1. ISRO's Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-02) is linked to which mission?
Answer: D. The test falls under the Gaganyaan programme and checks the systems used to recover the crew module safely.
2. What was IADT-02 chiefly intended to verify?
Answer: D. It confirmed that the parachutes can slow the crew module down safely as it comes back through the atmosphere.
3. Under which ministry does the National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation function?
Answer: B. NSTFDC is a public sector undertaking of the Tribal Affairs ministry that backs entrepreneurship among tribal communities.
4. NSTFDC's principal activity is which of the following?
Answer: A. It gives Scheduled Tribes cheap loans so that they can build sustainable livelihoods and businesses.
5. At the outset, how many forces fall under the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Act, 2026?
Answer: E. CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP and SSB, collectively called the 'Big Five' CAPFs, are covered.
6. What share of Director General posts in CAPFs does the CAPF Act 2026 reserve for IPS officers?
Answer: C. Every DG and Special DG post in these forces is to be held by IPS officers on deputation.
7. What asset size, per RBI's draft norms, places an NBFC in the Upper Layer?
Answer: C. Crossing ₹1 trillion brings an NBFC under stricter regulation that resembles the rules for banks.
8. To leave the Upper Layer, an NBFC must stay below the threshold for how many years in a row?
Answer: A. A five-year persistence rule has been brought in so that firms do not keep hopping between regulatory layers.
9. What is meant by 'arbitrage' in the context of RBI's recent warning?
Answer: E. It means taking advantage of the price difference of the same asset, such as a currency, across markets.
10. What consequence followed when banks bought dollars at home and sold them abroad?
Answer: B. Heavy dollar demand in the domestic market added pressure on the Rupee and pushed it lower.
11. What was the quorum required in Iraq's 329-seat Parliament for the presidential vote?
Answer: C. The quorum was 220, and about 250 lawmakers took part in the vote.
12. The 2026 World Parkinson's Day theme mainly draws attention to which issue?
Answer: B. The theme focuses on disparities in treatment access despite medical advances.
13. Djibouti's April 2026 presidential election saw the incumbent secure which term in office?
Answer: D. Guelleh, in office since 1999, was re-elected for a sixth term.
14. What did ISRO's IADT-02 mainly validate for the Gaganyaan Crew Module?
Answer: D. IADT-02 tested the parachute-based deceleration system under real conditions.
15. The NSTFDC works as a Public Sector Undertaking under which Union Ministry?
Answer: B. The notes place NSTFDC under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.