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1. Where has Pakistan discovered massive gold reserves?
A) Balochistan
B) Indus River Bed
C) Thar Desert
D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Answer: B) Indus River Bed
2. What is the new name of DRDO’s Astra MK-III missile?
A) Vajra
B) Gandiva
C) Pinaka
D) Bhishma
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Answer: B) Gandiva
3. Astra MK-III, now called Gandiva, is what type of missile?
A) Surface-to-Air Missile
B) Air-to-Air Missile
C) Surface-to-Surface Missile
D) Anti-Ship Missile
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Answer: B) Air-to-Air Missile
4. What is the range of the Gandiva missile?
A) 150 km
B) 250 km
C) 340 km
D) 400 km
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Answer: C) 340 km
5. Which Indian organization developed the Astra MK-III (Gandiva) missile?
A) ISRO
B) DRDO
C) HAL
D) BARC
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Answer: B) DRDO
6. When is World Obesity Day observed?
A) March 01
B) March 04
C) March 07
D) March 10
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Answer: B) March 04
7. What is the theme for World Obesity Day 2024?
A) Obesity: A Global Epidemic
B) Changing Systems, Healthier Lives
C) Eat Right, Stay Fit
D) Obesity Prevention for a Better Future
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Answer: B) Changing Systems, Healthier Lives
8. Which river has formed the Majuli River Island?
A) Ganges
B) Brahmaputra
C) Yamuna
D) Godavari
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Answer: B) Brahmaputra
9. Majuli, the world’s largest river island, is located in which Indian state?
A) Assam
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) West Bengal
D) Tripura
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Answer: A) Assam
10. Dnipro River originates from which location?
A) Ural Mountains
B) Valday Hills
C) Carpathian Mountains
D) Caucasus Mountains
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Answer: B) Valday Hills
11. Dnipro River is the __ longest river in Europe.
A) Second
B) Third
C) Fourth
D) Fifth
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Answer: C) Fourth
12. Through which of the following countries does the Dnipro River flow?
A) Russia, Belarus, Ukraine
B) Russia, Poland, Ukraine
C) Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova
D) Russia, Latvia, Ukraine
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Answer: A) Russia, Belarus, Ukraine
13. The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, originally broke off from which ice shelf?
A) Larsen C Ice Shelf
B) Ross Ice Shelf
C) Filchner Ice Shelf
D) Ronne Ice Shelf
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Answer: C) Filchner Ice Shelf
14. South Georgia Island is administered by which country?
A) Argentina
B) United Kingdom
C) Chile
D) France
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Answer: B) United Kingdom
15. What is vitrification in scientific terms?
A) Transformation of organic matter into dust
B) Process of materials turning into a glass-like state at extreme temperatures
C) Conversion of liquids into gases through rapid heating
D) Cooling of lava to form sedimentary rock
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Answer: B) Process of materials turning into a glass-like state at extreme temperatures
16. The only known case of human brain vitrification was discovered in a victim of which historical event?
A) 1883 Krakatoa Eruption
B) 1902 Mount Pelée Eruption
C) 79 AD Mount Vesuvius Eruption
D) 1815 Mount Tambora Eruption
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Answer: C) 79 AD Mount Vesuvius Eruption
17. Which ancient Roman cities were destroyed by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius?
A) Rome and Ostia
B) Pompeii and Herculaneum
C) Carthage and Athens
D) Alexandria and Ephesus
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Answer: B) Pompeii and Herculaneum
18. Mount Vesuvius is located near which Italian city?
A) Rome
B) Milan
C) Florence
D) Naples
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Answer: D) Naples
19. When was the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) Scheme launched?
A) 2018
B) 2019
C) 2020
D) 2021
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Answer: C) 2020
20. What is the primary objective of the AIF Scheme?
A) To provide direct cash transfers to farmers
B) To offer long-term financing for agriculture infrastructure projects at the post-harvest stage
C) To provide free fertilizers to farmers
D) To promote organic farming only
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Answer: B) To offer long-term financing for agriculture infrastructure projects at the post-harvest stage
