Practice the December 2025 2nd Week Current Affairs Quiz. This quiz is designed to help you test your knowledge of the key events and news from the first week of December 2025.
The Current Affairs Quiz of 8 to 14 December features multiple-choice questions covering important topics from that week. Whether you’re preparing for exams or just want to stay informed, this quiz provides a quick and effective way to review the major happenings from the start of the month.
2nd Week of December 2025: Current Affairs Quiz
1. What is the current bilateral trade volume between India and Russia (2024-25)?
A) $58.7 billion
B) $63.7 billion
C) $68.7 billion
D) $73.7 billion
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Answer: C) $68.7 billion
2. What is the trade target between India and Russia by 2030?
A) $75 billion
B) $85 billion
C) $100 billion
D) $125 billion
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Answer: C) $100 billion
3. When was the India-Russia Strategic Partnership Declaration signed?
A) 1998
B) 2000
C) 2002
D) 2005
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Answer: B) 2000
4. When was the partnership elevated to “Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership”?
A) 2008
B) 2010
C) 2012
D) 2014
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Answer: B) 2010
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a connectivity initiative?
A) International North-South Transport Corridor
B) Chennai-Vladivostok Maritime Corridor
C) Northern Sea Route
D) Trans-Siberian Railway Corridor
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Answer: D) Trans-Siberian Railway Corridor
6. What India-led alliance did Russia formally join?
A) International Solar Alliance
B) International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)
C) Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
D) International Renewable Energy Alliance
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Answer: B) International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)
7. How many days of visa-free e-tourist entry was introduced for Russian citizens?
A) 15 days
B) 20 days
C) 30 days
D) 45 days
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Answer: C) 30 days
8. Which company filed the patent infringement suit?
A) Pfizer
B) Novo Nordisk
C) Merck
D) GlaxoSmithKline
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Answer: B) Novo Nordisk
9. What is the name of the drug involved in the patent case?
A) Metformin
B) Insulin
C) Semaglutide
D) Liraglutide
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Answer: C) Semaglutide
10. Under which global brands is semaglutide marketed?
A) Lantus and Levemir
B) Ozempic and Wegovy
C) Victoza and Trulicity
D) Jardiance and Invokana
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Answer: B) Ozempic and Wegovy
11. Which section of the Patents Act, 1970 prohibits evergreening?
A) Section 3(b)
B) Section 3(c)
C) Section 3(d)
D) Section 3(e)
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Answer: C) Section 3(d)
12. When was the Patents Act enacted in India?
A) 1968
B) 1970
C) 1972
D) 1975
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Answer: B) 1970
13. Which Article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes the right to rest and leisure?
A) Article 21
B) Article 23
C) Article 24
D) Article 25
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Answer: C) Article 24
14. Which country passed the first national law recognizing the right to disconnect?
A) Australia
B) Germany
C) France
D) Sweden
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Answer: C) France
15. When was France’s El Khomri Law enacted?
A) 2015
B) 2016
C) 2017
D) 2018
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Answer: C) 2017
16. In which year did Australia amend the Fair Work Act to include right to disconnect?
A) 2022
B) 2023
C) 2024
D) 2025
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Answer: C) 2024
17. According to studies, beyond how many working hours per week does productivity drop significantly?
A) 40 hours
B) 45 hours
C) 50 hours
D) 55 hours
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Answer: C) 50 hours
18. Under which SEBI Regulations do InvITs operate?
A) SEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2012
B) SEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014
C) SEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2016
D) SEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2018
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Answer: B) SEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014
19. What percentage of net distributable cash flows must InvITs distribute to unit holders?
A) At least 80%
B) At least 85%
C) At least 90%
D) At least 95%
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Answer: C) At least 90%
20. What is the name of NHAI’s Infrastructure Investment Trust?
A) Bharatmarg Infra Investment Trust
B) Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust
C) Surajmarg Infra Investment Trust
D) Devmarg Infra Investment Trust
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Answer: B) Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust
21. What does UMEED stand for?
A) Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development
B) Universal Muslim Empowerment and Economic Development
C) Unified Management for Economic Empowerment and Development
D) United Minority Empowerment and Educational Development
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Answer: A) Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development
