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1. he Merchant Shipping Bill, 2025 replaces which existing act?
(a) Merchant Shipping Act, 1956
(b) Merchant Shipping Act, 1958
(c) Merchant Shipping Act, 1960
(d) Merchant Shipping Act, 1962
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Answer: b) Merchant Shipping Act, 1958
2. MARPOL convention stands for:
(a) Marine Pollution Prevention Convention
(b) International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
(c) Maritime Protection and Pollution Control
(d) Marine and Port Pollution Control
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Answer: b) International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
3. Under the new maritime bills, the Director-General of Shipping is renamed as:
(a) Director-General of Maritime Affairs
(b) Director-General of Marine Administration
(c) Director-General of Shipping Administration
(d) Director-General of Maritime Operations
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Answer: b) Director-General of Marine Administration
4. The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025 replaces which act?
(a) Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1923
(b) Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925
(c) Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1927
(d) Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1929
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Answer: b) Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925
5. The Hague-Visby Rules were originally established as the Hague Rules in:
(a) 1922
(b) 1924
(c) 1926
(d) 1928
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Answer: b) 1924
6. India’s Prime Minister endorsed ASEAN Centrality at the Shangri-La Dialogue in:
(a) 2017
(b) 2018
(c) 2019
(d) 2020
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Answer: b) 2018
7. Which of the following is NOT an ASEAN-led platform mentioned in the context of Indo-Pacific security?
(a) East Asia Summit (EAS)
(b) ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)
(c) ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus)
(d) Quad Security Dialogue
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Answer: d) Quad Security Dialogue
8. RCEP stands for:
(a) Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
(b) Regional Cooperation and Economic Partnership
(c) Regional Commercial and Economic Partnership
(d) Regional Comprehensive and Economic Partnership
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Answer: a) Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
9. CPTPP stands for:
(a) Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership
(b) Comprehensive and Preferential Trans-Pacific Partnership
(c) Commercial and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership
(d) Comprehensive and Progressive Trade-Pacific Partnershi
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Answer: a) Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership
10. ASEAN Centrality gained traction primarily after:
(a) World War II
(b) The Cold War
(c) The collapse of the Soviet Union
(d) The Asian Financial Crisis
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Answer: c) The collapse of the Soviet Union
11. The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima was codenamed:
(a) Fat Man
(b) Little Boy
(c) Trinity
(d) Gadge
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Answer: b) Little Boy
12. The atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki was codenamed:
(a) Fat Man
(b) Little Boy
(c) Trinity
(d) Gadget
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Answer: a) Fat Man
13. Japan formally surrendered in World War II on
(a) August 15, 1945
(b) September 1, 1945
(c) September 2, 1945
(d) September 15, 1945
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Answer: c) September 2, 1945
14. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was formed in
(a) 1955
(b) 1956
(c) 1957
(d) 1958
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Answer: c) 1957
15. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) was signed in
(a) 1994
(b) 1995
(c) 1996
(d) 1997
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Answer: c) 1996
16. The world’s longest lightning flash recorded by WMO covered a distance of
(a) 709 kilometers
(b) 768 kilometers
(c) 829 kilometers
(d) 891 kilometers
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Answer: c) 829 kilometers
17. According to Indian data, a 1°C rise in temperature may lead to what percentage increase in lightning
activity?
(a) 5-15%
(b) 7-18%
(c) 10-20%
(d) 12-25%
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Answer: b) 7-18%
18. India recorded what percentage increase in lightning strikes between 2019 and 2024?
(a) 47%
(b) 52%
(c) 57%
(d) 62%
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Answer: c) 57%
19. NDMA issued the “Action Plan for Prevention and Management of Lightning and Thunderstorms” in:
(a) 2017
(b) 2018
(c) 2019
(d) 2020
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Answer: c) 2019
20. The SACHET Mobile App is related to
(a) Earthquake warnings
(b) Cyclone tracking
(c) Lightning alerts
(d) Flood monitoring
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Answer: c) Lightning alerts
21. Under the revised RBI co-lending norms, each co-lender must retain at least what percentage of individual
loan exposure?
(a) 5%
(b) 10%
(c) 15%
(d) 20%
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Answer: b) 10%
22. The co-lending guidelines are issued under which acts? (Select the primary ones)
(a) Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and RBI Act, 1934
(b) Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI Act, 1992
(c) SARFAESI Act, 2002 and FEMA, 1999
(d) Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
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Answer: a) Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and RBI Act, 1934
23. PSL in the context of co-lending stands for
(a) Public Sector Lending
(b) Priority Sector Lending
(c) Preferential Sector Lending
(d) Primary Sector Lending
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Answer: b) Priority Sector Lending
24. If one Regulated Entity classifies a loan as NPA in co-lending arrangements:
(a) Other lenders may choose to classify differently
(b) All co-lenders must follow suit
(c) Only the lead lender’s classification matters
(d) Classification is done by RBI
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Answer: b) All co-lenders must follow suit
25. he blended interest rate in co-lending is determined by:
(a) Simple average of all lenders’ rates
(b) Rate set by the lead lender
(c) Weighted average proportional to funding share
(d) Rate fixed by RBI
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Answer: c) Weighted average proportional to funding share
26. GRIHA stands for:
(a) Green Rating for Infrastructure and Habitat Assessment
(b) Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment
(c) Green Resource for Integrated Habitat Assessment
(d) Green Rating for Indian Habitat Assessment
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Answer: b) Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment
27. GRIHA was developed by:
(a) TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute)
(b) BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency)
(c) CPWD (Central Public Works Department)
(d) NBCC (National Buildings Construction Corporation)
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Answer: a) TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute)
28. GRIHA was adopted as India’s national rating system for green buildings in:
(a) 2005
(b) 2006
(c) 2007
(d) 2008
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Answer: c) 2007
29. The highest GRIHA rating level is:
(a) GRIHA-3
(b) GRIHA-4
(c) GRIHA-5
(d) GRIHA-6
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Answer: c) GRIHA-5
30. Kartavya Bhawan is compliant with which GRIHA standard?
(a) GRIHA-3
(b) GRIHA-4
(c) GRIHA-5
(d) GRIHA-6
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Answer: b) GRIHA-4
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