Practice the March 2026 Week Current Affairs Quiz. This quiz is designed to help you test your knowledge of the key events and news from the third week of March 2026.
The Current Affairs Quiz of 15 to 21 March 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.
3rd Week of March 2026: Current Affairs Quiz
1. The Texas oil refinery project announced by Donald Trump will be developed by which company?
A) ExxonMobil
B) America First Refining (AFR)
C) Chevron Corporation
D) Valero Energy
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Correct Answer: B) America First Refining (AFR)
2. The Texas refinery will be built at which location in the United States?
A) Port of Houston, Texas
B) Port of Corpus Christi, Texas
C) Port of Brownsville, South Texas
D) Port of Galveston, Texas
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Correct Answer: C) Port of Brownsville, South Texas
3. The Texas refinery will be the first major new oil refinery constructed in the United States since:
A) 1960
B) 1969
C) 1977
D) 1985
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Correct Answer: C) 1977
4. The refinery will process light shale oil sourced from which major U.S. basin?
A) Bakken Basin
B) Appalachian Basin
C) Eagle Ford Basin
D) Permian Basin
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Correct Answer: D) Permian Basin
5. The Permian Basin spans which two U.S. states?
A) Texas and Oklahoma
B) West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico
C) North Texas and Southern Colorado
D) Texas and Louisiana
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Correct Answer: B) West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico
6. Reliance Industries Limited signed what type of agreement with the Texas refinery project?
A) A 10-year joint venture agreement
B) A 20-year binding offtake agreement
C) A 15-year technology transfer agreement
D) A 5-year crude supply agreement
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Correct Answer: B) A 20-year binding offtake agreement
7. Light shale oil (LTO) is characterised by which of the following properties that make it easier to refine?
A) High sulphur content and low hydrogen-to-carbon ratio
B) High density and high viscosity
C) Low sulphur content and high hydrogen-to-carbon ratio
D) High wax content and low volatility
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Correct Answer: C) Low sulphur content and high hydrogen-to-carbon ratio
8. Which Indian geological basins are identified as prospective areas for shale oil production?
A) Vindhyan Basin and Gondwana Basin
B) Cambay Basin and Krishna-Godavari Basin
C) Cauvery Basin and Mahanadi Basin
D) Assam-Arakan Basin and Kutch Basin
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Correct Answer: B) Cambay Basin and Krishna-Godavari Basin
9. The International Solar Alliance was launched during which international event in 2015?
A) G20 Summit in Turkey
B) COP21 in Paris
C) UN General Assembly in New York
D) World Economic Forum in Davos
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Correct Answer: B) COP21 in Paris
10. The International Solar Alliance was jointly initiated by which two countries?
A) USA and Germany
B) India and China
C) India and France
D) UK and India
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Correct Answer: C) India and France
11. The ISA Secretariat is headquartered in:
A) New Delhi
B) Geneva
C) Gurugram, Haryana
D) Paris
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Correct Answer: C) Gurugram, Haryana
12. How many member and signatory countries does the ISA currently have?
A) 75
B) 100
C) 125
D) 150
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Correct Answer: C) 125
13. The apex decision-making body of the International Solar Alliance is called:
A) ISA Council
B) ISA General Assembly
C) ISA Assembly
D) ISA Executive Board
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Correct Answer: C) ISA Assembly
14. India’s cumulative installed solar power capacity as of the 10th Foundation Day of ISA is approximately:
A) 80 GW
B) 110 GW
C) 136 GW
D) 160 GW
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Correct Answer: C) 136 GW
15. In 2025, India added over how much new solar capacity — its highest annual expansion?
A) 18 GW
B) 24 GW
C) 30 GW
D) 36 GW
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Correct Answer: D) 36 GW
16. Under which national plan is the National Solar Mission a key component?
A) National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)
B) National Development Agenda 2030
C) India Energy Security Scenarios
D) National Mission on Sustainable Habitat
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Correct Answer: A) National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)
17. Which scheme promotes solar-powered irrigation pumps for farmers?
A) PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana
B) PM-KUSUM Scheme
C) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
D) Solar Energy Corporation of India Scheme
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Correct Answer: B) PM-KUSUM Scheme
18. Asteroid 2024 YR4 belongs to which asteroid group?
A) Aten Asteroid Group
B) Amor Asteroid Group
C) Apollo Asteroid Group
D) Atira Asteroid Group
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Correct Answer: C) Apollo Asteroid Group
19. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered by which observatory?