22. Under which Act does the UMEED Portal operate?
A) Waqf Act, 1993
B) Waqf Act, 1995
C) Waqf Act, 1997
D) Waqf Act, 2000
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Answer: B) Waqf Act, 1995
23. For how many months has the penalty for delayed registration on UMEED Portal been waived?
A) Two months
B) Three months
C) Four months
D) Six months
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Answer: B) Three months
24. Which product is initially covered under the capacity-based cess in the Health Security Bill?
A) Cigarettes
B) Alcohol
C) Pan masala
D) Soft drinks
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Answer: C) Pan masala
25. By how many basis points did RBI reduce the repo rate?
A) 15 basis points
B) 20 basis points
C) 25 basis points
D) 30 basis points
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Answer: C) 25 basis points
26. What is the new repo rate after RBI’s reduction?
A) 5.00%
B) 5.25%
C) 5.50%
D) 5.75%
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Answer: B) 5.25%
27. What is the projected GDP growth mentioned in the Goldilocks economy context?
A) 6.8%
B) 7.0%
C) 7.3%
D) 7.5%
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Answer: C) 7.3%
28. What is the current inflation rate mentioned?
A) Around 1%
B) Around 2%
C) Around 3%
D) Around 4%
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Answer: B) Around 2%
29. Under which Act does DGCA issue rules?
A) Aircraft Act, 1932
B) Aircraft Act, 1934
C) Aircraft Act, 1936
D) Aircraft Act, 1938
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Answer: B) Aircraft Act, 1934
30. Which organization handles aircraft accident investigations (not DGCA)?
A) AAIB
B) BCAS
C) AAI
D) CAA
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Answer: A) AAIB
31. What are stablecoins typically pegged to?
A) Gold reserves
B) Stock market indices
C) Stable value like fiat currency
D) Commodity prices
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Answer: C) Stable value like fiat currency
32. Who typically issues stablecoins?
A) Central banks
B) Government treasuries
C) Centralized entities such as crypto firms or financial institutions
D) Decentralized autonomous organizations only
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Answer: C) Centralized entities such as crypto firms or financial institutions
33. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a risk of stablecoins?
A) Run Risk
B) Currency Substitution
C) Banking Disintermediation
D) Blockchain congestion
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Answer: D) Blockchain congestion
34. What could happen during a stablecoin run?
A) Increased lending capacity
B) Mass redemptions forcing fire sales of reserves
C) Automatic currency appreciation
D) Enhanced monetary stability
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Answer: B) Mass redemptions forcing fire sales of reserves
35. What does IMF recommend as an alternative to stablecoins?
A) Gold-backed currencies
B) Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
C) Cryptocurrency derivatives
D) Commodity-backed tokens
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Answer: B) Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
36. Through which Constitutional Amendment was the 10th Schedule added?
A) 50th Amendment Act
B) 52nd Amendment Act
C) 54th Amendment Act
D) 56th Amendment Act
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Answer: B) 52nd Amendment Act
37. In which year was the 10th Schedule added to the Constitution?
A) 1983
B) 1985
C) 1987
D) 1989
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Answer: B) 1985
38. What phrase describes the unprincipled defections that the 10th Schedule aimed to prevent?
A) “Party-hopping politics”
B) “Aaya Ram-Gaya Ram politics”
C) “Floor-crossing syndrome”
D) “Political turncoat culture”
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Answer: B) “Aaya Ram-Gaya Ram politics”
39. Which Law Commission suggested using whips only on critical votes?
A) 160th Law Commission
B) 165th Law Commission
C) 170th Law Commission
D) 175th Law Commission
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Answer: C) 170th Law Commission
40. Which Article does the whip system potentially undermine according to critics?
A) Article 19(1)(a) – Freedom of speech and expression
B) Article 21 – Right to life
C) Article 14 – Equality before law
D) Article 25 – Freedom of religion
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Answer: A) Article 19(1)(a) – Freedom of speech and expression
41. Does the whip have constitutional or statutory status?
A) Yes, constitutional status
B) Yes, statutory status
C) No, only political enforcement
D) Yes, both constitutional and statutory
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Answer: C) No, only political enforcement
