Gujarat
16. What legal provision in India provides “safe harbour” protection to social media platforms?
A) Section 66A of the Information Technology Act
B) Section 79 of the Information Technology Act
C) Article 19 of the Indian Constitution
D) Section 45 of the Information Technology Act
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Answer: B) Section 79 of the Information Technology Act
17. National Technology Day in India is observed annually on:
A) May 9
B) May 10
C) May 11
D) May 12
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Answer: C) May 11
18. National Technology Day commemorates which of the following events?
A) The first satellite launch by India
B) The Pokhran-II nuclear tests
C) The establishment of ISRO
D) India’s first mission to the Moon
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Answer: B) The Pokhran-II nuclear tests
19. What was the codename for the Pokhran-II nuclear tests conducted in 1998?
A) Operation Shakti
B) Operation Vijay
C) Operation Safed Sagar
D) Operation Smiling Buddha
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Answer: A) Operation Shakti
20. Which indigenously developed aircraft’s maiden flight is also commemorated on National Technology Day?
A) NAL Saras
B) HAL Tejas
C) Hansa-3
D) DRDO Rustom
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Answer: C) Hansa-3
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