1. According to recent data, how much plastic waste does India emit each year, by estimate?
Answer: E. India emits an estimated 9.3 million tonnes of plastic waste a year, which makes up 20% of global plastic emissions.
2. Which principle upheld by the Supreme Court makes polluters answerable for environmental damage?
Answer: A. Under the Polluter Pays principle, whoever causes pollution must bear the costs of dealing with it.
3. As per the latest updates, what percentage of India is under forest cover?
Answer: C. India's forest cover is 25.17%, which falls short of the 33% target set in the National Forest Policy.
4. What major problem emerged in India's microfinance sector during FY25?
Answer: D. Gross NPAs in microfinance climbed to 16% in FY25, a sign of growing credit risk, especially among low-income borrowers.
5. Platforms such as Probo, MPL Opinio and PlayerzPot, against which SEBI has issued a warning, are engaged in what?
Answer: D. These platforms let users bet on outcomes such as elections or sports, which SEBI regards as risky and possibly illegal under securities laws.
6. What does SEBI's KRAs Wind-Down Framework concentrate on?
Answer: E. The framework ensures investor KYC data is moved smoothly and kept safe if a KYC Registration Agency closes down or becomes insolvent.
7. What size of bond purchase did the RBI recently announce in order to add liquidity?
Answer: A. The RBI announced bond purchases of ₹1.25 trillion, along with a ₹1.5 trillion transfer to the government, to keep market liquidity adequate.
8. SEBI has pushed the deadline for full T+0 settlement out to which date?
Answer: B. SEBI moved the T+0 settlement deadline to November 1, 2025, because brokers were not ready in time.
9. Which significant corporate name change was announced recently to align the company with its brand?
Answer: C. Fashnear Technologies, which is Meesho's parent, was renamed Meesho Pvt Ltd so the company name matches the brand clearly and consistently.
10. A new study highlights which key challenge in India's publicly funded R&D ecosystem?
Answer: D. The study found that the research sector gives limited help to start-up incubation and has too few international partnerships.
11. In what year were India-Canada ties elevated to a Strategic Partnership?
Answer: C. The notes say ties were elevated to a Strategic Partnership in 2015.
12. India has been placed on which list of the US Trade Representative for IP concerns in 2025?
Answer: A. The USTR kept India on its 2025 Priority Watch List.
13. How much plastic does India emit annually, making it the largest plastic polluter?
Answer: C. India emits 9.3 million tonnes a year, nearly 20% of the global share.
14. What forest and tree cover share does India have, against the 33% target of National Forest Policy 1988?
Answer: B. The notes state cover is 25.17%.
15. The study on India's public-funded R&D organisations was commissioned by which office?
Answer: B. The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser commissioned it; CII executed it.