A) Pan-STARRS Observatory, Hawaii
B) Catalina Sky Survey, Arizona
C) Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), Chile
D) Spacewatch Observatory, Kitt Peak
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Correct Answer: C) Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), Chile
20. The estimated diameter of Asteroid 2024 YR4 is approximately:
A) 10–20 metres
B) 30–45 metres
C) 53–67 metres
D) 100–120 metres
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Correct Answer: C) 53–67 metres
21. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is classified as an S-type asteroid, which means it is composed mainly of:
A) Carbon-rich minerals and organic compounds
B) Silicate minerals and nickel–iron metals
C) Ice and frozen gases
D) Metallic iron and nickel only
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Correct Answer : B) Silicate minerals and nickel–iron metals
22. Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) are typically located within how many astronomical units of the Sun?
A) 0.5 AU
B) 1.0 AU
C) 1.3 AU
D) 2.0 AU
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Correct Answer: C) 1.3 AU
23. Most Near-Earth Asteroids originate from which region of the solar system?
A) Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune
B) Oort Cloud at the solar system’s edge
C) Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter
D) Trojan asteroids around Jupiter
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Correct Answer : C) Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter
24. The ATLAS asteroid detection system is funded by:
A) ESA
B) NASA
C) JAXA
D) Roscosmos
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Correct Answer: B) NASA
25. Updated observations that confirmed Asteroid 2024 YR4 will not collide with the Moon were made using which telescope?
A) Hubble Space Telescope
B) Chandra X-ray Observatory
C) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
D) Spitzer Space Telescope
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Correct Answer: C) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
26. The Supreme Court of India declined to entertain a PIL seeking mandatory menstrual leave primarily because:
A) Menstrual leave already exists under the Maternity Benefit Act
B) The court held it could unintentionally discourage employers from hiring women
C) The PIL was filed by an ineligible petitioner
D) The issue is already addressed under state labour laws
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Correct Answer: B) The court held it could unintentionally discourage employers from hiring women
27. Which Indian state introduced a two-day paid menstrual leave policy in 1992, one of the earliest in India?
A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Bihar
D) Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: C) Bihar
28. In 2023, which state extended menstrual leave provisions to universities and educational institutions?
A) Karnataka
B) Goa
C) West Bengal
D) Kerala
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Correct Answer: D) Kerala
29. The Supreme Court’s observation on menstrual leave suggested that such issues are better addressed through:
A) Judicial orders under Article 142
B) Constitutional amendments by Parliament
C) Policy consideration by the government rather than judicial intervention
D) International labour conventions ratified by India
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Correct Answer: C) Policy consideration by the government rather than judicial intervention
30. The ISA initiative launched at its 10th Foundation Day to use AI for improving grid resilience and smart energy infrastructure is called:
A) Global Clean Energy Digital Platform
B) Global Mission on AI for Energy
C) AI-Powered Solar Grid Initiative
D) Smart Renewable Energy Network Mission
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Correct Answer: B) Global Mission on AI for Energy
31. India is estimated to possess approximately how many manuscripts — the largest collection globally?
A) 10 lakh
B) 50 lakh
C) 1 crore (10 million)
D) 5 crore
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Correct Answer: C) 1 crore (10 million)
32. The nationwide survey to document India’s manuscripts was launched by which ministry?
A) Ministry of Education
B) Ministry of Culture
C) Ministry of External Affairs
D) Ministry of Science and Technology
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Correct Answer: B) Ministry of Culture
33. The national digital repository under which all manuscript data will be stored is part of:
A) Digital India Mission
B) Gyan Bharatam Mission
C) National Knowledge Network
D) Bharatmala Digital Heritage Project
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Correct Answer: B) Gyan Bharatam Mission
34. The Gyan Bharatam Mission was announced in which Union Budget?
A) Union Budget 2023–24
B) Union Budget 2024–25
C) Union Budget 2025–26
D) Union Budget 2026–27
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Correct Answer: C) Union Budget 2025–26
35. The Gyan Bharatam Mission builds upon which earlier initiative launched in 2003?
A) National Digital Library of India
B) National Mission for Manuscripts
C) Kriti Sampada Digital Archive
D) National Heritage Digitisation Programme
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Correct Answer: B) National Mission for Manuscripts
