1. The government is weighing a rise in the cover under PMJJBY and PMSBY from Rs 2 lakh to what amount?
Answer: D. The Centre may lift the cover on both schemes to as much as Rs 5 lakh for subscribers willing to pay a bigger premium.
2. Which ministry has launched 'YUVA AI for ALL'?
Answer: A. The course comes under MeitY and the IndiaAI Mission, and it aims to teach basic AI skills to one crore people.
3. For which disease is BIRSA 101, India's first homegrown CRISPR-based gene therapy, intended?
Answer: B. CSIR-IGIB created BIRSA 101 using CRISPR gene editing to treat sickle cell disease.
4. Gujarat's Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary has lately confirmed which big cat after many decades?
Answer: C. A wild tiger has stayed on in the sanctuary for nine months, so Gujarat now holds lions, leopards and tigers together.
5. On which engine did ISRO test the 'bootstrap mode start'?
Answer: D. The test shows that the CE-20 engines on LVM3 can be restarted several times in orbit, giving missions more flexibility.
6. The IRDAI's Bima Gram API is built mainly to strengthen which area?
Answer: E. It verifies rural insurance policies digitally and links each of them to a Gram Panchayat.
7. Which regulator is thinking of permitting settlement netting for FPIs?
Answer: B. SEBI is looking at same-day netting of settlements for foreign portfolio investors in order to lower their operating costs.
8. The Capital Gains Account Scheme (CGAS) accounts can now be opened at how many private sector banks?
Answer: A. The Finance Ministry has cleared 19 private banks, among them HDFC, ICICI, Axis and Kotak, to take CGAS deposits.
9. PM Modi said India would turn into a hub for which style of farming?
Answer: E. Speaking at the South India Natural Farming Summit 2025, the PM described natural farming as the future model for Indian agriculture.
10. Which report drew attention to groundwater contamination across more than 440 districts?
Answer: C. It found about one in five samples beyond safe limits, with pollutants including uranium, fluoride, arsenic and nitrate.
11. What is the annual premium of PMSBY?
Answer: B. PMSBY costs ₹20 a year.
12. Which ministry launched the YUVA AI for ALL course under the IndiaAI Mission?
Answer: A. MeitY launched it under the IndiaAI Mission.
13. BIRSA 101 gene therapy is meant to treat which disease?
Answer: B. It is India's first indigenous CRISPR therapy for sickle cell disease.
14. In which Gujarat district is Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary located?
Answer: B. The sanctuary lies in Dahod district on the Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh border.
15. ISRO demonstrated bootstrap mode start on which engine?
Answer: B. The CE20 cryogenic engine was tested.