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1. What is the International Booker Prize awarded for?
A. Best English-language novel by a UK author
B. Best translation of a work of fiction into English
C. Best debut novel by a new author
D. Lifetime achievement in literature
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Answer: B. Best translation of a work of fiction into English
2. What is the prize money shared between the author and translator of the International Booker Prize?
A. £25,000
B. £50,000
C. £75,000
D. £100,000
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Answer: B. £50,000
3. Which book won the International Booker Prize in 2025?
A. Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico
B. A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne Serre
C. Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq
D. Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami
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Answer: C. Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq
4. Who translated the 2025 winning book Heart Lamp into English?
A. Sophie Hughes
B. Asa Yoneda
C. Mark Hutchinson
D. Deepa Bhasthi
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Answer: D. Deepa Bhasthi
5. Heart Lamp was originally written in which language?
A. Tamil
B. Hindi
C. Kannada
D. Urdu
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Answer: C. Kannada
6. What is significant about Heart Lamp winning the 2025 International Booker Prize?
A. It is the first graphic novel to win the prize.
B. It is the first short story collection to win the prize.
C. It is the first non-fiction work to win the prize.
D. It is the first self-published book to win the prize.
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Answer: B. It is the first short story collection to win the prize.
7. In which year was the International Booker Prize first awarded?
A. 2001
B. 2004
C. 2005
D. 2007
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Answer: C. 2005
8. Who was the first winner of the International Booker Prize (when it was a biennial lifetime achievement award)?
A. Chinua Achebe
B. Ismail Kadare
C. Margaret Atwood
D. Alice Munro
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Answer: B. Ismail Kadare
9. Which author won the International Booker Prize in 2022, becoming the first Hindi author to win it?
A. Arundhati Roy
B. Geetanjali Shree
C. Salman Rushdie
D. Amitav Ghosh
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Answer: B. Geetanjali Shree
10. Where is the only natural habitat of the Asiatic lion in the wild today?
A. Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan
B. Gir Forest National Park, Gujarat
C. Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand
D. Sundarbans, West Bengal
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Answer: B. Gir Forest National Park, Gujarat
11. What is the IUCN conservation status 2025 of the Asiatic lion?
A. Extinct in the Wild
B. Endangered
C. Vulnerable
D. Critically Endangered
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Answer: C. Vulnerable
12. The scientific name of the Asiatic lion is:
A. Panthera leo
B. Panthera leo africana
C. Panthera leo persica
D. Panthera leo indica
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Answer: C. Panthera leo persica
13. What is the average lifespan of Asiatic lions in the wild?
A. 5–7 years
B. 8–10 years
C. 12–16 years
D. 20–25 years
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Answer: C. 12–16 years
14. What does a credit rating primarily assess?
A. The amount of debt a person has
B. The market value of a company
C. The creditworthiness of a borrower
D. The profitability of a business
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Answer: C. The creditworthiness of a borrower
15. In India, which organization regulates credit rating agencies?
A. RBI
B. SEBI
C. IRDAI
D. Ministry of Finance
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Answer: B. SEBI
16. Which of the following is NOT a major global credit rating agency?
A. Moody’s
B. Standard & Poor’s (S&P)
C. Fitch Ratings
D. SEBI
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Answer: D. SEBI
17. In which year was SEBI established?
A. 1988
B. 1992
C. 1991
D. 1995
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Answer: A. 1988
18. Where is the headquarters of SEBI located?
A. New Delhi
B. Kolkata
C. Mumbai
D. Bengaluru
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Answer: C. Mumbai
19. Which section of the SEBI Act empowers it to conduct inspections and inquiries?
A. Section 6
B. Section 11
C. Section 21
D. Section 15
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Answer: B. Section 11
20. How many members can SEBI have in total (including the Chairman)?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 9
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Answer: D. 9
21. Cholera is caused by which microorganism?
A. Escherichia coli
B. Salmonella typhi
C. Vibrio cholerae
D. Streptococcus pneumonia
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Answer: C. Vibrio cholerae
22. Cholera is primarily transmitted through:
A. Airborne droplets
B. Mosquito bites
C. Contaminated food and water
D. Physical contact with an infected person
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Answer: C. Contaminated food and water
23. Which part of the body does Vibrio cholerae mainly affect?
A. Lungs
B. Kidneys
C. Liver
D. Intestines
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Answer: D. Intestines
24. When was the World Health Organization (WHO) established?
A. 1945
B. 1946
C. 1948
D. 1951
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Answer: D. 1951
25. Where is the headquarters of WHO located?
A. New York, USA
B. Geneva, Switzerland
C. Paris, France
D. London, UK
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Answer: B. Geneva, Switzerland
26. Who is the current Director-General of WHO as of 2025?
A. Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland
B. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
C. Dr. Margaret Chan
D. Dr. Soumya Swaminathan
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Answer: B. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
27. The BrahMos missile is a joint venture between which two countries?
A. India and France
B. India and Israel
C. India and Russia
D. India and USA
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Answer: C. India and Russia
28. What type of missile is the BrahMos?
A. Ballistic Missile
B. Surface-to-air Missile
C. Cruise Missile
D. Anti-Tank Missile
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Answer: C. Cruise Missile
29. What is the maximum speed of the BrahMos missile?
A. Subsonic
B. Supersonic (Mach 2.8–3.0)
C. Hypersonic (Mach 5+)
D. Mach 1
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Answer: B. Supersonic (Mach 2.8–3.0)
30. BrahMos missile can be launched from which of the following platforms?
A. Land
B. Air
C. Sea
D. All of the above
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Answer: D. All of the above
31. Which Indian organization is a key partner in the BrahMos project?
A. ISRO
B. HAL
C. DRDO
D. BHEL
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Answer: C. DRDO
32. In which year was DRDO established?
A. 1947
B. 1950
C. 1958
D. 1962
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Answer: C. 1958
33. Who is known as the “Missile Man of India” for his work in DRDO and ISRO?
A. Dr. R. Chidambaram
B. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
C. Dr. Satheesh Reddy
D. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
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Answer: B. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
34. Which of the following missiles was developed under DRDO’s Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP)?
A. Agni
B. Prithvi
C. Akash
D. All of the above
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Answer: D. All of the above
35. How many laboratories does DRDO have approximately?
A. 18
B. 27
C. 48
D. 52
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Answer: D. 52
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