21. What is the total loan allocation under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund?
A) Rs 10,000 Crore
B) Rs 50,000 Crore
C) Rs 75,000 Crore
D) Rs 1 Lakh Crore
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Answer: D) Rs 1 Lakh Crore
22. Until which year is the AIF scheme planned for implementation?
A) 2025-26
B) 2030-31
C) 2032-33
D) 2040-41
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Answer: C) 2032-33
23. Where is Dholavira located?
A) Rajasthan
B) Gujarat
C) Haryana
D) Punjab
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Answer: B) Gujarat
24. Who discovered the Dholavira site in 1968?
A) R. D. Banerji
B) Daya Ram Sahni
C) Jagatpati Joshi
D) S. R. Rao
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Answer: C) Jagatpati Joshi
25. Dholavira is situated between which two seasonal streams?
A) Ghaggar and Hakra
B) Mansar and Manhar
C) Saraswati and Indus
D) Ganga and Yamuna
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Answer: B) Mansar and Manhar
26. When was the Parvatmala Pariyojana launched?
A) 2020
B) 2021
C) 2022
D) 2023
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Answer: D) 2023
27. What is the primary aim of the Parvatmala Pariyojana?
A) To build national highways
B) To improve rail connectivity
C) To improve connectivity in hilly areas
D) To promote tourism in deserts
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Answer: C) To improve connectivity in hilly areas
28. Which ministry is responsible for implementing the Parvatmala Pariyojana?
A) Ministry of Railways
B) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
C) Ministry of Tourism
D) Ministry of Urban Development
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Answer: B) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
29. Which agency is implementing the ropeway projects under the Parvatmala Pariyojana?
A) Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
B) National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)
C) National Highway Logistics Management Limited (NHLML)
D) Indian Railways
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Answer: C) National Highway Logistics Management Limited (NHLML)
30. According to the Knight Frank Wealth Report 2025, what is the forecasted rise in India’s High-Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) in 2025?
A) 6.0%
B) 7.5%
C) 9.4%
D) 12.0%
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Answer: C) 9.4%
31. As per the report, where does India rank globally in terms of the number of wealthy individuals?
A) 2nd
B) 3rd
C) 4th
D) 5th
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Answer: C) 4th
32. Which two countries have a higher number of billionaires than India?
A) UK and Germany
B) US and China
C) Japan and France
D) Canada and Australia
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Answer: B) US and China
33. What is the primary objective of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducting Open Market Operations (OMO)?
A) To print more currency notes
B) To regulate rupee liquidity in the banking system
C) To increase direct foreign investment
D) To control the stock market
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Answer: B) To regulate rupee liquidity in the banking system
34. How does the RBI inject liquidity into the banking system through OMO?
A) By selling government securities
B) By increasing tax rates
C) By buying government securities
D) By imposing higher banking transaction fees
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Answer: C) By buying government securities
35. What impact does the RBI selling government securities have on the economy?
A) Increases money supply and lowers interest rates
B) Reduces money supply and raises interest rates
C) Encourages foreign direct investment
D) Boosts stock market performance
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Answer: B) Reduces money supply and raises interest rates
36. What happens when the RBI purchases securities from the market?
A) Liquidity in the banking system decreases
B) Money supply increases, lowering interest rates
C) The government collects more tax revenue
D) Bond yields increase significantly
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Answer: B) Money supply increases, lowering interest rates
37. What is a potential consequence of the RBI injecting ₹1.9 lakh crore into the banking system?
A) Higher interest rates on loans
B) Reduction in money supply
C) Increased liquidity and lower borrowing costs
D) Decrease in foreign exchange reserves
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Answer: C) Increased liquidity and lower borrowing costs
38. What is the full form of NASA’s PUNCH Mission?
A) Polarized Unit for Navigating Corona and Heliosphere
B) Polarimeter to Unify Corona and Heliosphere
C) Plasma and Ultraviolet Navigation for Corona and Heliosphere
D) Probing Universe’s Nuclear Corona and Heliosphere
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Answer: B) Polarimeter to Unify Corona and Heliosphere
39. What is the primary objective of the PUNCH Mission?
A) To study the Sun’s core temperature
B) To analyze the Moon’s surface composition
C) To study the Sun’s outer atmosphere and solar wind
D) To explore the effects of black holes on nearby stars
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Answer: C) To study the Sun’s outer atmosphere and solar wind
40. What is unique about the PUNCH mission compared to previous solar missions?
A) It will be the first mission to study the Sun’s surface in infrared
B) It uses polarized light to study the Sun’s corona in 3D
C) It is the first mission to land on the Sun
D) It will use laser technology to analyze solar flares
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Answer: B) It uses polarized light to study the Sun’s corona in 3D
41. Which launch vehicle will carry the PUNCH mission into space?
A) Artemis I
B) Falcon 9
C) Space Launch System (SLS)
D) Atlas V
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Answer: B) Falcon 9
42. What is the primary objective of India’s Aditya L1 mission?
A) To study the Moon’s surface
B) To observe distant galaxies
C) To study solar flares, solar winds, and the Sun’s magnetic fields
D) To investigate the Earth’s atmosphere
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Answer: C) To study solar flares, solar winds, and the Sun’s magnetic fields