36. The existing digital platform ‘Kriti Sampada’ already documents over how many manuscripts?
A) 10 lakh
B) 25 lakh
C) 44.07 lakh
D) 75 lakh
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Correct Answer: C) 44.07 lakh
37. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in:
A) Rajya Sabha
B) Lok Sabha
C) Both Houses simultaneously
D) A Joint Parliamentary Committee
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Correct Answer: B) Lok Sabha
38. The Amendment Bill proposes to remove which section of the 2019 Act that recognised self- perceived gender identity?
A) Section 2(k)
B) Section 4(2)
C) Section 7(1)
D) Section 12(3)
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Correct Answer: B) Section 4(2)
39. Under the Amendment Bill, which authority will issue the transgender identity certificate?
A) Chief Medical Officer directly
B) National Council for Transgender Persons
C) District Magistrate based on Medical Board recommendation
D) State Social Welfare Department
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Correct Answer: C) District Magistrate based on Medical Board recommendation
40. Which of the following categories is REMOVED from the definition of transgender person under the Amendment Bill?
A) Hijra
B) Kinner
C) Trans-woman
D) Aravani
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Correct Answer: C) Trans-woman
41. The Amendment Bill introduces life imprisonment as punishment for:
A) Discrimination in employment
B) Denial of education to transgender persons
C) Forced mutilation of minors
D) Eviction from household
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Correct Answer: C) Forced mutilation of minors
42. The removal of the self-identification clause in the Amendment Bill contradicts which landmark Supreme Court judgment?
A) Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (2018)
B) NALSA v. Union of India (2014)
C) Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017)
D) Naz Foundation v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi (2009)
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Correct Answer: B) NALSA v. Union of India (2014)
43. The atomic clock failure that weakened NavIC occurred on which satellite?
A) IRNSS-1A
B) IRNSS-1D
C) IRNSS-1F
D) IRNSS-1I
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Correct Answer: C) IRNSS-1F
44. Atomic clocks used in navigation satellites typically use which atoms for timekeeping?
A) Hydrogen and oxygen
B) Cesium or rubidium
C) Gold and platinum
D) Carbon and nitrogen
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Correct Answer: B) Cesium or rubidium
45. NavIC’s development was initiated following which conflict, when India was denied access to foreign GPS?
A) 1962 Indo-China War
B) 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
C) 1984 Siachen Conflict
D) 1999 Kargil War
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Correct Answer: D) 1999 Kargil War
46. For reliable Positioning, Navigation, and Timing services, NavIC requires at least how many operational satellites?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Six
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Correct Answer: C) Four
47. NavIC satellites are placed in which two types of orbits?
A) Low Earth Orbit and Medium Earth Orbit
B) Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
C) Polar Orbit and Sun-synchronous Orbit
D) Highly Elliptical Orbit and Low Earth Orbit
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Correct Answer: B) Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
48. The first second-generation NavIC satellite (NVS-01) was launched in:
A) March 2022
B) November 2022
C) May 2023
D) January 2024
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Correct Answer: C) May 2023
49. The NVS series of NavIC satellites carries which type of indigenously developed atomic clock?
A) Cesium atomic clock
B) Hydrogen maser clock
C) Rubidium atomic clock
D) Optical lattice clock
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Correct Answer: C) Rubidium atomic clock
50. Sujal Gaon ID is a digital initiative launched under which mission?
A) AMRUT 2.0
B) PM Gati Shakti
C) Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0
D) National Water Mission
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Correct Answer: C) Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0
51. Approximately how many Sujal Gaon IDs have been generated across India?
A) 50,000
B) 1.64 lakh
C) 3.2 lakh
D) 5 lakh
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Correct Answer : B) 1.64 lakh
52. Each Sujal Gaon ID is integrated with which complementary identifier to enable ‘source-to-tap’ tracking?
A) Jal Shakti Portal ID
B) Sujalam Bharat ID
C) FHTC Household ID
D) ReALCraft Portal ID
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Correct Answer: B) Sujalam Bharat ID
53. Sujal Gaon ID has been implemented across how many States and Union Territories?
A) 20
B) 25
C) 31
D) 36
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Correct Answer : C) 31
54. The B-1B Lancer bomber is nicknamed ‘Bone’ because the name derives from:
A) Its skeletal frame structure
B) Pronunciation of ‘B-One’
C) Its bone-white colour
D) Its designer’s surname
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Correct Answer: B) Pronunciation of ‘B-One’
