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1. Under the MTP (Amendment) Act, 2021, abortion beyond 24 weeks is permitted only in which specific condition?
A) Rape survivors of any age
B) Substantial foetal abnormalities certified by a Medical Board
C) All minors regardless of gestational age
D) Single women upon request
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Correct Answer: (B) Substantial foetal abnormalities certified by a Medical Board
2. Section 19 of the POCSO Act mandates which action in cases of minor pregnancies?
A) Mandatory abortion within 12 weeks
B) Compulsory guardian consent
C) Mandatory reporting triggering automatic criminal investigation
D) Referral to the National Commission for Women
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Correct Answer: (C) Mandatory reporting triggering automatic criminal investigation
3. In which landmark case (2017) did the Supreme Court allow abortion for a 13-year-old rape survivor, prioritising trauma over foetal viability?
A) X v. Principal Secretary, Health, Delhi (2022)
B) S v. State of Haryana (2024)
C) Murugan Nayakkar v. Union of India (2017)
D) Suchita Srivastava v. Chandigarh Administration (2009)
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Correct Answer: (C) Murugan Nayakkar v. Union of India (2017)
4. Under which Article can the Supreme Court invoke special powers to grant exceptional relief beyond statutory limits in abortion cases?
A) Article 32
B) Article 136
C) Article 142
D) Article 226
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Correct Answer: (C) Article 142
5. According to the Women and Men in India 2025 report, India’s Sex Ratio at Birth improved from 904 (2017–19) to which figure in 2021–23?
A) 908
B) 917
C) 926
D) 935
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Correct Answer: (B) 917
6. Which state recorded the highest Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) according to the Women and Men in India 2025 report?
A) Kerala
B) Nagaland
C) Meghalaya
D) Arunachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: (D) Arunachal Pradesh
7. India’s Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) dropped significantly to what level in 2021–23?
A) 54
B) 66
C) 88
D) 112
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Correct Answer: (C) 88
8. What percentage of total crimes in India was accounted for by crimes against women in 2023?
A) 4.25%
B) 5.66%
C) 7.18%
D) 9.32%
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Correct Answer: (C) 7.18%
9. In which year were India–Italy bilateral ties elevated to a Strategic Partnership?
A) 2019
B) 2021
C) 2023
D) 2025
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Correct Answer: (C) 2023
10. Italy is India’s _ largest trading partner in the European Union.
A) 2nd
B) 3rd
C) 4th
D) 5th
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Correct Answer: (C) 4th
11. Which of the following multilateral initiatives have India and Italy co-founded?
A) Quad and I2U2
B) Global Biofuels Alliance and India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
C) BRICS and SCO
D) Artemis Accords and IPEF
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Correct Answer: (B) Global Biofuels Alliance and India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
12. India’s first Integrated Basmati and Organic Training Centre is being set up in which city of Uttar Pradesh?
A) Lucknow
B) Saharanpur
C) Pilibhit
D) Bahraich
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Correct Answer: (C) Pilibhit
13. APEDA (Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority) functions under which Ministry?
A) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
B) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
C) Ministry of Food Processing Industries
D) Ministry of Rural Development
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Correct Answer: (B) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
14. E100 has approximately how much lower energy density compared to petrol?
A) Acetaldehyde
B) Methyl butyrate
C) 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline
D) Vanillin
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Correct Answer: (C) 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline
15. Which state is the largest producer of Basmati rice in India, accounting for approximately 44% of production?
A) Punjab
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Haryana
D) Uttarakhand
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Correct Answer: (C) Haryana
16. The tiger deaths in Kanha Tiger Reserve were attributed to which viral infection?
A) Feline Parvovirus
B) Canine Distemper Virus (CDV)
C) Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus
D) Rabies Virus
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Correct Answer: (B) Canine Distemper Virus (CDV)
17. How many tiger deaths were recorded in India in 2025, making it the second highest ever?
A) 102
B) 126
C) 143
D) 166
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Correct Answer: (D) 166
18. Kanha Tiger Reserve is situated in which hill range?
A) Vindhya Range
B) Satpura Hills (Maikal Range)
C) Aravalli Hills
D) Eastern Ghats
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Correct Answer: (B) Satpura Hills (Maikal Range)
19. Which species is unique to Kanha Tiger Reserve and is known as the ‘Jewel of Kanha’?
A) Bengal Tiger
B) Swamp Deer (Soft-ground Barasingha)
C) Hard-ground Barasingha
D) Indian Gaur
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Correct Answer: (C) Hard-ground Barasingha
20. Which invasive plant species will serve as the primary raw material for the green methanol facility at Kandla?
A) Lantana camara
B) Parthenium hysterophorus
C) Prosopis juliflora
D) Mikania micrantha
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Correct Answer: (C) Prosopis juliflora
21. Prosopis juliflora is known as ‘Gando Baval’ in which Indian state?
A) Rajasthan
B) Maharashtra
C) Gujarat
D) Telangana
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Correct Answer: (C) Gujarat
22. India’s first green methanol production facility was commissioned at which NTPC plant?
A) NTPC Ramagundam
B) NTPC Vindhyachal
C) NTPC Talcher
D) NTPC Simhadri
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Correct Answer: (B) NTPC Vindhyachal
23. The Kandla green methanol facility aligns with which Indian government guideline for sustainable ports?
A) Sagarmala Guidelines 2025
B) Blue Port Policy 2024
C) Harit Sagar Guidelines
D) Maritime India Vision 2030
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Correct Answer: (C) Harit Sagar Guidelines
24. The Chicago General Strike of 1886 that inspired International Labour Day was primarily a protest for which demand?
A) Minimum wage laws
B) An eight-hour workday
C) Right to form trade unions
D) Abolition of child labour
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Correct Answer: (B) An eight-hour workday
25. Where was International Labour Day first observed in India and in which year?
A) Kolkata, 1920
B) Mumbai, 1921
C) Chennai (Madras), 1923
D) Delhi, 1925
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Correct Answer: (C) Chennai (Madras), 1923
26. Buddha Purnima (Vesak) commemorates which three pivotal events in Gautama Buddha’s life?
A) Birth, First Sermon, and Mahaparinirvana
B) Birth, Enlightenment, and Mahaparinirvana
C) Renunciation, Enlightenment, and First Sermon
D) Birth, Renunciation, and Mahaparinirvana
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Correct Answer: (B) Birth, Enlightenment, and Mahaparinirvana
27. Gautama Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana (final liberation) at which location?
A) Bodh Gaya
B) Sarnath
C) Lumbini
D) Kushinagar
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Correct Answer: (D) Kushinagar
28. The Short-Range Naval Anti-Ship Missile (NASM-SR) was developed by which DRDO laboratory?
A) Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL)
B) Research Centre Imarat (RCI)
C) Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE)
D) Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL)
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Correct Answer: (B) Research Centre Imarat (RCI)
29. NASM-SR is designed to replace which legacy missile of British origin?
A) Sea Harrier
B) Seacat
C) Sea Eagle
D) Sea Dart
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Correct Answer: (C) Sea Eagle
30. The traditional Ru-Soam bridges of Sikkim are made by which indigenous community?
A) Garo community
B) Lepcha community
C) Bodo community
D) Mizo community
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Correct Answer: (B) Lepcha community
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