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1. Which Article has been invoked by President Droupadi Murmu to seek clarity on whether the Supreme Court can set timelines for Governors and the President to act on Bills?
A) Article 131
B) Article 142
C) Article 143
D) Article 145(3)
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Answer: C) Article 143
2. In the context of the Presidential Reference on Assent Timelines, which case led the Supreme Court to set time limits for Governors under Article 200?
A) State of Tamil Nadu vs Governor of Tamil Nadu
B) State of Kerala vs Union of India
C) Governor of West Bengal vs State Legislature
D) President of India vs Supreme Court of India
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Answer: A) State of Tamil Nadu vs Governor of Tamil Nadu
3. Which Article of the Constitution provides immunity to the President and Governors from legal proceedings for their official acts?
A) Article 200
B) Article 201
C) Article 143
D) Article 361
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Answer: D) Article 361
4. When did Sikkim become a full-fledged state of India?
A) 16 May 1974
B) 16 May 1975
C) 26 January 1975
D) 15 August 1975
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Answer: B) 16 May 1975
5. Which constitutional amendment made Sikkim an “Associate State” of India?
A) 35th Amendment Act, 1974
B) 36th Amendment Act, 1975
C) 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
D) 44th Amendment Act, 1978
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Answer: A) 35th Amendment Act, 1974
6. India’s first biological space experiments aboard the ISS are being conducted in collaboration with:
A) NASA and ISRO
B) ISRO and DBT
C) ISRO and DRDO
D) DBT and NASA
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Answer: B) ISRO and DBT
7. The mission platform for India’s first biological experiments in space is:
A) Axiom-3
B) Axiom-4
C) Gaganyaan
D) SpaceX Dragon
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Answer: B) Axiom-4
8. What is the tentative launch timeframe for the LUPEX (Lunar Polar Exploration) mission?
A) Late 2020s
B) Early 2030s
C) Mid-2030s
D) By 2040
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Answer: B) Early 2030s
9. In the LUPEX mission collaboration between India and Japan, which component will be contributed by ISRO?
A) Rover system
B) Lander module
C) Scientific instruments
D) Propulsion system
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Answer: B) Lander module
10. NASA’s GRAIL mission launched in 2011 consisted of two spacecraft named:
A) Ebb and Flow
B) Vikram and Pragyan
C) Luna and Sol
D) Explorer and Voyager
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Answer: A) Ebb and Flow
11. India’s Defence Minister has called for which organization’s monitoring of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons?
A) CTBT
B) NPT
C) IAEA
D) UN Security Council
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Answer: C) IAEA
12. Which of the following countries is NOT a recognized nuclear state under the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT)?
A) United States
B) China
C) Russia
D) India
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Answer: D) India
13. The headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is located in:
A) Geneva, Switzerland
B) Vienna, Austria
C) New York, USA
D) Paris, France
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Answer: B) Vienna, Austria
14. Which country withdrew from the IAEA in 1994?
A) Iran
B) North Korea
C) Pakistan
D) Israel
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Answer: B) North Korea
15. Which nuclear non-proliferation treaty has India signed and ratified?
A) Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
B) Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
C) Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT)
D) Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
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Answer: C) Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT)
16. The Samudrayaan Mission is part of which larger initiative?
A) Blue Economy Vision
B) Deep Ocean Mission
C) Maritime India Vision
D) Sagarmala Project
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Answer: B) Deep Ocean Mission
17. What is the depth capacity of MATSYA 6000, India’s first crewed deep-sea submersible vehicle?
A) 3,000 meters
B) 4,500 meters
C) 6,000 meters
D) 8,000 meters
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Answer: C) 6,000 meters
18. Which glacier in Nepal was recently declared “dead” after shrinking by 66% since the 1970s?
A) Khumbu Glacier
B) Yala Glacier
C) Gangotri Glacier
D) Siachen Glacier
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Answer: B) Yala Glacier
19. Which year has been declared as the “International Year of Glacier Preservation” by the UN?
A) 2024
B) 2025
C) 2026
D) 2030
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Answer: B) 2025
20. India’s glacier research station “Himansh” is located in which region?
A) Sikkim
B) Ladakh
C) Lahaul-Spiti
D) Uttarakhand
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Answer: C) Lahaul-Spiti
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