42. Where is the IAEA headquarters located?
A) Geneva, Switzerland
B) Vienna, Austria
C) New York, USA
D) Brussels, Belgium
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Answer: B) Vienna, Austria
43. When was the IAEA established?
A) 1955
B) 1957
C) 1959
D) 1961
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Answer: B) 1957
44. How many member countries does the IAEA have?
A) 170
B) 175
C) 180
D) 185
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Answer: C) 180
45. When did the IAEA receive the Nobel Peace Prize?
A) 2003
B) 2005
C) 2007
D) 2009
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Answer: B) 2005
46. What is the protective structure at Chernobyl called?
A) Safe Containment Structure
B) New Safe Confinement
C) Nuclear Protection Shield
D) Radiation Barrier System
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Answer: B) New Safe Confinement
47. Which of the following countries is mentioned as a non-NPT member that IAEA cannot fully inspect?
A) China
B) France
C) India
D) United Kingdom
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Answer:C) India
48.Can IAEA inspect military nuclear facilities?
A) Yes, all facilities
B) Yes, but only with permission
C) No, it cannot inspect military facilities
D) Yes, in NPT member states only
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Answer: C) No, it cannot inspect military facilities
49. Which two countries signed the Washington Accord?
A) Uganda and DRC
B) Rwanda and Burundi
C) DRC and Rwanda
D) Kenya and Rwanda
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Answer: C) DRC and Rwanda
50. What percentage of global cobalt supply does DRC produce?
A) 50%
B) 60%
C) 70%
D) 80%
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Answer: C) 70%
51. Which rebel group is mentioned as causing conflict in eastern DRC?
A) M21 rebels
B) M23 rebels
C) M25 rebels
D) M27 rebels
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Answer: B) M23 rebels
52. Which country facilitated the Washington Accord?
A) France
B) United Kingdom
C) United States
D) China
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Answer: C) United States
53. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a mineral resource in eastern DRC?
A) Copper
B) Cobalt
C) Lithium
D) Tungsten
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Answer: C) Lithium
54. Which regions in eastern DRC are mentioned as affected by conflict?
A) Katanga, Kivu, and Ituri
B) Kinshasa, Kasai, and Kongo
C) Bandundu, Bas-Congo, and Equateur
D) Maniema, Nord-Kivu, and Sud-Ubangi
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Answer: A) Katanga, Kivu, and Ituri
55. What is the length of the Shyok Tunnel?
A) 820 meters
B) 870 meters
C) 920 meters
D) 970meters
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Answer: C) 920 meters
56. Which organization constructed the Shyok Tunnel?
A) National Highways Authority of India
B) Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
C) Indian Army Engineering Corps
D) Ministry of Road Transport
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Answer: B) Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
57. What type of tunnel is the Shyok Tunnel?
A) Drill-and-blast tunnel
B) TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) tunnel
C) Cut-and-cover tunnel
D) Immersed tube tunnel
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Answer: C) Cut-and-cover tunnel
58. Where is the Shyok Tunnel located?
A) Western Ladakh
B) Eastern Ladakh
C) Northern Kashmir
D) Southern Ladakh
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Answer: B) Eastern Ladakh
59. Which road does the Shyok Tunnel connect?
A) Leh-Manali Road
B) Srinagar-Leh Road
C) Durbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie (DS-DBO) Road
D) Kargil-Zanskar Road
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Answer: C) Durbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie (DS-DBO) Road
60. What does DBO stand for in the context of the tunnel?
A) Daulat Border Outpost
B) Defense Border Operation
C) Daulat Beg Oldie
D) Defense Battalion Office
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Answer: C) Daulat Beg Oldie
61. What percentage of seats in State Bar Councils must be reserved for women according to the Supreme Court directive?
A) 25%
B) 30%
C) 33%
D) 35%
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Answer: B) 30%
62. For 2025, what percentage of seats will be filled through election of women members?
A) 15%
B) 20%
C) 25%
D) 30%
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Answer: B) 20%
63. For 2025, what percentage of seats will be filled by co-option?
A) 5%
B) 10%
C) 15%
D) 20%
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Answer: B) 10%
64. Under which Act are Bar Councils established?
A) Advocates Act, 1959
B) Advocates Act, 1961
C) Bar Council Act, 1961
D) Legal Practitioners Act, 1963
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Answer: B) Advocates Act, 1961
65. How many women members are there in the Bar Council of India out of 20 members?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 0
