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1. Who launched the inaugural edition of the Sansad Ratna Awards in 2010?
A) Pranab Mukherjee
B) APJ Abdul Kalam
C) Narendra Modi
D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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Answer: B) APJ Abdul Kalam
2. What is the primary criterion for selecting recipients of the Sansad Ratna Awards?
A) Public popularity
B) Length of parliamentary service
C) Performance in parliamentary debates, questions, and private member bills
D) Number of bills passed
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Answer: C) Performance in parliamentary debates, questions, and private member bills
3. What is the purpose of the Sansad Ratna Awards?
A) To honor celebrities in politics
B) To recognize top-performing parliamentarians based on their work in the apex legislative body
C) To award the longest-serving MPs
D) To commemorate historical parliamentary events
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Answer: B) To recognize top-performing parliamentarians based on their work in the apex legislative body
4. Which organization instituted the Sansad Ratna Awards?
A) Election Commission of India
B) Prime Point Foundation and eMagazine PreSense
C) Lok Sabha Secretariat
D) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
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Answer: B) Prime Point Foundation and eMagazine PreSense
5. Under which ministry does the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) operate?
A) Ministry of Science and Technology
B) Ministry of Culture
C) Ministry of Education
D) Ministry of Earth Sciences
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Answer: B) Ministry of Culture
6. When was the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) established?
A) 1959
B) 1965
C) 1978
D) 1985
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Answer: C) 1978
7. What is the primary objective of the National Council of Science Museums?
A) Conducting scientific research
B) Promoting science education through interactive exhibits
C) Regulating scientific patents
D) Funding scientific startups
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Answer: B) Promoting science education through interactive exhibits
8. Which of the following science centers is NOT under the National Council of Science Museums?
A) Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, Kolkata
B) Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai
C) National Science Centre, Delhi
D) Indian Museum, Kolkata
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Answer: D) Indian Museum, Kolkata
9. What was the primary objective of the EOS-09 satellite?
A) Communication services
B) Navigation support
C) Earth observation using Synthetic Aperture Radar
D) Space exploration beyond Earth’s orbit
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Answer: C) Earth observation using Synthetic Aperture Radar
10. What was the outcome of the PSLV-C61/EOS-09 mission?
A) Successful deployment of EOS-09 into intended orbit
B) Partial success with limited functionality
C) Mission failure due to third-stage anomaly
D) Launch postponed due to technical issues
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Answer: C) Mission failure due to third-stage anomaly
11. What is the launch mass of the EOS-09 satellite?
A) 1,284 kg
B) 1,540 kg
C) 1,696 kg
D) 2,128 kg
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Answer: C) 1,696 kg
12. What was the planned mission life of EOS-09?
A) 3 years
B) 5 years
C) 7 years
D) 10 years
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Answer: B) 5 years
13. What was the intended orbit for EOS-09?
A) Geostationary orbit
B) Low Earth orbit
C) Sun-synchronous polar orbit
D) Medium Earth orbit
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Answer: C) Sun-synchronous polar orbit
14. What is the full form of SAR, the payload onboard EOS-09?
A) Synthetic Aperture Radar
B) Satellite Assisted Radiometry
C) Solar Array Reflector
D) Signal Amplification Receiver
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Answer: A) Synthetic Aperture Radar
15. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did President Droupadi Murmu seek the Supreme Court’s opinion regarding deadlines for gubernatorial assent to state bills?
A) Article 142
B) Article 143
C) Article 144
D) Article 145
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Answer: B) Article 143
16. How many questions did President Murmu submit to the Supreme Court in her recent reference under Article 143(1)?
A) 10
B) 12
C) 14
D) 16
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Answer: C) 14
17. What was the primary concern addressed by President Murmu in her reference to the Supreme Court?
A) The validity of state-imposed taxes
B) The Supreme Court’s ruling imposing deadlines for assent to state bills
C) The appointment process of High Court judges
D) The implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST)
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Answer: B) The Supreme Court’s ruling imposing deadlines for assent to state bills
18. What is the nature of the Supreme Court’s opinion provided under Article 143(1)?
A) Binding on all parties
B) Advisory and not binding
C) Subject to parliamentary approval
D) Requires ratification by state legislatures
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Answer: B) Advisory and not binding
19. What is the total amount of the IMF Stand-By Arrangement approved for Pakistan in 2023?
A) $3 billion
B) $5 billion
C) $1 billion
D) $4.5 billion
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Answer: A) $3 billion
20. Which global economic institution approved the bailout for Pakistan?
A. World Bank
B. Asian Development Bank
C. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
D. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Answer: C. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
21. Which currency was mainly used in the announcement of the IMF bailout to Pakistan?
A. Pakistani Rupee
B. Pound Sterling
C. US Dollar
D. Euro
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Answer: C. US Dollar
22. The $1 billion IMF bailout to Pakistan is part of which larger financial support agreement?
A. Extended Credit Facility
B. Stand-By Arrangement
C. Structural Adjustment Program
D. Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust
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Answer: B. Stand-By Arrangement
23. Which of the following reforms has the IMF emphasized for Pakistan as part of the bailout conditions?
A. Increasing defense spending
B. Subsidizing energy prices
C. Strengthening fiscal discipline and improving tax collection
D. Nationalizing private banks
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Answer: C. Strengthening fiscal discipline and improving tax collection
24. The Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project is a joint initiative between India and which country?
A. Bangladesh
B. Thailand
C. Myanmar
D. Nepal
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Answer: C. Myanmar
25. Which Indian state is directly connected through the Kaladan project?
A. Assam
B. Mizoram
C. Manipur
D. Arunachal Pradesh
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Answer: B. Mizoram
26. The Kaladan project aims to connect the Indian port of Kolkata with which Myanmar port?
A. Yangon
B. Sittwe
C. Mandalay
D. Naypyidaw
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Answer: B. Sittwe
27. Which of the following modes of transport are involved in the Kaladan Multi-Modal Project?
A. Only Road
B. Road and Air
C. Road, River, and Sea
D. Sea and Rail
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Answer: C. Road, River, and Sea
28. The inland waterway component of the Kaladan project connects Sittwe Port to which town in Myanmar?
A. Paletwa
B. Tamu
C. Lashio
D. Dawei
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Answer: A. Paletwa
29. Which river is used in the inland waterway portion of the Kaladan project?
A. Ganges
B. Brahmaputra
C. Kaladan River
D. Irrawaddy
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Answer: C. Kaladan River
30. What is the main strategic objective of the Kaladan project for India?
A. To export oil to Southeast Asia
B. To bypass the Siliguri Corridor (Chicken’s Neck)
C. To connect Delhi to Southeast Asia
D. To promote tourism in the Northeast
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Answer: B. To bypass the Siliguri Corridor (Chicken’s Neck)
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