55. The B-1B Lancer’s variable-sweep wing design allows wings to adjust between which angles?
A) 5° to 45°
B) 10° to 55°
C) 15° to 67.5°
D) 20° to 75°
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Correct Answer: C) 15° to 67.5°
56. The B-1B Lancer was originally designed for which type of mission?
A) Conventional precision strikes
B) Nuclear strike missions
C) Strategic airlifting of troops
D) Long-range maritime patrol
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Correct Answer: B) Nuclear strike missions
57. The Sejjil missile is classified as which type of missile?
A) Short-Range Ballistic Missile
B) Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
C) Medium-Range Ballistic Missile
D) Cruise Missile
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Correct Answer: C) Medium-Range Ballistic Missile
58. A key operational advantage of the Sejjil missile’s solid-fuel propellant is:
A) Higher payload than liquid-fuel missiles
B) Faster launch readiness and reduced preparation time
C) Greater range than other Iranian missiles
D) Ability to carry multiple warheads
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Correct Answer: B) Faster launch readiness and reduced preparation time
59. Kharg Island is located approximately how far off the coast of Iran in the Persian Gulf?
A) 10 km
B) 30 km
C) 50 km
D) 100 km
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Correct Answer: C) 50 km
60. Kharg Island handles approximately what percentage of Iran’s crude oil exports?
A) 50%
B) 70%
C) 80%
D) 90%
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Correct Answer: D) 90%
61. COP30 was held in which city, earning it the nickname ‘Amazon COP’?
A) Bogotá
B) Manaus
C) Belém
D) Caracas
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Correct Answer: C) Belém
62. The Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) is a global fund of how much that pays tropical
countries $4 per hectare annually?
A) $50 billion
B) $75 billion
C) $100 billion
D) $125 billion
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Correct Answer: D) $125 billion
63. The Intergovernmental Land Tenure Commitment (ILTC) at COP30 aims to secure how many
hectares of land by 2030?
A) 60 million hectares
B) 100 million hectares
C) 160 million hectares
D) 250 million hectares
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Correct Answer: C) 160 million hectares
64. REDD+ stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation. The J-REDD+
Scaling Initiative targets how much annually by 2030?
A) $1–2 billion
B) $3–6 billion
C) $8–10 billion
D) $15–20 billion
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Correct Answer: B) $3–6 billion
65. The Baku-to-Belém Roadmap aims to mobilise how much annually in global climate finance by 2035?
A) $500 billion
B) $750 billion
C) $1 trillion
D) $1.3 trillion
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Correct Answer: D) $1.3 trillion
66. Under the 15th Finance Commission, what percentage weightage was given to Forest & Ecology
in tax devolution to states?
A) 5%
B) 7.5%
C) 10%
D) 15%
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Correct Answer: C) 10%
67. The MISHTI Initiative aims to restore how many sq km of mangroves by 2028?
A) 200 sq km
B) 350 sq km
C) 540 sq km
D) 750 sq km
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Correct Answer: C) 540 sq km
68. The Green India Mission targets creating a carbon sink of how many billion tonnes of CO2
equivalent?
A) 1.5 billion
B) 2.2 billion
C) 2.8 billion
D) 3.4 billion
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Correct Answer: D) 3.4 billion
69. Ladakh became a Union Territory without a legislature in which year?
A) 2017
B) 2018
C) 2019
D) 2020
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Correct Answer: C) 2019
70. One of Ladakh’s key demands is inclusion under which Schedule of the Constitution to protect tribal land and identity?
A) Fifth Schedule
B) Sixth Schedule
C) Seventh Schedule
D) Ninth Schedule
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Correct Answer: B) Sixth Schedule
71. The four-point charter of Ladakh demands includes creation of two separate Lok Sabha constituencies. Which two?
A) Leh and Zanskar
B) Leh and Kargil
C) Leh and Drass
D) Kargil and Nubra
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Correct Answer: B) Leh and Kargil
72. Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was detained under which Act before his release triggered the Ladakh protests?
