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1. What is India’s projected real GDP growth for FY26 as per First Advance Estimates?
a) 6.8%
b) 7.0%
c) 7.4%
d) 7.8%
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Correct Answer: c) 7.4%
2. What is the projected Gross Value Added (GVA) growth for FY26?
a) 6.9%
b) 7.1%
c) 7.3%
d) 7.5%
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Correct Answer: c) 7.3%
3. What is the estimated expansion rate of the services sector during FY26?
a) 7.5%
b) 8.3%
c) 9.1%
d) 10.2%
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Correct Answer: c) 9.1%
4. What percentage of GDP does Private Final Consumption Expenditure (PFCE) constitute?
a) 55.5%
b) 58.3%
c) 61.5%
d) 64.2%
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Correct Answer: c) 61.5%
5. What is the growth rate of Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF)?
a) 6.5%
b) 7.1%
c) 7.8%
d) 8.4%
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Correct Answer: c) 7.8%
6. What percentage of GDP is the investment share maintained at?
a) Around 25%
b) Around 28%
c) Around 30%
d) Around 35%
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Correct Answer: c) Around 30%
7. What is the combined fiscal deficit of State Governments as a percentage of GDP in FY25?
a) 2.5%
b) 2.8%
c) 3.2%
d) 3.6%
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Correct Answer: c) 3.2%
8. By when is worldwide demand for plastics expected to double?
a) 5.3 percentage points
b) 6.2 percentage points
c) 7.1 percentage points
d) 8.4 percentage points
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Correct Answer: c) 7.1 percentage points
9. How much did India receive in remittances in FY25?
a) USD 115.8 billion
b) USD 125.2 billion
c) USD 135.4 billion
d) USD 145.6 billion
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Correct Answer: c) USD 135.4 billion
10. What was India’s foreign exchange reserves by mid-January?
a) USD 650.5 billion
b) USD 675.8 billion
c) USD 701.4 billion
d) USD 725.3 billion
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Correct Answer: c) USD 701.4 billion
11. In which part of the First Schedule of the MMDR Act, 1957 was coking coal included?
a) Part A
b) Part B
c) Part C
d) Part D
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Correct Answer: d) Part D
12. What percentage of India’s coking coal requirement is currently met through imports?
a) Nearly 85%
b) Nearly 90%
c) Nearly 95%
d) Nearly 100%
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Correct Answer: c) Nearly 95%
13. What are the estimated reserves of coking coal in India?
a) About 25.50 billion tonnes
b) About 31.25 billion tonnes
c) About 37.37 billion tonnes
d) About 42.80 billion tonnes
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Correct Answer: c) About 37.37 billion tonnes
14. Which state has the largest share of coking coal deposits in India?
a) West Bengal
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Jharkhand
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Correct Answer: d) Jharkhand
15. What percentage of FDI is permitted in commercial coal mining?
a) 49%
b) 74%
c) 100%
d) FDI not permitted
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Correct Answer: c) 100%
16. How many First Mile Connectivity (FMC) Projects have been implemented for coal evacuation?
a) 25 projects
b) 32 projects
c) 39 projects
d) 45 projects
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Correct Answer: c) 39 projects
17. Which institution is responsible for the welfare of mining-affected communities under MMDR Act?
a) National Mineral Exploration Trust
b) District Mineral Foundation
c) State Mineral Board
d) Central Mining Authority
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Correct Answer: b) District Mineral Foundation
18. Which ministry released the Expert Group Report on CPI revision?
a) Ministry of Finance
b) Ministry of Commerce
c) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
d) NITI Aayog
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Correct Answer: c) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
19. Which index formula is used for calculating CPI?
a) Paasche Index Formula
b) Fisher Index Formula
c) Laspeyres Index Formula
d) Marshall-Edgeworth Formula
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Correct Answer: c) Laspeyres Index Formula
20. Who is the ex officio Chairperson of Karnataka’s Gig Workers’ Welfare Board?
a) Chief Minister of Karnataka
b) Labour Minister of Karnataka
c) Chief Secretary of Karnataka
d) Social Welfare Minister
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Correct Answer: b) Labour Minister of Karnataka
21. What is the base year for the new CPI series?
a) 2020
b) 2022
c) 2023
d) 2024
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Correct Answer: d) 2024
22. What could global nuclear power capacity reach by 2050 according to the report?
a) 1,200 GWe
b) 1,350 GWe
c) 1,446 GWe
d) 1,550 GWe
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Correct Answer: c) 1,446 GWe
23. At which COP was the ‘Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy’ launched?
a) COP26 in Glasgow
b) COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh
c) COP28 in Dubai
d) COP29 in Baku
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Correct Answer: c) COP28 in Dubai
24. How many countries are expected to account for 68% of total global nuclear capacity by 2050?
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Six
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Correct Answer: c) Five
25. What percentage of total global nuclear capacity will China, France, India, Russia, and the US account for by 2050?
a) Approximately 60%
b) Approximately 65%
c) Approximately 68%
d) Approximately 72%
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Correct Answer: c) Approximately 68%
26. Where is the Hanle Dark Sky Reserve located?
a) Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh
b) Nubra Valley, Ladakh
c) Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary, Ladakh
d) Zanskar Valley, Ladakh
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Correct Answer: c) Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary, Ladakh
27. At what altitude does red aurora occur?
a) Above 100 km
b) Above 150 km
c) Above 200 km
d) Above 250 km
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Correct Answer: c) Above 200 km
28. What is the full form of IRGC?
a) Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps
b) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
c) Iranian Republic Guard Council
d) Islamic Republic Guard Council
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Correct Answer: b) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
29. When was the IRGC established?
a) Before the 1979 Islamic Revolution
b) During the 1979 Islamic Revolution
c) Shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution
d) In the 1980s
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Correct Answer: c) Shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution
30. Which organization recently added IRGC to its terrorist list?
a) United Nations
b) United States
c) European Union
d) NATO
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Correct Answer: c) European Union
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