D) 3
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Answer: C) 0
66. How many women members are there in State Bar Councils out of 441 members?
A) 7
B) 9
C) 11
D) 13
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Answer: B) 9
67. What is the percentage of women judges in High Courts?
A) 11.4%
B) 13.4%
C) 15.4%
D) 17.4%
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Answer: B) 13.4%
68. How many women judges have served in the Supreme Court since independence?
A) 9
B) 11
C) 13
D) 15
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Answer: B) 11
69. What percentage of judges in the District Judiciary are women according to State of Judiciary Report 2023?
A) 32.3%
B) 34.3%
C) 36.3%
D) 38.3%
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Answer: C) 36.3%
70. When was the International Big Cat Alliance launched?
A) 2021
B) 2022
C) 2023
D) 2024
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Answer: C) 2023
71. How many big cat species does IBCA aim to conserve?
A) Five
B) Six
C) Seven
D) Eight
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Answer: C) Seven
72. Where is the IBCA Secretariat located?
A) Mumbai, India
B) New Delhi, India
C) Geneva, Switzerland
D) Nairobi, Kenya
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Answer: B) New Delhi, India
73. How many range countries are part of IBCA?
A) 85
B) 90
C) 95
D) 100
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Answer: C) 95
74. How many member countries does IBCA have?
A) 15
B) 18
C) 21
D) 24
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Answer: B) 18
75. How many observer countries does IBCA have?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
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Answer: B) 3
76. When will the Global Big Cats Summit be hosted in New Delhi?
A) 2025
B) 2026
C) 2027
D) 2028
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Answer: B) 2026
77. What is the apex decision-making body of IBCA?
A) IBCA Council
B) IBCA Board
C) IBCA Assembly
D) IBCA Committee
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Answer: C) IBCA Assembly
78. Which of the following big cats is NOT found in India?
A) Tiger
B) Snow Leopard
C) Puma
D) Cheetah
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Answer: C) Puma
79. Which of the following big cats is found in India?
A) Jaguar
B) Puma
C) Leopard
D) Cougar
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Answer: C) Leopard
80. Which big cat species lives in prides unlike other solitary species?
A) Tiger
B) Lion
C) Leopard
D) Cheetah
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Answer: B) Lion
81. When was the Indian Statistical Institute founded?
A) 1929
B) 1931
C) 1933
D) 1935
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Answer: B) 1931
82. Who founded the Indian Statistical Institute?
A) C.R. Rao
B) P.C. Mahalanobis
C) Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao
D) Samarendra Nath Roy
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Answer: B) P.C. Mahalanobis
83. Under which Act was ISI initially registered in 1932?
A) Companies Act, 1860
B) Societies Registration Act, 1860
C) Indian Trusts Act, 1882
D) Registration Act, 1908
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Answer: B) Societies Registration Act, 1860
84. Under which Act was ISI re-registered?
A) Societies Registration Act, 1860
B) West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961
C) Companies Act, 1956
D) Indian Trusts Act, 1961
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Answer: B) West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961
85. When was ISI granted Institute of National Importance status?
A) 1957
B) 1959
C) 1961
D) 1963
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Answer: B) 1959
86. Where is the ISI headquarters located?
A) Mumbai, Maharashtra
B) New Delhi
C) Kolkata, West Bengal
D) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Answer: C) Kolkata, West Bengal
87. Which major organization was developed by ISI?
A) Central Statistical Office
B) National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO)
C) Indian Statistical Service
D) Census of India
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Answer: B) National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO)
88. Under which Act were CAFE norms notified?
A) Environment Protection Act, 1986
B) Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
C) Energy Conservation Act, 2001
D) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
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Answer: C) Energy Conservation Act, 2001