A) Public Safety Act
B) Unlawful Activities Prevention Act
C) National Security Act (NSA)
D) Armed Forces Special Powers Act
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Correct Answer: C) National Security Act (NSA)
73. Approximately what percentage of India’s LPG imports pass through the Strait of Hormuz?
A) 60%
B) 75%
C) 90%
D) 95%
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Correct Answer: C) 90%
74. India’s current LPG buffer stock covers approximately how many days of supply?
A) ~2 days
B) ~7 days
C) ~15 days
D) ~30 days
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Correct Answer: A) ~2 days
75. India’s domestic LPG production meets approximately what percentage of its total demand?
A) ~20%
B) ~40%
C) ~60%
D) ~75%
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Correct Answer: B) ~40%
76. India is the second-largest LPG consumer globally after which country?
A) USA
B) Russia
C) China
D) Japan
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Correct Answer: C) China
77. LPG connections in India grew from 150 million in 2015 to over 330 million today, primarily driven 0by which scheme?
A) PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
B) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)
C) PAHAL (DBTL) Scheme
D) National LPG Expansion Programme
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Correct Answer: B) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)
78. Bhutan’s Sustainable Development Fee (SDF) charges most foreign tourists approximately:
A) $25 per person per night
B) $50 per person per night
C) $100 per person per night
D) $200 per person per night
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Correct Answer: C) $100 per person per night
79. Bhutan’s ‘pay-to-protect’ model is based on which economic concept that prevents overuse of shared resources?
A) Law of Diminishing Returns
B) Tragedy of the Commons
C) Prisoner’s Dilemma
D) The Coase Theorem
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Correct Answer: B) Tragedy of the Commons
80. Black carbon deposits from vehicle emissions in the Himalayas accelerate glacial melting by reducing which property of glaciers?
A) Density
B) Albedo
C) Viscosity
D) Permeability
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Correct Answer: B) Albedo
81. The Samarth Incubation Programme was launched by which organisation?
A) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
B) Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)
C) Department of Telecommunications (DoT)
D) Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
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Correct Answer : B) Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)
82. C-DOT (Centre for Development of Telematics) was established in which year?
A) 1975
B) 1980
C) 1984
D) 1991
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Correct Answer: C) 1984
83. The Samarth Incubation Programme focuses on which sectors among others?
A) Textiles, handicrafts, and agritech
B) 5G/6G, Cybersecurity, AI, and Quantum Technologies
C) Space technology and defence manufacturing
D) Pharmaceuticals and medical devices
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Correct Answer : B) 5G/6G, Cybersecurity, AI, and Quantum Technologies
84. The National Chambal Sanctuary was established in which year under Project Crocodile?
A) 1972–73
B) 1975–76
C) 1978–79
D) 1982–83
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Correct Answer: C) 1978–79
85. The National Chambal Sanctuary spans across which three states?
A) Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat
B) Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh
C) Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana
D) Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar
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Correct Answer: B) Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh
86. The National Chambal Sanctuary hosts approximately what percentage of the world’s wild gharial population?
A) 40%
B) 60%
C) 70%
D) 80%
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Correct Answer: D) 80%
87. R. Vairamuthu has been selected for the 60th Jnanpith Award (2025). He is primarily known as a
A) Tamil novelist and short story writer
B) Tamil poet and lyricist
C) Tamil playwright and critic
D) Tamil journalist and essayist
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Correct Answer: B) Tamil poet and lyricist
88. The first Jnanpith Award (1965) was given to G. Sankara Kurup for his contribution to which language?
A) Tamil
B) Telugu
C) Kannada
D) Malayalam
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Correct Answer: D) Malayalam
89. The Jnanpith Award covers works in languages listed under which Schedule of the Constitution?
A) Sixth Schedule
B) Seventh Schedule
C) Eighth Schedule
D) Ninth Schedule
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Correct Answer: C) Eighth Schedule
90. The Best Picture winner at the 98th Academy Awards (Oscars 2026) was:
A) The Brutalist
B) Conclave
C) One Battle After Another
D) Emilia Pérez
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Correct Answer: C) One Battle After Another
91. The Supreme Court ruled that all adoptive mothers are entitled to how many weeks of maternity leave?
A) 6 weeks
B) 8 weeks
C)12 weeks
D) 6 weeks
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Correct Answer:: C) 12 weeks
92. The Supreme Court struck down which section of the Code on Social Security, 2020 as unconstitutional?
A) Section 45(2)
B) Section 52(1)
C) Section 60(4)
D) Section 73(3)
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Correct Answer: C) Section 60(4)
93. The Supreme Court held the age-based restriction on maternity leave for adoptive mothers violated which two constitutional articles?
