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1. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), 1970 recognises which countries as nuclear-weapon states?
A) US, Russia, UK, France and China
B) US, Russia, China, India and Pakistan
C) US, UK, France, Germany and Japan
D) Russia, China, India, Israel and Pakistan
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Correct Answer : A) US, Russia, UK, France and China
2. India joined the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in which year?
A) 1948
B) 1957
C) 1968
D) 1974
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Correct Answer: B) 1957
3. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) was opened for signature in which year?
A) 1968
B) 1985
C) 1996
D) 2000
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Correct Answer: C) 1996
4. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) came into effect in which year?
A) 2017
B) 2019
C) 2021
D) 2023
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Correct Answer: C) 2021
5. India received a waiver from which body in 2008, enabling civilian nuclear trade despite not being an NPT signatory?
A) IAEA
B) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
C) UN Security Council
D) Missile Technology Control Regime
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Correct Answer: B) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
6. India joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) in which year?
A) 2008
B) 2016
C) 2017
D) 2018
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Correct Answer: B) 2016
7. India joined the Wassenaar Arrangement, which regulates conventional arms and dual-use goods, in which year?
A) 2016
B) 2017
C) 2018
D) 2019
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Correct Answer: B) 2017
8. Approximately what share of the world’s nuclear arsenals is possessed jointly by the US and Russia?
A) Around 60%
B) Around 75%
C) Nearly 90%
D) Nearly 100%
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Correct Answer: C) Nearly 90%
9. Russia suspended its participation in which treaty in 2023, weakening binding limits on nuclear arsenals?
A) NPT
B) CTBT
C) New START
D) TPNW
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Correct Answer: C) New START
10. The 7th Governing Body Meeting of National CAMPA was held in which city?
A) Chennai
B) Coimbatore
C) Bengaluru
D) Hyderabad
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Correct Answer: B) Coimbatore
11. The Aastha Van Sanrakshan Yojana (AVSY), approved with a corpus of ₹3,000 crore, aims to conserve how many sacred groves?
A) 10,000
B) 12,500
C) 15,000
D) 20,000
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Correct Answer: C) 15,000
12. The MISHTI Programme has been extended until which year, with an additional ₹500 crore approved?
A) 2027
B) 2028
C) 2029
D) 2030
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Correct Answer: C) 2029
13. CAMPA was established under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, which came into force in which year?
A) 2016
B) 2017
C) 2018
D) 2019
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Correct Answer: C) 2018
14. The ad hoc CAMPA was constituted in 2006 by the Supreme Court through orders in which case?
A) Vishaka case
B) T.N. Godavarman case
C) Kesavananda Bharati case
D) M.C. Mehta case
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Correct Answer: B) T.N. Godavarman case
15. Under the CAMPA fund distribution formula, what percentage goes to State Compensatory Afforestation Funds?
A) 70%
B) 80%
C) 90%
D) 95%
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Correct Answer: C) 90%
16. K. Kamaraj was born on 15 July 1903 in which town?
A) Madurai
B) Virudhunagar
C) Tirunelveli
D) Sivakasi
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Correct Answer: B) Virudhunagar
17. K. Kamaraj served as Chief Minister of Madras State during which period?
A) 1950–1957
B) 1954–1963
C) 1963–1967
D) 1967–1972
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Correct Answer: B) 1954–1963
18. Which scheme, introduced by Kamaraj in 1956, later influenced India’s Midday Meal Scheme?
A) Free Noon Meal Scheme
B) Kula Kalvi Thittam
C) Kamaraj Plan
D) Compulsory Primary Education Scheme
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Correct Answer: A) Free Noon Meal Scheme
19. The Kamaraj Plan (1963) proposed that senior Congress ministers should:
A) Contest elections from two seats
B) Resign from government positions to strengthen the party
C) Form a coalition government
D) Retire from active politics
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Correct Answer: B) Resign from government positions to strengthen the party
20. K. Kamaraj was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in which year?
A) 1971
B) 1975
C) 1976
D) 1980
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Correct Answer: C) 1976
21. Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has replaced Section 309 of the IPC relating to attempt to commit suicide?
A) Section 103
B) Section 226
C) Section 302
D) Section 318
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Correct Answer: B) Section 226
22. Which Article of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to assemble peaceably and without arms, relevant to hunger strikes?
A) Article 19(1)(a)
B) Article 19(1)(b)
C) Article 21
D) Article 32
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Correct Answer: B) Article 19(1)(b)
23. The National Research Integrity Office (NRIO), proposed under the Draft Policy, primarily aims to:
A) Fund health research in underprivileged districts
B) Promote research ethics and integrity in health research
C) Regulate clinical trials of new drugs and medical devices
D) Administer ICMR fellowships and scholarships
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Correct Answer: B) Promote research ethics and integrity in health research
24. ICAR’s 98th Foundation Day roadmap, ‘Developed Agriculture and Prosperous Farmers,’ is aligned with which national vision?
A) Atmanirbhar Bharat 2035
B) Viksit Bharat 2047
C) Digital India 2030
D) Make in India 2025
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Correct Answer: B) Viksit Bharat 2047
25. Under the ICAR roadmap, what is the target amount of internal revenue to be generated by 2029?
A) ₹5,000 crore
B) ₹7,500 crore
C) ₹10,000 crore
D) ₹15,000 crore
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Correct Answer: C) ₹10,000 crore
26. ICAR was originally established in 1929 as the:
A) Central Agricultural Research Institute
B) Imperial Council of Agricultural Research
C) National Agricultural Research Counci
D) Royal Commission on Agriculture
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Correct Answer: B) Imperial Council of Agricultural Research
27. Who serves as the ex officio President of the ICAR Society?
A) Prime Minister of India
B) Union Agriculture Minister
C) Cabinet Secretary
D) Director General of ICAR
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Correct Answer: B) Union Agriculture Minister
28. According to recent research, the Indian tectonic plate’s underthrusting beneath the Asian Plate occurred approximately during which period?
A) 10 to 5 million years ago
B) 20 to 10 million years ago
C) 45 to 20 million years ago
D) 65 to 45 million years ago
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Correct Answer: C) 45 to 20 million years ago
29. According to the study, why does western Tibet have a more rugged, dissected terrain compared to central Tibet?
A) Higher rainfall in western Tibet
B) The Indian Plate penetrated farther beneath western Tibet
C) Volcanic activity unique to western Tibet
D) Greater glacial erosion in western Tibet
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Correct Answer: B) The Indian Plate penetrated farther beneath western Tibet
30. Project GIANT, a five-year international research initiative (2025–2030) studying Greenland’s melting glaciers, is led by which organisation?
A) NASA
B) British Antarctic Survey (BAS)
C) NOAA
D) European Space Agency
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Correct Answer: B) British Antarctic Survey (BAS)
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