89. When was CAFE I first notified?
A) 2015
B) 2016
C) 2017
D) 2018
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Answer: C) 2017
90. What is the maximum Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) for vehicles covered under CAFE norms?
A) <2,500 kg
B) <3,000 kg
C) <3,500 kg
D) <4,000 kg
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Answer: C) <3,500 kg
91. When was Aditya-L1 launched?
A) July 2023
B) August 2023
C) September 2023
D) October 2023
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Answer: C) September 2023
92. Which launch vehicle was used to launch Aditya-L1?
A) PSLV-C55
B) PSLV-C56
C) PSLV-C57
D) PSLV-C58
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Answer: C) PSLV-C57
93. How far is Lagrange Point L1 from Earth?
A) ~1.0 million km
B) ~1.5 million km
C) ~2.0 million km
D) ~2.5 million km
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Answer: B) ~1.5 million km
94. How many payloads/instruments does Aditya-L1 carry?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
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Answer: C) 7
95. What does VELC stand for?
A) Visible Energy Line Coronagraph
B) Visible Emission Line Coronagraph
C) Visual Emission Light Coronagraph
D) Visible Electromagnetic Line Coronagraph
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Answer: B) Visible Emission Line Coronagraph
96. What does SUIT stand for?
A) Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
B) Solar Ultra-high Intensity Telescope
C) Solar UV Instrument Telescope
D) Solar Unit for Imaging Technology
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Answer: A) Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
97. What is the scientific process where magnetic field lines snap and rejoin?
A) Magnetic polarization
B) Magnetic reversal
C) Magnetic reconnection
D) Magnetic alignment
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Answer: C) Magnetic reconnection
98. What is the core agenda of the new U.S. National Security Strategy?
A) America First
B) Make America Great Again (MAGA)
C) Global Leadership
D) Liberal Democracy
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Answer: B) Make America Great Again (MAGA)
99. Which doctrine does the new NSS reassert regarding the Western Hemisphere?
A) Truman Doctrine
B) Monroe Doctrine (1823)
C) Eisenhower Doctrine
D) Bush Doctrine
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Answer: B) Monroe Doctrine (1823)
100. When was the Monroe Doctrine originally proclaimed?
A) 1803
B) 1813
C) 1823
D) 1833
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Answer: C) 1823
101. Which grouping is mentioned in the context of India-US cooperation?
A) BRICS
B) SCO
C) QUAD
D) G7
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Answer: C) QUAD
102. What new ideological concept does the NSS introduce?
A) Democratic pluralism
B) Civilizational pluralism
C) Cultural relativism
D) Geopolitical realism
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Answer: B) Civilizational pluralism
103. What is the average age of drug initiation among schoolchildren in India?
A) 11.9 years
B) 12.9 years
C) 13.9 years
D) 14.9 years
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Answer: B) 12.9 years
104. At what age is the youngest initiation of inhalants reported?
A) 10.3 years
B) 11.3 years
C) 12.3 years
D) 13.3 years
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Answer: B) 11.3 years
105. What percentage of students reported lifetime use of psychoactive substances?
A) 12.1%
B) 13.1%
C) 14.1%
D) 15.1%
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Answer: D) 15.1%
106. What percentage reported past-year use?
A) 8.3%
B) 9.3%
C) 10.3%
D) 11.3%
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Answer: C) 10.3%
107. Where was CITES CoP20 held?
A) Geneva, Switzerland
B) Nairobi, Kenya
C) Samarkand, Uzbekistan
D) Bangkok, Thailand
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Answer: C) Samarkand, Uzbekistan
108. How many species were added to CITES Appendices at CoP20?
A) 67
B) 72
C) 77
D) 82
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Answer: C) 77
109. When did CITES come into force?
A) July 1, 1973
B) July 1, 1975
C) July 1, 1977
D) July 1, 1979
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Answer: B) July 1, 1975
110. How many Parties does CITES have (including India)?
A) 175
B) 180
C) 185
D) 190
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Answer: C) 185
111. Which CITES Appendix offers the highest protection with a ban on commercial trade?
A) Appendix I
B) Appendix II
C) Appendix III
D) Appendix IV
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Answer: A) Appendix I
112. Which species did India oppose listing in Appendix II?
A) Sandalwood
B) Guggul (Commiphora wightii)
C) Neem
D) Tulsi
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Answer: B) Guggul (Commiphora wightii)
113. What is the purpose of a Blue Notice?
A) Arrest wanted persons
B) Locate missing persons
C) Collect additional information about a person’s identity, location, or activities
D) Warn about dangerous persons
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Answer: C) Collect additional information about a person’s identity, location, or activities
