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1. Vaishya Tekri, where archaeological excavation is set to resume, is located near which city?
a) Sanchi
b) Ujjain
c) Vidisha
d) Bhopal
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Correct Answer: b) Ujjain
2. Which stupa is regarded as the largest brick stupa in India?
a) Great Stupa at Sanchi
b) Kesariya Stupa, Bihar
c) Vaishya Tekri Stupa
d) Amaravati Stupa
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Correct Answer: b) Kesariya Stupa, Bihar
3. According to local tradition, the Vaishya Tekri stupa was commissioned by whom?
a) Ashoka himself
b) Devi, wife of Ashoka
c) Chandragupta Maurya
d) Bindusara
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Correct Answer: b) Devi, wife of Ashoka
4. Ujjain earned the epithet “India’s Greenwich” because of:
a) Its location on the Tropic of Cancer
b) Its use as a meridian in ancient astronomical calculations
c) Being the capital of British India
d) Its trade with Greece
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Correct Answer: b) Its use as a meridian in ancient astronomical calculations
5. Which ministry implements the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM)?
a) Ministry of Rural Development
b) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
c) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
d) Ministry of Agriculture
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Correct Answer: b) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
6. Under PMJVM, what minimum percentage of Van Dhan SHG members must belong to Scheduled Tribes?
a) 40%
b) 50%
c) 60%
d) 75%
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Correct Answer: c) 60%
7. Which Act’s Section 4(m)(ii) directs State Legislatures to confer MFP ownership on Gram Sabhas in Fifth Schedule Areas?
a) Forest Rights Act, 2006
b) PESA Act, 1996
c) Indian Forest Act, 1927
d) Panchayati Raj Act, 1992
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Correct Answer: b) PESA Act, 1996
8. India ranks 1st globally in coconut production. Which state has the largest area under coconut cultivation?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: c) Kerala
9. Which state records the highest coconut productivity?
a) Kerala
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) West Bengal
d) Tamil Nadu
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Correct Answer: b) Andhra Pradesh
10. Copra procurement under the MSP regime is handled by which central nodal agencies?
a) FCI and CCI
b) NAFED and NCCF
c) TRIFED and NABARD
d) SFAC and APEDA
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Correct Answer: b) NAFED and NCCF
11. The Shompen tribe, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group, inhabits which island?
a) South Andaman
b) Great Nicobar Island
c) North Sentinel Island
d) Little Andaman
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Correct Answer: b) Great Nicobar Island
12. Which physical characteristic distinguishes the Shompen from Negrito groups like the Jarawas and Onges?
a) Austroasiatic ancestry
b) Mongoloid traits
c) Caucasoid traits
d) Dravidian traits
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Correct Answer: b) Mongoloid traits
13. Maveeran Ondiveeran served as a trusted commander of which Polygar leader?
a) Veerapandiya Kattabomman
b) Puli Thevar
c) Kattabomman’s uncle
d) Marudhu Pandiyar
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Correct Answer: b) Puli Thevar
14. Puli Thevar was the Palaiyakkarar (Polygar) of which place?
a) Nerkattumseval, Tenkasi district
b) Panchalankurichi
c) Sivaganga
d) Madurai
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Correct Answer: a) Nerkattumseval, Tenkasi district
15. The MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones have been leased by India from which company, and for what duration?
a) Lockheed Martin, for 20 months
b) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, for 30 months
c) Boeing, for 24 months
d) General Atomics, for 36 months
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Correct Answer: b) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, for 30 months
16. What is the approximate endurance and operating altitude of the MQ-9B Sea Guardian?
a) 15 hours, 25,000 feet
b) 30 hours, above 40,000 feet
c) 48 hours, above 50,000 feet
d) 20 hours, 30,000 feet
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Correct Answer: b) 30 hours, above 40,000 feet
17. Bharat Taxi, India’s first cooperative-led ride-hailing platform, is registered under which Act?
a) Companies Act, 2013
b) Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002
c) Cooperative Societies Act, 1912
d) Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008
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Correct Answer: b) Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002
18. Under Bharat Taxi’s earnings-sharing model, what percentage is distributed among Sarathis based on kilometres travelled?
a) 60%
b) 70%
c) 80%
d) 90%
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Correct Answer: c) 80%
19. The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), criticised by BRICS, became operational from:
a) January 2025
b) January 2026
c) October 2025
d) July 2026
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Correct Answer: b) January 2026
20. Which sector accounts for around 90% of India’s EU trade affected by CBAM?
a) Aluminium
b) Cement
c) Iron and steel
d) Fertilisers
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Correct Answer: c) Iron and steel
21. The SMILE Scheme’s core objective is expressed through which vision?
a) Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas
b) Bhiksha Vritti Mukt Bharat (Begging-Free India)
c) Atmanirbhar Bharat
d) Sahkar se Samriddhi
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Correct Answer: b) Bhiksha Vritti Mukt Bharat (Begging-Free India)
22. Garima Grehs, established under the SMILE Scheme, provide shelter primarily to:
a) Elderly destitute persons
b) Destitute transgender persons
c) Street children
d) Migrant labourers
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Correct Answer: b) Destitute transgender persons
23. Which state dominates India’s makhana (fox nut) production, contributing nearly 75% of national output?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) West Bengal
c) Bihar
d) Assam
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Correct Answer: c) Bihar
24. Which is the largest export destination for Indian makhana?
a) Canada
b) UAE
c) United States
d) United Kingdom
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Correct Answer: c) United States
25. According to NITI Aayog’s ‘Reimagining Skilling for Viksit Bharat@2047’ report, roughly what percentage of graduates get jobs aligned with their qualification?
a) 8.25%
b) 18%
c) 34%
d) 36%
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Correct Answer: a) 8.25%
26. As per the July 2026 PLFS data, how did rural Female Labour Force Participation Rate (FLFPR) change?
a) Increased from 33.0% to 45.9%
b) Increased from 23.3% to 27.7%
c) Decreased from 45.9% to 33.0%
d) Remained constant at 30%
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Correct Answer: a) Increased from 33.0% to 45.9%
27. NADCP aims to eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in India by which year?
a) 2025
b) 2028
c) 2030
d) 2035
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Correct Answer: c) 2030
28. Under PM-AASHA’s Price Support Scheme (PSS), what is the general procurement ceiling for pulses, oilseeds and copra from 2024–25?
a) 15% of State/UT production
b) 25% of State/UT production
c) 40% of State/UT production
d) 100% of State/UT production
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Correct Answer: b) 25% of State/UT production
29. The Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS), with an outlay of ₹62,500 crore, replaces which earlier scheme?
a) Make in India Scheme
b) PLI Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing
c) Digital India Programme
d) SPECS Scheme
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Correct Answer: b) PLI Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing
30. Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh, popularly called ‘Little Potala’, belongs to which sect of Tibetan Buddhism?
a) Nyingma
b) Kagyu
c) Gelug (Yellow Hat)
d) Sakya
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Correct Answer: c) Gelug (Yellow Hat)
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