1. India's Total Fertility Rate as reported by NFHS-6 (2023-24) stands at what value?
Answer: C. The survey found fertility steady at 2.0 children per woman, a shade under the 2.1 needed to replace the population.
2. Which institute acted as the nodal agency for carrying out NFHS-6?
Answer: E. The Health Ministry commissioned the survey, and IIPS in Mumbai coordinated the fieldwork as the nodal body.
3. Which airport became home to the country's first SkyCast weather intelligence system?
Answer: C. The pioneering SkyCast aviation weather platform went live at Delhi's IGI Airport as part of Mission Mausam.
4. Up to roughly how high does SkyCast track atmospheric conditions in real time?
Answer: A. The system observes the atmosphere to around 3 km, which supports safer flying and better forecasts.
5. Which body runs the Sakura Science Programme 2026?
Answer: D. JST both funds and runs the programme, which brings students together for scientific and cultural exchange.
6. At which port authority's Foundation Day was the Logistics Port Performance Index (LPPI) unveiled?
Answer: B. JNPA, the busiest container port in India, marked its 37th Foundation Day by unveiling LPPI along with four digital maritime reforms.
7. In which state was the new frog species Amolops kamal discovered?
Answer: A. Also named the Nagaland Cascade Frog, this stream-dwelling species turned up in Kiphire district of Nagaland.
8. The Expected Credit Loss (ECL) framework from RBI is set to do away with which earlier provisioning method?
Answer: D. ECL moves banks away from the traditional rule-driven system by asking them to estimate losses ahead of time rather than after they occur.
9. Which stage of RBI's ECL framework needs provisions covering only the next 12 months of expected loss?
Answer: B. Stage I covers low-risk loans, so banks set aside provisions for losses expected in the coming year only.
10. What is the main purpose of the Kill Switch that RBI has proposed?
Answer: D. Users would be able to instantly halt fund transfers and other transactions across digital channels if they suspect a scam or cyber fraud.
11. In NFHS-6 (2023-24), which institute served as the nodal agency?
Answer: A. The notes state IIPS, Mumbai is the nodal agency for NFHS.
12. SkyCast, India's first integrated aviation weather system, was launched at which airport?
Answer: B. SkyCast was inaugurated at Delhi's IGI Airport under Mission Mausam.
13. Under the Sakura Science Programme, which agency funds and implements the exchange?
Answer: A. JST funds and implements it; it sits under Japan's MEXT.
14. Under the ship-recycling credit note announced with the LPPI launch, what share of scrap value is given as a digital credit?
Answer: B. Owners recycling at Hong Kong Convention-compliant Indian yards get a credit note worth 40% of scrap value.
15. The newly described frog Amolops kamal, found in Nagaland, is commonly called which of the following?
Answer: B. Notes give Nagaland Cascade Frog as the common name of Amolops kamal.