114. Which Interpol Notice seeks location and arrest of wanted persons?
A) Blue Notice
B) Red Notice
C) Yellow Notice
D) Green Notice
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Answer: B) Red Notice
115. Which notice helps locate missing persons, especially children?
A) Blue Notice
B) Orange Notice
C) Yellow Notice
D) Green Notice
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Answer: C) Yellow Notice
116. Which notice warns about serious and imminent threats?
A) Orange Notice
B) Green Notice
C) Purple Notice
D) Black Notice
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Answer: A) Orange Notice
117. By which year does India aim to become a global 6G leader?
A) 2028
B) 2029
C) 2030
D) 2032
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Answer: C) 2030
118. What is the target latency for 6G technology?
A) 10 microseconds
B) 5 microseconds
C) 1 microsecond
D) 0.5 microseconds
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Answer: C) 1 microsecond
119. How many times faster is 6G response time compared to 5G?
A) 100 times
B) 500 times
C) 1,000 times
D) 5,000 times
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Answer: C) 1,000 times
120. Under which Act is Mephedrone classified as a controlled substance?
A) NDPS Act, 1980
B) NDPS Act, 1985
C) NDPS Act, 1990
D) Drugs Act, 1940
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Answer: B) NDPS Act, 1985
121. What percentage of global wealth is owned by the top 1%?
A) 32%
B) 35%
C) 37%
D) 40%
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Answer: C) 37%
122. What percentage of global wealth is owned by the top 10%?
A) 70%
B) 75%
C) 80%
D) 85%
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Answer: B) 75%
123. In India, what percentage of national wealth is held by the top 1%?
A) ~35%
B) ~40%
C) ~45%
D) ~50%
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Answer: B) ~40%
124. In India, what percentage of national wealth is held by the top 10%?
A) ~60%
B) ~65%
C) ~70%
D) ~75%
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Answer: B) ~65%
125. At what rate has billionaire wealth grown annually since the 1990s?
A) 6%
B) 7%
C) 8%
D) 9%
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Answer: C) 8%
126. What percentage of global carbon emissions are the top 10% responsible for?
A) 67%
B) 72%
C) 77%
D) 82%
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Answer: C) 77%
127. What percentage of global carbon emissions do the poorest 50% contribute?
A) 1%
B) 3%
C) 5%
D) 7%
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Answer: B) 3%
128. How many billion units (BUs) did NPCIL surpass for the first time in FY 2024-25?
A) 40 BUs
B) 45 BUs
C) 50 BUs
D) 55 BUs
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Answer: C) 50 BUs
129. How many million tonnes of CO2 emissions were avoided due to this record generation?
A) Nearly 39 million tonnes
B) Nearly 44 million tonnes
C) Nearly 49 million tonnes
D) Nearly 54 million tonnes
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Answer: C) Nearly 49 million tonnes
130. As of July 2025, what percentage of India’s total electricity generation comes from nuclear energy?
A) ~2%
B) ~3%
C) ~4%
D) ~5%
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Answer: B) ~3%
131. What is India’s target for nuclear power capacity by 2047?
A) 75 GW
B) 85 GW
C) 100 GW
D) 125 GW
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Answer: C) 100 GW
132. What is the maximum power output of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)?
A) Up to 200 MW(e)
B) Up to 250 MW(e)
C) Up to 300 MW(e)
D) Up to 350 MW(e)
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Answer: C) Up to 300 MW(e)