A) Article 19 and Article 32
B) Article 14 and Article 21
C) Article 15 and Article 16
D) Article 21 and Article 25
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Correct Answer: B) Article 14 and Article 21
94. Under the Code on Social Security, 2020, how many weeks of maternity leave are provided for the first two children?
A)12 weeks
B) 18 weeks
C) 24 weeks
D) 26 weeks
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Correct Answer:D) 26 weeks
95. A crèche facility is mandatory under the Code on Social Security, 2020 in establishments with how many employees?
A) 20 or more
B) 30 or more
C) 50 or more
D) 100 or more
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Correct Answer: C) 50 or more
96. AB-PMJAY was launched in which year?
A) 2014
B) 2016
C) 2018
D) 2020
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Correct Answer:C) 2018
97. The MISHTI Initiative aims to restore how many sq km of mangroves by 2028?
A) ₹1 lakh
B) ₹3 lakh
C) ₹5 lakh
D) ₹10 lakh
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Correct Answer:C) ₹5 lakh
98. AB-PMJAY covers approximately how many families, targeting the bottom 40% of the population?
A) 5 crore
B) 8 crore
C) 12 crore
D) 20 crore
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Correct Answer: C) 12 crore
99. AB-PMJAY was recently extended to provide universal coverage to citizens of which age group,irrespective of income?
A) 55+ years
B) 60+ years
C) 65+ years
D) 70+ years
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Correct Answer: D) 70+ years
100. Under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, how many ABHA IDs have been created so far?
A) 20+ crore
B) 50+ crore
C) 75+ crore
D) 86+ crore
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Correct Answer: D) 86+ crore
101. A ‘Goldilocks economy’ is characterised by which combination?
A) High growth and high inflation
B) Steady growth and low stable inflation
C) Low growth and low inflation
D) High growth and zero inflation
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Correct Answer:B) Steady growth and low stable inflation
102. Every $10 per barrel rise in crude oil prices raises India’s CPI inflation by approximately:
A) 10–15 basis points
B) 20–25 basis points
C) 30–40 basis points
D) 50–60 basis points
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Correct Answer: C) 30–40 basis points
103.The government created which fund of ₹1 lakh crore to manage supply shocks from the West Asia conflict?
A) National Energy Resilience Fund
B) Economic Stabilisation Fund
C) Strategic Petroleum Emergency Reserve
D) Fiscal Contingency Buffer Fund
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Correct Answer:B) Economic Stabilisation Fund
104. The Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026 ensures at least what percentage of gassupply to fertiliser plants?
A) 50%
B) 60%
C) 70%
D) 80%
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Correct Answer: C) 70%
105. To stabilise the rupee during the West Asia conflict, the RBI deployed approximately how much in forex reserves?
A) $4 billion
B) $8 billion
C) $12 billion
D) $20 billion
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Correct Answer: C) $12 billion
106. The Chennai–Vladivostok Eastern Maritime Corridor is being promoted as an alternative to reduce dependence on:
A) Suez Canal routes
B) Malacca Strait routes
C) West Asian supply routes via Hormuz
D) Cape of Good Hope routes
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Correct Answer: C) West Asian supply routes via Hormuz
107. The Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) was originally launched in which year?
A) 1985
B) 1991
C) 1995
D) 2000
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Correct Answer:C) 1995
108. Under EPS, employer contribution is what percentage of wages (subject to ₹15,000 ceiling)?
A) 3.67%
B) 8.33%
C) 12%
D) 15%
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Correct Answer: B) 8.33%
109. Under EPS 2026, the pension calculation is now based on which period’s average salary?
A) 12-month average
B) 36-month average
C) 48-month average
D) 60-month average
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Correct Answer: D) 60-month average
110. The minimum monthly pension under EPS remains fixed at:
A) ₹500
B) ₹750
C) ₹1,000
D) ₹2,000
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Correct Answer:C) ₹1,000
111. The Nagoya Protocol is a supplementary agreement to which international treaty?
A) UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
B) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
C) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
D) Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
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Correct Answer : : B) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
112. The Nagoya Protocol was adopted in which year and city?
A)2002, Johannesburg
B) 2008, Bonn
C) 2010, Nagoya
D) 2012, Rio de Janeiro
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Correct Answer:C) 2010, Nagoya
113. India’s First National Report on the Nagoya Protocol revealed it has issued over 3,556internationally recognised Certificates of Compliance, accounting for over what percentage of the global total?
