1. NHAI started which initiative to help educate the children of toll plaza staff?
Answer: A. Together with Vertis Infrastructure Trust, NHAI created Project Aarohan offering scholarships, mentoring and career guidance for these children.
2. On which rocket did Dhruva Space and Skyroot Aerospace recently send up their satellites?
Answer: B. The two Indian start-ups flew their satellites on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 as part of the Transporter-12 mission.
3. Until which year has the PM SVANidhi scheme been given an extension?
Answer: C. The Union Cabinet prolonged the street vendor scheme, which gives collateral-free loans, up to 31 March 2030.
4. In what year will India start testing interceptor missiles under Project Kusha?
Answer: D. Trials of the M1 interceptors, which have a 150 km range, are due to start in 2026.
5. The BioE3 Policy sets what size as the target for India’s bioeconomy by 2030?
Answer: E. BioE3, which stands for Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment, aims at a $300 billion bioeconomy by 2030 through R&D support and job creation.
6. EY projects that India will become the second-largest economy in the world by which year?
Answer: A. EY’s August 2025 Economy Watch expects India to hold the number two spot by 2038, with a PPP-based GDP of $34.2 trillion.
7. What is the smallest investment ticket size allowed for Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs)?
Answer: B. SEBI brought in SIFs in April 2025 for experienced investors, requiring a minimum commitment of ten lakh rupees.
8. SEBI has barred “finfluencers” from using which of these in their educational content?
Answer: C. A circular from January 2025 prohibits finfluencers from sharing current stock prices, fresh tips, guaranteed returns or coded advice.
9. Which firm has been named the only advisor for the government’s stake sale in public sector banks?
Answer: D. The government picked Goldman Sachs as sole adviser for reducing its holding in four PSBs: UCO Bank, Central Bank of India, Punjab & Sind Bank and IOB.
10. On which card network does the Unity Bank BharatPe Credit Card run?
Answer: E. BharatPe and Unity Bank issued a card free for life on NPCI’s RuPay network, with UPI integration.
11. How many nations and territories compete in the Commonwealth Games?
Answer: C. The Games bring together athletes from 72 member nations and territories of the Commonwealth.
12. Project Aarohan benefits children of which group of workers?
Answer: B. It supports children of toll plaza employees.
13. Which SpaceX mission carried satellites of Dhruva Space and Skyroot Aerospace?
Answer: A. The satellites flew on Transporter-12.
14. Till which date has the Cabinet extended the PM SVANidhi scheme?
Answer: C. The extension runs till March 31, 2030.
15. What is the range of the M2 interceptor missile under Project Kusha?
Answer: B. M1 is 150 km, M2 is 250 km and M3 is 350 km.