133. What is the capacity of indigenous Bharat Small Reactors (BSRs)?
A) 200 MW
B) 220 MW
C) 250 MW
D) 270 MW
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Answer: B) 220 MW
134. What is the capacity of the indigenously designed PHWR units at Kakrapar?
A) 500 MWe
B) 600 MWe
C) 700 MWe
D) 800 MWe
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Answer: C) 700 MWe
135. How many units are planned in the Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project?
A) 2 units
B) 3 units
C) 4 units
D) 5 units
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Answer: C) 4 units
136. On which day of the Hindu calendar is Deepavali celebrated?
A) Kartik Purnima
B) Kartik Amavasya
C) Chaitra Purnima
D) Ashwin Amavasya
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Answer: B) Kartik Amavasya
137. How many elements does India now have on the UNESCO ICH Representative List?
A) 14
B) 15
C) 16
D) 17
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Answer: C) 16
138. When was the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention adopted?
A) 17 October 2001
B) 17 October 2003
C) 17 October 2005
D) 17 October 2007
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Answer: B) 17 October 2003
139. Where was the 20th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee held?
A) Paris, France
B) UNESCO Headquarters
C) Red Fort, New Delhi
D) Taj Mahal, Agra
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Answer: C) Red Fort, New Delhi
140. Which festival celebrates the sibling bond during Deepavali festivities?
A) Dhanteras
B) Naraka Chaturdashi
C) Lakshmi Puja
D) Bhai Dooj
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Answer: D) Bhai Dooj
141. When was the National Quantum Mission approved?
A) 2021
B) 2022
C) 2023
D) 2024
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Answer: C) 2023
142. What is the budget allocated for the National Quantum Mission?
A) ₹5000 crore
B) ₹6000 crore
C) ₹7000 crore
D) ₹8000 crore
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Answer: B) ₹6000 crore
143. What is the duration of the National Quantum Mission?
A) 2023-2029
B) 2023-2030
C) 2023-2031
D) 2023-2032
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Answer: C) 2023-2031
144. Which Act governs contempt proceedings in India?
A) Contempt of Courts Act, 1969
B) Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
C) Contempt of Courts Act, 1973
D) Contempt of Courts Act, 1975
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Answer: B) Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
145. Which Article gives the Supreme Court power to punish for contempt of itself?
A) Article 127
B) Article 129
C) Article 131
D) Article 133
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Answer: B) Article 129
146. Which Article gives High Courts power to punish for contempt?
A) Article 213
B) Article 215
C) Article 217
D) Article 219
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Answer: B) Article 215
147. What is GlowCas9 fused with to produce light?
A) Enzyme from deep-sea jellyfish
B) Enzyme from deep-sea shrimp
C) Enzyme from fireflies
D) Enzyme from bioluminescent algae
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Answer: B) Enzyme from deep-sea shrimp
148. What does RAMBHA-LP stand for?
A) Radio Anatomy of Moon Bound Hypersensitive Ionosphere and Atmosphere – Langmuir Probe
B) Radio Analysis of Moon Based Hypersensitive Ionosphere – Langmuir Probe
C) Radiation Anatomy of Moon Bound Hypersensitive Atmosphere – Langmuir Probe
D) Radio Assessment of Moon Bound Ionosphere – Langmuir Probe
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Answer: A) Radio Anatomy of Moon Bound Hypersensitive Ionosphere and Atmosphere – Langmuir Probe
149. What is the fourth state of matter?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
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Answer: D) Plasma
150. When was the Asian Development Bank established?
A) 1964
B) 1966
C) 1968
D) 1970
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Answer: B) 1966
151. Where did India’s first indigenous hydrogen fuel-cell powered passenger vessel begin operations?
A) Mumbai
B) Varanasi
C) Kolkata
D) Kochi
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Answer: B) Varanasi
152. What type of fuel cell technology does the vessel use?
A) High Temperature PEM
B) Low Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane (LT-PEM)
C) Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
D) Alkaline Fuel Cell
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Answer: B) Low Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane (LT-PEM)
153. What is the only by-product of PEM fuel cells?
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Nitrogen oxides
C) Water
D) Hydrogen peroxide
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Answer: C) Water
154. Which precious metal catalyst is commonly used in PEM fuel cells?
A) Gold
B) Silver
C) Platinum
D) Palladium
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Answer: C) Platinum
155. Which case led to the Supreme Court broadening the scope of the PoSH Act?
A) Vishakha case
B) Sohail Malik case
C) Nirbhaya case
D) Shakti Mills case
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Answer: B) Sohail Malik case
156. When was the PoSH Act enacted?
A) 2011
B) 2012
C) 2013
D) 2014
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Answer: C) 2013
157. The PoSH Act was enacted based on which guidelines?
A) Verma Guidelines
B) Vishakha Guidelines (1997)
C) Shah Commission Guidelines
D) Justice Leila Seth Guidelines
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Answer: B) Vishakha Guidelines (1997)
158. What is the minimum number of employees required for an organization to have an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)?
