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1.A Marine Heatwave (MHW) is defined as a period when sea surface temperature exceeds the 90th percentile of historical data for at least how many consecutive days?
A) 3 days
B) 5 days
C) 7 days
D) 10 days
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Correct Answer: (B) 5 days
2. Cyclones over Marine Heatwave zones are how many times more likely to become billion-dollar disasters?
A) 1.2 times
B) 1.4 times
C) 1.6 times
D) 2.0 times
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Correct Answer: (C) 1.6 times
3. What percentage of landfalling cyclones now pass through Marine Heatwave zones?
A) 25%
B) 38%
C) 52%
D) 67%
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Correct Answer: (C) 52%
4. Rapid Intensification in a tropical cyclone is defined as an increase in wind speed of at least how many knots in 24 hours?
A) 15 knots
B) 25 knots
C) 30 knots
D) 40 knots
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Correct Answer: (C) 30 knots
5. Cyclones over Marine Heatwaves produce approximately how much higher rainfall compared to normal cyclones?
A) ~5%
B) ~8%
C) ~12%
D) ~20%
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Correct Answer: (C) ~12%
6. A tropical cyclone is called a ‘Hurricane’ in which ocean and a ‘Typhoon’ in which ocean?
A) Indian Ocean and Arctic Ocean
B) Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
C) Pacific and Indian Oceans
D) Atlantic and Arctic Oceans
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Correct Answer: (B) Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
7. The doctrine ‘Nemo judex in causa sua’ means:
A) Justice delayed is justice denied
B) No one should be a judge in their own cause
C) Every accused is innocent until proven guilty
D) A court must hear both sides equally
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Correct Answer: (B) No one should be a judge in their own cause
8. The legal test applied for recusal of a judge in India is based on:
A) Proof of actual bias beyond reasonable doubt
B) Whether a fair-minded observer would believe there is a real likelihood of bias
C) A formal complaint filed by the litigant to the Chief Justice
D) A majority vote by the bench
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Correct Answer: (B) Whether a fair-minded observer would believe there is a real likelihood of bias
9. The Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct (2002) were endorsed by the United Nations in which year?
A) 2004
B) 2006
C) 2008
D) 2010
Correct Answer: (B) 2006
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10. In India, the decision to recuse in a case ultimately lies with:
A) The Chief Justice of India
B) The concerned judge himself/herself
C) The litigant parties jointly
D) The Bar Council of India
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Correct Answer: (C) Gum arabic
11. Operation Upstream is a global initiative led by which organisation to target production and trafficking of doping substances?
A) INTERPOL
B) World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
C) Europol
D) United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Correct Answer: (B) World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
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12. The National Anti-Doping Act, 2022 in India gives statutory backing to anti-doping rules. Before this Act, doping was treated as a:
A) Criminal offence
B) Civil liability
C) Disciplinary violation only
D) Regulatory infraction
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Correct Answer: (C) Disciplinary violation only
13. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was established in which year?
A) 1994
B) 1996
C) 1999
D) 2001
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Correct Answer: (C) 1999
14. Operation Upstream across 20 countries resulted in seizing approximately how many doses of doping substances?
A) 200 million doses
B) 500 million doses
C) 1 billion doses
D) 1.8 billion doses
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Correct Answer: (D) 1.8 billion doses
15. The gazette notification to operationalise the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023 was issued by which ministry in April 2026?
A) Ministry of Women and Child Development
B) Ministry of Law and Justice
C) Ministry of Home Affairs
D) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
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Correct Answer: (B) Ministry of Law and Justice
16. The Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023 reserves 33% seats for women in which legislative bodies?
A) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
B) Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and Delhi Legislative Assembly
C) All State Assemblies and Rajya Sabha only
D) Lok Sabha and Panchayati Raj Institutions
Correct Answer: (B) Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and Delhi Legislative Assembly
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17.The 2026 notification relaxed the earlier implementation condition by allowing Parliament to choose which census data?
A) 2001 Census or later
B) 2011 Census or later
C) Only 2026 Census
D) Only post-delimitation data
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Correct Answer: (B) 2011 Census or later
18. The women’s reservation under the 106th Amendment is initially valid for how long?
A) 5 years
B) 10 years
C) 15 years
D) 25 years
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Correct Answer: (C) 15 years
19. CAFE stands for Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency. The CAFE-III Phase III norms target CO2 emissions from vehicles at:
A) 92.5 g CO2/km
B) 85.0 g CO2/km
C) 78.9 g CO2/km
D) 70.0 g CO2/km
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Correct Answer: (C) 78.9 g CO2/km
20. CAFE-III norms are to be implemented from which date?
A) April 1, 2025
B) January 1, 2026
C) April 1, 2027
D) January 1, 2028
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Correct Answer: (C) April 1, 2027
21. Under CAFE-III, Electric Vehicles count as multiple units in fleet calculation. This feature is called:
A) Green Credits
B) Super Credits
C) Zero-Emission Multiplier
D) EV Bonus Points
Correct Answer:(B) Super Credits
22. Under CAFE-III’s Credit Trading Mechanism, manufacturers who EXCEED fuel efficiency targets can:
A) Receive direct government subsidies
B) Sell efficiency credits to non-compliant firms
C) Get exemption from import duties
D) Reduce GST on their vehicles
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Correct Answer: (B) Sell efficiency credits to non-compliant firms
23. India’s first semiconductor fabrication SEZ has been notified at which location?
A) GIFT City, Gujarat
B) Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR), Gujarat
C) Sanand Industrial Area, Gujarat
D) Pune Knowledge Corridor, Maharashtra
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Correct Answer : (B) Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR), Gujarat
24. India’s first chip fab at Dholera is part of which industrial corridor?
A) Amritsar–Kolkata Industrial Corridor
B) Chennai–Bengaluru Industrial Corridor
C) Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)
D) Vizag–Chennai Industrial Corridor
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Correct Answer: (C) Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)
25.The recent reform (2025) reduced the land requirement for semiconductor SEZs from 50 hectares to:
A) 5 hectares
B) 10 hectares
C) 20 hectares
D) 25 hectares
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Correct Answer: (B) 10 hectares
26. India’s first Export Processing Zone (EPZ), a precursor to SEZs, was established at which location in 1965?
A) SEEPZ, Mumbai
B) Noida EPZ
C) Kandla, Gujarat
D) Cochin, Kerala
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Correct Answer: (C) Kandla, Gujarat
27. World Haemophilia Day is observed on which date annually?
A) 7 April
B) 14 April
C) 17 April
D) 28 April
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Correct Answer: (C) 17 April
28. Haemophilia is known as the ‘Royal Disease’ because it spread through the descendants of:
A) Empress Catherine the Great
B) Queen Victoria
C) Marie Antoinette
D) Queen Elizabeth I
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Correct Answer: (B) Queen Victoria
29. Haemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder. Why does it primarily affect males?
A) Males have higher clotting factor production
B) Males have only one X chromosome, so a single defective copy causes disease
C) Males have a weaker immune system
D) The defective gene is on the Y chromosome
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Correct Answer: (B) Males have only one X chromosome, so a single defective copy causes disease
30. Approximately what percentage of global haemophilia patients remain undiagnosed?
A) 30%
B) 50%
C) ~75%
D) 90%
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Correct Answer: (C) ~75%
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