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1. The 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14) is being held in which city?
A) Geneva
B) Nairobi
C) Yaoundé
D) Buenos Aires
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Correct Answer: C) Yaoundé
2. The WTO Ministerial Conference is established under which agreement?
A) GATT 1947
B) Marrakesh Agreement
C) Singapore Ministerial Declaration
D) Doha Development Agenda
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Correct Answer: B) Marrakesh Agreement
3. The WTO’s Appellate Body has been non-functional since which year, creating a crisis in dispute settlement?
A) 2016
B) 2017
C) 2018
D) 2019
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Correct Answer: D) 2019
4. The e-commerce moratorium at WTO, under debate at MC14, prevents member countries from imposing customs duties on:
A) Physical goods traded via e-commerce platforms
B) Electronic transmissions such as software, music, and digital services
C) Cross-border data flows and cloud services
D) Foreign e-commerce companies operating domestically
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Correct Answer: B) Electronic transmissions such as software, music, and digital services
5. India’s position on the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement at WTO is that it:
A) Should be immediately ratified by all members
B) Needs amendments to protect developing country interests
C) Is outside WTO’s core mandate and violates consensus principle
D) Should replace existing bilateral investment treaties
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Correct Answer: C) Is outside WTO’s core mandate and violates consensus principle
6. India aims to build how many tonnes of domestic Rare Earth Permanent Magnet (REPM) capacity by 2030?
A) 1,000 tonnes
B) 2,500 tonnes
C) 5,000 tonnes
D) 8,000 tonnes
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Correct Answer: C) 5,000 tonnes
7. The strongest type of rare earth permanent magnet, widely used in EV motors and wind turbines, is:
A) Samarium-Cobalt (Sm-Co)
B) Neodymium-Iron-Boron (NdFeB)
C) Alnico (Aluminium-Nickel-Cobalt)
D) Ferrite magnets
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Correct Answer: B) Neodymium-Iron-Boron (NdFeB)
8. India’s primary domestic source of rare earth elements is which mineral?
A) Bauxite
B) Magnetite
C) Monazite
D) Chromite
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Correct Answer: C) Monazite
9. India holds approximately what percentage of global rare earth reserves, making it the 3rd largest globally?
A) 1%
B) 3%
C) 6%
D) 10%
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Correct Answer: C) 6%
10. The MMDR Amendment Act, 2023 removed lithium from the atomic category and enabled:
A) Government monopoly on lithium mining
B) Private sector participation in lithium and critical mineral mining
C) Export ban on critical minerals
D) Mandatory joint ventures with foreign companies
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Correct Answer: B) Private sector participation in lithium and critical mineral mining
11. India’s lithium exploration rights in Argentina were secured by which organisation?
A) Coal India Limited
B) Hindustan Zinc Limited
C) Khanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL)
D) ONGC Videsh Limited
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Correct Answer: C) Khanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL)
12. The IVFRT Scheme was originally launched in which year under the National e-Governance Plan?
A) 2005
B) 2008
C) 2010
D) 2014
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Correct Answer: C) 2010
13. The IVFRT Scheme is implemented by which agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs?
A) NIC
B) Bureau of Immigration
C) Central Passport Organisation
D) Intelligence Bureau
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Correct Answer: B) Bureau of Immigration
14. Under IVFRT, the Fast Track Immigration-Trusted Traveller Programme uses e-gates that reduce clearance time to approximately:
A) 2 minutes
B) 1 minute
C) 45 seconds
D) ~30 seconds
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Correct Answer: D) ~30 seconds
15. The IVFRT scheme’s continuation has been approved till which year?
A) 2027
B) 2028
C) 2030
D) 2031
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Correct Answer: D) 2031
16. The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) is currently administered by which ministry?
A) Ministry of Finance
B) Ministry of External Affairs
C) Ministry of Home Affairs
D) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
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Correct Answer: C) Ministry of Home Affairs
17. A key amendment in the FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026 is the creation of a designated authority to manage assets when an NGO’s licence is:
A) Voluntarily surrendered
B) Cancelled or suspended
C) Under investigation by ED
D) Transferred to another NGO
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Correct Answer: B) Cancelled or suspended
18. The FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026 reduces the maximum imprisonment penalty from 5 years to:
A) 6 months
B) 1 year
C) 2 years
D) 3 years
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Correct Answer: : B) 1 year
19. Under the 2020 FCRA amendment, all FCRA-registered NGOs are required to maintain their mandatory bank account at:
A) Any nationalised bank branch
B) State Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch
C) Reserve Bank of India
D) A bank approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs
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Correct Answer: B) State Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch
20. The Modified UDAN scheme covers which period?
A) FY 2024–25 to FY 2029–30
B) FY 2025–26 to FY 2034–35
C) FY 2026–27 to FY 2035–36
D) FY 2027–28 to FY 2036–37
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Correct Answer: C) FY 2026–27 to FY 2035–36
21. Under Modified UDAN, Viability Gap Funding (VGF) tenure has been extended from 3 years to:
A) 4 years
B) 5 years
C) 7 years
D) 10 years
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Correct Answer : B) 5 years
22. The Modified UDAN scheme is implemented by which body?
A) DGCA
B) Air India
C) Airports Authority of India
D) Ministry of Civil Aviation directly
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Correct Answer: C) Airports Authority of India
23. Which of the following is a key change in funding mechanism under Modified UDAN?
A) Funded entirely by airline revenue sharing
B) Shift from passenger levy-based Regional Connectivity Fund to direct Union government
funding
C) Public-private partnership with 50% state contribution
D) User fee-based model for airport development
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Correct Answer : B) Shift from passenger levy-based Regional Connectivity Fund to direct Union
government funding
24. India’s NDC 3.0 targets a reduction in emission intensity from 2005 levels by:
A) 33%
B) 40%
C) 45%
D) 47%
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Correct Answer: D) 47%
25. India’s NDC 3.0 targets what percentage of installed power capacity from non-fossil sources by 2035?
A) 45%
B) 50%
C) 55%
D) 60%
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Correct Answer: D) 60%
26. India’s NDC 3.0 targets an additional carbon sink of how many billion tonnes CO2 equivalent through forest and tree cover?
A) 1.5–2.0 billion tonnes
B) 2.5–3.0 billion tonnes
C) 3.5–4.0 billion tonnes
D) 4.5–5.0 billion tonnes
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Correct Answer: C) 3.5–4.0 billion tonnes
27. The RBI’s Variable Rate Repo (VRR) is used to address temporary liquidity shortages. Banks provide which asset as collateral?
A) Foreign exchange reserves
B) Gold holdings
C) Government Securities (G-Secs)
D) Corporate bonds
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Correct Answer: C) Government Securities (G-Secs)
28. The Aghanashini–Vedavathi river-linking project in Karnataka raised UNESCO concerns because the project intersects the Western Ghats, which was declared a World Heritage Site in:
A) 2004
B) 2008
C) 2012
D) 2016
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Correct Answer: C) 2012
29.The G7 began in 1975 as the G6. Which country joined in 1976 to make it G7?
A) Japan
B) Italy
C) Canada
D) Germany
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Correct Answer: C) Canada
30. Russia was suspended from the G8 in which year and over which event?
A) 2010, invasion of Georgia
B) 2014, annexation of Crimea
C) 2016, interference in US elections
D) 2022, invasion of Ukraine
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Correct Answer: B) 2014, annexation of Crimea
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