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1. What is the name of the world’s first Quantum Processing Unit (QPU) built with a topological conductor?
a) QuantumX
b) Majorana 1
c) QubitCore
d) TopoQ
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Answer: b) Majorana 1
2. Which company unveiled the Majorana 1 quantum processing unit?
a) Google
b) IBM
c) Microsoft
d) Intel
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Answer: c) Microsoft
3. Which country’s foreign ministry recently released a map outlining a baseline claim in the Gulf of Tonkin?
a) China
b) Vietnam
c) Philippines
d) Malaysia
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Answer: b) Vietnam
4. The Gulf of Tonkin is located adjacent to which major body of water?
a) Indian Ocean
b) Pacific Ocean
c) South China Sea
d) Andaman Sea
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Answer: c) South China Sea
5. The Gulf of Tonkin is located near which two countries?
a) Vietnam and Thailand
b) China and Vietnam
c) Philippines and Malaysia
d) Indonesia and Brunei
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Answer: b) China and Vietnam
6. Where was the HKU5-CoV-2 coronavirus discovered?
a) India
b) China
c) USA
d) Australia
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Answer: b) China
7. What type of animals are known to be primary reservoirs of coronaviruses like HKU5-CoV-2?
a) Rodents
b) Birds
c) Bats
d) Reptiles
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Answer: c) Bats
8. In which country is the WEST Tokamak reactor located?
a) United States
b) France
c) China
d) Japan
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Answer: b) France
9. Which organization has formed a high-powered committee to review key provisions of the Insurance Act, 1938?
a) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
b) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
c) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)
d) Ministry of Finance
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Answer: c) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)
10. Who is leading the high-powered committee formed by IRDAI to review the Insurance Act, 1938?
a) Shaktikanta Das
b) Dinesh Khara
c) Nirmala Sitharaman
d) Urjit Patel
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Answer: b) Dinesh Khara
11. The primary objective of the IRDAI high-powered committee is to:
a) Increase insurance premium rates
b) Review and suggest changes to the Insurance Act, 1938
c) Merge insurance companies
d) Regulate health insurance policies
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Answer: b) Review and suggest changes to the Insurance Act, 1938
12. What is the primary aim of the Technology Adoption Fund launched by IN-SPACe?
a) To attract foreign investment in the Indian space sector
b) To accelerate the development of indigenous space technology and reduce reliance on imports
c) To provide scholarships for space research students
d) To establish new space agencies in India
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Answer: b) To accelerate the development of indigenous space technology and reduce reliance on imports
13. What is the maximum funding cap per project under the Technology Adoption Fund?
a) Rs 10 Crores
b) Rs 15 Crores
c) Rs 25 Crores
d) Rs 50 Crores
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Answer: c) Rs 25 Crores
14. What percentage of project costs will be funded for startups and MSMEs under this scheme?
a) 30%
b) 40%
c) 50%
d) 60%
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Answer: d) 60%
15. What is the total corpus allocated for the Technology Adoption Fund?
a) Rs 250 Crores
b) Rs 500 Crores
c) Rs 750 Crores
d) Rs 1000 Crores
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Answer: b) Rs 500 Crores
16. Which organization launched the Technology Adoption Fund to support the space sector?
a) ISRO
b) DRDO
c) IN-SPACe
d) NSIL
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Answer: c) IN-SPACe
17. What does FEWS NET stand for?
a) Food Emergency Warning System Network
b) Famine Early Warning Systems Network
c) Food and Environment Watch Network
d) Famine Emergency Welfare and Nutrition
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Answer: b) Famine Early Warning Systems Network
18. Which organization established FEWS NET in 1985?
a) United Nations (UN)
b) World Health Organization (WHO)
c) United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
d) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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Answer: c) United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
19. What was the primary goal of FEWS NET?
a) To distribute free food globally
b) To predict and prevent food crises by informing decision-makers
c) To provide financial aid to farmers
d) To create new agricultural technologies
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Answer: b) To predict and prevent food crises by informing decision-makers
20. Who is the current Chancellor of Germany expressing concerns over NATO’s future?
a) Angela Merkel
b) Olaf Scholz
c) Friedrich Merz
d) Frank-Walter Steinmeier
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Answer: c) Friedrich Merz
21. What is the primary purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
a) To promote free trade among member countries
b) To ensure collective security and defense among its members
c) To regulate international aviation standards
d) To oversee global financial markets
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Answer: b) To ensure collective security and defense among its members
