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1. Which method of producing lab-grown diamonds mimics carbon crystallisation in interstellar gas clouds by ionising methane and hydrogen into superheated plasma?
A) High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT)
B) Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
C) Detonation Synthesis
D) Flux Growth Method
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Correct Answer: B) Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
2. The High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) method subjects carbon to pressures of approximately:
A) 1–2 GPa
B) 3–4 GPa
C) 5–6 GPa
D) 8–10 GPa
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Correct Answer: C) 5–6 GPa
3. Which country is the largest producer of natural diamonds by volume?
A) Botswana
B) Russia
C) Canada
D) South Africa
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Correct Answer: B) Russia
4. Which country is the highest value producer of natural diamonds?
A) Russia
B) Botswana
C) Namibia
D) Angola
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Correct Answer: B) Botswana
5. India’s only commercial producer of natural diamonds is the Panna Diamond Belt, located in:
A) Rajasthan
B) Chhattisgarh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Odisha
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Correct Answer: C) Madhya Pradesh
6. The Union Cabinet has extended the PM-KISAN Scheme till 2030–31 with a total outlay of:
A) ₹2.15 lakh crore
B) ₹2.75 lakh crore
C) ₹3.15 lakh crore
D) ₹3.75 lakh crore
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Correct Answer: C) ₹3.15 lakh crore
7. Under PM-KISAN, eligible farmer families receive ₹6,000 per year, disbursed in how many instalments?
A) Two instalments of ₹3,000
B) Three instalments of ₹2,000
C) Four instalments of ₹1,500
D) Six instalments of ₹1,000
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Correct Answer: A) National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB)
8. Under PM-KISAN, the earlier landholding ceiling of how many hectares has now been removed?
A) 1 hectare
B) 2 hectares
C) 3 hectares
D) 5 hectares
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Correct Answer: B) 2 hectares
9. Which AI-powered chatbot under PM-KISAN provides information and grievance redressal to farmers?
A) Krishi Mitra
B) Kisan-eMitra
C) Annadata Sahayak
D) Kisan Setu
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Correct Answer: B) Kisan-eMitra
10. The Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) Certification Scheme was launched in which year?
A) 2014
B) 2016
C) 2018
D) 2020
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Correct Answer: B) 2016
11. Under the ZED Scheme, MSMEs are certified based on which progressive standards?
A) Basic, Standard, Premium
B) Bronze, Silver, Gold
C) Tier I, Tier II, Tier III
D) Entry, Advanced, Elite
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Correct Answer: B) Bronze, Silver, Gold
12. Under the ZED Scheme, what percentage subsidy is offered on certification costs for women-owned MSMEs?
A) 50%
B) 75%
C) 90%
D) 100%
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Correct Answer: D) 100%
13. Which agency serves as the National Monitoring and Implementing Unit for the ZED Scheme?
A) Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
B) Quality Council of India (QCI)
C) National Productivity Council
D) Small Industries Development Bank of India
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Correct Answer: B) Quality Council of India (QCI)
14. The Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 seeks to amend the Income-tax Act, 2025, the Finance Act, 2026, and which other legislation?
A) Companies Act, 2013
B) Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007
C) SEBI Act, 1992
D) Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
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Correct Answer: B) Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007
15. Under the 2026 Bill, tax exemption for specified electronics manufactured by foreign OEMs has been extended for 10 years, up to:
A) 2035
B) 2038
C) 2041
D) 2045
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Correct Answer: C) 2041
16. Under the Bill’s Component Warehousing Incentive, foreign companies storing electronic components in customs-bonded warehouses receive a tax exemption for:
A) 10 years
B) 12 years
C) 15 years
D) 20 years
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Correct Answer: C) 15 years
17. The 2026 Bill’s Diamond Trading Incentive provides a 15-year tax exemption to foreign diamond mining companies for rough-diamond trading conducted within:
A) Special Economic Zones only
B) Notified special zones
C) Any customs port
D) Coastal Economic Zones
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Correct Answer: B) Notified special zones
18. ICAR developed India’s first fully annotated Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) reference genome for which pigeonpea variety?
A) Pusa 992
B) Asha
C) UPAS 120
D) ICPL 87119
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Correct Answer: B) Asha
19. In 2011, ICAR-NIPB published the world’s first draft genome of pigeonpea, which was also notable as:
A) The first genome sequenced using AI tools
B) The first crop genome to be sequenced entirely in India
C) The first legume genome sequenced globally
D) The first genome sequenced using T2T technology
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Correct Answer: B) The first crop genome to be sequenced entirely in India
20. Which sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 have replaced Section 498A of the IPC concerning cruelty by a husband or his relatives?
A) Genetic switch
B) Biological clock
C) Metabolic marker
D) Repair enzyme
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Correct Answer: B) Biological clock
21. The appointment of the UN Secretary-General is governed by which Article of the UN Charter?
A) Article 23
B) Article 51
C) Article 97
D) Article 108
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Correct Answer: C) Article 97
22. The UN Secretary-General is appointed by the UN General Assembly upon the recommendation of:
A) The International Court of Justice
B) The UN Security Council (UNSC)
C) The Economic and Social Council
D) The UN Trusteeship Council
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Correct Answer: B) The UN Security Council (UNSC)
23.In the UNSC straw poll for selecting a UNSG candidate, a candidate generally requires at least how many ‘Encourage’ votes out of 15?
A) 7
B) 8
C) 9
D) 10
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Correct Answer: C) 9
24. The Maldives recently linked its Favara instant payment system with India’s UPI, extending UPI-based payment connectivity to how many countries?
A) 8
B) 9
C) 10
D) 12
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Correct Answer: C) 10
25. The Maldives is separated from India’s Lakshadweep (Minicoy Island) by which channel?
A) Nine Degree Channel
B) Ten Degree Channel
C) Eight Degree Channel
D) Palk Strait
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Correct Answer: C) Eight Degree Channel
26. The Maldives is described as the world’s lowest-lying country, with an average elevation of approximately:
A) 0.5–1 metre
B) 1–1.5 metres
C) 2–2.5 metres
D) 3–3.5 metres
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Correct Answer: B) 1–1.5 metres
27. The Phoenix Species Project, launched by IUCN in August 2026, aims to recover how many of the world’s most threatened species?
A) 50
B) 75
C) 100
D) 150
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Correct Answer: C) 100
28. The Phoenix Species Project supports the implementation of which target under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework?
A) Target 2
B) Target 3
C) Target 4
D) Target 7
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Correct Answer: C) Target 4
29. India’s first indigenous vaccine against African Swine Fever, developed by ICAR-NIHSAD Bhopal, is based on which cell line?
A) Vero cell line
B) MA-104 cell line
C) BHK-21 cell line
D) MDCK cell line
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Correct Answer: B) MA-104 cell line
30. Rwanda, popularly known as the ‘Land of a Thousand Hills,’ has its highest peak, Mount Karisimbi, located along its border with which country?
A) Uganda
B) Burundi
C) Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
D) Tanzania
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Correct Answer: C) Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
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