1. Which method will Tamil Nadu's statewide Hornbill Population Survey mainly use to estimate population density?
Answer: B. Line transects walked with daily tracking will log hornbill sightings, letting density be estimated in a scientific way.
2. Which tiger reserve is part of Phase-1 of Tamil Nadu's Hornbill Population Survey?
Answer: C. Phase-1 takes in Anamalai, Srivilliputhur–Megamalai and Kalakkad–Mundathurai, chosen because of earlier hornbill sightings.
3. Which institution exclusively maintains the Snow White duck breed revived in Kuttanad?
Answer: A. Niranam Duck Farm developed the breed, and today only the DHAT Institute at Manjadi keeps it.
4. India's MoU with the Netherlands on maritime heritage mainly backs which project?
Answer: D. The agreement concerns cooperation on building the NMHC at Lothal, which showcases India's ancient seafaring history.
5. Which concept replaces the Total Expense Ratio under SEBI's new mutual fund regulations?
Answer: A. BER takes the place of TER and aims to be more transparent by keeping core fund costs apart from taxes and transaction charges.
6. SEBI's Stockbroker Regulations, 2025 lower the maximum spot market brokerage to:
Answer: C. The ceiling was brought down from 8.59 bps to 6 bps to cut costs for investors.
7. Per RBI data, why did credit cards' share of total retail loans fall?
Answer: B. Steeper risk weights and stricter rules on unsecured credit made banks slow down card growth.
8. How much sovereign lending has the Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed to India for 2025?
Answer: D. The ADB announced this amount for areas such as skills, renewable energy, urban services and transport.
9. Telangana's cotton growers cannot realise MSP mainly because of:
Answer: E. Heavy, out-of-season rain spoiled fibre quality so much of the crop did not qualify for MSP buying.
10. India's average cotton yield of about 448 kg/ha is best characterised as:
Answer: E. More than 20 countries get higher productivity, placing India's cotton yield near the bottom worldwide.
11. Which Prime Minister announced National Mathematics Day in December 2011 at Madras University?
Answer: B. Manmohan Singh announced it to mark Ramanujan's 125th birth anniversary.
12. Why are hornbills called the farmers of the forest?
Answer: B. Hornbills disperse seeds widely, helping forests regenerate.
13. India signed a maritime heritage MoU with which country in December 2025?
Answer: B. The MoU was with the Netherlands.
14. Which article empowers each House of Parliament to frame its rules of procedure, governing PMBs?
Answer: D. Article 118 gives each House power to make procedure rules, which govern PMBs.
15. Which department launched Good Governance Week 2025?
Answer: A. DARPG launched the week and issued guidelines.