22. As of 2025, how many member countries does NATO have?
(a) 28
(b) 30
(c) 32
(d) 34
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Answer: c) 32
23. Which country joined NATO most recently?
a) Sweden
b) Finland
c) Ukraine
d) Georgia
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Answer: a) Sweden
24. Which ministry is the nodal ministry for the PM-AASHA scheme?
a) Geneva, Switzerland
b) New York City, USA
c) Brussels, Belgium
d) Paris, France
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Answer: c) Brussels, Belgium
25. In what year was NATO formed?
a) 1945
b) 1949
c) 1955
d) 1960
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Answer: b) 1949
26. What is Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty primarily concerned with?
a) Economic cooperation among member states
b) Collective defense commitment
c) Environmental protection initiatives
d) Cultural exchange programs
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Answer: b) Collective defense commitment
27. What type of alliance is NATO?
a) Economic and cultural
b) Political and military
c) Environmental and scientific
d) Technological and educational
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Answer: b) Political and military
28. What is the full form of IALA?
a) International Association of Lighthouse Authorities
b) International Organization of Aids to Marine Navigation
c) International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities
d) International Alliance for Lighthouse Assistance
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Answer: b) International Organization of Aids to Marine Navigation
29. When was the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) established?
a) 1949
b) 1957
c) 1965
d) 1972
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Answer: b) 1957
30. Where is the headquarters of IALA located?
a) Brussels, Belgium
b) Geneva, Switzerland
c) Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
d) London, United Kingdom
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Answer: c) Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
31. In which year will India host the IALA Conference & General Assembly in Mumbai?
a) 2024
b) 2025
c) 2026
d) 2027
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Answer: d) 2027
32. In which year was the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations adopted?
a) 1945
b) 1950
c) 1961
d) 1972
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Answer: c) 1961
33. What is the primary aim of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations?
a) To promote free trade among nations
b) To define principles for treating diplomatic representatives
c) To regulate military alliances between countries
d) To enforce international human rights laws
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Answer: b) To define principles for treating diplomatic representatives
34. When did India ratify the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations?
a) 1961
b) 1965
c) 1972
d) 1980
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Answer: c) 1972
35. Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations was established during a UN conference held in which country?
a) France
b) Austria
c) Switzerland
d) Germany
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Answer: b) Austria
36. Where is the 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake scheduled to be held?
a) Rome, Italy
b) New York, USA
c) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
d) Geneva, Switzerland
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Answer: c) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
37. Which country is co-hosting the 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake?
a) Ethiopia
b) Italy
c) France
d) India
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Answer: b) Italy
38. What is the primary objective of the UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake?
a) To assess global economic policies
b) To promote sustainable food systems and align them with SDGs
c) To regulate international trade agreements
d) To discuss military alliances among UN member states
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Answer: b) To promote sustainable food systems and align them with SDGs
39. Which of the following is NOT an objective of the 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake?
a) Investment Mobilization for food system transformation
b) Strengthening national food system pathways
c) Expanding military food supply chains
d) Aligning food system strategies with SDG targets
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Answer: c) Expanding military food supply chains
40. Which country did India take over the chairmanship from at the 13th meeting of the Bay of Bengal Inter-Governmental Organization?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Bangladesh
c) Maldives
d) Thailand
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Answer: b) Bangladesh
41. In which year was the Bay of Bengal Inter-Governmental Organization established?
a) 1979
b) 1985
c) 1995
d) 2003
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Answer: d) 2003
42. What is the primary mandate of the Bay of Bengal Inter-Governmental Organization?
a) To regulate maritime trade in the Bay of Bengal
b) To enhance small-scale and artisanal fisheries in the Bay of Bengal region
c) To monitor naval security in the Indian Ocean
d) To coordinate tourism activities among member countries
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Answer: b) To enhance small-scale and artisanal fisheries in the Bay of Bengal region
43. Which of the following is NOT a member of the Bay of Bengal Inter-Governmental Organization?
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) Thailand
d) Sri Lanka
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Answer: c) Thailand
44. Why did the Union Government withhold ₹2,152 crore in Samagra Shiksha funds from Tamil Nadu?
a) Due to financial mismanagement
b) Because Tamil Nadu refused to join the PM SHRI Scheme
c) Because Tamil Nadu rejected the Three-Language Formula under NEP
d) Due to lack of compliance with educational infrastructure norms
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Answer: c) Because Tamil Nadu rejected the Three-Language Formula under NEP
45. Three-Language Formula was originally introduced in which National Education Policy (NEP)?
a) NEP 1968
b) NEP 1986
c) NEP 1992
d) NEP 2020
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Answer: a) NEP 1968
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