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1. Why did the violence in Manipur erupt in May 2023?
a) Demand for an autonomous state by the Kuki-Zomi tribes
b) Protests against the Manipur High Court’s recommendation to grant ST status to Meitei community
c) Clash over land acquisition by the government
d) Protest against deployment of additional central forces
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Answer: b) Protests against the Manipur High Court’s recommendation to grant ST status to Meitei community
2. Which Supreme Court judge is leading the six-judge team visiting Manipur?
a) Justice Surya Kant
b) Justice N. Kotiswar Singh
c) Justice B.R. Gavai
d) Justice K.V. Viswanathan
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Answer: c) Justice B.R. Gavai
3. When did the Union government impose President’s Rule in Manipur?
a) January 2024
b) February 2024
c) March 2024
d) April 2024
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Answer: b) February 2024
4. How much incentive has the Union Cabinet approved for BHIM-UPI transactions under ₹2,000?
a) ₹1,000 crore
b) ₹1,500 crore
c) ₹2,000 crore
d) ₹500 crore
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Answer: b) ₹1,500 crore
5. What percentage of the incentive is given unconditionally to acquiring banks?
a) 90%
b) 80%
c) 70%
d) 60%
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Answer: b) 80%
6. What is the additional incentive provided if the technical decline rate is below 0.75%?
a) 5%
b) 10%
c) 15%
d) 20%
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Answer: b) 10%
7. The IndiaAI Mission is collaborating with the Gates Foundation to focus on which areas?
a) Space exploration and cybersecurity
b) Healthcare, agriculture, education, and climate resilience
c) Renewable energy and smart city development
d) Biotechnology and public health
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Answer: b) Healthcare, agriculture, education, and climate resilience
8. Who announced the IndiaAI-Gates Foundation MoU on March 19, 2025?
a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
b) Bill Gates
c) Minister of Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw
d) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
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Answer: c) Minister of Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw
9. Which Indian state adopted AI-powered farming techniques to assist farmers?
a) Punjab
b) Odisha
c) Gujarat
d) Tamil Nadu
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Answer: b) Odisha
10. What section of the IT Act is X challenging in the Karnataka High Court?
a) Section 66A
b) Section 69A
c) Section 79(3)(b)
d) Section 144
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Answer: c) Section 79(3)(b)
11. What portal was launched by the Indian government to streamline takedown requests?
a) Sahyog Portal
b) Digital India Portal
c) Cyber Crime Coordination Centre
d) Pradhan Mantri Cyber Security Portal
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Answer: a) Sahyog Portal
12. Which Supreme Court case defined that content blocking should follow due process?
a) K.S. Puttaswamy case
b) Shreya Singhal case
c) Navtej Singh Johar case
d) Subramanian Swamy case
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Answer: b) Shreya Singhal case
13. Which country contributed the highest share of remittances to India in 2023-24?
a) UAE
b) United States
c) Saudi Arabia
d) United Kingdom
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Answer: b) United States
14. What was the share of GCC nations in India’s remittances in 2023-24?
a) 46.7%
b) 37.9%
c) 25.5%
d) 52.3%
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Answer: b) 37.9%
15. Which state overtook Kerala as the top recipient of remittances in 2023-24?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Maharashtra
c) Gujarat
d) Andhra Pradesh
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Answer: b) Maharashtra
16. Which country recently warned Japan against deploying long-range missiles?
a) North Korea
b) China
c) Russia
d) Iran
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Answer: a) North Korea
17. Who has been appointed as the new Executive Director of RBI?
a) Shaktikanta Das
b) Indranil Bhattacharyya
c) Michael Patra
d) Rajeshwar Rao
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Answer: b) Indranil Bhattacharyya
18. What is the objective behind the House Panel’s recommendation to centralize Eklavya Schools?
a) Promote urban migration
b) Provide uniform quality education
c) Encourage tribal migration to cities
d) Improve infrastructure in urban area
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Answer: b) Provide uniform quality education
19. Which country recently started an operation to claim the Netzarim Corridor?
a) Russia
b) Israel
c) Syria
d) Turkey
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Answer: b) Israel
20. Which Indian airline reported GPS interference near Amritsar?
a) Indigo
b) Air India
c) Vistara
d) SpiceJet
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Answer: b) Air India
21. Which agency reduced the global GDP growth forecast to 2.3%?
a) Moody’s
b) World Bank
c) Fitch Ratings
d) IMF
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Answer: c) Fitch Ratings
22. When was UPI launched by NPCI?
a) 2015
b) 2016
c) 2017
d) 2018
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Answer: b) 2016
23. What is the projected remittance value to India by 2029?
a) $150 billion
b) $160 billion
c) $175 billion
d) $180 billion
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Answer: b) $160 billion
24. Which of the following is a key focus of Eklavya Schools?
a) Vocational training for tribal communities
b) STEM education for rural youth
c) Quality education for tribal children
d) Scholarship schemes for urban students
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Answer: c) Quality education for tribal children
25. Which panel recommended the centralization of Eklavya Model Residential Schools?
a) Standing Committee on Finance
b) House Panel on Social Justice
c) Parliamentary Panel on Tribal Affairs
d) NITI Aayog Task Force
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Answer: c) Parliamentary Panel on Tribal Affairs
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