1. The TALASH initiative from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is chiefly meant to do what?
Answer: A. TALASH stands for Tribal Aptitude, Life Skills and Self-Esteem Hub. It offers psychometric assessments, career counselling and life-skills coaching to students of Eklavya Model Residential Schools.
2. Which organisation partnered with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to start the TALASH platform?
Answer: E. TALASH is a joint effort of the tribal affairs ministry and UNICEF India, intended to support the all-round education and personal growth of tribal students.
3. The Aadi KARMAYOGI Mission, launched in Bengaluru, targets which goal?
Answer: D. As a governance programme responsive to tribal needs, the mission wants to create a cadre of 20 lakh grassroots changemakers for last-mile delivery.
4. The IMF describes which platform as the fastest adopted real-time payment system in the world?
Answer: C. The IMF report recognises UPI as the quickest-growing and most widely used instant payment platform globally, handling more than 18 billion transactions each month.
5. Why does the Finance Ministry want to take charge of the NHCX platform?
Answer: D. The Department of Financial Services wants IRDAI to regulate the National Health Claims Exchange so billing is transparent, padded hospital bills are curbed and insurers and providers are balanced.
6. SBI Mutual Fund has launched a new SIF. What type of investment vehicle is this?
Answer: C. By entering the Specialised Investment Fund space under its Magnum brand, SBI Mutual Fund offers flexible, advanced strategies aimed at seasoned investors.
7. What worry was voiced about RBI's liquidity position in mid-2025?
Answer: B. With surplus liquidity of roughly ₹3–4 trillion, there was concern about inflation pressure and poor credit allocation, so clearer liquidity targets and tools were sought.
8. What is e-NAM trying to accomplish by adding commodities specific to particular regions?
Answer: E. Seven more commodities were added, taking the platform's listed products to 238, which strengthens digital trade and helps farmers get better prices.
9. Google's AMED API is designed to keep track of what?
Answer: B. The Agricultural Monitoring and Event Detection API follows field and crop activity in real time to support climate resilience and productivity.
10. In SEBI's case involving Sanjiv Bhasin, what does front-running mean?
Answer: A. It means placing trades before stock tips are made public so as to profit from the price move that follows. SEBI accused Bhasin of doing this in its manipulation probe.
11. The 2025 UNEP Frontiers report warns that intensified flooding could do which of the following?
Answer: B. The report says flooding can remobilise long-buried toxic chemicals, threatening ecosystems and health.
12. Five Billion Day, which inspired World Population Day, fell on which date?
Answer: C. The day was inspired by Five Billion Day on 11 July 1987.
13. Roughly what value is attached to India's 87-drone MALE procurement?
Answer: C. Reports put the acquisition at about Rs 20,000 crore.
14. According to the NITI Aayog roadmap, what is the Centre's share of national R&D spending compared with states' 6.7%?
Answer: C. The report puts the Centre's share at 44% and the states' share at 6.7%.
15. Which statement about the Sariska boundary decision is correct?
Answer: E. The buffer shrinks from 245.72 to 203.2 sq km while the CTH grows; Supreme Court nod is pending.