A) 30%
B) 45%
C) 60%
D) 75%
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Correct Answer : C) 60%
114. India’s implementation of the Nagoya Protocol is backed by which domestic legislation?
A) Forest Conservation Act, 1980
B) Environment Protection Act, 1986
C) Biological Diversity Act, 2002
D) Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
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Correct Answer: C) Biological Diversity Act, 2002
115. India has established approximately how many Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) for decentralised governance?
A) 50,000
B) 1 lakh
C) 2.76 lakh
D) 5 lakh
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Correct Answer:C) 2.76 lakh
116. Argentina’s withdrawal from WHO is governed by which international legal framework in the absence of an explicit exit clause?
A)UN Charter Article 100
B) Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (Article 56)
C) International Court of Justice Statute
D) WHO Framework Convention Article 44
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Correct Answer: B) Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (Article 56)
117. The WHO Constitution came into force on which date, now celebrated as World Health Day?
A) 1 January 1946
B) 7 April 1948
C) 24 October 1950
D) 10 December 1952
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Correct Answer:B) 7 April 1948
118. India falls under which WHO Regional Office?
A)Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO)
B) Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO)
C) South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO)
D) African Regional Office (AFRO)
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Correct Answer: C) South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO)
119. The Sahitya Akademi Awards cover works in 24 languages, which include the 22 Eighth Schedule languages plus:
A) Sanskrit and Pali
B) English and Rajasthani
C) English and Maithili
D) Sanskrit and English
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Correct Answer: B) English and Rajasthani
120. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) was established in 1986 under which Act?
A) Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs Act, 1988
B) Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
C) Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1983
D) Customs Act, 1962
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Correct Answer: B) Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
121. The recommendation to include breakfast under PM POSHAN was made by which body?
A) NITI Aayog Task Force
B) Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education
C) National Nutrition Mission Advisory Board
D) Ministry of Education Expert Panel
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Correct Answer: B) Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education
122. PM POSHAN currently provides one hot cooked meal to students from which classes?
A) Classes 1 to 5
B) Classes 1 to 8
C) Classes 1 to 10
D) Classes 1 to 12
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Correct Answer:B) Classes 1 to 8
123. The cost-sharing pattern under PM POSHAN between Centre and States (general) is:
A) 50:50
B) 60:40
C) 70:30
D) 80:20
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Correct Answer:B) 60:40
124. PM POSHAN covers approximately how many children across more than 11 lakh schools?
A) 5 crore
B) 8 crore
C) 11 crore
D) 15 crore
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Correct Answer:C) 11 crore
125.At the upper primary level, PM POSHAN provides how many calories and grams of protein per meal?
A) 450 kcal and 12g protein
B) 550 kcal and 15g protein
C) 700 kcal and 20g protein
D) 800 kcal and 25g protein
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Correct Answer: C) 700 kcal and 20g protein
126.According to the UNIGME Report 2025, how many under-5 deaths occurred globally in 2024?
A) 2.3 million
B) 3.5 million
C) 4.9 million
D) 6.2 million
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Correct Answer:C) 4.9 million
127.Which region accounts for approximately 58% of global under-5 deaths according to UNIGME 2025?
A) South Asia
B) Southeast Asia
C) Sub-Saharan Africa
D) Latin America
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Correct Answer:C) Sub-Saharan Africa
128. India’s Under-5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) declined from 127 (1990) to what figure in 2024?
A) 15
B) 20
C) 27
D) 35
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Correct Answer: C) 27
129. Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) is defined as deaths within 28 days per how many live births?
A) 100 live births
B) 1,000 live births
C) 10,000 live births
D) 1,00,000 live births
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Correct Answer:B) 1,000 live births
130. Which government initiative promotes Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) for low-birth-weight infants?
A) MAA Programme
B) SAANS Initiative
C) Kangaroo Mother Care Programme
D) Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram
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Correct Answer: C) Kangaroo Mother Care Programme
131. The Supreme Court constituted a how-many-judge bench to re-examine the definition of ‘industry’ under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947?
der the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947?
A) 5-judge bench
B) 7-judge bench
C) 9-judge bench
D) 11-judge bench
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Correct Answer:C) 9-judge bench
132. The landmark judgment that established the ‘Triple Test’ for defining ‘industry’ is:
A) Excel Wear v. Union of India (1979)
B) Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa (1978)
C) Workmen v. Management of Reptakos Brett & Co. (1992)
D) State of Bombay v. Hospital Mazdoor Sabha (1960)
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Correct Answer: B) Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa (1978)
133.Under the ‘Triple Test’ for defining ‘industry’, which of the following is NOT a mandatory requirement?
