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1. What was the Gross NPA ratio by late 2025?
a) 1.1%
b) 2.1%
c) 3.1%
d) 4.1%
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Correct Answer: b) 2.1%
2. What was the Net NPA ratio at end-March 2025?
a) 0.3%
b) 0.5%
c) 0.7%
d) 0.9%
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Correct Answer: b) 0.5%
3. In which year did the GNPA ratio peak at 11.18%?
a) 2016
b) 2018
c) 2020
d) 2022
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Correct Answer: b) 2018
4. An asset is classified as NPA when interest/principal remains overdue for:
a) More than 60 days
b) More than 90 days
c) More than 120 days
d) More than 180 days
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Correct Answer: b) More than 90 days
5. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code was enacted in which year?
a) 2014
b) 2016
c) 2018
d) 2020
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Correct Answer: b) 2016
6. The SARFAESI Act was enacted in which year?
a) 2000
b) 2002
c) 2004
d) 2006
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Correct Answer: b) 2002
7. The Arctic Report Card 2025 was released by which organization?
a) NASA
b) NOAA
c) ESA
d) ISRO
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Correct Answer: b) NOAA
8. What is “Atlantification”?
a) Formation of new islands
b) Influx of warmer, saltier Atlantic waters into the Arctic Ocean
c) Melting of Antarctic ice
d) Ocean acidification
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Correct Answer: b) Influx of warmer, saltier Atlantic waters into the Arctic Ocean
9. The “Rusting of Rivers” phenomenon was observed in which region?
a) Arctic Canada
b) Arctic Alaska
c) Arctic Russia
d) Arctic Norway
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Correct Answer: b) Arctic Alaska
10. In how many watersheds has the “Rusting of Rivers” been observed?
a) Over 100
b) Over 200
c) Over 300
d) Over 400
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Correct Answer: b) Over 200
11. When was “Greening of the Arctic” first detected?
a) Early 1980s
b) Late 1990s
c) Early 2000s
d) Late 2010s
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Correct Answer: b) Late 1990s
12. The Arctic Council was established in which year?
a) 1986
b) 1996
c) 2006
d) 2016
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Correct Answer: b) 1996
13. How many member countries does the Arctic Council have?
a) 6
b) 8
c) 10
d) 12
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Correct Answer: b) 8
14. What is the name of India’s Arctic research station?
a) Bharati
b) Maitri
c) Himadri
d) Dakshin Gangotri
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Correct Answer: c) Himadri
15. PRAGATI was launched in which year?
a) 2013
b) 2015
c) 2017
d) 2019
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Correct Answer: b) 2015
16. How many Union Secretaries and State Chief Secretaries have participated in PRAGATI since inception?
a) ~300
b) ~400
c) ~500
d) ~600
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Correct Answer: c) ~500
17. What percentage of identified project issues have been resolved through PRAGATI?
a) ~84%
b) ~94%
c) ~98%
d) ~100%
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Correct Answer: b) ~94%
18. The Jammu-Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link was approved in which year?
a) 1984
b) 1994
c) 2004
d) 2014
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Correct Answer: b) 1994
19. According to NITI Aayog, what is the maximum value for affordable housing in metropolitan cities?
a) ₹45 lakh
b) ₹60 lakh
c) ₹75 lakh
d) ₹90 lakh
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Correct Answer: b) ₹60 lakh
20. What minimum percentage of residential land should be reserved for affordable housing as per NITI Aayog? as what type of state regarding the Arctic?
a) 5%
b) 10%
c) 15%
d) 20%
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Correct Answer: b) 10%
21. The Residue Upgradation Facility can process how much heavy refinery residues annually?
a) 2.55 MMTPA
b) 3.55 MMTPA
c) 4.55 MMTPA
d) 5.55 MMTPA
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Correct Answer: b) 3.55 MMTPA
22. Hydrocracking technology operates under which conditions?
a) Low pressure and low temperature
b) High pressure and high temperature
c) Low pressure and high temperature
d) High pressure and low temperature
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Correct Answer: b) High pressure and high temperature
23. The Mpemba Effect was systematically reported in which decade?
a) 1950s
b) 1960s
c) 1970s
d) 1980s
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Correct Answer: b) 1960s
24. What does the Mpemba Effect demonstrate?
a) Cold water boils faster
b) Hotter substance freezes faster than a colder one
c) Ice melts slower in warm water
d) Water evaporates at lower temperatures
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Correct Answer: b) Hotter substance freezes faster than a colder one
25. The Bureau of Indian Standards Act was enacted in which year?
a) 2014
b) 2016
c) 2018
d) 2020
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Correct Answer: b) 2016
26. BIS operates under which ministry?
a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
b) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
c) Ministry of Science and Technology
d) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
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Correct Answer: b) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
27. DEX was deployed onboard which platform?
a) PSLV-C56
b) PSLV-C58
c) GSLV-Mk III
d) Chandrayaan-3
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Correct Answer: b) PSLV-C58
28. At what average interval does DEX detect interplanetary dust particles?
a) About 500 seconds
b) About 1,000 seconds
c) About 1,500 seconds
d) About 2,000 seconds
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Correct Answer: b) About 1,000 seconds
29. DEX was developed by which institution?
a) ISRO Satellite Centre
b) Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad
c) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
d) Space Applications Centre
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Correct Answer: b) Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad
30. The UN has designated which year as the “International Year for Rangelands and Pastoralists”?
a) 2025
b) 2026
c) 2027
d) 2028
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Correct Answer: b) 2026
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