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1. How much wastewater does urban India generate per day (as per NITI Aayog 2020-21)?
a) Around 52,368 MLD
b) Around 62,368 MLD
c) Around 72,368 MLD
d) Around 82,368 MLD
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Correct Answer: c) Around 72,368 MLD
2. What percentage of urban India’s wastewater remains untreated?
a) Nearly 52%
b) Nearly 62%
c) Nearly 72%
d) Nearly 82%
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Correct Answer: c) Nearly 72%
3. Which health crisis occurred in Indore due to water contamination?
a) Cholera outbreak only
b) Sewage mixing with drinking water supplies
c) Industrial pollution
d) Pesticide contamination
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Correct Answer: b) Sewage mixing with drinking water supplies
4. When was the Export Promotion Mission (EPM) launched?
a) September 2025
b) November 2025
c) January 2026
d) March 2025
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Correct Answer: b) November 2025
5. What is the total outlay of the Export Promotion Mission?
a) ₹15,060 crore
b) ₹20,060 crore
c) ₹25,060 crore
d) ₹30,060 crore
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Correct Answer: c) ₹25,060 crore
6. What is the duration of the Export Promotion Mission?
a) 4 years
b) 6 years
c) 8 years
d) 10 years
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Correct Answer: b) 6 years
7. What is the base interest subvention rate under the Interest Subvention scheme? Code on Social Security recognizing gig workers was enacted in:
a) 1.75%
b) 2.25%
c) 2.75%
d) 3.25%
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Correct Answer: c) 2.75%
8. What is the maximum benefit capped per exporter for FY 2025-26 under Interest Subvention?
a) ₹25 lakh
b) ₹50 lakh
c) ₹75 lakh
d) ₹1 crore
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Correct Answer: b) ₹50 lakh
9. What is the guarantee coverage for Micro and Small exporters under Collateral Support?
a) Up to 75%
b) Up to 85%
c) Up to 95%
d) Up to 100%
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Correct Answer: b) Up to 85%
10. What is the maximum guaranteed outstanding credit per exporter under Collateral Support?
a) ₹5 crore
b) ₹10 crore
c) ₹15 crore
d) ₹20 crore
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Correct Answer: b) ₹10 crore
11. When was the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) notified?
a) January 2025
b) April 2025
c) July 2025
d) October 2025
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Correct Answer: b) April 2025
12. What is the total outlay of ECMS?
a) ₹18,919 crore
b) ₹22,919 crore
c) ₹26,919 crore
d) ₹30,919 crore
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Correct Answer: b) ₹22,919 crore
13. What is the tenure of ECMS?
a) 4 years + optional 1-year gestation
b) 6 years + optional 1-year gestation
c) 8 years + optional 1-year gestation
d) 10 years + optional 1-year gestation
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Correct Answer: b) 6 years + optional 1-year gestation
14. India is now the world’s which-ranked mobile phone manufacturer?
a) 1st largest
b) 2nd largest
c) 3rd largest
d) 4th largest
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Correct Answer: b) 2nd largest
15. What is India’s long-term vision for electronics manufacturing by 2030-31?
a) $300 billion ecosystem
b) $400 billion ecosystem
c) $500 billion ecosystem
d) $600 billion ecosystem
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Correct Answer: c) $500 billion ecosystem
16. Which section of the IT Act, 2000 punishes violation of privacy?
a) Section 66A
b) Section 66E
c) Section 67
d) Section 67A
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Correct Answer: b) Section 66E
17. Which section specifically criminalises sexual content involving children under IT Act?
a) Section 66E
b) Section 67
c) Section 67A
d) Section 67B
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Correct Answer: d) Section 67B
18. Which rule under IT Rules 2021 mandates due diligence by intermediaries?
a) Rule 2
b) Rule 3
c) Rule 4
d) Rule 5
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Correct Answer: b) Rule 3
19. What percentage of India’s mineral potential has been explored?
a) 15-20%
b) 25-30%
c) 35-40%
d) 45-50%
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Correct Answer: b) 25-30%
20. What percentage of GDP does India spend on R&D?
a) 0.4-0.5%
b) 0.6-0.7%
c) 0.8-0.9%
d) 1.0-1.2%
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Correct Answer: b) 0.6-0.7%
21. What percentage of GDP do China and USA spend on R&D?
a) 1.5-2%
b) 2.5-3%
c) 3.5-4%
d) 4.5-5%
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Correct Answer: b) 2.5-3%
22. What amount did NBA disburse to red sanders farmers in Andhra Pradesh under ABS?
a) ₹25 lakh
b) ₹35 lakh
c) ₹45 lakh
d) ₹55 lakh
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Correct Answer: c) ₹45 lakh
23. Red sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus) is endemic to which region?
a) Western Ghats
b) Eastern Ghats
c) Nilgiri Hills
d) Satpura Range
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Correct Answer: b) Eastern Ghats
24. The Nagoya Protocol was adopted in which year?
a) 2005
b) 2010
c) 2015
d) 2020
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Correct Answer: b) 2010
25. When was the India-Pakistan Non-Attack Agreement on Nuclear Installations signed?
a) 31 December 1985
b) 31 December 1988
c) 31 December 1991
d) 31 December 1995
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Correct Answer: b) 31 December 1988
26. When did the agreement enter into force?
a) 27 January 1990
b) 27 January 1991
c) 27 January 1992
d) 27 January 1993
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Correct Answer: b) 27 January 1991
27. On which date do India and Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear installations annually?
a) 1 January
b) 26 January
c) 15 August
d) 31 December
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Correct Answer: a) 1 January
28. When was PRAGATI launched?
a) 2013
b) 2015
c) 2017
d) 2019
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Correct Answer: b) 2015
29. What does BPAN stand for?
a) Battery Pack Authentication Number
b) Battery Pack Aadhaar Number
c) Battery Production Aadhaar Number
d) Battery Pack Allocation Number
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Correct Answer: b) Battery Pack Aadhaar Number
30. In which year did Rani Velu Nachiyar recapture Sivaganga?
a) 1770
b) 1780
c) 1790
d) 1800
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Correct Answer: b) 1780
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