1. Courts refuse bail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) chiefly by relying on which provision?
Answer: A. Section 43D(5) lets a court turn down bail when the allegations appear prima facie true, without a close look at the evidence. Long time spent in jail counts for little here.
2. The recently commissioned ICGS Samudra Pratap stands out for what reason?
Answer: C. ICGS Samudra Pratap is the first Pollution Control Vessel (PCV) to be designed in India, and it is also the largest vessel in the Coast Guard fleet.
3. For what purpose has India newly introduced the e-Production Investment Business Visa (e-B-4)?
Answer: E. The e-B-4 visa lets Chinese nationals come for installing and commissioning machinery and for production-linked investment work, rather than for tourism or taking up jobs.
4. Why is the Aditya-L1 mission stationed at the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point-1?
Answer: D. L1 is a gravitationally stable spot with a constant view of the Sun, free of eclipses, which suits the study of solar flares, CMEs and space weather.
5. What makes the Somnath Temple historically important?
Answer: E. Over the centuries the temple was ruined and rebuilt many times, so it has come to symbolise cultural resilience and an unbroken civilisation.
6. What is the work of the National Environmental Standard Laboratory (NESL) that was inaugurated in India?
Answer: A. NESL is the top facility for testing, calibrating and certifying air-pollution monitors so that they work properly in Indian conditions.
7. What does it signal when India's Loan-to-Deposit Ratio (LDR) reaches 81%?
Answer: D. An LDR of 81% means banks have lent Rs 81 for each Rs 100 of deposits. Liquidity is tight because loans are growing quicker than deposits.
8. The Payments Regulatory Board (PRB) draws its legal authority from which law?
Answer: B. The PRB was set up under Section 3 of the PSS Act, 2007, taking over from the earlier BPSS as the regulator of payment systems.
9. What would the RBI's proposed dividend framework mean for banks whose CET1 capital is under 8%?
Answer: C. The graded framework bars any dividend payout when CET1 capital is below 8%, so that the bank's capital stays protected.
10. What best accounts for the lopsided way fertilisers are used in India?
Answer: B. Cheap urea encourages too much nitrogen, which skews the NPK mix to 10.9:4.4:4 against an ideal 4:2:1 and harms the environment and productivity.
11. In which year was the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act originally enacted?
Answer: A. UAPA was enacted in 1967.
12. Which shipyard built ICGS Samudra Pratap, the Coast Guard's pollution control vessel?
Answer: B. The notes state it was built by Goa Shipyard Limited.
13. Which visa has India introduced for Chinese nationals engaged in production and investment activities?
Answer: A. The e-Production Investment Business Visa is called e-B-4.
14. On what date did Aditya-L1 reach the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point-1?
Answer: B. It reached L1 on 6 January 2024 after 127 days.
15. Which ministry proposed doubling the Auto PLI allocation to ₹5,800 crore?
Answer: B. The Ministry of Heavy Industries made the proposal.