1. Which ship was commissioned as India's first Diving Support Vessel built in the country?
Answer: A. Built by Hindustan Shipyard Ltd, INS Nistar backs deep-sea submarine rescue work and strengthens India's underwater capability under Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
2. Which regulator put forward a distinct framework for passive mutual fund schemes?
Answer: B. SEBI's proposal brings clearer rules for passive funds like ETFs and index funds, and also widens the categories for active and solution-oriented schemes.
3. Which instrument was newly introduced in India to steady future power prices?
Answer: C. These cash-settled contracts are now available on exchanges like NSE and MCX to dampen price swings and make the power sector more efficient.
4. Which umbrella farm scheme folds 36 existing schemes into one platform?
Answer: D. PMDDKY merges 36 schemes from 11 departments, with the emphasis on better productivity and sustainable farming.
5. What yearly outlay is set for the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana across the next six years?
Answer: E. The government has set aside ₹24,000 crore every year for six years from October 2025 to lift low-productivity districts and build farm infrastructure.
6. Which bank was named "World's Best Consumer Bank 2025"?
Answer: A. Global Finance Magazine gave SBI the title in recognition of its digital and vernacular-language banking.
7. What change to active mutual fund categories has SEBI proposed?
Answer: B. SEBI would permit both value and contra schemes within active fund categories, something that was disallowed earlier.
8. Which bank recently withdrew from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA)?
Answer: C. HSBC became the first big UK bank to leave the alliance, pointing to pressure from policymakers, although it keeps its long-term net-zero goals.
9. What is the new minimum insured amount under the relaxed EDLI Scheme for EPF members?
Answer: D. Under the revised EDLI scheme, eligible EPF members get at least ₹50,000 of cover even when they have had a job gap of up to six months.
10. About how large was India's retail asset securitisation market in Q1 FY26?
Answer: E. The market hit ₹52,000 crore in Q1 FY26, led by NBFCs and boosted by the arrival of India's first RMBS.
11. What is the Indian shareholding in Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited, as per the notes?
Answer: E. IRRPL is 50.5% Indian and 49.5% Russian owned.
12. A country is said to have eliminated trachoma when under 0.1% of adults have what?
Answer: C. The threshold is under 5% of children with symptoms and under 0.1% of adults with vision loss.
13. What size is the enclosure prepared in Banni for the cheetah reintroduction?
Answer: C. The enclosure covers 600 hectares.
14. Which shipyard builds INS Nistar, India's first indigenous Diving Support Vessel?
Answer: C. The notes name Hindustan Shipyard Ltd. as builder of the two DSVs.
15. How many solution-oriented mutual fund schemes would be allowed under SEBI's proposal?