1. The International Election Visitors' Program (IEVP) 2025 in New Delhi is being hosted by which institution?
Answer: A. IEVP 2025 was opened by the Election Commission at IIIDEM, the country's leading training centre for election management.
2. According to the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2025, total global greenhouse gas emissions in 2024 stood at:
Answer: C. Emissions climbed 2.3 percent in 2024 to a record 57.7 GtCO₂e, as the report points out.
3. The UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2025 shows the biggest absolute rise in emissions for which country?
Answer: B. India's 2024 emissions went up by the largest absolute amount, even though its per-capita emissions stay under the world average.
4. Why is offshore renminbi (CNH) being brought into GIFT City operations?
Answer: D. Adding CNH would widen currency choices, help global trade and back a financial system with several poles rather than one.
5. Which kind of projects is the new ₹1 lakh-crore RDI Scheme Fund chiefly meant to back?
Answer: E. The scheme offers long-tenure loans at low or zero interest to deep-tech, high-TRL and strategically important innovation projects.
6. In which country did the Indian Embassy hold Pravasi Parichay 2025?
Answer: D. The Indian Embassy in Riyadh staged the third Pravasi Parichay, themed 'Gita Mahotsav – A Musical'.
7. What is the aim of the proposed overhaul of Sebi's Stock Broker Regulations?
Answer: B. Sebi wants to update rules about three decades old so markets become more resilient, suffer fewer outages and protect investors better.
8. Under the NPCI–Razorpay Curlec tie-up, UPI payments will become possible in which country?
Answer: C. NPCI International and Razorpay Curlec agreed at GFF 2025 to let Indian travellers pay through UPI in Malaysia.
9. The first shipment of Fortified Rice Kernel (FRK) exported from Chhattisgarh went to which country?
Answer: E. With APEDA's help, 12 MT of FRK left Chhattisgarh for Costa Rica, the state's first such export of fortified food.
10. At what ratio is Fortified Rice Kernel (FRK) usually mixed into ordinary rice?
Answer: A. One part FRK is blended with a hundred parts normal rice so that the micronutrients end up evenly spread.
11. The QS Asia University Rankings are published by which organisation?
Answer: B. QS stands for Quacquarelli Symonds, the compiler of the QS rankings.
12. Which body organised the International Election Visitors' Programme 2025?
Answer: A. The ECI inaugurated the 2025 programme.
13. Which body publishes the Emissions Gap Report released ahead of COP30 in Belem?
Answer: A. The report is UNEP's Emissions Gap Report 2025.
14. In the GIFT City proposal, what does CNH stand for?
Answer: B. CNH is the offshore renminbi; CNY is the onshore one.
15. What is the corpus of the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme Fund launched in November 2025?
Answer: C. The notes state a ₹1 lakh crore corpus.