43. Where is Aditya L1 positioned in space?
A) Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
B) Geostationary Orbit
C) Lagrange Point 1 (L1)
D) Near the Moon
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Answer: C) Lagrange Point 1 (L1)
44. Which organization launched the Proba-3 mission?
A) NASA
B) European Space Agency (ESA)
C) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
D) Roscosmos
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Answer: B) European Space Agency (ESA)
45. What is the primary focus of the Proba-3 mission?
A) Studying Mars’ atmosphere
B) Observing black holes
C) Studying the Sun’s corona and solar winds
D) Measuring Jupiter’s magnetic field
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Answer: C) Studying the Sun’s corona and solar winds
46. Which space agency launched the Proba-3 mission?
A) NASA
B) ESA
C) ISRO
D) CNSA
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Answer: C) ISRO
47. Where is India’s first commercial semiconductor plant being established?
A) Bengaluru, Karnataka
B) Noida, Uttar Pradesh
C) Dholera, Gujarat
D) Hyderabad, Telangana
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Answer: C) Dholera, Gujarat
48. Which Indian company is leading the first commercial semiconductor fab in India?
A) Reliance Industries
B) Tata Electronics
C) Adani Enterprises
D) Larsen & Toubro
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Answer: B) Tata Electronics
49. India’s first commercial semiconductor fab in Gujarat is being set up in collaboration with which Taiwanese company?
A) TSMC
B) UMC
C) Powerchip
D) Foxconn
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Answer: C) Powerchip
50. Under which government initiative is the Tata-Powerchip semiconductor fab being established?
A) Make in India
B) Atmanirbhar Bharat
C) India Semiconductor Mission
D) Digital India
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Answer: C) India Semiconductor Mission
51. When was the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) launched?
A) 2019
B) 2020
C) 2021
D) 2022
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Answer: C) 2021
52. Under which ministry does the India Semiconductor Mission operate?
A) Ministry of Science and Technology
B) Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY)
C) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
D) Ministry of Communications
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Answer: B) Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY)
53. What is the total corpus allocated for the India Semiconductor Mission?
A) Rs 50,000 Crore
B) Rs 60,000 Crore
C) Rs 76,000 Crore
D) Rs 1,00,000 Crore
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Answer: C) Rs 76,000 Crore
54. What is the primary objective of the India Semiconductor Mission?
A) To develop software solutions for chip manufacturing
B) To build a semiconductor and display ecosystem in India
C) To reduce dependence on mobile phone imports
D) To promote cryptocurrency mining
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Answer: B) To build a semiconductor and display ecosystem in India
55. Which country is the world’s top semiconductor manufacturer?
A) China
B) South Korea
C) Taiwan
D) Japan
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Answer: C) Taiwan
56. Which country ranks second after Taiwan in semiconductor manufacturing?
A) China
B) Japan
C) South Korea
D) United States
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Answer: C) South Korea
57. What does ISRO’s Project NETRA focus on?
A) Early warning system for space hazards
B) Development of reusable rockets
C) Manufacturing of high-powered satellites
D) Space tourism initiatives
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Answer: A) Early warning system for space hazards
58. ISRO’s IS4OM initiative aims to achieve which of the following goals by 2030?
A) Human spaceflight missions
B) Debris-free space missions
C) Interplanetary colonization
D) Development of nuclear-powered spacecraf
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Answer: B) Debris-free space missions
59. What is the full form of NETRA in ISRO’s Project NETRA?
A) Network for Emergency Tracking and Response Analysis
B) Network for Space Object Tracking and Analysis
C) National Environmental Threat Reduction Agency
D) New Experimental Tracking Radar for Aerospace
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Answer: B) Network for Space Object Tracking and Analysis
60. Which mission by Astroscale aims to mitigate risks posed by space debris??
A) ADRAS-J
B) IS4OM
C) NETRA
D) Chandrayaan-3
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Answer: A) ADRAS-J
61. Which space agency launched the Orbital Debris Program in 1979?
A) European Space Agency (ESA)
B) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
C) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
D) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
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Answer: C) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
62. What is the goal of the European Space Agency’s “Zero Debris Charter”?
A) Establishing a permanent moon base
B) Achieving zero space debris by 2030
C) Developing reusable space vehicles
D) Building a space station on Mars
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Answer: B) Achieving zero space debris by 2030
63 . Where is the headquarters of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) located?
A) Geneva, Switzerland
B) New York, USA
C) Vienna, Austria
D) Paris, France
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Answer: C) Vienna, Austria
64. Which international treaty, signed in 1967, emphasizes that nations are responsible for space activities conducted under their jurisdiction?
A) Moon Agreement
B) Outer Space Treaty
C) Space Liability Convention
D) Space Resource Utilization Treaty
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Answer: B) Outer Space Treaty
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