1. How many years of the Special & Privileged Strategic Partnership did the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit 2025 commemorate?
Answer: D. The partnership was set up in 2000, so 2025 completes a quarter century of it.
2. Which corridor did India and Russia single out for expansion at the 2025 summit?
Answer: A. Both sides agreed to push forward the Chennai–Vladivostok sea route as a key connectivity project.
3. The 20th UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee session on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) hosted by India took place at which venue?
Answer: E. The session was held at Red Fort, which is itself a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
4. India holds the bilateral Exercise Harimau Shakti 2025 with which nation?
Answer: C. The drill pairs the Indian Army with the Royal Malaysian Army.
5. Troops of which regiment took part for India in Exercise Harimau Shakti 2025?
Answer: E. Soldiers from the Dogra Regiment formed the Indian Army's contingent for the exercise.
6. What does an Open Market Operation (OMO) purchase by the RBI mean?
Answer: C. In an OMO purchase the central bank buys government securities, which puts additional liquidity into the banking system.
7. What was the main purpose behind the RBI's ₹1 trillion OMO purchase announcement?
Answer: A. The purchase was meant to steady system liquidity and ease pressure on the rupee.
8. Which regulator asked the RBI to let banks participate in non-agricultural commodity derivatives?
Answer: D. SEBI suggested bringing banks, insurers and pension funds into the non-agri commodity derivatives market.
9. On which exchange are non-agricultural commodity derivatives chiefly traded in India?
Answer: B. The Multi Commodity Exchange is the main venue for contracts such as metals and energy.
10. Under the RBI's revised rule, when may several entities in one bank group carry on the same business?
Answer: E. The RBI now permits more than one group company in a line of business provided each addresses a distinct segment and the board justifies any overlap.
11. Mahaparinirvan Diwas on 6 December commemorates Ambedkar's death in which year?
Answer: A. Dr B.R. Ambedkar died on 6 December 1956, and the day is observed as Mahaparinirvan Diwas.
12. Which organisation is the outreach partner of the 11th India International Science Festival?
Answer: D. Vijnana Bharati is the outreach partner, while IITM Pune coordinates for the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
13. Which earlier system for Waqf asset data was disabled on 8 May 2025?
Answer: B. The older WAMSI system, known for errors and duplicates, was disabled on 8 May 2025.
14. What bilateral trade target by 2030 did India and Russia set at the 23rd Annual Summit?
Answer: C. Both sides targeted USD 100 billion trade by 2030.
15. How many Member States sit on the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage?
Answer: C. It is a 24-member body under the 2003 ICH Convention.