1. Which satellite will ISRO's LVM3–M6 mission, planned for December 2025, put into orbit?
Answer: D. Using LVM3 on 24 December 2025, ISRO is to launch the BlueBird communication satellite of the US firm AST SpaceMobile.
2. India's role in which field is highlighted by the BlueBird satellite launch?
Answer: B. Putting up a heavy American commercial satellite shows ISRO is gaining ground in the worldwide market for launches.
3. At which event was the Traditional Medicine Global Library (TMGL) unveiled?
Answer: E. The library debuted as the second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine in New Delhi came to a close.
4. Data from how many countries does the TMGL hold on traditional medicine?
Answer: C. This worldwide digital repository gathers traditional medicine knowledge from 194 countries.
5. In which Indian city is the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine based?
Answer: A. Jamnagar in Gujarat is where India houses the WHO's global centre dedicated to traditional medicine.
6. The RBI has cleared a move away from a flat-rate deposit insurance premium to what system?
Answer: D. Under the approved framework, how much a bank pays as premium will depend on how risky it is.
7. What share of SEBI's yearly surplus must go to the reserve fund under the proposed Securities Markets Code (SMC)?
Answer: B. The SMC requires a quarter of the annual surplus to be set aside in a reserve fund, limited to two years' worth of spending.
8. China's WTO complaint against India mainly concerns tariffs in which sector?
Answer: E. China contends that India's ICT tariffs, along with its solar subsidies, break WTO rules.
9. What maximum share of controlled funds has IRDAI proposed insurers may put into debt of public infrastructure SPVs?
Answer: D. Insurers could invest up to a fifth of their controlled funds in debt issued by operational public infrastructure SPVs.
10. EPFO has clarified that a gap between jobs of up to how many days leaves ₹50,000 EDLI cover unaffected?
Answer: A. Breaks of up to 60 days, weekends and holidays included, are not counted as a lapse in service for EDLI.
11. Which US military personnel were killed in the 13 December ISIS attack that preceded the operation?
Answer: B. The attack killed two Iowa National Guard members and a US civilian interpreter.
12. In the India–Oman CEPA, Oman removed customs duties on what share of tariff lines?
Answer: C. Oman removed duties on 98.08% of tariff lines, covering 99.38% of India's exports.
13. Which ISRO mission was set to launch the BlueBird Block-2 satellite?
Answer: C. The satellite was to go up on LVM3-M6.
14. The Traditional Medicine Global Library was launched at which event?
Answer: B. Modi launched TMGL at the closing of the 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine.
15. Which country released the logo for CBD COP17 featuring a blue butterfly?
Answer: A. Armenia released the COP17 logo with the Erivan Anomalous Blue.