A) Systematic activity
B) Employer–employee relationship
C) Profit motive
D) Production/distribution of goods or services
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Correct Answer:C) Profit motive
134. The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 explicitly excludes which activities from the definition of ‘industry’?
A) Hospitals and educational institutions
B) Sovereign functions and domestic services
C) Clubs and charitable organisations
D) Agricultural cooperatives and trade unions
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Correct Answer: B) Sovereign functions and domestic services
135. Piped Natural Gas (PNG) is primarily composed of which gas?
A) Propane (85–95%)
B) Butane (85–95%)
C) Methane (85–95%)
D) Ethane (85–95%)
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Correct Answer: C) Methane (85–95%)
136. Which safety advantage does PNG have over LPG in case of a leak?
A) PNG is odourless and undetectable
B) PNG is heavier than air and disperses along the ground safely
C) PNG is lighter than air and disperses quickly upward
D) PNG self-extinguishes faster than LPG
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Correct Answer: C) PNG is lighter than air and disperses quickly upward
137. The ‘One Nation, One Gas Grid’ vision (2014) was launched to:
A) Nationalise all private gas companies
B) Integrate regional gas networks and ensure equitable access
C) Build a single underground pipeline from Assam to Gujarat
D) Replace LPG with CNG in all households
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Correct Answer:B) Integrate regional gas networks and ensure equitable access
138. Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna (BHAVYA) has a total outlay of:
A) ₹15,000 crore
B) ₹22,500 crore
C) ₹33,660 crore
D) ₹50,000 crore
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Correct Answer:C) ₹33,660 crore
139. BHAVYA aims to develop how many plug-and-play industrial parks across India?
A) 50
B) 75
C) 100
D) 150
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Correct Answer: C) 100
140. The institutional body responsible for implementing BHAVYA is:
A) NITI Aayog
B) National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC)
C) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
D) Invest India
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Correct Answer:B) National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC)
141. The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) was established in which year and functions under which ministry?
A) 1960, Ministry of Agriculture
B) 1970, Ministry of Textiles
C) 1975, Ministry of Commerce
D) 1982, Ministry of Industries
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Correct Answer :B) 1970, Ministry of Textiles
142. The Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development Scheme targets installation of how much capacity by FY 2030–31?
A) 500 MW
B) 1,000 MW
C) 1,500 MW
D) 2,500 MW
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Correct Answer:C) 1,500 MW
143. The Aravalli Hills extend approximately how many km from Delhi–Haryana to Gujarat?
A) 400 km
B) 500 km
C) 700 km
D) 900 km
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Correct Answer : C) 700 km
144. The highest peak of the Aravalli range is Guru Shikhar at 1,722 m, located in:
A) Udaipur, Rajasthan
B) Mount Abu, Rajasthan
C) Pushkar, Rajasthan
D) Jaipur, Rajasthan
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Correct Answer: B) Mount Abu, Rajasthan
145. Ras Laffan LNG Complex in Qatar processes gas from which field, the world’s largest non associated gas field?
A) South Pars Field
B) North Field
C) Rumaila Field
D) Ghawar Field
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Correct Answer:B) North Field
146. The newly discovered particle Xi-cc-plus at the LHC is composed of:
A) Two up quarks and one down quark
B) Two strange quarks and one charm quark
C) Two charm quarks and one down quark
D) Three charm quarks
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Correct Answer:C) Two charm quarks and one down quark
147. The Higgs boson was famously discovered at the LHC in which year?
A) 2008
B) 2010
C) 2012
D) 2015
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Correct Answer:C) 2012
148. Exercise LAMITIYE–2026 is a joint military exercise between India and which country?
A) Maldives
B) Mauritius
C) Sri Lanka
D) Seychelles
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Correct Answer: D) Seychelles
149. Exercise LAMITIYE–2026 aligns with India’s vision of SAGAR, which stands for:
A) Strategic Alliance for Growth and Regional Security
B) Security and Growth for All in the Region
C) South Asian Governance and Regional Resilience
D) Strategic Access for Growth and Resource
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Correct Answer:B) Security and Growth for All in the Region
150. The Coconut Promotion Scheme announced in Union Budget 2026–27 is implemented by which nodal agency headquartered in Kochi?
A) National Horticulture Board
B) Coconut Development Board (CDB)
C) National Coconut Mission Authority
D) Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
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Correct Answer: B) Coconut Development Board (CDB)
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