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1. At what altitude does the Tropospheric Polar Vortex exist?
a) 5-10 km
b) 10-15 km
c) 15-20 km
d) 20-25 km
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Correct Answer: b) 10-15 km
2. At what altitude does the Stratospheric Polar Vortex exist?
a) 10-40 km
b) 15-50 km
c) 20-60 km
d) 25-70 km
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Correct Answer: b) 15-50 km
3. In which direction does the polar vortex rotate at the North Pole?
a) Clockwise
b) Counter-clockwise
c) Alternates direction
d) Stationary
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Correct Answer: b) Counter-clockwise
4. What confines the polar vortex?
a) Subtropical jet stream
b) Polar-front jet stream
c) Low-level jet stream
d) Tropical easterly jet
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Correct Answer: b) Polar-front jet stream
5. Which phenomenon reduces the pole-mid-latitude temperature contrast?
a) Global cooling
b) Arctic Amplification
c) Ozone depletion
d) Solar radiation increase
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Correct Answer: b) Arctic Amplification
6. In which year was CERT-In established?
a) 2000
b) 2002
c) 2004
d) 2006
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Correct Answer: c) 2004
7. What percentage of India’s e-waste is handled by the informal sector?
a) Section 70A
b) Section 70B
c) Section 70C
d) Section 71
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Correct Answer: b) Section 70B
8. Approximately how many cyber incidents did CERT-In handle in 2025?
a) ~20 lakh
b) ~25 lakh
c) ~30 lakh
d) ~35 lakh
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Correct Answer: c) ~30 lakh
9. What is the approximate size of India’s cybersecurity industry?
a) ~$15 billion
b) ~$20 billion
c) ~$25 billion
d) ~$30 billion
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Correct Answer: b) ~$20 billion
10. Approximately how many cybersecurity professionals are there in India’s workforce?
a) ~4.5 lakh
b) ~5.5 lakh
c) ~6.5 lakh
d) ~7.5 lakh
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Correct Answer: c) ~6.5 lakh
11. What does CSK stand for in CERT-In’s initiatives?
a) Cyber Security Kendra
b) Cyber Swachhta Kendra
c) Cyber Suraksha Kendra
d) Cyber Safety Kendra
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Correct Answer: b) Cyber Swachhta Kendra
12. Which helpline number is used for rapid reporting of financial cyber frauds?
a) 1090
b) 1800
c) 1930
d) 1950
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Correct Answer: c) 1930
13. What is the nature of the Governor’s right under Article 175?
a) Mandatory
b) Discretionary/Optional
c) Conditional
d) Automatic
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Correct Answer: b) Discretionary/Optional
14. What is the nature of the Governor’s address under Article 176?
a) Optional
b) Discretionary
c) Mandatory
d) Conditional
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Correct Answer: c) Mandatory
15. Which Supreme Court case held that the Governor must act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers?
a) Kesavananda Bharati case
b) Nabam Rebia vs Deputy Speaker (2016)
c) SR Bommai case
d) Minerva Mills case
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Correct Answer: b) Nabam Rebia vs Deputy Speaker (2016)
16. Under Article 176, when must the Governor address the Legislature?
a) At the commencement of the first session after each General Election only
b) At the first session of each year only
c) Both after General Election and first session of each year
d) Whenever the CM requests
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Correct Answer: c) Both after General Election and first session of each year
17. How many total Padma Awards were approved for 2026?
a) 120
b) 125
c) 131
d) 135
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Correct Answer: c) 131
18. How many Padma Vibhushan awards were announced for 2026?
a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 9
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Correct Answer: b) 5
19. In which year were Padma Awards instituted?
a) 1950
b) 1952
c) 1954
d) 1955
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Correct Answer: c) 1954
20. What is the annual cap on Padma Awards (excluding posthumous and foreign recipients)?
a) 100
b) 110
c) 120
d) 130
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Correct Answer: c) 120
21. What is the minimum gap required to upgrade to a higher Padma category?
a) 3 years
b) 5 years
c) 7 years
d) 10 years
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Correct Answer: b) 5 years
22. Who chairs the Padma Awards Committee?
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Cabinet Secretary
d) Home Minister
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Correct Answer: c) Cabinet Secretary
23. Which Supreme Court case confirmed that Padma Awards cannot be used as prefix/suffix?
a) Kesavananda Bharati case (1973)
b) Maneka Gandhi case (1978)
c) Balaji Raghavan vs Union of India (1996)
d) Vishaka case (1997)
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Correct Answer: c) Balaji Raghavan vs Union of India (1996)
24. When were wartime gallantry awards instituted?
a) 15 August 1947
b) 26 January 1950
c) 26 November 1949
d) 4 January 1952
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Correct Answer: b) 26 January 1950
25. What is the highest wartime gallantry award?
a) Ashoka Chakra
b) Maha Vir Chakra
c) Param Vir Chakra
d) Vir Chakra
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Correct Answer: c) Param Vir Chakra (PVC)
26. What is the highest peacetime gallantry award?
a) Ashoka Chakra
b) Kirti Chakra
c) Shaurya Chakra
d) Param Vir Chakra
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Correct Answer: a) Ashoka Chakra
27. When were peacetime gallantry awards instituted?
a) 26 January 1950
b) 4 January 1952
c) 15 August 1952
d) 26 January 1967
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Correct Answer: b) 4 January 1952
28. In which year was the Border Roads Organisation established?
a) 1955
b) 1960
c) 1965
d) 1970
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Correct Answer: b) 1960
29. What is the approximate altitude of Chatergala Pass?
a) ~8,500 feet
b) ~9,500 feet
c) ~10,500 feet
d) ~11,500 feet
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Correct Answer: c) ~10,500 feet
30. In which year was the WHO established?
a) 1945
b) 1946
c) 1948
d) 1950
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Correct Answer: c) 1948
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