1. What service is the proposed DHRUVA system intended to deliver in India?
Answer: C. DHRUVA, short for Digital Hub for Reference and Unique Virtual Address, works like UPI for addresses, creating secure virtual ones such as name@entity that are mapped through a 10-character geocode called DIGIPIN.
2. ISRO's study found that stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana moved mainly to which time window?
Answer: E. Farmers pushed burning into the late afternoon and evening so that polar-orbiting satellites miss it, whereas geostationary ones record more fires at that hour.
3. Garuda Shakti 2025, the India–Indonesia exercise, mainly concentrated on which operational theme?
Answer: A. Held in Himachal Pradesh, the drill practised joint counter-terror missions along with drone warfare and helicopter-borne operations.
4. Following the RBI's repo rate cut to 5.25%, who stands to gain most directly?
Answer: D. Banks pass on cheaper lending rates after a repo reduction, so loan instalments fall and retail borrowing gets a push.
5. Which of the new LIC plans is a pure protection policy paying a fixed death benefit?
Answer: B. Bima Kavach is a plain risk cover with a set death benefit and protection that can run up to 100 years, whereas Protection Plus mixes linked savings with life cover.
6. Why might banks see their Net Interest Margins come under pressure?
Answer: D. After a repo cut, loan rates are lowered promptly while deposit rates adjust slowly, so the gap between them narrows and NIM shrinks.
7. Under the revised RBI rules, foreign banks must report exposures to their parent branches under which framework?
Answer: A. The RBI directed that parent-branch exposures fall inside the LEF with no exemptions, in order to curb concentration risk.
8. World Soil Day 2025 carried which theme?
Answer: E. This year's theme draws attention to what urban soils do for climate regulation, flood control, city farming and ecological health.
9. Which of these is flagged as a key danger to urban soils under World Soil Day 2025?
Answer: B. As cities grow, concrete and asphalt cover the ground, stopping water from soaking in and damaging life within the soil.
10. Which body intends to release six critically endangered vultures in Assam?
Answer: C. Slender-billed and white-rumped vultures are due to be freed in early 2026 under India's vulture recovery programme, with BNHS in charge.
11. Which visa categories are covered by the free 30-day e-visa for Russian nationals?
Answer: B. The facility covers e-tourist and group tourist visas.
12. How many new Indian consulates are to open in Russia under the plan announced in December 2025?
Answer: B. Two new Indian consulates will open in Russia.
13. Which department released the draft amendment proposing the DHRUVA digital addressing system?
Answer: B. The Department of Posts released the draft.
14. In the ISRO stubble-burning study, how often can geostationary satellites detect fire events?
Answer: A. Geostationary satellites watch one region continuously and detect fires every half-hour.
15. Which organisation planned to release six vultures in Assam in January 2026?
Answer: B. The Bombay Natural History Society announced the release as part of the recovery programme.