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1. India’s Administered Pricing Mechanism (APM) for fuel was in operation during which period?
A) 1960–1990
B) 1975–2002
C) 1985–2010
D) 1991–2006
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Correct Answer: (B) 1975–2002
2. Petrol and diesel were deregulated in India in which respective years?
A) 2006 and 2010
B) 2008 and 2012
C) 2010 and 2014
D) 2012 and 2016
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Correct Answer: (C) 2010 and 2014
3. A $10 rise in crude oil prices increases India’s Current Account Deficit (CAD) by approximately:
A) ~0.2% of GDP
B) ~0.5% of GDP
C) ~1.0% of GDP
D) ~1.5% of GDP
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Correct Answer: (B) ~0.5% of GDP
4. Central and state taxes constitute approximately what percentage of retail fuel prices in India?
A) 20–30%
B) 35–45%
C) 50–60%
D) 65–75%
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Correct Answer: (C) 50–60%
5. What is the bilateral trade target set between India and New Zealand under the FTA within five years?
A) $3 billion
B) $5 billion
C) $8 billion
D) $10 billion
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Correct Answer: (B) $5 billion
6. Under the India–New Zealand FTA, India will offer duty-free or concessional access on what percentage of tariff lines?
A) Over 50%
B) Over 60%
C) Over 70%
D) Over 85%
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Correct Answer: (C) Over 70%
7. Which of the following agricultural items was EXCLUDED from the India–New Zealand FTA?
A) Kiwifruit
B) Apples
C) Dairy products
D) Honey
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Correct Answer: (C) Dairy products
8. New Zealand has pledged how much FDI in India over the next 15 years under the FTA?
A) $5 billion
B) $10 billion
C) $15 billion
D) $20 billion
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Correct Answer: (D) $20 billion
9. Under the mobility provisions of the India–New Zealand FTA, how many Indian professionals can work in New Zealand for up to 3 years?
A) 2,000
B) 3,500
C) 5,000
D) 7,500
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Correct Answer: (C) 5,000
10. Pakistan’s first lunar CubeSat, ICUBE-Q, was carried aboard which Chinese mission?
A) Chang’e-4
B) Chang’e-5
C) Chang’e-6
D) Chang’e-7
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Correct Answer: (C) Chang’e-6
11. Pakistan adopted which Chinese satellite navigation system as an alternative to GPS?
A) GLONASS
B) Galileo
C) NavIC
D) BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS)
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Correct Answer: (D) BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS)
12. India’s Space-Based Surveillance (SBS) Programme Phase III plans to deploy how many military satellites by 2029?
A) 28
B) 36
C) 44
D) 52
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Correct Answer: (D) 52
13. Which Indian space doctrine integrates space-based intelligence with rapid response capabilities?
A) Mission Gaganyaan
B) Mission Sudarshan Chakra
C) Mission Shakti
D) Mission Prarambh
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Correct Answer: (B) Mission Sudarshan Chakra
14. What is the GEF grant amount for the biodiversity project covering 2025–2030?
A) $2.44 million
B) $4.88 million
C) $7.5 million
D) $10 million
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Correct Answer: (B) $4.88 million
15. The Sathyamangalam landscape (Tamil Nadu) acts as a genetic corridor between which two mountain systems?
A) Vindhyas and Satpuras
B) Aravallis and Sahyadris
C) Eastern and Western Ghats
D) Nilgiris and Cardamom Hills
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Correct Answer: (C) Eastern and Western Ghats
16. Which endangered primate species is found in the Garo Hills landscape of Meghalaya?
A) Lion-tailed Macaque
B) Hoolock Gibbon (Western)
C) Golden Langur
D) Assamese Macaque
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Correct Answer: (B) Hoolock Gibbon (Western)
17. The Garo Hills landscape is part of which global biodiversity hotspot?
A) Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
B) Eastern Himalayas
C) Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot
D) Sundaland
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Correct Answer: (C) Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot
18. How many space startups does India have as of 2026?
A) 100+
B) 200+
C) 300+
D) 400+
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Correct Answer: (D) 400+
19. India’s first private rocket ‘Vikram-S’ was launched under which mission?
A) Mission Prarambh
B) Mission Shakti
C) Mission Gaganyaan
D) Mission Chandrayaan
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Correct Answer: (A) Mission Prarambh
20. Which body authorises and regulates private space activities in India?
A) ISRO
B) NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)
C) Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe)
D) Department of Space
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Correct Answer: (C) Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe)
21. India aims to build a space economy of how much by 2033?
A) $20 billion
B) $30 billion
C) $44 billion
D) $60 billion
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Correct Answer: (C) $44 billion
22. The proposed base year for India’s Index of Service Production (ISP) is:
A) 2011–12
B) 2017–18
C) 2022–23
D) 2024–25
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Correct Answer: (D) 2024–25
23. The ISP will use which classification system to ensure international comparability?
A) NIC 2004
B) NIC 2008
C) ISIC Rev 4
D) SITC Rev 3
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Correct Answer: (B) NIC 2008
24. Which key sector is currently EXCLUDED from the proposed ISP, contributing to a gap of nearly one-third of service sector GVA?
A) IT and Financial Services
B) Transport and Logistics
C) Health and Education
D) Trade and Commerce
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Correct Answer: (C) Health and Education
25. Vikram-1 is developed by which Indian private space company?
A) Agnikul Cosmos
B) Bellatrix Aerospace
C) Skyroot Aerospace
D) Pixxel India
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Correct Answer: (C) Skyroot Aerospace
26. What is the payload capacity of Vikram-1 to Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?
A) Up to 120 kg
B) Up to 250 kg
C) Up to 480 kg
D) Up to 750 kg
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Correct Answer: (C) Up to 480 kg
27. Vikram-1 uses a four-stage configuration. Which of the following correctly describes the upper stage?
A) Solid-fuel Kalam engine
B) Cryogenic engine
C) Liquid hypergolic Raman upper stage
D) Electric propulsion system
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Correct Answer: (C) Liquid hypergolic Raman upper stage
28. The Vela Supercluster (VSCL) is situated approximately how far from Earth?
A) 80 million light-years
B) 300 million light-years
C) 800 million light-years
D) 1.2 billion light-years
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Correct Answer: (C) 800 million light-years
29. Observations of the Vela Supercluster were made using which telescope?
A) James Webb Space Telescope
B) MeerKAT Radio Telescope (South Africa)
C) Hubble Space Telescope
D) Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)
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Correct Answer: (B) MeerKAT Radio Telescope (South Africa)
30. The B’nei Menashe community, residing mainly in Manipur and Mizoram, traces its ancestry to which of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel?
A) Tribe of Ephraim
B) Tribe of Judah
C) Tribe of Manasseh
D) Tribe of Benjamin
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Correct Answer: (C) Tribe of Manasseh
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