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1. The revised SHAKTI Policy approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs aims to:
A) Increase coal imports for power generation
B) Enhance transparency and efficiency in coal distribution for thermal power generation
C) Reduce thermal power generation in favor of renewable energy
D) Nationalize all coal mines in India
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Answer: B) Enhance transparency and efficiency in coal distribution for thermal power generation
2. In the revised SHAKTI Policy, the previously complex structure of eight categories for coal linkage has been simplified into:
A) Three main channels
B) Four main channels
C) Two main channels
D) Five main channels
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Answer: C) Two main channels
3. Under Window I of the revised SHAKTI Policy, coal is allocated to:
A) Private power plants only
B) State-owned and central government power plants
C) Only imported coal-based plants
D) Only pithead projects
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Answer: B) State-owned and central government power plants
4. Which of the following is a significant reform in the revised SHAKTI Policy?
A) Making Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) mandatory for all allocations
B) Eliminating Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) as a pre-condition under Window II
C) Restricting private sector participation
D) Limiting tenure to short-term contracts only
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Answer: B) Eliminating Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) as a pre-condition under Window II
5. The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act was enacted in:
A) 2015
B) 2017
C) 2020
D) 2021
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Answer: A) 2015
6. Operation Sindoor was launched by India in response to:
A) Border disputes with China
B) The Pahalgam terror attack
C) Maritime security threats
D) Cyber attacks on government infrastructure
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Answer: B) The Pahalgam terror attack
7. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a precision strike capability used in Operation Sindoor?
A) SCALP (Storm Shadow)
B) HAMMER
C) BRAHMOS Missile
D) ASTRA Missile
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Answer: D) ASTRA Missile
8. Operation Sindoor is described as the most extensive cross-border military operation since:
A) Uri surgical strikes
B) Operation Vijay
C) Balakot airstrikes
D) Operation Parakram
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Answer: C) Balakot airstrikes
9. The new National Scheme for ITI Upgradation and Skilling has a total budget of:
A) ₹30,000 crore
B) ₹50,000 crore
C) ₹60,000 crore
D) ₹10,000 crore
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Answer: C) ₹60,000 crore
10. What percentage of the National Scheme for ITI Upgradation’s budget will come from industry partners?
A) 50%
B) 33.33%
C) 16.67%
D) 25%
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Answer: C) 16.67% (₹10,000 crore out of ₹60,000 crore)
11. The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) has recently revived which of the following rare Ayurvedic manuscripts?
A) Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita
B) Raja Nighantu and Dhanvantari Nighantu
C) Dravyaratnākara Nighantu and Dravyanāmākara Nighantu
D) Bhava Prakasha and Ashtanga Hridaya
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Answer: C) Dravyaratnākara Nighantu and Dravyanāmākara Nighantu
12. Dravyaratnākara Nighantu was composed around:
A) 1280 AD
B) 1380 AD
C) 1480 AD
D) 1580 AD
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Answer: C) 1480 AD
13. In Ayurveda, the term ‘Nighantu’ refers to:
A) Surgical instruments
B) Medicinal preparation methods
C) Traditional compilations listing medicinal substances
D) Ancient medical practitioners
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Answer: C) Traditional compilations listing medicinal substances
14. The Indo-Pacific Logistics Network (IPLN) simulation exercise was conducted in:
A) Sydney, Australia
B) New Delhi, India
C) Tokyo, Japan
D) Honolulu, Hawaii
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Answer: D) Honolulu, Hawaii
15. The primary purpose of the Indo-Pacific Logistics Network (IPLN) is to:
A) Establish military bases across the Indo-Pacific region
B) Enhance coordination and sharing of logistics resources during civilian disaster relief operations
C) Counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative
D) Develop common military equipment standards
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Answer: B) Enhance coordination and sharing of logistics resources during civilian disaster relief operations
16. In the 2024 Pulitzer Prizes, how many awards did The New York Times secure?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
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Answer: C) Four
17. The Pulitzer Prize was established through a bequest by:
A) William Randolph Hearst
B) Joseph Pulitzer
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) Walter Cronkite
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Answer: B) Joseph Pulitzer
18. When were the first Pulitzer Prizes awarded?
A) 1901
B) 1911
C) 1917
D) 1925
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Answer: C) 1917
19. Which Indian Naval Ship represented India at IMDEX Asia 2025 in Singapore?
A) INS Vikrant
B) INS Kiltan
C) INS Vikramaditya
D) INS Shivalik
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Answer: B) INS Kiltan
20. IMDEX Asia was established in:
A) 1987
B) 1997
C) 2007
D) 2017
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Answer: B) 1997
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