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1. The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) working paper on Unconditional Cash Transfers (UCTs) found that by FY 2025–26, approximately how many women were covered under women-focused cash transfer schemes?
A) 5 crore
B) 8 crore
C) 12 crore
D) 20 crore
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Correct Answer : C) 12 crore
2. Maharashtra recorded approximately what percentage growth in household expenditure following women-centric UCT transfers?
A) 18%
B) 28%
C) 36%
D) 46%
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Correct Answer: D) 46%
3. The EAC-PM paper recommends a ‘Cash-Plus’ approach, which means:
A) Increasing the cash amount by 10% annually
B) Combining cash transfers with skill development, financial literacy, and social services for long-term empowerment
C) Replacing cash with in-kind transfers such as food grains and LPG cylinders
D) Restricting UCTs to women below the poverty line only
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Correct Answer: B) Combining cash transfers with skill development, financial literacy, and social services for long-term empowerment
4. A key fiscal risk identified by the RBI regarding women UCT schemes is that the combined debt of States is projected to reach approximately what percentage of GDP in 2025–26?
A) 22.5%
B) 25.8%
C) 29.2%
D) 33.4%
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Correct Answer: C) 29.2%
5. Brazil’s globally recognised women-focused conditional cash transfer programme is:
A) Oportunidades
B) GiveDirectly
C) Bolsa Família
D) Bono Desarrollo Humano
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Correct Answer: C) Bolsa Família
6. The Ministry of Cooperation was established on:
A) 6 July 2019
B) 6 July 2020
C) 6 July 2021
D) 6 July 2022
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Correct Answer: C) 6 July 2021
7. The 97th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2011, which granted constitutional status to cooperatives, inserted which Article into the Constitution?
A) Article 19(1)(c) was expanded
B) Article 43B was inserted in Part IV (DPSPs)
C) Part IX-B was inserted along with Article 43B
D) Article 29A was inserted for cooperative societies
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Correct Answer: C) Part IX-B was inserted along with Article 43B
8. India has approximately how many registered cooperative societies, accounting for more than one-fourth of the global cooperative network?
A) 2.5 lakh
B) 5 lakh
C) 8.58 lakh
D) 12 lakh
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Correct Answer: C) 8.58 lakh
9. The National Cooperation Policy, 2025 aims to triple the cooperative sector’s contribution to GDP by:
A) 2030
B) 2032
C) 2034
D) 2047
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Correct Answer: C) 2034
10. Dairy cooperatives in India procure approximately what percentage of organised milk production?
A) 25%
B) 35%
C) 50%
D) 65%
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Correct Answer: C) 50%
11. The cooperative sector’s share in institutional agricultural credit has fallen from approximately 64% in 1992 to around what level currently?
A) 9%
B) 18%
C) 25%
D) 32%
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Correct Answer: A) 9%
12. The PACS Computerisation Project under cooperative sector reforms covers approximately how many Primary Agricultural Credit Societies?
A) 20,000
B) 40,000
C) 60,000
D) 80,000
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Correct Answer: D) 80,000
13. The Right to Vote in India currently derives its constitutional foundation from:
A) Article 19(1)(a)
B) Article 21
C) Article 326
D) Article 329
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Correct Answer: C) Article 326
14. Section 62 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 prescribes:
A) Qualifications for enrolment in the electoral roll
B) Eligibility and conditions for exercising the right to vote
C) Disqualification of candidates for corrupt practices
D) Powers and functions of the Election Commission
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Correct AnswB) Eligibility and conditions for exercising the right to vote
15. In N.P. Ponnuswami v. Returning Officer (1952), the Supreme Court held that electoral rights are:
A) Fundamental Rights under Article 21
B) Constitutional rights under Article 326
C) Purely statutory rights
D) Common law rights enforceable in any civil court
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Correct Answer: C) Purely statutory rights
16. In Anoop Baranwal v. Union of India (2023), a concurring opinion suggested that the right to vote may deserve stronger constitutional protection. The principal issue in this case was:
A) Delimitation of parliamentary constituencies
B) Validity of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)
C) Appointment of Election Commissioners
D) Rejection of nomination papers
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Correct Answer: C) Appointment of Election Commissioners
17. Which Article of the Constitution bars courts from interfering in electoral matters except through election petitions?
