1. How is INSV Kaundinya, recently in the news, best described?
Answer: B. The stitched wooden vessel followed old Indian Ocean trade routes, sailing from Porbandar to Muscat in January 2026.
2. What global unemployment rate for 2026 does the ILO Employment and Social Trends 2026 Report project?
Answer: D. The ILO expects joblessness to stay near a record low of 4.9%, which amounts to around 186 million people.
3. On what basis does the Responsible Nations Index (RNI) assess countries?
Answer: A. The index moves rankings away from economic and military strength and toward human dignity, environmental sustainability and international responsibility.
4. What makes the megalithic sites of Jharkhand special?
Answer: E. Communities such as the Munda and Ho continue to raise stones for rituals and remembrance, so the practice is still alive.
5. What is the chief function of an Internal Ombudsman (IO) at banks?
Answer: B. Before a complaint can go up to RBI's Ombudsman, the IO re-examines those turned down by the bank's internal grievance system.
6. What do RBI's new Internal Ombudsman guidelines say about the IO's decision?
Answer: C. Under the new norms the entities cannot overrule the Internal Ombudsman, which strengthens consumer protection.
7. What has RBI approved for Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)?
Answer: E. RBI gave in-principle approval for SMBC to turn its Indian branches into a locally incorporated wholly owned subsidiary.
8. At what price are units usually offered in a New Fund Offer (NFO)?
Answer: B. During the first subscription window, NFO units are normally sold at a flat ₹10 each.
9. Which of these is part of RBI's proposed changes to FX risk norms?
Answer: C. RBI suggests one consolidated Net Open Position figure so that Indian FX risk rules line up with global standards.
10. What is SEBI's scrutiny of New Fund Offers (NFOs) mainly meant to achieve?
Answer: A. SEBI wants schemes of one AMC to be clearly different from each other, which it ensures by restricting portfolio overlap.
11. Who became the first woman officer to command an Army Day parade, in 2020?
Answer: A. Captain Tania Shergill commanded the 2020 Army Day parade, the first woman officer to do so.
12. Which set of arms contributes personnel to each Bhairav Battalion of about 200-250 troops?
Answer: A. Each battalion draws personnel from infantry, artillery, air defence and signals.
13. INSV Kaundinya completed a January 2026 voyage between which two ports?
Answer: C. It sailed from Porbandar in India to Muscat in Oman.
14. What global unemployment rate does the ILO's Employment and Social Trends 2026 report project for 2026?
Answer: B. The projection is 4.9%, about 186 million people.
15. What did the Kuki-Zo Council demand for Kuki-Zo tribes in Manipur?
Answer: A. It reiterated its demand for a separate UT.