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1. What is the name of the case in which the Supreme Court issued interim directions on student suicides?
a) Students Union v. UGC
b) Amit Kumar v. Union of India
c) National Task Force v. Ministry of Education
d) Student Welfare Association v. Government of India
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Correct Answer: b) Amit Kumar v. Union of India
2. According to NCRB data, approximately how many student suicides were reported in 2022?
a) 10,000
b) 11,500
c) 13,000
d) 15,000
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Correct Answer: c) 13,000
3. Within how many months must vacant faculty and leadership posts be filled as per SC directions?
a) Two months
b) Three months
c) Four months
d) Six months
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Correct Answer: c) Four months
4. Which age group shows suicides as one of the leading causes of death according to SRS data?
a) 10-24 years
b) 15-29 years
c) 18-35 years
d) 20-40 years
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Correct Answer: b) 15-29 years
5. Within what timeframe must scholarship backlogs be cleared as per SC directions?
a) Two months
b) Three months
c) Four months
d) Six months
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Correct Answer: c) Four months
6. What was India’s indigenous defence production value in 2025?
a) ₹1.21 lakh crore
b) ₹1.35 lakh crore
c) ₹1.51 lakh crore
d) ₹1.75 lakh crore
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Correct Answer: c) ₹1.51 lakh crore
7. What was India’s indigenous defence production in 2014?
a) ₹35,000 crore
b) ₹46,425 crore
c) ₹52,000 crore
d) ₹60,000 crore
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Correct Answer: b) ₹46,425 crore
8. How many countries does India export defence equipment to?
a) 50+ countries
b) 75+ countries
c) 100+ countries
d) 125+ countries
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Correct Answer: c) 100+ countries
9. What were India’s defence exports in FY 2024-25?
a) ₹18,000 crore
b) ₹21,000 crore
c) ₹24,000 crore
d) ₹27,000 crore
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Correct Answer: c) ₹24,000 crore
10. Approximately how many MSMEs have been integrated into defence supply chains?
a) 10,000
b) 12,000
c) 14,000
d) 16,000
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Correct Answer: d) 16,000
11. What is the value of the Research, Development & Innovation (RDI) Scheme?
a) ₹50,000 crore
b) ₹75,000 crore
c) ₹1 lakh crore
d) ₹1.5 lakh crore
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Correct Answer: c) ₹1 lakh crore
12. What is the official title of the Gaza Peace Plan?
a) Gaza Reconstruction Framework
b) Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict
c) International Gaza Stabilization Plan
d) Middle East Peace Initiative
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Correct Answer: b) Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict
13. Which UN Security Council Resolution provided legitimacy to the Gaza Peace Plan?
a) Resolution 2800 (2025)
b) Resolution 2801 (2025)
c) Resolution 2803 (2025)
d) Resolution 2805 (2025)
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Correct Answer: c) Resolution 2803 (2025)
14. Who has been proposed as the Chair of the Board of Peace?
a) UN Secretary-General
b) US President Donald Trump
c) World Bank President
d) European Council President
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Correct Answer: b) US President Donald Trump
15. What is the tenure of rotational membership in the Board of Peace?
a) 2 years
b) 3 years
c) 4 years
d) 5 years
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Correct Answer: b) 3 years
16. What is the reported contribution required for permanent membership in the Board of Peace?
a) USD 500 million
b) USD 750 million
c) USD 1 billion
d) USD 1.5 billion
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Correct Answer: c) USD 1 billion
17. When was Project Dolphin launched?
a) 15 August 2018
b) 15 August 2019
c) 15 August 2020
d) 15 August 2021
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Correct Answer: c) 15 August 2020
18. How many riverine dolphins were estimated in the 2021-23 national survey?
a) 5,127
b) 5,827
c) 6,327
d) 6,827
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Correct Answer: c) 6,327
19. What is the local name of the Ganges River Dolphin?
a) Bhulan
b) Susu
c) Shushuk
d) Gangetic
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Correct Answer: b) Susu
20. What is the local name of the Indus River Dolphin?
a) Bhulan
b) Susu
c) Indus
d) Minor
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Correct Answer: b) Susu
21. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a core value of the Third Pole?
a) Indus River Dolphin
b) Irrawaddy Dolphin
c) Ganges River Dolphin
d) Gangetic Shark
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Correct Answer: c) Ganges River Dolphin
22. Which state has the Indus River Dolphin as its State Aquatic Animal?
a) Haryana
b) Punjab
c) Rajasthan
d) Himachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: b) Punjab
23. What is the IUCN conservation status of all three dolphin species mentioned?
a) Vulnerable
b) Endangered
c) Critically Endangered
d) Near Threatened
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Correct Answer: b) Endangered
24. What is the EU’s Anti-Coercion Instrument commonly called?
a) Trade Shield
b) Economic Fortress
c) Bazooka
d) Trade Hammer
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Correct Answer: c) Bazooka
25. What is the primary nature of the ACI?
a) Offensive trade weapon
b) Deterrent tool
c) Protectionist measure
d) Tariff mechanism
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Correct Answer: b) Deterrent tool
26. In which sea was India’s first Open-Sea Marine Fish Farming Project launched?
a) Arabian Sea
b) Bay of Bengal
c) Andaman Sea
d) Lakshadweep Sea
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Correct Answer: c) Andaman Sea
27. Which institute is the technical arm for the Open-Sea Marine Fish Farming Project?
a) NIOT
b) INCOIS
c) NIO
d) CMFRI
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Correct Answer: a) NIOT (National Institute of Ocean Technology)
28. Under which Act was the Central Information Commission established?
a) Freedom of Information Act, 2002
b) Right to Information Act, 2005
c) Information Access Act, 2005
d) Transparency Act, 2003
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Correct Answer: b) Right to Information Act, 2005
29. What is the maximum number of Information Commissioners that can be appointed?
a) 5
b) 10
c) 15
d) 20
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Correct Answer: b) 10
30. In which year was Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary declared?
a) 1975
b) 1978
c) 1980
d) 1982
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Correct Answer: b) 1978
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