A) Article 324
B) Article 326
C) Article 327
D) Article 329
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Correct Answer: D) Article 329
18. The Ministry that directed Meta to pause the WhatsApp Username Feature rollout in India is:
A) Ministry of Home Affairs
B) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
C) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
D) Ministry of Law and Justice
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Correct Answer: B) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
19. Section 66C of the IT Act, 2000 punishes:
A) Publishing obscene material in electronic form
B) Identity theft through fraudulent use of electronic signatures or unique identification
C) Hacking into computer systems
D) Sending offensive messages through communication services
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Correct Answer: B) Identity theft through fraudulent use of electronic signatures or unique identification
20. Under IT Rules 2021, Significant Social Media Intermediaries (SSMIs) are required to appoint which three officials?
A) CEO, CFO, and Compliance Officer
B) Chief Compliance Officer, Nodal Contact Person, and Resident Grievance Officer
C) Data Protection Officer, Legal Counsel, and User Safety Head
D) Trust and Safety Officer, Privacy Officer, and Government Liaison Officer
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Correct Answer: B) Chief Compliance Officer, Nodal Contact Person, and Resident Grievance Officer
21. The 250th anniversary of US Independence is termed the ‘Semiquincentennial’. The Declaration of Independence was adopted by:
A) The First Continental Congress
B) The Second Continental Congress
C) The Constitutional Convention
D) The Articles of Confederation Assembly
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Correct Answer: B) The Second Continental Congress
22. The Declaration of Independence was primarily drafted by:
A) George Washington
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) John Adams
D) Thomas Jefferson
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Correct Answer: D) Thomas Jefferson
23. The Boston Tea Party (1773) was a colonial protest against:
A) The Quartering Act
B) The Intolerable Acts
C) British taxation under the slogan ‘No taxation without representation’
D) The Proclamation of 1763 restricting westward expansion
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Correct Answer: C) British taxation under the slogan ‘No taxation without representation’
24. e-MERLIN is an array of how many radio telescopes interconnected across Great Britain?
A) Four
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Nine
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Correct Answer: C) Seven
25. The e-MERLIN array is operated from:
A) Cambridge University Observatory
B) Jodrell Bank Observatory
C) Royal Greenwich Observatory
D) Armagh Observatory
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Correct Answer: C) Seven
26. The e-MERLIN array is operated from:
A) Cambridge University Observatory
B) Jodrell Bank Observatory
C) Royal Greenwich Observatory
D) Armagh Observatory
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Correct Answer: B) Jodrell Bank Observatory
27. The LINK spacecraft deployed in the Swift Boost Mission functions as:
A) A replacement for the ageing Swift Observatory
B) An autonomous robotic servicing spacecraft acting as a space tug to reposition satellites
C) A debris removal spacecraft designed to de-orbit defunct satellites
D) A crewed servicing vehicle similar to Space Shuttle missions
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Correct Answer: B) An autonomous robotic servicing spacecraft acting as a space tug to reposition satellites
28. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, launched in 2004, is primarily dedicated to studying:
A) Exoplanets and their atmospheres
B) Solar flares and coronal mass ejections
C) Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and high-energy astronomical phenomena
D) Cosmic microwave background radiation
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Correct Answer: C) Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and high-energy astronomical phenomena
29. Cape Verde (Republic of Cabo Verde) is located approximately 600 km west of which African country?
A) Ghana
B) Guinea-Bissau
C) Senegal
D) Mauritania
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Correct Answer: C) Senegal
30. RIMPAC 2026 is the __ edition of the exercise and is themed ‘Partners: Integrated and Prepared.’
A) 25th
B) 27th
C) 30th
D) 33rd
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Correct Answer: C) 30th
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