A) 5 or more
B) 10 or more
C) 15 or more
D) 20 or more
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Answer: B) 10 or more
159. What is constituted where an ICC is not available?
A) Regional Committee
B) State Committee
C) Local Committee (LC)
D) National Committee
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Answer: C) Local Committee (LC)
160. What percentage of India’s GDP does the Corporate Bond Market currently account for?
A) 10-12%
B) 15-16%
C) 20-22%
D) 25-27%
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Answer: B) 15-16%
161. What was the size of India’s Corporate Bond Market in FY2015?
A) ₹12.5 trillion
B) ₹17.5 trillion
C) ₹22.5 trillion
D) ₹27.5 trillion
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Answer: B) ₹17.5 trillion
162. What was the size of India’s Corporate Bond Market in FY2025?
A) ₹43.6 trillion
B) ₹48.6 trillion
C) ₹53.6 trillion
D) ₹58.6 trillion
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Answer: C) ₹53.6 trillion
163. What is the average annual growth rate of India’s Corporate Bond Market from FY2015 to FY2025?
A) Around 8%
B) Around 10%
C) Around 12%
D) Around 14%
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Answer: C) Around 12%
164. What percentage of GDP is South Korea’s Corporate Bond Market?
A) 69%
B) 74%
C) 79%
D) 84%
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Answer: C) 79%
165. What percentage of global trade is now affected by standards (compared to 15% in late 1990s)?
A) Around 70%
B) Around 80%
C) Around 90%
D) Around 95%
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Answer: C) Around 90%
166. On average, what fraction of technical committee seats do developing countries occupy in ISO?
A) Less than one-fourth
B) Less than one-third
C) Less than one-half
D) Less than two-thirds
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Answer: B) Less than one-third
167. By what percentage did standardised childbirth safety checklists help reduce maternal mortality in Indian hospitals?
A) Nearly 37%
B) Nearly 42%
C) Nearly 47%
D) Nearly 52%
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Answer: C) Nearly 47%
168. When was the UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education adopted?
A) 1958
B) 1960
C) 1962
D) 1964
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Answer: B) 1960
169. Has India ratified the UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education?
A) Yes, in 1960
B) Yes, in 1975
C) No
D) Yes, in 2000
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Answer: C) No
170. What is the minimum mass requirement (in solar masses) for a core-collapse supernova?
A) >6 times the mass of the Sun
B) >8 times the mass of the Sun
C) >10 times the mass of the Sun
D) >12 times the mass of the Sun
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Answer: B) >8 times the mass of the Sun
171. What is formed when a massive star (approximately 10+ solar masses) undergoes core collapse?
A) White dwarf
B) Neutron star
C) Black hole
D) Red giant
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Answer: C) Black hole
172. Which type of supernova is used as a standard candle for measuring cosmic distances?
A) Core-collapse supernova
B) Thermonuclear (Type Ia) supernova
C) Hypernova
D) Failed supernova
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Answer: B) Thermonuclear (Type Ia) supernova
173. At which Lagrange point does the James Webb Space Telescope operate?
A) Sun-Earth L1
B) Sun-Earth L2
C) Earth-Moon L1
D) Earth-Moon L2
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Answer: B) Sun-Earth L2
174. When was the Charaichung Royal Bird Sanctuary established?
A) 1623 AD
B) 1633 AD
C) 1643 AD
D) 1653 AD
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Answer: B) 1633 AD
175. Who founded the Charaichung Royal Bird Sanctuary?
A) Swargadeu Rudra Singha
B) Swargadeu Pratap Singha
C) Swargadeu Gadadhar Singha
D) Swargadeu Rajeswar Singha
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Answer: B) Swargadeu Pratap Singha
176. Where is the Charaichung Royal Bird Sanctuary located?
A) Kaziranga
B) Majuli
C) Jorhat
D) Dibrugarh
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Answer: B) Majuli
177. What is Majuli recognized as?
A) India’s largest island
B) World’s largest river island
C) Asia’s largest wetland
D) India’s highest plateau
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Answer: B) World’s largest river island
178. When was the UN Champions of the Earth Award instituted?
A) 2003
B) 2005
C) 2007
D) 2009
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Answer: B) 2005
179. Which IAS officer was recently awarded the UN Champions of the Earth Award?
A) Supriya Sahu
B) Durga Shakti Nagpal
C) Smita Sabharwal
D) Tina Dabi
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Answer: A) Supriya Sahu
180. Which organization confers the UN Champions of the Earth Award?
A) UNEP
B) UNDP
C) UNESCO
D) UNICEF
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Answer: A) UNEP
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